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Blood and Rusted Iron
Author: Ocha Ruby
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Chapter 17: Blood and Rusted Iron

"They aren't just locking down the transit tubes, they're sweeping the entire sector grid by grid," Isabela said, her voice dropping into a sharp, tactical cadence as she unholstered her sidearm and checked the energy magazine. "If we run for the perimeter gates, we walk straight into a crossfire. Our only chance is to go vertical, through the old cargo handling spans above the drainage canals."

"Vertical?" Somchai shoved his battered diagnostic deck into a fra
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