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Chapter 21 - The Fall out
Author: Sami Yang
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Malcolm barely had time to process the full weight of their victory. The ground trembled beneath them as the remnants of the Phoenix Consortium’s underground facility collapsed into a smoldering heap of rubble. The last few hours felt like a blur—a whirlwind of firefights, betrayals, and explosions.

But now, as the dust settled and the night air cooled around them, reality began to sink in. The mission had been a success. The world was no longer at the brink of annihilation. They had stopped the launch of the devastating bio-virus.

Still, the cost weighed heavily on Malcolm. He had been forced to make impossible decisions, and now the consequences of those choices were crashing down on him.

He leaned against the side of a burning vehicle, his breath ragged. His shirt was torn, bloodstained in places, and his arms felt like lead. He had never been this exhausted in his life.

The others were scattered around the temporary safe zone they had created on the outskirts of Zurich—still too c
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