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286 Dead End
Flames rose through the alley and up the walls, but Kate was already airborne again, riding the updraft over the blast.One by one, she hunted them down. A sniper on a water tower took a shot at her, which bounced off her armor. She retaliated with a grapple line around his ankle, yanking him off the platform. He landed hard and broke his legs. She sighed, realizing she didn't even need to secure him.Kate took a shortcut through a building, constantly checking for explosives. A burly convict jumped her with a shotgun. She slid under the blast, swept his legs, and drove her foot into his gut. The man keeled over and went out cold.The last follower realized he was in for a nightmare and tried to flee towards the central silo to join his boss.Kate cut him off from the rooftops, dropping in from above. He swung a machete at her wildly, but she casually parried with her armored forearms. A quick disarm, a punch, and tip-ties ended the very short fight.Now only the Unabomber remained. K
285 The Unabomber
The explosion was tremendous, followed by a deafening roar, and a shockwave that slammed into Kate's chest and hurled her backwards.She had just enough time to scream, "Get down!" to her teammates before the blast wave knocked the wind out of her.The warehouse erupted in a fireball, the windows shattering outwards in a spray of glass and metal. Rico and Mia never had a chance. Their bodies were simply gone, vaporized in the inferno.Kate hit the ground hard, rolling instinctively as debris rained down on her. Shrapnel bounced off the ground around her, and she had to cover her face.When the roar faded to a crackling blaze, she pushed herself up on trembling arms. The rest of the team stared at the burning ruin in stunned silence.Jax's face had gone pale beneath his bravado. Lena clutched her tablet like a shield. The others—ten recruits who had survived weeks of hell together- simply looked at the flames, then at the two empty spaces where Rico and Mia had been seconds ago.One gi
284 The Final Test
Ashfield Academy rallied its trainees early the next morning. Kate Harper stood at attention in the front row of the elite squad.The initial training had been a brutal filter for most, weeding out the weak and the unprepared. However, for Kate, it had been a cakewalk considering her vigilante training.From thousands of applicants, only forty-eight remained. Hardened young men and women ready to claim their place in Springfield's military police.Sergeant Harlan, a grizzled veteran with a leathery face and a gruff voice, paced before them. "Listen up, recruits!" he barked."You've survived the basics. Forty-eight of you stand here today, the best of the best. And topping the charts is Recruit Harper. She's outshone you all in every metric. If the rest of you slugs can't keep up, you'll be washing out soon enough."Kate felt a momentary flush of pride, but then remembered her purpose. She was here to infiltrate the military police and learn more about Victor Cromwell.The girl had dom
283 The King Returns
Valeria hesitated, her face a mask of shock and confusion. The Hand of the King was a latent ability Caesar had unlocked in them years ago. It was a surge of ethereal energy that amplified their strength and speed, drawn from his own essence.But with Victor Damone dead, it should have faded. "Fine. But since our master is gone, this won't work."She closed her eyes, focusing inward. Her right hand began to tremble, and to everyone's shock, including her own, a golden glow enveloped it. Energy crackled like lightning, surging through her veins.Valeria's eyes snapped open, staring at her hand in disbelief. "It... it works? What does this mean? This is unbelievable!"The room hung in tense silence for a few dramatic moments. Then Lance pushed himself up, rubbing his back. "Impossible. I wasn't given this power since I joined the NWO much later. However, the technology is clear. Without Victor Damone, there cannot be a Hand of the King. We mourned him."Maverick stared at Victor, suspic
282 True Strength
Victor pressed the advantage on Lance. His hand darted forward in a blur, grabbing the General by the collar. "Where do you think strength comes from?" he asked rhetorically.The others watched in disbelief as Victor lifted the man off the ground with one arm and slammed him down onto the carpeted floor. The air whooshed from Lance's lungs, and he lay there gasping.The room fell silent as the laughter of the other Generals died in their throats. Valeria's green eyes narrowed, while Drew's sharp features tightened in calculation.Maverick scoffed. "That was probably a move you practiced for years to show off. Lance was the weakest link among us anyway."Victor raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Let's see what you got."Maverick growled and stepped up next, drawing two gleaming combat knives from hidden sheaths. "Knives are my game, Mayor. Let's see if you bleed like the rest. Don't worry, I'll try not to stab you fatally."He twirled the blades expertly as his scarred face twisted into a
281 Five-star Generals
Victor Cromwell stood behind his massive oak desk in the Mayor's chamber. The city of Springfield sprawled below like a living organism, pulsing with the construction sounds at Fort Cromwell.He adjusted his tailored suit, a far cry from the rugged attire he once wore as Victor Damone. But today was not about appearances. It was about reclaiming what was his, piece by piece.The doors swung open, and Clive Baron, his head butler and a 4-star in the New World Order, stepped in first. "Sir, your guests have arrived."Clive was one of the first to know the Cromwell identity's truth. In his Napoli suit impeccable as always, he bowed slightly and gestured to the four figures entering behind him.These were Victor's erstwhile Five-Star generals—the elite core of his old team from the NWO days. They didn't know him as Victor Damone, codename Caesar, whose funeral they had attended.To them, he was Victor Cromwell, the upstart Mayor who had risen from obscurity to command Springfield's transf
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