He followed the main corridor to its end. There, blocking the path, was a massive steel vault door. It was like something out of a bank, but circular and reinforced with heavy bolts.
The area around it was a mess of collapsed ceiling tiles and rubble. But the door itself was intact.
Liam pulled out his handheld radiation meter. The numbers clicked up slightly—not lethal, but definitely higher than background levels.
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Then he shone his light on the center of the vault door.
Someone had painted a message in crude, red letters. The paint had dripped, making it look like the door was bleeding.
“DO NOT OPEN. WE COULDN’T CONTAIN IT.”
Liam stood frozen. Whatever was behind that door had terrified a team of government scientists enough to make them seal it, abandon the facility, and never return.
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