In another place, inside an abandoned warehouse in a snow-covered region, a robed man walked through the interior with silent steps. Each step carried no sound, as if his very presence did not exist.
He moved toward one side of the warehouse, where a line of abandoned giant factory machines stood. He approached one of the machines and pressed a hidden button located on its side.
The moment he pressed it, the machine split into two and slid apart, revealing a hidden entrance that led to an underground passage. The path was wide enough for two adults to walk side by side.
The man stepped inside, and the entrance closed behind him, leaving no trace at all.
Inside the underground passage, lamps lined both sides of the path, illuminating the way as it stretched downward for about five hundred meters before the figure reached a pair of doors. He entered a sequence of numbers into the mechanical lock, and when the doors opened, he was greeted by a laboratory.
A secret lab.
