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CHAPTER 77: The Price of a Crown
BOOOOOOOOM!Another deafening explosion thundered through the night, tearing through the curtain of rain and shaking the very atmosphere around the complex. The massive blast came from the thirtieth floor of Roman Vancroft’s command headquarters. Thick black smoke burst violently through the shattered window frames, followed moments later by tongues of red-orange fire licking across the ceiling of the enemy’s server room.Meanwhile, atop the abandoned apartment building across the street, the rows of streetlights below slowly flickered back to life. The destructive effects of the homemade EMP wave released earlier by Kael Thorne were gradually fading, restoring power to the city after its brief total blackout. The storm that had ravaged the district also began to weaken, its heavy downpour fading into a thin drizzle that carried a cold sharp enough to pierce bone.At last, an absolute tactical victory had been achieved.Roman Vancroft’s body had been reduced to ash.Yet on the rain-so
Chapter 76: The Collapse of Pride
The main server room, filled with rows of steel cabinets, had once again fallen into an oppressive silence.Only the occasional howl of the storm wind broke the stillness as it rushed through the shattered remains of the building's glass windows.On the blood-soaked carpet, Roman Vancroft's body lay sprawled helplessly across the floor.The Third Pillar's complexion had begun to turn blue from oxygen deprivation. His eyelids hung half-closed, and the movement of his chest had completely ceased.His airway had been fully crushed.He no longer struggled.He no longer attempted to drive the broken remnants of his knife into the body of Elias's host, which still pinned him beneath its weight.The genius scientist who had designed advanced heartbeat monitoring systems and military-grade biometric scramblers had finally met his end.He had suffocated to death inside the very command center he had built.Elias, still occupying the consciousness of the dead guard whose clothing was torn and w
Chapter 75: The Silent Choke
Inside the oppressive darkness of the main server room, an unnatural chill suddenly crept through the entire chamber. The scent of ozone from burned electronic circuits mingled with the metallic smell of fresh blood beginning to pool across the carpet.Roman Vancroft slowly lowered his satellite phone after finishing his instructions to the sniper teams. Behind the thin frame of his glasses, his sharp eyes caught the drastic change in the corpse he had pinned against the steel cabinet.The corpse's eyes were no longer lifeless white orbs. They had turned a blazing crimson, thick veins threading across them, radiating an aura of absolute fury that felt disturbingly real."You've transferred one hundred percent of your consciousness here," Roman murmured in a calm, measured tone. Even so, the muscles in his arms and legs subtly shifted as he adopted a stance prepared for a pure close-quarters fight. "A remarkably foolish tactical decision, little brother. You haven't considered the resi
Chapter 74: Rain of Bullets on the Rooftop
BOOOOOM!The shot from the .50 BMG anti-materiel sniper rifle erupted from the rooftop of the Eastern Block building, seven hundred meters away from their position. The massive report split through the raging storm, releasing a shockwave that vibrated across the dense air of the city.Sloane lunged forward without a moment's hesitation.She used every ounce of strength left in her legs to shove Kael Thorne violently aside, a fraction of a second before the deadly projectile tore through the coordinates of the detective's heart.CRAAASH!However, the velocity of the high-speed round could not be completely avoided by human reflexes alone.The thumb-sized projectile grazed Kael's right shoulder with devastating kinetic force. The impact ripped through flesh, shattered fragments of shoulder bone into splinters, and tore apart his black shirt before slamming into the rooftop's concrete surface, leaving behind a massive crater."AAARRRGGGHHH!"Kael's scream pierced the darkness.His body w
Chapter 73: The Predator’s Triangulation
Tap... tap... tap...The footsteps of Roman Vancroft's leather shoes rang out sharp and steady, slicing through the oppressive silence of the command headquarters corridor, now shrouded in total darkness.The Third Pillar continued forward with rigid posture, passing the defensive line of heavy machine-gun barricades his troops had just assembled. A PMC captain standing behind one of the fortified positions called out anxiously."Mr. Roman! Please don't leave the defensive formation!"But Roman paid no attention to the warning. His gaze remained frozen, radiating controlled, icy fury despite the fact that his pride had just been challenged by his opponent's provocation.Ahead of him, three severed heads lay scattered across the blood-soaked carpet, their clouded white eyes still staring in his direction. Their mouths hung partially open, as though preparing to whisper more psychological poison designed to shatter his concentration.Roman raised his right arm and leveled his suppressed
CHAPTER 72: The Golden Son’s Last Defense
Inside Roman Vancroft’s command floor.Absolute darkness still ruled the entire room. The storm roared outside, pouring through the shattered windows, yet no other movement could be detected within. Roman Vancroft remained standing motionless before the entrance to the main server room, sharpening his sense of hearing to catch even the slightest anomaly.In the western corridor, the four corpses that had once served as the Ghost's deadly puppets now lay stiff upon the carpet. Their transmission signals had been forcibly severed. Roman had successfully countered the supernatural assault using nothing more than a simple flashbang grenade that triggered catastrophic sensory overload within his opponent's nervous system.The PMC captain standing beside Roman switched on the tactical flashlight mounted beneath his weapon, sweeping its beam across the lifeless bodies to verify the situation."The signal has been cut off, Mr. Roman. Should we sweep the entire outer perimeter to locate the ta
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