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CHAPTER 322. The Underground Ring
The night air was thick with humidity and the faint hum of machinery. Oliver stood near the back of the maintenance corridor, his hoodie pulled up, shadows swallowing his face. Beside him, Billy adjusted a small flashlight, its weak beam cutting through the dust. “Are you sure about this?” Billy asked. His voice was low, wary.Oliver nodded. “If I’m going to stop Sikes, I need to understand how he works. What he built.”Billy exhaled through his teeth. “Understanding him won’t make him less dangerous.”“I don’t care,” Oliver said. “He’s turning people into weapons. I can’t ignore that.”Billy muttered, “You’re starting to sound like the old me, before everything went to hell.”The metal grates beneath their feet creaked as they walked. Pipes ran along the tunnel walls, dripping water. Somewhere ahead, faint echoes rose, cheers, clapping, the roar of a crowd.Billy stopped and turned off the flashlight. “We’re close.”They crouched behind a half-open maintenance hatch. Light leaked th
CHAPTER 321. Faction Games
The rain had stopped, but the air inside the academy still felt heavy, like a storm waiting to return.Days had passed since the raid, yet the tension hadn’t faded. Students whispered about “the Retaliant,” half in awe, half in fear. The once-busy courtyards now grew quiet whenever Oliver appeared. He had become both a legend and warning.Billy noticed it too. “They look at you like you’re a ghost,” he muttered as they crossed the courtyard.“Maybe that’s what I am,” Oliver said softly.Billy gave a crooked grin. “Then you’re the first ghost who can punch holes through steel.”But behind his humor, Oliver saw the truth, fear lingered in both of them. They were waiting for the next move. Because Sikes Wilbert never stayed silent for long.That move came two days later. A message appeared on Oliver’s desk during morning class. A thin envelope, no signature. Only his name, written in perfect handwriting. He hesitated before opening it.Inside was a small black card. A symbol was engrav
CHAPTER 320. Aftermath and Rumors
The sun rose over the academy like nothing had happened, golden light touching broken walls and shattered glass. But everyone knew better.The air was thick with whispers. The gym had been destroyed. The Gambit Gang had invaded, and Oliver Beckett, the “failure”, had beaten them.Every corner buzzed with stories, half true and half wild. “He fought ten of them alone!”“They say he can bend metal with his mind.”“Sikes Wilbert’s people are watching him now.”Oliver walked through the courtyard quietly, his hood up, his hands in his pockets. Each voice felt like a weight pressing against his back.The students who once laughed at him now moved aside when he passed. Some stared in awe, others in fear.It should have felt like victory, but it didn’t. The System was silent, too silent.He reached the infirmary doors and pushed them open. The smell of antiseptic hit him immediately. Billy lay on a bed near the window, his chest bandaged, one arm in a sling. He looked up with a grin that ba
CHAPTER 319. Raid at Dawn
The academy was still half asleep when the first alarm screamed. A single, piercing tone split the silence of dawn, then came the second, then the third.Lights flared red along the dormitory walls. Doors slammed open. Voices rose in confusion.Oliver jerked awake, his body reacting before his mind caught up. “System,” he whispered hoarsely. “What’s happening?”[Emergency alert: Security breach.][Hostile presence detected: Multiple.][Objective: Evacuate civilians. Protect designated target, Billy Williams.]He froze. “Billy?”The sound of boots echoed down the hallway. Shouting. Heavy metal clanging. The air smelled of burnt ozone, weapons discharge. Oliver threw on his jacket and rushed into the corridor.Students ran past him, eyes wide, some barefoot, some screaming. Others froze in shock, clutching their things.[Threat level increasing.][Recommendation: Avoid confrontation.]He ignored it. He was already moving. Billy’s room was two floors below. Oliver jumped the stairs three
CHAPTER 318. Debts and Shadows
The night after the fight, rain came without warning. Soft at first, then steady, cold drops tapping against the dorm windows like quiet knocks.Oliver couldn’t sleep. He sat on his bed, watching the raindrops race down the glass. The System’s faint blue glow hovered beside him, silent.The words from earlier kept replaying in his mind: “You’ve just been marked.”He rubbed his eyes. “Marked by who? For what?”[Unknown intent.][High probability: Factional surveillance.]“Can I remove the mark?”[Impossible. Only the source can terminate the link.]He sighed. The world outside looked still, but he could feel the eyes again, the invisible watchers. Somewhere, someone was recording his every move.He didn’t want to be afraid, but it was impossible not to feel it, that sense of being prey.By morning, the rain had stopped. The ground smelled like wet stone and iron.Oliver walked toward the west courtyard again, this time in daylight. He needed answers, and Billy Williams was the only per
CHAPTER 317. The Watchers
The next day felt strange. Not louder. Not busier. Just… quieter. Everywhere Oliver walked, silence followed him.In the halls, whispers stopped when he entered. Laughter cut short. Even footsteps seemed to fade. It wasn’t just that people noticed him now, it was that they didn’t know what he had become.He passed a group of students who quickly turned away, pretending to talk about something else. He could still hear his name between their fake laughs. “Did you see it? He threw Drake like a rag doll.”“They say he awakened something weird.”“What if he’s dangerous?”Oliver kept walking. The words rolled off him like rain, but inside, they burned. For the first time in his life, people were afraid of him, and it didn’t feel good.When he reached class, the tension was thicker. The teacher didn’t even look him in the eye.He took his seat near the window, staring outside. The courtyard looked calm, too calm, like the school itself was holding its breath, then the System flickered agai
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