The team infiltrates the ruins of the old Bad Aibling station, only to uncover something far worse than a simple relay outpost. Hidden beneath the surface lies a newly constructed Atlas command node—silent, powerful, and not broadcasting, but receiving. As Powell traces the encrypted signals, a chilling truth emerges: the device is connected directly to Brussels. Phase III isn’t theoretical anymore—it’s operational. And NATO’s command center is the target.

But before they can escape, Atlas operatives close in. The tunnels erupt in gunfire, forcing Jimmy and the others into a desperate firefight deep beneath the ground. As secrets unravel and bullets fly, one thing becomes clear: Atlas isn’t just watching NATO—they’re preparing to strike at its heart.

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A mysterious encrypted signal pulls the team back to Bad Aibling—a site they thought they had already dismantled. But what awaits in the Bavarian hills is worse than they imagined: Atlas has returned, rebuilding the intelligence post with advanced NATO-grade tech and the help of a mole inside the alliance. With time running out and the threat of Phase III accelerating, Jimmy, Klara, Graves, and Powell launch a second infiltration—this time through the dark, crumbling tunnels beneath the facility. What they find inside confirms their worst fear: Atlas isn’t rebuilding the past. They’re building something new—and this time, it’s designed to last.

The search for a missing Soviet officer leads Jimmy, Klara, Graves, and Powell into the smoke-filled corners of East Berlin’s underworld. At a crumbling hotel near Friedrichstraße Station, they arrive just minutes too late—only to witness the officer gunned down before he can talk. But in his final breath, he leaves behind one last clue: a freight manifest pointing to Bad Aibling. Atlas is moving something—and time is running out.

Key themes: Soviet defections, Stasi surveillance, Cold War Berlin, betrayal, urban manhunt

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