Somewhere inside a railway tunnel.

Zakaria and Cranston came out through a hidden door. Both of them looked quite tired.

“You think he’s dead by now?” Zakaria wondered.

“The water pressure alone would have long choked him to death. We might have lost Area Z, but it’s worth it since we’ve taken a strong opponent down.” Cranston started smoking a thick cigar. Zakaria saw that and snatched the cigar and took a couple of whiffs.

Cranston asked for the cigar, but Zakaria refused to give it back.

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