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221: Face to Face with the monster
Felix’s forehead wrinkled into a deep frown. “What are you talking about?”Jake didn’t reply.Felix slowly looked up. His eyes swept across the hidden room; the walls, the ceiling, the corners. There were no windows, no second door, no emergency exit.His expression hardened. He turned sharply and rushed toward the door. He grabbed the handle and yanked it but it didn’t budge.“Come on.” He pulled harder. The heavy metal door didn’t even move. He examined it and noticed there was no visible keyhole or interior release.“Damn it!”Felix slammed his shoulder against it.BANG!The door remained firmly in place.He stepped back, breathing heavily, then tried the electronic lock but it didn’t work either.“No, no, no, no…”He searched the walls, running his hands over every surface, looking for a hidden switch, a keypad, or anything. He even checked beneath the desk.But there was no way out.“Fuck!!!”He turned around to Jake who was still slumped against the chair, watching him with exh
220: Over for you and me
Back home, Elsa stood in front of the mirror, adjusting the sleeves of her jacket as she prepared to go for a walk.For the past several weeks, the silence had become something she hated. Several thoughts ran through her head. Was Jake even still... alive?Although the recent lead lifted her hopes, she was still troubled. Every time she heard a vehicle outside, a small part of her hoped Felix had finally returned with good news. She exhaled slowly and picked up her phone from the dresser.Maybe a short walk would help clear her head. She had barely taken two steps when her phone vibrated.She stopped and glanced at it. It was a message from an unknown number.Her heart began to thud.She clicked the message open and saw a photograph that halted her movement.Her blood ran cold. It was Jake, sitting in a dark chair.His head hung forward, his face was bruised and his hands appeared to be tied behind him. A smear of dried blood stained the corner of his mouth.For a moment, Elsa couldn
219: Infiltration
At 6:17 p.m., two white cleaning vans approached the northern gate.The guards immediately stepped forward. One raised his hand.“Stop.”The first van came to a halt. A guard approached the driver’s window.“Identification.”The driver handed over a badge. The guard examined it carefully.Behind the tinted windshield, Xander remained completely still.He was dressed in a gray maintenance uniform, a baseball cap pulled low over his face. Beside him sat Wrecking Ball, dressed as a cleaner, while Reaper sat in the back with Shadow.Nobody moved.The guard looked at the badge again, then at the tablet in his hand.“Why are you early?”Xander didn’t hesitate. “I’m here for generator maintenance.”The guard frowned. “We didn’t request generator maintenance.”Xander sighed dramatically.“That’s what I told the dispatcher.”The guard stared at him.Xander shrugged. “Call your supervisor.”The guard reached for his radio.That was the dangerous moment.The call must not go through.Phantom’s
218: Behind the walls
For several seconds, nobody moved.If that was Mark’s, then there was a great chance Jake would be held hostage there. There was finally hope.Then Silas straightened from the table. “How soon?”“Tomorrow,” Felix said.Xander looked at him. “Tomorrow?”“We leave before sunrise.”Kimber frowned. “You’re sure you want to move that quickly?”Felix's eyes remained fixed on the red dot blinking on the screen.“We've spent five weeks looking for Jake. I'm not wasting another hour.”Shadow nodded slowly. “Then we need to assume they're expecting us.”“They probably are,” Felix replied.That made everyone pause.Felix looked around the room.“That's why we don't rush in. We watch first. We learn how many men are there, what kind of security they have, how they move, where the entrances are, and whether Jake is actually inside.”Silas nodded. “Understood.”“The moment we find something useful, we move.”The guards began preparing immediately.Weapons were checked. Vehicles were fueled. Communi
217: Nothing.
The night bled into dawn before they even realized. The rain had stopped already.He did not return.*Felix stood at the warehouse gates, his eyes scanning the ground. They decided to come back to East Valley city and search the fight scene again. He found Jake’s phone smashed against a crate. Blood, though they were just small dots, had dried near the wall. But that was it. There was nothing else.“Are you sure this is the spot?” Kimber asked, his flashlight cutting through the dim light.“Yes.” Felix’s voice was flat. “This is where he fought Mark. I can feel it.”The guards spread out, sweeping the area. The place was spotless. The hundreds of bodies that had fallen were gone. The crates were neatly restacked and the floor was scrubbed clean. It was as if nothing had happened here.“Damn it!” Felix kicked a metal barrel. The clang echoed into the distance. “They cleaned it up! Everything! Every fucking trace!”“Son,” Kimber said softly, “don’t—”“No!” Felix cut him off, frustrated
216: Where’s Jake?
Back at the warehouse, Silas ripped open a sealed door leading to an escape tunnel. “Path clear!”“Go!” Shadow ordered.The seven of them began retreating through the tunnel, covering each other as they went.Felix looked back one last time at the chaos, the blood and the smoke. His heart was heavy as blood flowed from his thigh. He didn’t mind taking hits. He would do everything possible to protect his Elsa.They disappeared into the tunnel, leaving behind a burning warehouse and hundreds of fallen soldiers.They burst out of the back of the warehouse. Rain poured down in sheets, soaking their clothes and making the ground slick."Fuck." Felix bent over, placing his hands on his knees, trying to catch his breath. His lungs burned, his arms ached, and blood dripped from a cut near his jaw. Everyone else looked just as wrecked, groaning. Their faces were smeared with dirt, blood, and sweat."How did that bastard manage to hire top-class mercenaries, for one girl? And just to keep abus
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