Chapter 9 - The Final Seconds
The heavy black detonator completely slipped out of Julian's unconscious grip.
Maya dove across the floor with completely terrifying, superhuman desperation.
Her hands violently slammed into the polished floor just as the detonator fell.
She caught the deadly plastic device barely a millimeter before it struck the ground.
Her thumb aggressively clamped down onto the red button, completely stopping the explosive signal.
The thick Halon gas was burning her eyes and completely suffocating her lungs.
She desperately scrambled toward the main computer terminal while holding the switch.
The massive glowing screen showed the download progress at ninety-nine percent.
Maya violently shoved the blue override drive directly into the master USB port.
The screen instantly flashed a brilliant red and displayed the words 'System Purge Initiated'.
The illegal download completely aborted, saving the lives of thousands of federal agents.
Maya collapsed heavily against the console, her vision turning completely black around the edges.
She knew she had to get Eleanor out of the room before they both suffocated.
She frantically examined the C4 explosive vest strapped to the weeping woman.
The bomb was wired directly to the dead-man's switch in Maya's shaking hand.
There was a heavy red wire and a solid green wire connecting the explosive charge.
"I am going to cut the wires, hold your breath!" Maya yelled through the thick gas.
She grabbed a pair of heavy wire cutters from a nearby technician's toolbox.
Maya had absolutely no idea which wire was actually the safe one to cut.
She aggressively squeezed the heavy metal cutters directly through the thick red wire.
The C4 explosive timer instantly beeped violently and began counting down from ten seconds.
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She had completely guessed wrong, and the backup timer was now fully engaged.
Maya aggressively slashed the heavy cutters through the solid green wire with pure panic.
