The chaos at the hospital continued.
Jonas's Communicator was connected to the hospital's surveillance system, feeding him live footage of a squad of Psionics slipping from the lobby toward the elevators amid the chaos.
Their mission was to rescue Noel, not wreak havoc here.
If Doctor Gale had not lied to them, Noel should currently be imprisoned in a hospital room on the top floor.
They had to move fast. The chaos here had already drawn the Arbitration Bureau's attention!
The Psionic squad's captain wasted no time rushing into the elevator, an access card belonging to some unknown doctor still in his hand.
Though the squad had entered the elevator and was slowly ascending, his expression remained as dark as a storm cloud.
"Why would the Arbitration Bureau happen to be patrolling nearby..."
According to the plan, they should have rescued Noel quickly after creating a disturbance. For some reason, however, Arbitration Bureau personnel had happened to be patrolling near the hospital. With no other choice, they had resorted to force and slaughtered the entire Bureau squad.
That had immediately put them on the back foot, leaving their already tight schedule even tighter.
The elevator was nearing the top floor, but when it stopped at one of the floors, the captain led his squad straight out. Following the intelligence they had gathered earlier, they found a concealed emergency stairwell and hurried upward.
To avoid anyone lying in ambush on the top floor, they had chosen to stop at a random floor and take the emergency stairs the rest of the way.
Getting trapped at the doors was no laughing matter.
"Mm, a clever choice. But I don't intend to let you spend too much time on this, so naturally, I won't have too many Psionics get in your way."
Jonas