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Chapter 60
Author: Kelly
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"We need to split up. Again."

They were back in the van, driving through streets that were starting to show signs of panic. News vans racing toward the subway station. Police cars everywhere. Sirens creating a constant wail.

"Split up how?" Daniel asked. "We barely have six people left! Sarah, Jason, April, Leonard, you, and me! That's not an army!"

"Then we fight like a scalpel, not a hammer. Precise strikes." Jayce was already planning. "Leonard, April—you go to Walker Global headquarters. Start moving the servers. Get them off-site before Victoria blows the building. Daniel, Jason—you go to the subway station. Help evacuate. Try to contain the spread. I go to the nursing home. Face Victoria. End this."

"Alone?" Sarah shook her head. "That's suicide."

"Then come with me. You know the layout. You know where they'd keep the prisoners." Jayce looked at her. "Prove you're really on our side. Help me rescue the real Ella and Master Chen."

"And what about the bioweapon?" April demanded. "
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