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Chapter 145: Bishop's Capture Attempt
Author: Rachel Holt
last update2026-01-14 23:08:48

The battle for Seron had raged for three days with neither side able to gain decisive advantage. Argo's superior numbers and firepower were countered by resistance fighters' knowledge of urban terrain and willingness to fight from every building and street corner. The city had become a meat grinder consuming soldiers from both sides.

Jacob and Anna fought together throughout the chaos, their combined mystical abilities proving devastating against Argo forces. But the constant combat was exhausting even enhanced warriors, and small mistakes were beginning to accumulate.

Anna had taken command of the southern defensive line where civilian militia and criminal fighters held against repeated Argo assaults. She was coordinating reinforcements when the attack came from an unexpected direction.

Bishop's elite guards hit her position from behind, emerging from tunnels that intelligence had not identified. Twenty fighters wearing body armor and carrying military weapons moved with professional
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    The team assembled at midnight in complete darkness. Thirty fighters, each carrying minimal equipment to move quietly through hostile territory. Jacob looked at the faces around him—warriors who knew they were marching toward death but came anyway because Seron needed them."Radio silence from this point forward," Jacob said quietly. "Hand signals only. We move in single file, five meter spacing. If anyone falls behind, we do not stop. If you are compromised, you do not lead them back to the group. Understood?"Thirty heads nodded. No questions, no hesitation. These were professionals who understood the stakes.Anna stood beside Jacob, dressed in tactical gear that Roseline had helped her acquire. She carried weapons she had trained with in secret, and her face showed the same calm determination Jacob had seen on veteran soldiers before dangerous missions.They moved out at exactly 0100 hours. The border between Seron and Argo was heavily patrolled, but Jacob had studied the patterns

  • Chapter 152: Anna's Determination

    Jacob stared at the intercepted intelligence for a long time before speaking. Verons knew they were coming. The carefully planned eight-minute window was now a death sentence waiting to spring. But backing out was not an option—Seron would fall within days without this strike.He looked up to find Anna watching him with that expression he had learned to recognize. She knew what he was thinking before he said it."You are not coming," Jacob said.Anna's face hardened. "We already discussed this.""That was before Verons tripled his security. Before we knew he was expecting us." Jacob stood and walked to the window overlooking Seron's burning districts. "This mission was already suicide. Now it is guaranteed death for everyone involved.""Then you should not go either.""I have to. The artifacts respond to Krigg bloodline. Only I can retrieve the fourth piece if we somehow reach it." He turned to face her. "But you do not need to die with me. Stay here. Coordinate Seron's defense. If I

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  • Chapter 150: The Decision

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    The vision of artifact four's location faded, leaving Jacob standing amid the wreckage of Bishop's vault with three Krigg family relics in his possession. The mystical power they generated together was extraordinary—he could feel capabilities awakening that had been dormant for fifteen years."We need to move," Carl urged again, more insistently this time. "Argo forces are advancing. If we do not get back to defensive positions immediately, we will be cut off."They drove back through streets that were transforming into battlefields. Argo's invasion had begun while they were retrieving the artifact, and resistance fighters were already engaged across multiple districts. The sound of explosions and gunfire echoed from the northern sectors where the heaviest fighting was concentrated.At the command center, Jacob found chaos barely contained by Leo's organizational efforts. Reports flooded in faster than anyone could process—Argo breakthroughs here, successful defensive stands there, ci

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    The vision from the combined artifacts faded, leaving Jacob shaking and disoriented. Verons possessed the fourth artifact and was carrying it directly into battle inside his command vehicle. The opportunity was clear—if Jacob could destroy that tank, he could recover the artifact and eliminate Argo's supreme commander simultaneously.But there was no time to act on that revelation. Argo's invasion had begun in earnest, and defenders were being pushed back across multiple fronts despite fierce resistance. The battle for Seron had transformed from skirmishes into full-scale urban warfare that was consuming the city block by block.Jacob returned to the command center to find the tactical situation deteriorating rapidly. Northern defenses were holding but taking catastrophic casualties. Eastern positions had collapsed entirely after sustained artillery bombardment. Southern districts remained contested, with street fighting raging through residential neighborhoods where civilians were tr

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