All Chapters of Max Luckey: The Undisputed Student Billionaire: Chapter 281
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Chapter 280
“Bad news, Bucky,” Kai said, his voice grim. “I’m picking up a very strong, very localized jamming signal around the main building. It’s blocking all external communications. Once we’re inside that jammer’s range, our comms will be dead.”Bucky cursed under his breath. “He’s thought of everything. Okay, new plan. Maya, Kai, you two set up observation points. Get me a full layout of the complex, entry points, potential escape routes, and any weak spots in his defenses. I’m going to try and get a closer look at the main building’s entrance. I need to know how we get past that jamming field and those inner defenses.”He moved like a shadow, weaving through the decaying structures, his senses on high alert. He found a small, overgrown service tunnel leading into the main building’s basement. It looked unused, forgotten. A perfect entry point.“Found a potential entry,” Bucky whispered into his comms, just before the jamming field cut him off. “Basement service tunnel. Looks clear for now.
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Victor Chen stood in the heart of his industrial complex, the control room humming with the low thrum of powerful servers. Screens flickered around him, displaying surveillance feeds, data streams, and complex schematics. The air was cool, sterile, a stark contrast to the decaying exterior of the old factory. He ran a hand over the smooth, cold surface of a polished steel console. This was his sanctuary, his command center, the place where he had meticulously planned his grand revenge.He turned to a burly man with a scar running down his cheek, one of his most trusted enforcers, named Radek. “Are the preparations complete, Radek?”Radek nodded, his voice a low growl. “Everything is in place, Architect. The main hall is ready. The security systems are fully active. No one gets in or out without us knowing.”Chen’s lips curled into a thin smile. “Good. We wouldn’t want our guest to feel… unwelcome. Or, more accurately, to leave before the party’s over.”“The car is waiting outside the
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Meanwhile, in the Lucky bunker, the atmosphere was thick with tension and anticipation. Max stood before the large tactical map, Bucky, Sarai, and the tech team gathered around him. Bobby Becker was there too, along with his own trusted lieutenants, including a grim-faced man named Marcus, his head of security.“Bucky’s recon report confirms it,” Max stated, tapping a point on the map. “The industrial complex. It’s Chen’s main base. Heavily fortified, but we have a viable entry point through the basement service tunnel.”“The jamming field is still a concern,” Nathan, the tech expert, reminded them. “Once we’re inside its range, we’re cut off from external comms. No backup, no calling for help.”“We understand the risks, Nathan,” Max said, his voice firm. “This is an unsanctioned operation. There will be no official backup. This is on us. All of us.”Bobby stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the combined forces. “My men are ready, Max. They’re loyal, well-trained. They understand
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“Remember the plan,” Max said, his voice low but clear. “Bucky’s team, you’re the spearhead. Basement tunnel entry. Neutralize internal threats, secure the control room. Sarai, Nathan, you follow Bucky, straight to the servers. Bobby’s teams, you’re the hammer. Perimeter lockdown, external threats, and extraction support. We move as one.”Sarai checked her gear. “I’ve got the intrusion device ready, Nathan. Just need to plug it in.”Nathan gave a thumbs up. “I’ve prepped the scripts. Once we’re connected, it’ll be a race against the clock to download everything before Chen can react.”The vehicles came to a silent halt in a secluded, overgrown area a few hundred yards from the complex. Doors opened, and the combined forces of the Lucky and Becker families emerged, a silent army moving with practiced efficiency. They were a mix of hardened veterans and tech-savvy specialists, all united by a common enemy.Max watched them fan out, a sense of grim pride swelling within him. He had never
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The muffled explosion from the basement level of Victor Chen’s industrial complex ripped through the tense silence of the main hall. Kim Min Jae, frozen in terror just moments before, saw his chance. As Chen’s head snapped towards the sound, Kim lunged, not for an exit, but for the nearest guard, a desperate, clumsy tackle. The guard stumbled, his rifle clattering to the floor.“What was that?!” Chen roared, his voice echoing. “Radek, report!”Before Radek could bark into his comms, a volley of gunfire erupted from a service corridor to the left of the main hall. Chen’s guards, caught off guard, spun around, returning fire.“They’re here!” Chen shrieked, his composure cracking. “The Lucky and Becker families! Radek, secure the data! Eliminate Kim! And get me a status report on the main control room!”From the service corridor, Bucky’s voice cut through the din, amplified by his comms. “Zulu team, push! Clear the corridor! Sarai, Nathan, move in behind us!”Max, watching from a hidden
