The escape part 2

The elevator kept rising higher and higher, always at the same extremely slow pace. If before the three-man inside there were complaining about the time passing too fast, now they were agonizing about how slowly it seemed to be. 

The nervousness could be felt in the air. All of them were sweating buckets, their hands restless. They didn't talk anything to each other, even though they wanted to do it so badly. 

Their hearts were racing inside the chest, and they had the impression that their heartbeat could be heard by each other. 

The soldier was already used to anticipation. Every time he needed to go on a new dangerous mission, the same feeling befell him. However, he was already doing his breathing techniques, managing his thoughts, and calming down completely.