Chapter Thirty-Six
People streamed out of the bottom of the tower. Police surrounded the entire area, both on the ground and hovering in flitters. Erik and Jia waited near a door along with several other officers, including Antonio and his partner. All wore thin tactical vests, their weapons at the ready. Jia had returned to using a stun pistol, but Erik held his TR-7, ready to deliver a deadly stream of bullets.
The local police had electronically sealed the floor and issued an evacuation order for the rest of the building. Internal cameras had died about thirty seconds after the announcement, but drone thermals indicated at least four dozen distinct people on the sealed floor. Quick analysis and records comparison suggested most, if not all people, on the floor were likely terrorists,
