Chapter 327
Author: Achie Ver
last update2026-03-25 16:04:34

The giant basement was filled with the deafening sound of war. Hundreds of silver Eradicator drones hovered in the air. Their bright blue eyes stared down at the small group of humans.

The drones did not feel fear. They did not feel anger. They only followed the cold, perfect logic of the machine. The machine had decided that the humans must die.

“Eliminate inefficiencies,” the cold, robotic voice of the Grid echoed from the speakers on the walls.

The drones fired.

Thin, bright red lasers shot
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