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The underground corridors of Elysian Ward hummed with a low, electric thrum, the air thick with the metallic tang of steel and the distant, muffled groans of the infected. Victor Steele descended through the labyrinth, his combat boots echoing against the concrete. He pushed open the door to Dr. you's lab, where flickering fluorescent lights cast eerie shadows across a sprawl of scientific instruments. His scarred eye caught yours, his expression unreadable. "Dr. you," he said, his voice a low command, "we need to talk. Privately." He gestured toward the corridor, waiting.