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Chapter 30
Griffin slowly lowered the mobile phone from his ear. He stared blindly at the glowing digital billboards lighting up the rainy city.He had won the war, but Chairman Roth had changed the final battlefield. Roth knew he could not defeat the Oracle digitally anymore. He was relying on pure, violent cruelty. He was using innocent street orphans as a human shield to secure his escape."What did he say?" Julian asked nervously. "Was it Roth?""Yes." Griffin said. His voice was completely empty of all emotion. It was the terrifying, cold tone of a man who had accepted his final fate. "He has Father Thomas and two orphans from the shelter. He is at the private Vanguard airstrip.""We have to call the police." Julian panicked, reaching for his phone. "The entire city police force is hunting Roth right now. They will surround the airstrip in ten minutes."Griffin grabbed Julian's wrist firmly. He stopped the boy."No." Griffin commanded. "If Roth sees a single police car, he will execute the
Chapter 29
The heavy steel door blew off its hinges, crashing violently onto the floor of the broadcast room.A dozen elite Vanguard security soldiers rushed into the room. They wore heavy tactical armor and carried automatic assault rifles with laser sights. The red lasers cut through the settling white chemical foam, searching for targets."They are in the room." The lead soldier shouted. "Open fire."Griffin did not hesitate. "Get down." He tackled Julian hard, pushing the young hacker behind the thick metal casing of the broadcast console.A storm of heavy bullets tore through the glass walls of the room. The deafening sound of automatic gunfire filled the air. Computer screens shattered. Papers flew everywhere. The solid metal console sparked violently as bullets hammered into its thick armor."We are trapped." Julian screamed over the noise of the gunfire. He covered his head with his shaking hands. "They are going to kill us."Griffin looked around the ruined room. The soldiers were advan
Chapter 28
Griffin kept his suppressed pistol aimed at the floor. He was completely exhausted. His stitched leg throbbed with a dull, heavy agony. He looked at the giant man blocking his only path to the central broadcast console."Ten million dollars is a lot of money, Silas." Griffin said softly. His voice was completely calm, cutting through the quiet hum of the massive computer servers. "But Chairman Roth made a terrible mistake today. He sent you to collect a bounty that he can no longer pay."Silas laughed a deep, echoing laugh. "Do not try to play mind games with me, Arthur. The Chairman controls the global banks. He has more money than God.""He had more money than God." Griffin corrected him smoothly. He took one slow step sideways, putting himself slightly between Silas and Julian. "Ten minutes ago, I deployed a highly aggressive, self-replicating virus into the central Vanguard financial hub. The virus is actively destroying the Vanguard accounts right now. The Chairman is completely
Chapter 27
The Vanguard Central Broadcast Tower stood like a giant black needle in the center of the wealthy financial district.The rain poured heavily down the sleek glass windows of the massive skyscraper. Bright red aviation lights blinked slowly at the very top of the massive antenna. The building was a fortress. It handled all secure communications for the elite Vanguard organization.Griffin and Julian stood in the dark shadows of an alley directly across the street from the tower.Griffin watched the heavy front doors. Two guards in thick black body armor stood outside, holding assault rifles. The street was completely empty because of the rain and the late hour."We cannot just walk through the front door." Julian whispered, shivering in the cold damp air."We are not going through the front door." Griffin replied softly. "Vanguard relies heavily on automation. The building is heavily guarded, but the security patrols run on a strict digital schedule. When Roth realizes his money is cur
Chapter 26
"You can turn around now." Griffin said softly.Julian turned around slowly. He looked at Griffin with a mixture of absolute horror and deep respect. The young hacker had never seen a billionaire stitch his own leg together in a filthy, abandoned garage.Griffin stood up slowly. He tested his weight on his wrapped leg. It hurt terribly, but the bleeding had stopped completely. The tight stitches held firm. He could walk.He took off the bloody, ruined suit jacket and the torn white shirt. He threw the expensive clothes onto the dirty floor. He reached into the gray metal survival box and pulled out a simple, dark black tactical sweater and a pair of heavy black cargo pants. He put them on. He slipped his feet into a pair of quiet, black combat boots.He looked entirely different. The polished, elegant armor of Arthur Cross was gone. He looked like a dangerous shadow."What do we do now?" Julian asked nervously. "Roth has the train station. He has your entire network.""Roth has a buil
Chapter 25
Roth hung up the phone. The line went completely dead.Griffin did not hesitate for a single microsecond. He did not yell. He did not throw a tantrum. He immediately dropped the black burner phone onto the floorboard of the car. He raised his heavy leather shoe and stomped down with brutal, crushing force.The expensive plastic and metal shattered into a hundred tiny pieces."What are you doing?" Julian yelled from the driver seat. The young hacker gripped the steering wheel tightly, swerving to avoid a large transport truck in the wet intersection. "That was your only encrypted line.""Roth is arrogant, but he is not a magician." Griffin said coldly. His voice was completely steady, despite the agonizing pain radiating from his thigh. "If he can call a ghost line, he can track a ghost line. He was using the phone call to pinpoint our exact GPS location. Take the next right turn. Now."Julian slammed on the brakes and ripped the steering wheel to the right. The tires squealed loudly a
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