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Inside, the facility was a maze of industrial corridors and humming server racks. In the tunnels, the battle transformed into intense, claustrophobic close-quarters combat. Rangers moved in stacks, clearing rooms in seconds, blending suppressive fire with rapid advancement. The echoes of gunfire and shouted commands ricocheted off stone walls, testing their discipline.
The final ten minutes became a race against encirclement. With “Data Secure” confirmed, the Rangers began their fighting withdrawal. Retreating a mountain fortress is often more dangerous than assaulting it; the element of surprise is gone, and defenders have regrouped. Flashbangs and smoke obscured their escape through the tunnels, emerging onto the frozen slopes as enemy searchlights swept the ridges.