Bio-Armor

"…I'll come find you once I secure him," Delores instructed Evil Eyes, handing him a dinosaur plush—Lola's innate curse tool—before shifting her gaze toward the lobby. She watched as her niece disappeared up the emergency stairs.

Even though Elinor was suspended, she was still a C.I.B. agent, and Delores respected her decision. Without hesitation, she took off after Ace, while Evil Eyes fled the area at his fastest speed.

Upon entering the emergency stairwell, Elinor did not waste time taking the stairs normally. Instead, she gripped the rails, vaulted over, and dropped two floors at a time, repeating the process until she reached the 10th floor—where she stopped as the lower stairwell was completely blocked by rubble and mud.

Someone had deliberately sabotaged the stairs, but the question was: Was it meant to stop those above from going down? Or to keep those below from coming up?