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Chapter 178
Author: Alex Alfred
last update2025-08-16 00:10:37

Elena clutched her shoulder, blood seeping through her fingers as she staggered through the tangled woods, branches whipping at her face like angry claws. The pain was a fire, burning hot and deep from the bullet wound Allison had inflicted, every step sending jolts up her arm that made her vision blur.

She exhaled sharply, a ragged breath escaping her lips, her teeth gritted as she forced herself forward, one boot sinking into the soft mud, the other dragging slightly. Sweat mixed with blood on her skin, her dark ponytail matted and sticking to her neck.

"Good thing I located my zip line and got out of there."

She muttered under her breath, her voice low and strained, a mix of relief and bitterness as she pushed on, her free hand grabbing a low branch for support.

She didn't stop, couldn't stop, the distant sirens wailing like a warning as she vanished deeper into the trees.

Meanwhile, back at Scott Benjamin's mansion, the group gathered in the operation room, the air still thick
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