FULL CHAPTER HERE —> MD 5-34C

“Rachni and Thorian Creepers.” Garrus sounded out, the turian’s dry voice clear even past the alarms still going. “That’s one hell of a collection.”

“So, Cerberus is just in this to make… what?” John was reading over Tali’s shoulder, the quarian still going through what little data she had recovered. “Unstoppable soldiers?”

“Soldiers, sure.” Jane scoffed back. “Or just things too fucked up to know when they’re supposed to die.”

Zedd was scrolling through his own omni-tool, VI-blue light bathing his face. “This Thorian material came in through new outfits, but seeing as how this is an ExoGeni product, we can mark those as ExoGeni commercial shells in their wider network” He scrolled further down, frown deepening the more he looked. “And, of course, no matter what channels the rachni shipment comes in through, we know they have to be Binary Helix based.”

He shook his head with a sigh. “Now, this doesn’t prove either of them were selling to Cerberus or were selling at all, but come on.”

“One company that produced the creepers.” John looked over at Jane.

“Another sitting pretty with rachni.” Jane looked back at him.

“And Cerberus sitting here with both.” Zedd hummed to himself, the young engineer still going through the transactions when MIRA sent up a flag for review. The third facility?

For whatever reason, the last base on this planet had changed status; a previously-dark comms array was actively transmitting an encrypted message, one aimed squarely off-world. 

“Big Shep.” Zedd looked up at John. “Think somebody noticed we’re here.”

FULL CHAPTER HERE —> MD 5-34C