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Chapter 620
Lira stopped floating. She stared at his back as he walked away."You lie to yourself, Commander," Lira whispered sadly to the empty air. "You are terrified of being human. Because if you admit you are human, you will have to feel the weight of all the people you have killed."Oliver ignored the ghost. He focused on the faint silver threads of magic in the tunnel.They walked for another hour. The subtle Echo Sense guided Oliver perfectly. He avoided three more invisible acid traps. He predicted two more mutant patrols. He led his six human soldiers through the deadliest maze in the universe without a single scratch.Finally, the smooth, black glass walls ended.The tunnel opened up into a massive, cavernous chamber.Oliver stopped at the edge of the tunnel. The red light on his shoulder illuminated the chamber.It was a dead end.In front of them was a gigantic, solid iron door. The door was fifty feet tall. It was covered in rust and ancient, dark purple chains. The chains were made
Chapter 619
They walked deeper into the mirror-glass tunnel. The tunnel split into a crossroads. There were paths leading left, right, and straight ahead."Stop," Oliver commanded the squad."I do not see any traps," Miller whispered, aiming his gun down the dark paths."We are not looking for traps," Lira said to Oliver in his mind. "We are looking for shadows. Touch the wall, Oliver. Listen to the stone."Oliver raised his black metal hand. He placed his dark fingers flat against the cold, glassy wall of the crossing.He closed his human eye again. He focused on the faint silver threads of magic."Do not look at the past," Lira guided him softly. "Look at the future. The Wraithborn are heavy. Their dark magic leaves a stain on the timeline. You can see where they are going to walk, before they even get there."Oliver pushed his awareness into the stone.He did not look for bodies. He looked for the ripples in the magical water.Slowly, faint, glowing purple footprints appeared on the floor of t
Chapter 618
"Commander!" Miller yelled, running forward.Oliver held up his left hand to stop the sergeant. "Do not touch me. I am stabilizing."Oliver looked at his right arm.The black Wraithborn metal was growing. Because he had tried to use the massive map, the magic was eating him faster. The black metal crawled up his neck. It covered his right collarbone. It touched his jawline. His right eye burned with a bright, terrifying red light."I told you to be careful, Oliver."A soft, sad voice echoed in the freezing tunnel.The six soldiers raised their guns in terror. "Who said that?!" Miller yelled.A cloud of white frost gathered in the center of the tunnel. The frost formed into a woman. It was Lira. The pale-eyed ghost from the dead dimension. She wore her silver dress. Her blind white eyes looked down at Oliver."What is that thing?!" Davis panicked, aiming his rifle at her."Lower your weapons," Oliver commanded. He slowly stood up. He picked up the coin with his left hand. "She is a gho
Chapter 617
The underground river of magma bubbled loudly. Bright orange fire popped into the dark air. The heat was terrible. It burned the skin. It melted the hair on Sergeant Miller’s arms.Commander Oliver stood at the very front of the flat metal boat. He stared across the boiling river.Standing on a small rock in the middle of the fire was Captain Iris. But she was not the human friend Oliver knew. Dark, sick purple veins crawled up her neck. Her beautiful blue eyes were gone. Her eyes were now glowing, burning red pits of fire. She held a sharp bone sword in her right hand.The Overlord, the ancient god of the Wraithborn monsters, was controlling her mind."I told you I was going to peel your brain apart," the Overlord laughed. The deep, evil voice came right out of Iris’s mouth. "And I thought I would use the hands of someone you left behind to do it."Oliver did not blink. His cold gray eye and his burning red eye stared at the corrupted woman. His right arm, made entirely of black alie
Chapter 616
"We are taking that barge," Oliver commanded. "It will carry us down the river, directly underneath the Overlord's floating fortress. We will bypass the front gates completely."The human soldiers stayed low. They snuck through the dark shadows while the giant machine and the rebels fought wildly just fifty yards away.The heat from the magma river was almost unbearable. Sweat poured down the soldiers' faces. Their heavy armor felt like ovens.Oliver did not sweat. His black metal arm glowed faintly in the heat, absorbing the magic of the deep earth. They reached the metal barge."Get on," Oliver ordered.The six soldiers quickly climbed onto the flat metal boat. Oliver stepped on last. He raised his combat knife and sliced the thick rope holding the barge to the dock.The barge was free. The slow, heavy current of the boiling orange magma began to carry the metal boat down the dark river."We did it," Davis whispered. He slumped down onto the hot metal floor of the barge. "We got pas
Chapter 615
"Commander!" Miller said, a sudden spark of hope in his voice. "If there are rebels down there, and they hate the Overlord... they are our friends! The enemy of my enemy is my friend! We should call them on the radio! We can negotiate! They can help us fight the giant machine!"Oliver did not smile. He did not feel hope. He only saw variables."The enemy of my enemy is not my friend, Sergeant," Oliver stated coldly. "The enemy of my enemy is just a second enemy who happens to be busy. Negotiation requires trust. Trust requires time. Time is a resource we do not have.""But Commander, we cannot fight that machine alone!" Davis cried. The giant tank-beast raised its plasma cannons again. It was only thirty yards away."We are not going to fight it," Oliver said. "We are going to use operational efficiency. We are going to bypass the bridge. We are going to let the machine fight the rebels.""How?" Miller asked.Oliver turned his back to the giant machine. He looked down over the edge of
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