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Rell pulled her dark hood back over her head. She pulled her black mask up over her nose and mouth. "We blend in," Rell said. "We go where there are a million people. We go to the Diamond Market. It is the busiest shopping district in the Mid-Levels. The cameras there are terrible because there is too much neon light. Follow me, and do exactly what I do."They left the quiet laundry room. They walked up a short flight of concrete stairs and pushed open a heavy metal door. They stepped out into the Neon City. The blast of sound and light hit Evan like a physical punch. The Diamond Market was incredible. It was a massive, sprawling street lined with thousands of glowing shops. The buildings were hundreds of stories high, stretching up to the false ceiling of the cavern. Flying cars zoomed overhead in thick rivers of traffic. Every single inch of the street was covered in bright, screaming neon light. There were giant holographic signs advertising everything from synthetic food to i
Chapter 280
The blue laser was brighter than the sun. It shot out of the massive sniper rifle held by the Collector in the black gunship. The beam of light moved instantly. It was aimed directly at Evan Kennedy’s chest. But Marco was a grifter. He had spent his entire life watching for traps. He did not wait to see what the Collector would do. "Get down!" Marco roared. Marco threw his heavy body forward. He tackled Evan around the waist. The two of them crashed to the white marble floor just as the blue laser hit the giant glass window. CRASH! The massive window of the penthouse exploded. A million sharp pieces of glass rained down into the room like a deadly, glittering storm. The freezing wind from outside rushed into the warm penthouse, knocking over the expensive glass tables and the bottles of silver wine. The blue laser missed Evan by exactly one inch. It hit the white leather couch behind him, instantly burning a massive, smoking black hole through the thick furniture. "They found
Chapter 279
"Evan," Glitch whispered, patting Evan’s back gently. "Are you okay? What was that?"Evan slowly sat back on his heels. He wiped the blood from his upper lip with the back of his dirty hand. He looked up at Glitch and Rell. "It is the data," Evan said. His voice was hoarse and weak. "There is too much noise here. In the slums, it was quiet. The machines were old. But here... the air is full of numbers. When I try to use my perception, my brain tries to read all of it at once. It feels like my head is going to explode."Rell frowned. She looked around her sleek, high-tech penthouse. "You can see the data?" Rell asked, sounding amazed. "Like, the actual network streams? Just by looking at the air?"Evan nodded slowly. "I used to be able to control it with the Spark. The magic protected my mind. But now, I am just human. I do not have a shield anymore. The data is too heavy."Marco walked slowly out of the hallway. The grifter looked much better. His face had some color back. His broke
Chapter 278
Everything in the penthouse was perfectly clean. There was not a single speck of dust. "Welcome to Cloud Nine," Rell said, pulling her dark hood down. She smiled, looking proud. "It is a private safehouse used by high-end smugglers and elite data-thieves. It is not registered on any Bank grid. The security here is military-grade. No one can find you.""It is... incredible," Glitch whispered. He ran across the white marble floor, his dirty boots leaving a trail of gray footprints. He jumped onto one of the soft white leather couches. "It is so soft! I have never touched anything this soft in my life!"Marco stumbled out of the elevator. He looked around the pristine room. "You said there was a medical pod?""Down the hall, first door on the right," Rell pointed. "It is fully stocked. It will scan your broken ribs, wrap them in a healing gel, and give you synthetic painkillers. You will feel better in an hour.""Thank you," Marco grunted. He slowly limped down the wide, white hallway,
Chapter 277
"I did not come this far to lose my payday!" Rell grunted. She pulled Evan forward and pushed him down into the dark hole. Then, she jumped in after him, pulling the heavy metal floor panel shut just as the blinding white light of the Flash-Bang began to fade. CLANG. The floor sealed shut above them. The noise of the angry bounty hunters was cut off completely. Evan fell for a few seconds. He landed on a steep, smooth metal slide. He slid down in the pitch-black darkness. It smelled like old rust and cold water. He slid for a long time. Finally, the slide leveled out, and he was shot out of the end of the tube. He landed softly on a large pile of old, dirty mattresses. He groaned and rolled onto his back. He held his head. The terrible, sharp pain from the shop was slowly starting to fade, turning into a dull, heavy ache. "Is everyone alive?" Marco asked. The grifter was sitting on a mattress nearby, breathing heavily. "I am alive," Glitch said. The tiny hacker sounded like he
Chapter 276
The small, hot room of the black-market forger was filled with thick black smoke. The heavy metal door had just been blown off its hinges. The red emergency lights flashed wildly, casting long, scary shadows on the walls. Evan Kennedy stood in the center of the smoke. He raised his bare fists. He did not have his purple fire. He did not have his magical Spark. He just had his courage. Through the thick smoke, five terrifying figures stepped into the room. They were the Neon Claws. They were the most dangerous bounty hunters in the Mid-Levels. They wore tight, sleek armor painted in toxic green, electric yellow, and deep purple. The leader, a tall woman in purple armor, stepped over the broken computers on the floor. She held a massive, double-bladed sword. The edges of the sword crackled with bright, deadly pink electricity. "Hello, ghosts," the bounty hunter said. Her voice came through a speaker in her helmet. It sounded metallic and cruel. "It is time to die. A billion credits
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