Luke Cage runs along the rooftops, leaping over obstacles and clearing alleys in great leaps. He slides down a stooped roof, kicking off the ledge where he lands on the next rooftop. He races along it toward McIver's building where he hurls himself off the edge, flying over the multi-lane street below in the process. A second later, he smashes through a large window on one of the lower floors, rolling along the carpet before coming to a crouching position. The meeting room is dark and silent, and once Cage goes through the door, he finds the hallway equally dark and quiet. He checks his surroundings for any foes and carefully makes his way down; a security camera picks him up as he goes. Suddenly, the light turns on above him, and he freezes mid-step. This is followed by the next light turning on and the next, down the length of the hallway, eventually illuminating the entire floor. Cage stands ready as two black military boots step around the corner. A guard clad in full black body armor and helmet complete with a visor raises a large assault rifle. Cage turns around just in time for him to fire a single shot which is enough to stagger Cage a bit as most of the fabric on the shoulder of his shirt is blasted away. He straightens up and notices the power of the rifle, "Looks like your boss got better weapons. I was hoping this wouldn't be too easy." The guard disappears back behind the wall and Cage follows.
When he rounds the corner, he sees the guard now standing alongside two partners in identical armor. They all stand at a different angle, almost placing Cage in the center of a triangle. He sighs to himself and they open fire, spinning Cage around like a ballerina before he hits the floor. They stop shooting once they realize, for all their new hardware, he is mostly unharmed. He sits up in time for one of the guards to place the barrell directly against the back of his head, "Stay down!". "No thanks," Cage growls, slaps the gun out of his hand, and grabs him by his armored vest. He stands to his feet, throwing him over his head vertically where he hits the ceiling, taking out a light before falling face first to the ground. Cage leaps over the unconscious guard and slams his fist into the chest plate of a second one. The man is hurled into his partner and they are both flung down the length of the hallway where they hit the tile floor and continue to slide for a few feet. Both of them begin to pick themselves up, their armor keeping them from being rendered unconscious. Once Cage makes his way to them, he grabs both by the backs of their vests and flings them against the walls on either side of the hallway, then continues on his way. Another security camera picks him up with a voice on a radio declaring, "Target is approaching the fifth floor attrium. All units respond."
Cage enters another section of the building as glass doors slide out of his way. He strides down a smaller hallway before coming to another automatic door, leading to a large circular atrium with two flights of stairs leading up to the second level. Coulmns connect the floor and second levels, leading up to a domed ceiling. A platoon of security guards stand ready along the second level, rifles drawn as they cover him in a semi-circle. Cage calmly steps into the center of the atrium and shrugs as he gazes up at the armored men, "Ready when you are." The men open fire from above, hitting him from 180 degrees along with the sound of denting metal. Cage jerks back and forth as his shirt is shredded and his body is battered around until he is eventually lifted off his feet and hits the floor. Once he is on all fours, he is hit with another barrage, pinning him down under the force of heavy gunfire. He drops back to the floor. Gradually, the rifles begin to stop, one after another as the men run out of ammo. Soon, the last chamber is emptied and the sound of gunfire echoes through the atrium. They set their rifles next to their feet and reach into their belts, producing batons. Cage groans in pain and begins to pick himself off the floor. The guards flick switches at the ends of their batons, charging them with electric bolts. Cage watches as one baton after another is lit up with blues streams of energy that run down the length of the weapons. The men turn in unison and race down the steps on either side of the atrium, quickly surrounding him as he gets up. By the time he's on his feet, they begin thrusting their electrified batons into his torso and clubbing him. He twitches under each bolt and is eventually brought back down on one knee. They continue their assault as he covers his head. Soon, they crowd around him, completely covering him under a blanket of black armor and electrified weapons.
A moment later, one arm emerges from under their feet, sweeping the legs out from under a guard. He falls onto his back and is immediately pulled into the crowd. The guards try their best to get back just as Cage stands up, swinging the captured guard by the ankle, batting away two of them before tossing him across the room. He punches another guard who flies back, hitting a column. He slams his fist into the visor of another, shattering it. The guards step back as two of them pull smoke-bombs from their belts, remove the pins, and roll them along the floor. Cage holds his breath as a cloud of smoke rises up. Another guard hurls a smoke-bomb against the wall; it spins as smoke unfurls from the top. Soon, a large cloud hovers in the middle of the floor with Cage somewhere inside. The guards quickly move in, anticipating a blinded Luke Cage. As one enters the cloud, he briefly spots Cage's shadowy form. A moment later, he is thrown back out of the smoke and more sweep in. Another guard gets a knee to the stomach and is tossed into two more guards, knocking them down. Another is hit by a backswing and sent spinning into the air. Finally, a guard is grabbed by his face mask and slammed into the floor. As the smoke dissapates, Cage rises to his feet, the unconscious security force strewn around him. He now wears one of the black vests from an unconscious guard and a helmet which he quickly slips off and drops. As he makes his way through the room, one last guard attacks from behind a coulmn, baton raised. Without missing a beat, Cage blocks the baton strike, grabs the guard by the back of his armor, and hurls him across the room where he hits the second level ledge behind him. He strides into a nearby elevator and rides it to the top floor.
Willis Stryker enters McIver's office once again, "He's coming up."
McIver turns to him with a smirk, "Then do what you need to do."
Stryker smiles and leaves the office.