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CHAPTER 132 — The GUARDIAN'S DOMAIN
Author: Micci
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"This way," Casimir said, leading us down a corridor I hadn't seen before.

We'd spent two days preparing for the surface journey. Now, apparently, there was one more stop.

Casimir opened a reinforced door and gestured inside. "You'll need these."

The storage room was packed with protective suits, oxygen tanks, filtration masks. I picked up a suit, examining it. The material was thick, reinforced at the joints. But something was off.

"These are old," I said. "There's no comm system built into the helmet."

"They're not the same generation," Casimir admitted. "But they protected me. They'll protect you."

Jabari checked an oxygen tank. "How do you even have these? Outer wall missions don't come with spares."

Casimir ran his hand along a worn suit. "My team's vehicle hit mutants during patrol. Second wave, maybe early third. The vehicle got damaged. By the time fighting stopped, I was the only one left alive."

We waited.

"I took what I could salvage. The vehicle, even barely functional. Dr
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  • CHAPTER 135 — INTO THE BLOOM

    The winged mutant banked hard as three smaller creatures dove at us from above."Hold on!" Casimir shouted.I dug my fingers deeper into the wing joint. The mutant rolled, presenting its armored back to the attackers. Claws scraped against its plates but didn't penetrate."They're coordinating!" I called out. "They know we're heading for the hive!"Another wave came from below. Four of them this time. The winged mutant couldn't dodge them all. One latched onto its tail. Another grabbed a wing."We need to fight back!" Casimir pulled his knife. "Can you reach that one on the tail?"I shifted my grip. Swung myself around until I could see the mutant clinging to our ride's tail. It was smaller—third wave, maybe—but its claws were embedded deep.I let go with one hand. Pulled my venom fang knife. Threw it.The blade caught the mutant in the throat. It convulsed as the venom spread, then fell away into the toxic fog below."One down!" I grabbed the wing joint again before I could fall.Cas

  • CHAPTER 135 — INTO THE BLOOM

    The winged mutant banked hard as three smaller creatures dove at us from above."Hold on!" Casimir shouted.I dug my fingers deeper into the wing joint. The mutant rolled, presenting its armored back to the attackers. Claws scraped against its plates but didn't penetrate."They're coordinating!" I called out. "They know we're heading for the hive!"Another wave came from below. Four of them this time. The winged mutant couldn't dodge them all. One latched onto its tail. Another grabbed a wing."We need to fight back!" Casimir pulled his knife. "Can you reach that one on the tail?"I shifted my grip. Swung myself around until I could see the mutant clinging to our ride's tail. It was smaller—third wave, maybe—but its claws were embedded deep.I let go with one hand. Pulled my venom fang knife. Threw it.The blade caught the mutant in the throat. It convulsed as the venom spread, then fell away into the toxic fog below."One down!" I grabbed the wing joint again before I could fall.Cas

  • CHAPTER 135 — INTO THE BLOOM

    The winged mutant banked hard as three smaller creatures dove at us from above."Hold on!" Casimir shouted.I dug my fingers deeper into the wing joint. The mutant rolled, presenting its armored back to the attackers. Claws scraped against its plates but didn't penetrate."They're coordinating!" I called out. "They know we're heading for the hive!"Another wave came from below. Four of them this time. The winged mutant couldn't dodge them all. One latched onto its tail. Another grabbed a wing."We need to fight back!" Casimir pulled his knife. "Can you reach that one on the tail?"I shifted my grip. Swung myself around until I could see the mutant clinging to our ride's tail. It was smaller—third wave, maybe—but its claws were embedded deep.I let go with one hand. Pulled my venom fang knife. Threw it.The blade caught the mutant in the throat. It convulsed as the venom spread, then fell away into the toxic fog below."One down!" I grabbed the wing joint again before I could fall.Cas

  • CHAPTER 134 — THE HIVE'S HEART

    I stared at Administrator Shen. Her soldiers had their weapons trained on us. The six-armed mutant stood frozen, waiting for her command. And Casimir and I were barely able to stand, let alone fight."How are you even here?" I demanded. "You're supposed to be in prison. Underground city lockup."Shen smiled. That cold, clinical smile that made my skin crawl. "You think a cell can hold me? I've been running this program for decades. Every facility, every outpost, every underground city has access points I can use." She gestured at the equipment around us. "Remote communication. Virtual presence. I don't need to be physically here to control everything.""You're destroying humanity," Casimir said, his voice weak from blood loss. "These mutants, this program—it will bring an end to everything.""No." Shen's smile widened. "It will bring the beginning of everything. Evolution. Advancement. The next stage of human development." She stepped closer, her eyes gleaming with fanatic certainty.

  • CHAPTER 133 — THE OXYGEN VAULT

    The one-eyed Guardian's claw came down like a falling building. I threw myself sideways. Felt the displaced air from the near-miss. The impact where I'd been standing cracked the floor, sending concrete shards flying like shrapnel. "Kae! Left side!" Casimir's warning came just in time. The outside Guardian was flanking. Its tail whipped toward me—massive, armored, fast. I activated my system interface. Time slowed. I saw the tail coming, tracked its trajectory, calculated I had maybe a quarter-second to react. I ducked. The tail passed overhead so close I felt it brush my hair. Then I was moving, rolling under the Guardian's bulk, coming up on its blind side. My knife found a gap where armor plates met at its hip joint. I drove the blade in deep. The Guardian shrieked—actual pain this time, not just anger. It spun, trying to dislodge me. I held on, twisted the knife, then yanked it free as the creature's movement threw me clear. I hit the ground hard. Rolled. Came up alread

  • CHAPTER 132 — The GUARDIAN'S DOMAIN

    "This way," Casimir said, leading us down a corridor I hadn't seen before.We'd spent two days preparing for the surface journey. Now, apparently, there was one more stop.Casimir opened a reinforced door and gestured inside. "You'll need these."The storage room was packed with protective suits, oxygen tanks, filtration masks. I picked up a suit, examining it. The material was thick, reinforced at the joints. But something was off."These are old," I said. "There's no comm system built into the helmet.""They're not the same generation," Casimir admitted. "But they protected me. They'll protect you."Jabari checked an oxygen tank. "How do you even have these? Outer wall missions don't come with spares."Casimir ran his hand along a worn suit. "My team's vehicle hit mutants during patrol. Second wave, maybe early third. The vehicle got damaged. By the time fighting stopped, I was the only one left alive."We waited."I took what I could salvage. The vehicle, even barely functional. Dr

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