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Chapter 142: The Crimson Reckoning
The night hung heavy over Lagos, the sky a bruised purple tapestry torn open by occasional flashes of lightning. Rain threatened, but it held back, suspended like a sword waiting for the signal to strike.Chike stood on the rooftop of the Red Ledger headquarters, the towering glass structure gleaming in the darkness. Below him, the city sprawled out in chaos sirens wailed, traffic snarled, and the hum of generators filled the void left by power cuts. But none of that mattered now. What mattered was the war that had finally erupted.For weeks, his enemies had been tightening their noose, thinking he was cornered. They had underestimated him, underestimated the system burning like fire in his veins. He had given them time, space, and rope. And now? He would use that rope to strangle every last one of them.The system interface flickered before his eyes, glowing crimson.[Crimson Vault Protocol: Initiated.][Enemy activity detected: 1.2 kilometers northeast. Leader-class target present.]
Chapter 141 – Whispers of Betrayal
The night was heavy with silence, the kind that carried weight, pressing against the walls of Chike’s safe house like a phantom suffocating the air. Outside, the city of Lagos burned with restless life cars honking, generators humming, shadows moving beneath streetlights but inside the dimly lit study, a storm brewed that had nothing to do with the chaos beyond.Chike sat at the wide mahogany desk, fingers tapping against the wood, his gaze fixed on the glowing interface projected before him. The System of the Forgotten Heir pulsed faintly, whispering calculations, red flagged reports, and fragmented data from his network. Numbers rolled across the screen like soldiers marching to war. Yet, for all the data the system fed him, his mind kept circling back to the same gnawing truth: someone had betrayed him.He leaned back in the chair, the leather groaning under his weight. Betrayal was not new to him his wife’s family had cast him aside, his enemies had schemed to bury him, and The Re
Chapter 140 – The Unmasking of Shadows
The city felt restless. Even in the dead of night, when the world was meant to sleep, Lagos vibrated with an undercurrent of tension. Neon lights reflected on the wet asphalt, car horns blared distantly, and the air was thick with the promise of chaos. Chike stood at the edge of the abandoned industrial yard, his hands balled into fists, his eyes scanning the shadows where enemies could hide. He had been betrayed enough times to know that silence was never safe.Beside him, Ifeoma adjusted her leather jacket and let her gaze sweep across the compound. Her sharp eyes glimmered with suspicion. “They’ll come tonight,” she whispered. “I can feel it.”Chike didn’t answer immediately. His system interface flickered before his eyes — translucent golden scripts feeding him streams of data:[Threat Level: Rising][Surveillance Activated][Incoming Hostiles: 12]Twelve. And that was just the first wave. The Red Ledger never came small. They wanted him broken, piece by piece, until his name was
Chapter 139 – The Iron Web Tightens
The Crimson Vault’s corridors echoed with a silence that was too deliberate, like a predator holding its breath before the kill. Chike had been in many places of power, from glittering boardrooms to blood-soaked alleys, but nothing compared to the claustrophobic grip of this underground fortress. Every stone seemed to whisper secrets, and every flicker of light was a reminder that someone, somewhere, was watching.“Stay sharp,” Chike muttered under his breath as his team moved in formation. His words weren’t necessary everyone was already on edge but leadership demanded them.Tunde scanned the left flank, his hand hovering near his holstered pistol. Ada moved with a fluid grace, her eyes constantly darting ahead as if she could anticipate every hidden trap. Amaka carried the portable system scanner, its faint beeps pulsing like a heartbeat against the oppressive silence.The last mission had left scars both on their bodies and their minds. But failure was not an option anymore. The Cr
Chapter 138 — The Iron Web
Dawn came to Lagos like a slow exhale, the sky rinsed clean and colorless after a night that had run ragged with thunder. From the nineteenth floor of the Obsidian Tower, the city’s arteries began to thrum: danfos honking, vendors shouting, generators growling back to life. But inside the war room, time moved differently measured not in minutes, but in risks.Chike stood alone at the window, one hand braced against the cold glass. The city looked close enough to pocket. He didn’t feel victorious; the Ledger book weighed in his mind like a second skull. Power had a gravity of its own. Even now, with the book locked in a biometric case and hidden three floors below, he could almost hear the rustle of its iron bound pages, feel the drag of the oath chain coiled somewhere under his ribs. The system’s earlier warning life force bound, lifespan reduced hadn’t faded. It was a subtle tug, a coolness at the edges of his pulse, like standing in a room with an open window you couldn’t find to cl
Chapter 137 – Into the Crimson Vault
The night air hung heavy over Lagos, thick with the scent of rain that hadn’t yet fallen. The city never truly slept; horns blared in the distance, neon signs flickered above broken streets, and shadows moved where no man should be.Chike stood on the rooftop of a half-finished skyscraper, staring down at the glittering mess of the world below. The System’s interface glowed faintly in his vision, whispering updates about the Vault’s protocols. His chest rose and fell slowly, but his pulse thudded with the weight of the decision before him.He had faced betrayal, humiliation, and war. He had crushed rivals, shattered dynasties, and clawed his way back from being the forgotten heir. Yet this… this was different.The Crimson Vault wasn’t just a chamber of secrets; it was the heart of The Red Ledger. And according to the System, the only way to unlock its core was with a blood price.“System,” Chike muttered, voice low. “Show me the entry conditions again.”A holographic script appeared i
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