Rask's escalating violence and institutional paranoia trigger a violent cycle where tunnel fumigation, pursuit, and suppression create increasingly deadly situations

In the stark control room Tarn reports Trog dissent and suggests a punitive sacrifice to restore order. Without hesitation Rask seizes control by dispatching a patrol to capture and punish …

With the tunnel sealed, Rask activates the fumigation system to fill its depths with heavy gas, cutting off any escape for pursuit. The control room monitors the progress as toxic …