Lucius stepped past the carnage with infidifrnece as he approached the next chamber.
The entrance hissed as a set of reinforced steel doors slid open, revealing a long, sterile corridor bathed in cold, white light.
This was the disinfectant corridor.
The walls were smooth and seamless, made of a special alloy resistant to heat, chemicals, and biological hazards. The air inside carried a faint sterile scent, a mixture of disinfectants and filtered oxygen.
A fine mist lingered in the air, released from hidden vents above—an automatic purification system designed to kill any foreign contaminants before personnel entered the deeper sections of the lab.
Lucius stepped inside.
As soon as he did, the doors slammed shut behind him with a heavy, pressurized lock.
Then—
PSSSHHH!