Bab 61: Chapter 61: Exploration

Alessa couldn't deny it - the building seemed promising.

She and Isaac had spent several hours wandering through its labyrinth of echoing corridors, exploring level after level of offices and research labs and barracks and storage.

The complex was much larger than even its formidable outer appearance had indicated. From ground level, it could have been any corporate headquarters, filled with offices and conference rooms and break areas, stiff couches and cluttered desks all showered under harsh fluorescent light. But underneath that façade, this place was much, much more indeed.

It'd taken some time to find a keycard with the right clearances stashed away in the back of a drawer, but eventually Alessa and Isaac had gained access to the lower levels. Layer upon layer was dug deep underground, hiding untold secrets behind locked doors and restricted areas all hidden from the casual visitor's view.