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CHAPTER 96 PART 3
The assassin stumbled back, his nose shattered, blood streaming. But he didn't drop. Professional training keeping him functional despite the injury.He raised his katana again, this time with more caution, circling Alexander in the darkness."You're good," the assassin said, his voice accented but clear despite his broken nose. "Better than you should be. Who are you?""Nobody important," Alexander replied, his stance shifting to mirror the assassin's movement."Liar," the assassin said. "Nobody moves like that without serious training. Military? Special forces? Or something else?"The first assassin was getting back to his feet now, recovering his katana. Two on one. In the dark. Against professional killers.Normal odds would suggest Alexander was dead.But as his body settled into a combat stance he'd never consciously learned, as his muscles remembered movements practiced ten thousand times in a life he couldn't recall, Alexander felt something that surprised him.Calm. Complete,
CHAPTER 96 PART 2
He pulled Katarina toward the exit just as the large man lunged at the smaller woman. Her scream cut off abruptly as they cleared the lobby.Behind them, the sounds of chaos erupted—shouts, the meaty impact of fists on flesh, more screams.Alexander and Katarina ran down a corridor, Alexander's eyes scanning for safe spaces, for anywhere they could regroup. His mind was racing. Vanessa was somewhere on this floor. In danger. And he had no way to contact her, no way to—Something whistled through the air.Alexander's combat instincts kicked in a split second before his conscious mind could process the threat. He dove left, pulling Katarina with him, just as a shuriken embedded itself in the wall where his head had been."Down!" he hissed, shoving Katarina behind the reception desk. "Stay down and don't move!""Alexander—"Another whistle. Another shuriken. This one found its mark—Alexander heard a gurgling scream from back in the lobby. One of the new arrivals, caught in the throat, go
CHAPTER 96 PART 1
The elevator chimed softly as the doors slid open, and Alexander stepped onto Floor Seventy-Five with Katarina close behind him. Several other competitors from Floor Seventy-Four emerged from adjacent elevators, their expressions ranging from confident to exhausted.The lobby they entered was... wrong.Alexander noticed it immediately. Overturned furniture. Scorch marks on the walls. What looked like dried blood on the marble floor. And an eerie, oppressive silence broken only by distant sounds—crashes, muffled screams, running footsteps."Alexander," Katarina whispered, pressing close to his side. "Something is very wrong here.""I know," Alexander replied, his combat instincts screaming danger. His eyes scanned the space, cataloging exits, cover positions, potential threats.Near the elevator bank, a large digital board displayed a list of names and faces—the current competitors on Floor Seventy-Five. Alexander's eyes scanned the list quickly, and his heart leaped when he saw a fami
CHAPTER 95 PART 2
Forty-five minutes later, Vanessa was tucked into a maintenance access corridor on Floor Seventy-Five's service level. It wasn't comfortable—cramped, dimly lit, smelling of cleaning supplies and industrial disinfectant—but it had advantages.Only one entrance, which she could watch. No windows, so no one could spot her from outside. And most importantly, it was off the main pathways. The wealthy families and their proxies would focus on the residential suites, the common areas, the obvious hiding spots.She'd brought supplies: water bottles, energy bars, her phone (though she'd turned it off to avoid being tracked), and most importantly, two more canisters of the neuropharmaceutical compound Alexander had given her years ago.If anyone found her hiding spot, she'd make them regret it.The alarm sounded—a harsh, blaring siren that echoed through the entire floor.The challenge had begun.Through the thin walls of her hiding spot, Vanessa could hear movement. Footsteps. Voices. The soun
CHAPTER 95 PART 1
Vanessa Sterling stood in the Floor Seventy-Five lobby with the other remaining competitors, her expression carefully neutral despite the knot of anxiety in her stomach.The mandatory challenge she'd been forced into was about to begin, and she'd already made her decision: participate minimally, take a loss if necessary, and stay on this floor.Moving higher meant increased danger.Meant more scrutiny from the families. Meant potentially putting herself in a position where even her resources and the chemical deterrent canister wouldn't be enough to protect her.Better to stay put, maintain her current position, and wait for Alexander to climb high enough that they could coordinate their next moves.The Floor Master stepped onto the raised platform, and Vanessa noticed something different about him.His usual professional demeanor had been replaced by something harder, more serious.Behind him stood twice the usual number of security guards, all wearing tactical gear instead of their n
CHAPTER 94 PART 2
The words hung in the air like a grenade with the pin pulled.Marcus's expression didn't change, but his eyes—his eyes calculated instantly. One million dollars. Guaranteed money from someone with a supreme black card versus eight hundred thousand promised by a man whose credibility was already questionable."You're lying!" David's voice cracked. "You don't have that kind of money! You're bluffing!""Am I?" Alexander looked at the card. "This card requires a minimum balance of one billion dollars to be issued. I can transfer one million to Marcus right now, this instant, while all of you watch. Can you do the same, David?"David's mouth opened and closed. "I... the money's in investments, I'd need to liquify—""Exactly," Alexander said. "You'd need time. I don't." He looked back at Marcus. "Well? Do we have a deal?"Marcus's eyes flicked between David and Alexander. Between the man who'd hired him for this competition and the man who was offering real, immediate money. The choice wasn
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