The heavy bolt of the iron door leading into the underground passage gave way with a sharp metallic click as Erik Heller used an improvised bypass key to disable the electronic locking system. The door swung open, revealing a sterile corridor illuminated by harsh white fluorescent lights—the top-secret underground level of the postal distribution center that served as a front for Marissa Wiegler’s central operations in Berlin.
The air inside was completely different from the sewers: dry, cooled by industrial air-conditioning, and filled with the constant hum of computer servers and encryption equipment.
In the original series, this stage of the invasion was synonymous with absolute chaos, desperation, and painful losses. Erik and Hanna entered the lion’s den wounded and isolated, desperately fighting against the clock and waves of highly trained mercenaries.
But in the scenario shaped by Arthur, the infiltration was a lesson in tactical precision.
“Security cameras in quadrants A-3 and B-5,” Arthur whispered, his eyes sweeping across the corners of the ceiling with millimeter precision, anticipating every angle of surveillance before the spotlights even turned. “Erik, take over the eastern sector’s door containment terminal. We’ll clear the main corridor.”
Hanna nodded, her jaw set and her eyes fixed on the end of the white corridor. She no longer felt the psychological terror that the Utrax army had inflicted upon her throughout her childhood. Beside Arthur, this complex was no longer a prison—it was the grave of her past.
The moment a patrol of two elite CIA agents turned the corner, the response was instantaneous.
Hanna slid across the polished floor with the speed of a panther, disarming the first operative with a sweep and a sharp strike to the back of the neck, while Arthur covered the second flank, firing a precision shot that disabled the opponent’s weapon before following up with a military hook that knocked him unconscious instantly.
[Elite patrol infiltration and neutralization in the core completed.] Proficiency accumulated to the limit.
Moving rapidly through the command rooms, the group reached the main data vault, where the remaining files and genetic records of Project Utrax were stored on central servers. Erik connected the protective device, downloading all the encrypted contents within seconds before deploying a magnetic thermite charge onto the main servers.
At that exact moment, the complex’s general alarm finally sounded, casting flashing red lights across the white walls.
“The system has been purged! The entire base is in lockdown!” Erik reported, slipping the data device into his tactical vest. “We have to get out of here now! Marissa Wiegler is sending the final containment team to the exit!”
Hanna looked at Arthur, taking a deep breath. The final test had arrived.
Without hesitation, Arthur took Hanna’s hand for a brief moment, synchronizing their movements before they advanced together against the CIA’s final defensive line in the main lobby. It was a true dance of blades and calculated gunfire; elite agents fell one after another, unable to keep up with the duo’s perfect synergy and superhuman reflexes.
Seconds later, the group burst through the rear service exit, disappearing into the quiet Berlin night as Utrax’s central base collapsed behind them in flames and controlled explosions.
At a safe distance, sheltered in the shadows of an abandoned park on the outskirts of the city, the three caught their breath. Erik leaned against a tree, laughing softly in disbelief at the fact that they had managed to destroy the heart of the agency without a single casualty.
At that moment, an intense blue flash erupted across Arthur’s vision, and the system’s melodious, triumphant voice echoed through his mind like a bell of absolute victory.
[MAIN MISSION SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED — EXCELSIOR]
Objectives Completed: Successful infiltration, data extraction, and operational neutralization of Utrax.
Performance Metric: Impeccable team synergy and overcoming the partner’s psychological limitations.
[COMPLETION REWARD UNLOCKED]
🔥 Definitive Core Evolution: The Innate Talent has broken through its previous limit. The 100x Multiplier has permanently evolved into the 1000x Multiplier.
📈 Enhanced Attributes: +1 permanent Rank in Agility and Perception.
✨ New Special Ability Unlocked: Wolf’s Bond (Rank B+) — Advanced tactical synchronization with the partner (Hanna). Completely eliminates rear blind spots during joint combat, increases collective reaction speed by 100%, and enables cross-flanking maneuvers with lethal precision in high-pressure scenarios.
Arthur closed his eyes for a moment, feeling a massive surge of pure energy, mental clarity, and physical lightness flow through every fiber of his body. The world around him seemed sharper, sounds clearer, and his connection with the girl beside him felt unbreakable.
Hanna approached him in the shadows of the park. Seeing Arthur’s serene expression and the confident gleam in his eyes, she rested her head against his shoulder, releasing a genuine sigh of peace. For the first time in their lives, the past was truly behind them.
📊
Host’s Final Status
[HOST STATUS]
Name: Arthur Vance
Level: 12
Class: Ex-Guard / Special Operations Tactical Master
[ATTRIBUTES]
Strength: C+
Agility: A- (Evolved)
Vitality: C+
Perception: A- (Evolved)
Intelligence: C-
[SKILLS]
Firearms Mastery (Rank B-): Advanced lethal precision, high-speed predictive shooting, and instant adaptation to any firearm.
Military Hand-to-Hand Combat (Rank B): Absolute mastery of close-quarters combat, lethal submissions, and advanced kinetic redirection.
Extreme Survival (Level C): Unwavering resistance to harsh climates, hostile environments, and prolonged deprivation.
Tactical Empathy / Behavioral Reading (Rank C+): Instant reading of microexpressions, hostile intent, and micro-patterns of combat.
Wolf’s Bond (Rank B+ / New!): Advanced tactical synchronization with partner Hanna. Completely eliminates blind spots, doubles collective reaction speed, and enables automatic lethal cross-flanking.
[INNATE TALENT]
1000x Multiplier (Active — Evolved): Multiplies by one thousand all experience, proficiency, and gains obtained by the host.