In the control room, the atmosphere was intense and nerve-wracking. The sounds of gunfire had ceased, replaced by the nervous breathing of Benjamin and Marcus. Under the table, Marcus Hale and Benjamin looked extremely distressed. Marcus, whose face once showed strength and opulence, now appeared pale and fearful. Benjamin, usually confident, looked anxious and sweating. When Nate and his team finally entered the room, the tension escalated. Nate’s heavy footsteps, accompanied by Emma, Rachel, Lena, Damian, and Aiden, echoed in the silent hallway. They had defeated the remaining enemies and reached this point—the last stronghold of their major threat. "Come out," Nate said in a low voice. "I know you're here, Marcus." Marcus and Benjamin scrambled out from under the table hurriedly, looking at Nate and his team with eyes full of fear. Marcus, with his face now very pale, tried to speak with a pleading tone. "Nate... please, don’t do this. We can offer something valuable. We can he
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