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Juan could tell the ship was already going down at the bow All of theuns on the floor slid to the front of the room

He bent down and pulled up his pant leg to expose his co his ceramic knife and 45 ACP Colt Defender He left those in place and took out a packet s

The packet contained a plug of C-4 plastic explosive and a reray putty was moldable and could be fore on the fireproof door because the detonation would have only put a hole in it, not opened it

The panels of the door creaked and deforh the seals, forced into the citadel by the outside pressure until it became a torrent

The water level rose at ould be an alar rate in any other circumstance, but in this case, Juan was frustrated at holy it was filling the room

At last they were buoyant, i units Food packets, soda cans, and water bottles drifted around the room

Then the lights went out and the rooenerator

The battery-powered ehostly feel

The water level height was accelerating now Juan wouldn’t have long to attach the C-4 As soon as he could reach the eyebolt, he slapped the plastique onto the cable fitting and mashed it in until it co the tiny detonator

“Get ready,” he said to Eddie and Raven, ere treading water on the opposite side of the room

Juan swam over to them and counted down

“threetwoone”

They all took a breath and sub the remote detonator above the surface He pressed the button, and a loud crack echoed through the chamber

He surfaced to see the severed end of the cable dangling in the water

“That’s our cue,” Juan said