As for activating it?
It was even more impossible.
Because once activated, it signified that something uncontrollable had occurred.
Everything here would be uploaded to headquarters.
Then, the containment breach response plan would be initiated.
Esther had not thought it would be an emergency evacuation passage at first; it was only after nearly turning the entire base upside down without finding it, yet still believing in Edmund's premise, that he directly opened this passage and then discovered a 'secret passage' within it.
Hold headquarters accountable?
At such a time, Esther simply didn't care.
Moreover, he had a legitimate excuse: a massive 'anomaly' attack on Ang City, and they needed to evacuate.
The 'secret passage' was about a hundred meters long and led straight down, equipped with an elevator and backup power.
Click!
The sound of the elevator's motor echoed from below the 'secret passage'.
These were the sounds of Clark and Lites departing on the elevator.