The room stayed tense even after Liliana gave the order.
The officers moved quickly after hearing her orders, screens shifting, and commands being relayed.
Light panels flashed overhead, and new data began to appear on the side displays—mission routes, team vitals, energy spikes.
"Alpha and Beta teams ready," one officer called out after making sure that the team's personnel were ready and did not call out for anything.
Liliana gave a sharp nod. "Deploy. I want visual and comms feeds open the entire time and make sure to stay close to your team personnel so that you can support each other if needed."
"Understood."
The wall screen split into two side-by-side live feeds—one showing Alpha, the other Beta.
Both teams were already moving.
The Alpha team took the western tunnel, which was lower on the mountain, closer to the ridge.
It was wide but steep, with narrow points carved naturally into the stone. Shadows clung to the corners.
