Chapter 49 - The Subterranean Chase Beneath The Grand Manor Continues Entirely Today
The narrow stone walls of the subterranean tunnel felt incredibly suffocating. Carter moved rapidly but silently. The dim emergency lights cast long, terrifying shadows across the damp floor. Evelyn Abbott was somewhere ahead. Her frantic escape was nearing its end.
Suddenly, a heavy steel door slammed violently shut in the distance. The loud metallic echo vibrated aggressively through the ancient brick walls. Carter reached the heavy barrier. He found a highly advanced digital keypad locking the massive door. Evelyn had perfectly designed her escape route to completely stall pursuing forces.
He quickly tapped his encrypted comms device. "Shelby, I am completely blocked by a reinforced steel door in the lower tunnels. I absolutely need you to remotely bypass the localized security mainframe right now." Static aggressively hissed through the earpiece. The thick stone foundation completely severed his radio signal connection.
Carter was entirely alone. He examined the sophisticated keypad closely. He remembered the archaic routing algorithms Shelby had used in Switzerland. Relying on his newly forged espionage instincts, he rapidly removed the plastic cover using his combat knife. He meticulously spliced the internal wires to forcefully trigger an electrical short.
Sparks violently showered onto the damp floor. The heavy locking mechanism groaned loudly before disengaging with a sharp click. Carter forcefully kicked the door open. He stepped into a massive underground garage. A sleek black helicopter sat quietly on a hidden hydraulic lift leading directly to the surface above them.
Evelyn was frantically throwing heavy steel cases into the aircraft cabin. The cases contained pure gold bars and untraceable bearer bonds. She was desperately securing her final escape fund. Carter raised his sidearm slowly. His breathing remained absolutely measured despite the overwhelming adrenaline violently surging through his exhausted, aching veins.
"It is over, Evelyn," Carter commanded forcefully. His voice echoed violently across the massive concrete cavern. Evelyn froze completely. She slowly turned around to face him. Her pristine disguise was entirely gone. She looked profoundly desperate and incredibly dangerous. She slowly raised a highly compact, totally suppressed silver pistol forward.
"You completely ruined thirty years of my beautiful work!" Evelyn screamed violently. "I built this empire from nothing! I absolutely refuse to let a pathetic, morally righteous fool steal my throne!" She aggressively fired two rapid shots. Carter immediately dove behind a massive concrete support pillar to avoid death completely.
Lethal bullets aggressively shattered the concrete directly beside Carter. He carefully peered around the heavy pillar. Evelyn was furiously climbing into the pilot seat. She frantically initiated the massive helicopter ignition sequence. The heavy rotors began to violently spin. The deafening mechanical roar aggressively filled the massive subterranean garage totally.
Carter sprinted aggressively toward the accelerating aircraft. He absolutely refused to let the shadow queen escape. He leaped violently onto the landing skid. The hydraulic lift aggressively began pushing the helicopter upward toward the dark sky. The freezing wind violently whipped his dark hair as he desperately held on tight.
Evelyn noticed him clinging to the skid. Her eyes burned with terrifying malice. She violently jerked the cyclic control. The heavy aircraft aggressively banked hard to the left. She was desperately trying to violently throw Carter off into the massive, completely unforgiving concrete abyss. His grip rapidly started slipping precariously.
Carter swung his completely aching body aggressively upward. He smashed his tactical sidearm violently against the reinforced glass window. The heavy glass completely shattered into thousands of tiny glittering fragments. Evelyn screamed aggressively in absolute terror as the freezing night air violently rushed directly into the totally destabilized helicopter cabin.
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He reached aggressively inside the shattered window. He forcefully grabbed Evelyn by her expensive emerald dress. The helicopter aggressively lurched sideways as nobody actively controlled the steering yoke. They were violently suspended hundreds of feet above the dark London skyline. The incredibly lethal struggle officially reached its absolute chaotic climax.
"Surrender the controls right now!" Carter roared aggressively. Evelyn violently slashed at his face using a concealed tactical blade. A deep red cut aggressively opened across his cheek. The profound pain violently sharpened his complete resolve. He aggressively pulled her out of the seat completely forcing the aircraft down quickly.
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