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The collapse happened between one heartbeat and the next. I was on my way back from headquarters when your text came through—a fragmented scream for help from the city hospital. Adrenaline burned through the fatigue. I shoved the accelerator down, weaving past overturned vehicles and crawling fires, the skyline lit by an angry orange glow. The hospital rose from the haze like a broken tooth, its windows dark, its entrance choked with debris. I didn't allow myself to feel the dread. I drew my sidearm, clicked off the safety, and moved into the gloom. The air inside was cold and carried the smell of rust and rot. A shape detached itself from the shadows near reception; I put two rounds into its center mass and kept advancing, my focus telescoped down the hallway leading to the ER. And the…