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Chapter 60: The Real Plan
Dust and debris rained down around them as Jacob and Anna sprinted through the collapsing tunnel. The ancient passage groaned under the force of strategically placed explosives, each detonation sending new cracks racing through the stone ceiling. "Keep moving!" Jacob shouted, shielding Anna's head as a chunk of rock crashed down beside them. They had covered perhaps fifty meters when the explosions suddenly stopped. The silence that followed was somehow more terrifying than the noise had been. Jacob pulled Anna behind a support pillar, both of them breathing hard and covered in dust. Then a sound cut through the darkness—a crackling static followed by a familiar voice that made Jacob's blood freeze. "Hello, Jacob Krigg." Bishop Nico's voice echoed through speakers that had been installed throughout the tunnel system. The sound quality was crystal clear, meaning Bishop had prepared this trap meticulously. "I must admit, I am impressed," Bishop continued, his tone conversational
Chapter 59: Successful Theft
The tunnel entrance swallowed them into complete darkness. Jacob led the way with Anna close behind, their headlamps casting narrow beams through the musty air. Leo monitored their progress from the safe house, his voice crackling through their earpieces. "Signal is strong. You are approximately two hundred meters from the compound perimeter," Leo reported. Jacob moved carefully, testing each step before committing his weight. The tunnel was narrower than the maps suggested, forcing them to crouch in several sections. Cobwebs brushed against their faces, and the smell of stagnant water filled their nostrils. "Grandfather's meeting started ten minutes ago," Anna whispered. "Bishop will be focused on him now." "Good. We need that distraction to last another thirty minutes minimum," Jacob replied. They reached the junction point Anna had identified on the historical maps. Three passages branched off in different directions, each disappearing into deeper darkness. "Left passage," A
Chapter 58: Anna's Contribution
Anna spent the entire night after Ben's meeting studying every piece of information they had gathered on the Nico compound. While Jacob and Leo focused on security protocols and guard rotations, she concentrated on something different—the building's history. "What are you looking for?" Jacob asked around midnight, noticing her intense focus on old city records. "I am not sure yet," Anna replied, scrolling through digitized construction documents. "But grandfather mentioned something that keeps bothering me. He said Bishop's compound was built on the foundation of an older structure. I want to know what stood there before." Jacob left her to her research, trusting that Anna's instincts had proven valuable before. He returned two hours later to find her staring at the screen with wide eyes. "I found it," Anna breathed. "Jacob, come look at this." The document on her screen was a city planning record from ninety years ago. It showed the original structure that had occupied the land
Chapter 57: Elaborate Planning
Jacob assembled his core team in Leo's secure facility the following morning. Roseline attended via video link from her recovery location, her gunshot wound healing but still limiting her mobility. Carl stood beside the holographic displays showing the Nico compound layout. Anna sat close to Jacob, studying the security specifications with focused intensity."We have a fortress problem," Jacob began, gesturing at the compound schematic. "Bishop's vault is protected by technology specifically designed to stop people like me. Mystical dampening fields, biometric locks, armed guards stationed inside. Even if we breach the outer compound, the vault itself is impenetrable.""Then we do not breach the vault directly," Roseline suggested through the video feed. "We make Bishop open it for us.""How?" Carl asked. "The man is paranoid. He will not open that vault unless he believes it is completely safe."Leo pulled up additional intelligence on his display. "Bishop opens the vault every three
Chapter 56: Intelligence Gathering
Two days after Bishop's museum announcement, Leo initiated the most dangerous phase of their counter-operation. He needed to infiltrate Bishop's organization from the inside, posing as a low-level information broker seeking employment."This is too risky," Jacob protested during the planning session. "If they discover your true identity, Bishop will kill you.""If I do not do this, we go into the museum blind," Leo countered. "We need to know Bishop's real plan, not the public version he is selling to Seron."Jacob reluctantly agreed. Leo had the best chance of anyone on their team to successfully penetrate Bishop's network. His skills in intelligence gathering were unmatched, and he could adopt cover identities seamlessly.For three days, Leo worked his way through Bishop's outer circle. He posed as a former government analyst seeking lucrative private employment, offering his services in exchange for modest payment. Bishop's lieutenants were always looking for skilled people willing
Chapter 55: War Declaration
Six hours was not enough time to plan a perfect assault, but Jacob had learned long ago that perfect plans rarely survived first contact with reality. Sometimes you had to trust training, trust your people, and adapt as chaos unfolded.The team assembled in Leo's secure facility—a warehouse converted into a tactical operations center. Monitors displayed live feeds from cameras positioned around Bishop's compound. Maps covered tables. Weapons were being checked and loaded.Jacob stood at the center of it all, no longer the man consumed by rage but the general who had earned his legendary reputation. Carl's team of eight soldiers stood at attention while Roseline participated via video link from her overwatch position."This is not just about tonight," Jacob announced, his voice carrying to every corner of the facility. "Tonight we strike Bishop's headquarters. But that is only the beginning of a larger campaign."He pulled up a holographic display showing a network of interconnected or
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