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“Already on it,” Tommy replied, a faint thud followed by a muffled explosion. The gunfire from the barricade faltered.“Now! Go, go, go!” Max shouted, leading the charge. His team surged forward, overwhelming the stunned guards. The corridor was quickly secured.In the main hall, chaos reigned. Bucky’s team, having burst in, was locked in a brutal close-quarters gunfight with Chen’s elite guards. The air was thick with gunpowder smoke and the smell of ozone from energy weapons. Kim Min Jae, surprisingly agile for a man who usually dealt in numbers, was using the confusion to his advantage, scrambling behind machinery, trying to avoid stray bullets.“Sarai, Nathan, get to the server room!” Bucky yelled, ducking behind a heavy industrial press as bullets ricocheted off its metal surface. “We’ll keep them busy!”Sarai, with Nathan close behind, navigated the chaotic scene, their eyes scanning for the server room entrance. “Nathan, where’s the access point? My schematics are showing multi
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“A direct assault is suicide, Max,” Tommy argued. “We need to disable it first. Let Nathan work. We can hold them off here.”“Hold them off while Chen destroys all his data? No!” Max retorted. “Bucky, can you get to the power conduit for the server room? If we can cut power to that door, Nathan can get in faster.”“Affirmative, Max!” Bucky replied, already moving. “Zulu team, cover me! We’re going for the conduit!”The battle intensified. Max’s teams engaged the control room defenders, trying to keep them occupied while Bucky made his move. Bobby’s men provided crucial cover fire, suppressing the enemy positions.“Tommy, I need a diversion at the control room entrance,” Max ordered. “Something big. Draw their fire. We need to give Bucky a clear shot at that conduit.”“A diversion?” Tommy sounded skeptical. “Max, we’re already in a full-scale firefight. What kind of diversion are you thinking?”“Anything! Explosives, a smoke screen, anything to make them look away from Bucky’s approach
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The single gunshot echoed through the control room, sharp and deafening. Max lunged, but he was a fraction of a second too late. The bullet, not aimed at him or his team, slammed into the main server bank behind Victor Chen’s console. Sparks flew, a shower of blue and white, and a high-pitched whine filled the air, quickly dying down to a sputtering hum.“No!” Max roared, his heart pounding. He expected an explosion, a total system meltdown, but it didn’t come.Tommy, who had been working furiously at the secondary panel, looked up, his face grim. “He hit the primary data core! Nathan, status report!”Over the comms, Nathan’s voice was frantic. “He damaged it, Max! But it wasn’t a full wipe! Just a partial corruption! Most of the data is still intact, but it’s unstable! I’m trying to stabilize the transfer!”Relief, cold and sharp, washed over Max. He turned his gaze, hard and unforgiving, back to Victor Chen. Chen stood there, the small, sleek pistol still smoking faintly in his hand
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“Opportunist?” Chen sneered. “I am an architect! I saw the cracks in the foundation, I saw the rot spreading, and I decided to do something about it. While your family sat back, pulling strings from the shadows, I was out there, making the tough choices, shaping the future.”“You didn’t shape anything, Chen,” Max retorted. “You just tried to seize control. You saw a chance to get rich and powerful under the guise of ‘fixing things.’ You’re no different from any other gangster who ever tried to carve out a piece of this city for himself. You just used bigger words and wore a nicer suit.”“That’s where you’re wrong, Max!” Chen insisted, taking a step forward, his voice filled with a desperate intensity. “I wanted to *improve* things! To create a city where true talent could rise, where efficiency was king, where the old, tired ways of doing business were swept away! You, your family, the Beckers, you’re all just relics of a bygone era. You cling to your power, your traditions, while the
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A high-pitched, piercing alarm blared through the control room, instantly deafening. Red lights began to flash wildly.“What was that?!” Bobby yelled, covering his ears.“He triggered a full system lockdown and distress beacon!” Tommy shouted, pointing at a screen that now displayed a countdown timer: “Self-destruct sequence initiated: 5 minutes.”“Self-destruct?!” Max’s blood ran cold. “He’s going to blow the whole complex?!”Chen, now held firmly by Bobby’s men, was laughing, a wild, unhinged sound that cut through the blaring alarm. “If I can’t have it, no one can! All my research, all my data, all my plans… gone! And you along with it!”“Nathan, Sarai, what’s the status on the data transfer?!” Max yelled into his comms, trying to be heard over the din.“Max, the self-destruct sequence is overriding everything!” Nathan’s voice was strained. “I’m losing the connection! The data transfer is failing!”“Tommy, can you disable that self-destruct?!” Max demanded, turning to his tech expe