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Chapter 9
Lucas’s tablet beeped frantically. “Subterranean access! More players, like… ambushers, coming from below!”Charlie swore under his breath. “Figures. The Game never gives easy wins.”The first attacker emerged from the shadows below, a tall figure with a glowing blue sigil etched across their cheek. They raised a gun that seemed to hum with energy. “Stay back,” Charlie growled.Bullets whipped past his head as the others followed, three more, converging on their position.Kessler swung the rebar, smashing it into a pipe above the attacker. Steam hissed and scattered, giving Charlie a brief line of sight. He fired twice, hitting the first figure in the shoulder. The attacker stumbled, but the others advanced.Lucas’s hands trembled over the tablet. “I can maybe lock the grate! Just… hold them off!”“Do it!” Charlie shouted, swinging his pistol again.The corridor exploded into motion. Charlie and Kessler pushed forward, driving the attackers back while Lucas frantically typed. Spark
Chapter 8
The bridge’s collapse echoed like thunder across the Main River, and the night swallowed the sound in seconds. Charlie’s lungs burned as he sprinted along the muddy riverbank, boots slipping on wet grass. The Safe Zone’s pulsing icon, bright white against the misty skyline, hovered like a ghost ahead of them, promising sanctuary but offering no guarantees.Behind them, the Enforcers’ distorted voices carried on the wind. “Run all you want… the Game is everywhere.”Lucas gasped between ragged breaths. “We… can’t… outrun them forever!”“Then we make it to the Zone before they close the gap,” Charlie said, his voice sharp. He gritted his teeth against the pain in his thigh where the energy spear had grazed him. Every step sent fire through the muscle. Kessler kept pace beside him, his coat flaring with each stride. “You’re bleeding.”“Not dead,” Charlie shot back. “That’s what matters.”The path narrowed to a crumbling concrete embankment hugging the river. Water slapped against the w
Chapter 7
The first of the pursuers stepped into the station, a tall man in a tactical jacket, rifle glinting under his flashlight. Three others flanked him, weapons ready. Their faces were marked by faint blue sigils, the Game’s insignia, glowing faintly on their skin. The leader smirked. “Nice hideout. Shame it’s your last.”Charlie fired first. The shot took out a light, plunging half the platform into darkness. The attackers flinched, just enough for Kessler to spring the trap. The tripwire snapped, sending a metal bench crashing onto the nearest player. He shouted in pain, pinned under twisted metal.Charlie ducked behind a pillar as bullets ripped through the station. Sparks flew where rounds struck tiles. Lucas bolted for the stairwell, clutching his tablet and breathing hard. “I’ll find the route!”“Run!” Charlie shouted.Kessler lunged from cover, swinging the rebar. He cracked one attacker across the jaw, dropping him. The leader fired, Charlie felt the bullet whip past his cheek.
Chapter 6
The ceiling tore loose with a thunderous crack, a tidal wave of steel and concrete plunging toward Charlie’s head. “Move!” Charlie roared, shoving Lucas sideways.Lucas tumbled across the slick marble floor as Kessler dove the other way. The massive slab slammed down where Charlie had stood, the impact shaking the vault like an earthquake. Dust and sparks billowed, choking the air.Charlie rolled to his knees, coughing. The Game’s symbols flickered wildly on the remaining walls. Countdown: 00:49, Purge in progress.Lucas’s voice was hoarse. “We’re gonna be buried alive!”Kessler, bleeding and furious, scrambled over debris toward the emergency exit, only to find another steel shutter sealing it tight. “Blocked!” he snarled.A mechanical arm lashed out from the dust, its blade-tipped end slicing through a fallen beam like butter. Charlie fired three shots, the muzzle flashes strobing the darkness. The arm sparked and retracted, but three more emerged, their servo motors whining. “We n
Chapter 5
The floor beneath them vibrated. Panels retracted, revealing whirring turrets that rose like metal serpents. Laser sights snapped to life, crisscrossing the room.“Cover!” Charlie shouted, diving behind a row of deposit boxes as a hail of bullets chewed into the marble floor.Lucas flattened himself against another row. “Turrets? Seriously?”The Game’s voice whispered: Hint: Opponent proximity may trigger friendly fire. Use wisely.Charlie grinned grimly. He peeked out and fired at a turret, his bullet ricocheted harmlessly. “We can’t take those out head-on.”Kessler stepped through the door, calm even as bullets flew. He timed his movements perfectly, weaving through the kill zone like a dancer. The turrets ignored him at first, then hesitated, tracking both men. “Stay low,” Charlie muttered to Lucas.Lucas risked a glance at the pedestal. “We need that asset code, but the shield’s not dropping unless someone disables the mainframe.”“Where?”Lucas pointed toward a raised control bo
Chapter 4
Lightning flashed through the vault’s skylight as alarms wailed. The vault’s emergency lights stuttered, casting Charlie’s master in fleeting frames of light and shadow. Thunder rolled outside, echoing down the steel-lined hallways like the growl of something ancient. Charlie froze. “No… you’re supposed to be dead.”His voice cracked against the walls. The Game’s glowing symbols pulsed brighter, as if feeding on the tension.The man, broad-shouldered, hair slicked with rain, smirked. “Dead? You should know by now, Charlie, the Game doesn’t let valuable pieces leave the board so easily.”Lucas, wide-eyed, whispered, “Who the hell is this?”Charlie didn’t take his eyes off the man. “This is Kessler.”Kessler stepped forward, boots clicking on the marble floor. “You’ve been busy. Fifty million already? Impressive for someone who couldn’t pay his debts last week.”“You left me bleeding in an alley.” Charlie’s fingers twitched near his holster.“I gave you an audition,” Kessler replied ca
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