As the team flies west toward Brussels, tension hangs heavy in the cockpit. Atlas has framed them for the Prague bombings, issuing a kill order to NATO. With allies scarce and options limited, Graves decides their best move is to send proof—data files containing evidence of Atlas’s sleeper agents and sabotage, rather than plead for mercy.

Klara and Powell work to transmit the encrypted data using a covert civilian relay, hoping NATO will intercept and take it seriously. Their hope hinges on someone at Teufelsberg—perhaps Colonel Reynolds—still listening and willing to act.

After a long silence, Reynolds finally responds, confirming receipt of the data and warning them to hold position. NATO air assets are inbound, but she urges them not to engage, buying them time.

The chapter ends with a tense calm. Fifty-three minutes remain until they reach Brussels, and all they can do now is wait to see whether Reynolds’s gamble will hold, and which side the arriving jets will be on.

The team escapes Prague by air, but quickly learns Atlas has turned NATO against them by framing them for the recent chaos. A kill order has been issued, branding them as fugitives. With no allies and no clear base of operations, Graves makes a bold decision: instead of running or hiding, they will fly straight into NATO’s headquarters in Brussels.

Despite knowing it’s likely a suicide mission, Graves insists it’s their only shot to stop Atlas’s manipulation before the narrative becomes permanent. With NATO now a threat and Atlas still ahead of them, the group decides to crash the metaphorical party—and fight to reclaim the truth before it’s too late.

With Prague in flames and Atlas erasing its own footprint, Jimmy, Klara, Graves, Powell, and Reiner race for a hidden way out—the abandoned cargo terminal at an old airfield. Klara believes it’s their only shot, and what they find proves she’s right: a fueled, ready-to-go twin-engine plane waiting in a dark hangar.

But the terminal isn’t empty. They’re met by Major Erik Hoffmann, Atlas’s last known loyal officer, who offers them the plane—on one condition: they leave and never look back. Hoffmann reveals the disturbing truth: Atlas was never about one operation. It was about ensuring that war never ends, manipulating global instability for control and profit.

Though tempted to stop him, the team realizes they’re out of time. As Atlas vehicles close in, Reiner pilots them into the sky under fire, lifting off just before it’s too late.

As Prague disappears behind them, the message is clear—Atlas isn't finished. The war may be changing shape, but it’s far from over. They’ve escaped the fire—but flown straight into the next fight.