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Chapter 144: Anna's Stand
The invasion had been raging for six hours when reports reached Anna about a catastrophic situation developing in the western evacuation corridor. Two hundred civilians—mostly women, children, and elderly—were trapped between advancing Argo forces and a collapsed bridge that had been their planned escape route."They are sitting targets," Leo reported grimly. "Argo has infantry moving to surround their position. Without immediate relief, those civilians will be captured or killed within the hour."Jacob was engaged on the eastern front, fighting desperately to prevent Argo breakthrough at the main defensive line. Carl's forces were pinned down in the northern district. Roseline was coordinating guerrilla operations that kept her teams scattered across the city. No one was available to mount a rescue operation.Except Anna."I am going," she announced, already gathering her equipment."You do not have forces for a rescue mission," Leo protested. "Maybe eight fighters total available in
Chapter 143: Verons First Encounter
The vision from the combined artifacts showed Jacob exactly where Verons's command tank would be positioned during the invasion—leading the central assault column that would push through Seron's main defensive line. But seeing the location and actually reaching it through an active battlefield were completely different challenges."You cannot seriously be planning to assault a command tank in the middle of an invasion," Carl said when Jacob outlined his intentions. "That is suicide even by your standards.""The fourth artifact is inside that tank," Jacob replied, still reeling from the mystical visions the three combined artifacts had shown him. "We need all five to activate the full protective ward. Without it, Seron eventually falls no matter how well we fight."The invasion had begun at dawn exactly as the captured soldier predicted. Argo forces crossed the border in three massive columns supported by armor, artillery, and air superiority that resistance forces could not match. Fig
Chapter 142: The Tank Battle
The vision of artifact four's location faded, leaving Jacob standing in the ruined mansion with his team staring at him in concern. Anna steadied him as the mystical backlash from combining three artifacts subsided, his body adjusting to the surge of power that had momentarily overwhelmed his senses."Verons has the fourth artifact in his command tank," Jacob repeated, making sure he had heard his own words correctly. "It is leading the invasion convoy right now.""That makes tactical sense," Carl said, already thinking through implications. "Keep the artifact close where he can protect it personally rather than leaving it in some vault that could be raided."They rushed back to the command center, arriving just as reports flooded in about Argo's main force crossing the border. Dozens of armored vehicles supported by infantry battalions were pushing into Seron through three primary routes. At the center of the northern column, heavily protected by escort vehicles, rolled a massive com
Chapter 141: Eastern Border Falls
The vision from combining three artifacts faded, leaving Jacob with perfect knowledge of where Verons kept the fourth piece. It was embedded in the armor plating of the command tank Verons used as his mobile headquarters—hidden in plain sight where no one would think to look."We need to go," Anna said urgently, pulling Jacob toward the vehicles. "The invasion is starting."They could hear explosions in the distance even before they reached the command center. Argo artillery was bombarding Seron's border defenses, softening positions before infantry and armor advanced. The systematic destruction spoke to professional military planning that would overwhelm the improvised resistance.Jacob reached the command center to find controlled chaos as reports flooded in from all defensive positions. Argo was attacking with far more force than intelligence had predicted—not the measured assault of a cautious invader but the overwhelming strike of someone confident in total victory."Eastern defe
Chapter 140: Trinity of Power
The vision faded, leaving Jacob breathless and disoriented. Anna steadied him while Roseline surveyed the damage the power surge had caused—cracks spider-webbing through the mansion's walls, windows blown out, and scorch marks where mystical energy had touched physical surfaces."We need to leave before this building collapses," Roseline said urgently. "Whatever just happened attracted attention we cannot afford."They evacuated the mansion as structural damage worsened. Behind them, parts of the building were already crumbling from the strain the artifacts' activation had placed on it. Jacob clutched all three artifacts—the amulet, sword, and bracelet—feeling them pulse with synchronized energy that grew stronger the longer they remained together."What did you see?" Anna asked once they were safely in the vehicle racing back toward the command center."Everything," Jacob replied, still processing the flood of information. "Centuries of Krigg family history. The artifacts are not jus
Chapter 139: Unexpected Retrieval
Dawn broke over Seron with the kind of beautiful sunrise that seemed to mock the violence about to unfold. Jacob stood at the command center watching the sky lighten, knowing that within minutes Argo's invasion force would begin its assault.But intelligence intercepted overnight suggested an unexpected opportunity. Bishop's mansion—the estate where he had lived before retreating to his underground facility—appeared to have been abandoned in the chaos. Leo's surveillance showed no security presence, no guards, nothing suggesting the location held any strategic value."Could be a trap," Carl warned when Jacob proposed a quick raid before the invasion began."Probably is a trap," Jacob agreed. "But if there is even a small chance Bishop left something valuable behind, we need to check. Leo, you said the third artifact was supposed to be in his mountain vault?""According to Marcus's testimony, yes. But we never confirmed that location actually exists. The underground facility was Bishop
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