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Chapter 240. Round Two Begins
Author: Achie Ver
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The lights explode outward. Not one by one. Not in sequence. All at once.

Every fixture in the Crest containment vault overloads and bursts, glass shattering into white arcs that tear through the air.

The sound is sharp and short, like metal snapping under stress. Sparks rain down in violent sheets. The chamber fills with smoke and heat in the same second.

Eren moves before thought finishes forming. He grabs the nearest Vault member by the collar and slams them flat behind a concrete brace.

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