At an intersection Elli found a scene straight out of a nightmare. Multiple people were being torn limb from limb as the screamed for help that never comes. She watches with a degree of detachment that even though now honed over the last several years of watching the crimes of serial killers requires she remind herself that this has now passed.
She continues to advance into the zone all the while exposed to sights that would leave others catatonic with fear. During her movement she finds and secures 15 survivors in positions she deems safe for them promising she will return. 
Stopping inn an alley she listens to the conversation of one of the hazmat teams that passed this way 10 minutes ago.
So intent on gathering data her luck finally runs out as she encounters one of the sweeper teams and is ordered to halt.
Knowing that complying with their orders will end any chance of her learning how all this came about and exposing her true identity she decides to resist.
The soldiers reactions are violent an predictable as weapons rounds land all around her everyone failing to find a target due to her predictions of the fields of fire and choice of paths.
To the NBC team pressed into service Cypher's movements seem jerky and erratic as she escapes while 12 men heavily armed try to kill her.
Once out of sight Cypher takes a fox gambit type of flight that will leave even the best tracker following a false trail.