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CHAPTER 200
THE PROTOTYPE UNITSThe underground corridor became suffocatingly tense as the massive figures continued walking slowly toward Brian and the others because, despite the dim emergency lighting flickering across the lower levels of Blackwater Institute, their unnatural appearance remained horrifyingly clear. Each of the towering men looked less like trained soldiers and more like broken experiments forced into human form through violence and suffering.Their bodies were enormous beneath the damaged tactical armor wrapped around them, while blackened veins spread visibly across their necks and arms like corruption pulsing beneath the skin itself. Every movement they made carried unnatural weight, and worst of allTheir empty eyes showed absolutely no emotion.No fear.No hesitation.Only obedience.Ross tightened his grip around his weapon while quietly stepping slightly ahead of Laura.“These things aren’t human anymore.”The nearest prototype unit suddenly tilted its head unnaturally t
CHAPTER 199
The Architect of EclipseRed emergency lights flooded the underground laboratory while alarm sirens echoed violently throughout Blackwater Institute because the moment the cold voice emerged from the hidden speakers, the entire atmosphere inside the facility shifted completely. What initially felt like an infiltration now suddenly resembled something far more disturbing.An arrival that had been expected.Ross immediately raised his weapon while scanning the surrounding laboratory carefully.“Show yourself.”The voice calmly ignored him.“Five years ago, the Maxwell heir disappeared before the Eclipse sequence could be completed.”Then faint static crackled softly through the speakers again.“And yet fate still brought him back to us.”Samantha quietly felt chills spread across her skin because the voice sounded unnaturally composed, almost pleased by Brian’s presence rather than threatened.Brian’s expression darkened while staring toward the surveillance cameras hidden throughout th
CHAPTER 198
BENEATH BLACKWATERSThe convoy moved through the northern outskirts of San Clemente beneath the darkness of early morning while cold fog drifted heavily across the isolated forest roads leading toward Blackwater Institute. Unlike the earlier operations throughout the harbor district, nobody inside the vehicles spoke much during the journey because the deeper they traveled into the mountains surrounding the abandoned facility, the heavier the atmosphere became.Everything about Blackwater felt wrong long before they even arrived.The roads leading toward the area gradually became emptier while old warning signs and rusted barricades appeared more frequently through the trees. Several sections of forest looked unnaturally dead beneath the moonlight, almost as though something poisonous had spread through the land years ago and never fully disappeared.Inside the lead vehicle, Laura continued monitoring security feeds through multiple encrypted devices while Ross reviewed final tactical
CHAPTER 197
The Facility in the ForestThe cold wind sweeping through the Maxwell estate grounds seemed heavier after Evelyn’s final words because, despite everything they had uncovered throughout the night, that single statement carried implications darker than anything else so far. The Eclipse Project was not simply about political influence, hidden assassinations, or underground financial networks.They were trying to create power itself.The silence surrounding the estate gates afterward felt suffocating while everyone present quietly processed the horrifying meaning hidden behind those words. Even Ross, who had spent years navigating violent organizations and corrupt power structures throughout San Clemente, looked visibly unsettled for the first time that night.Thomas swallowed hard beside the convoy vehicles.“What does that even mean?”Evelyn slowly lowered her eyes.“I don’t know.”Then her voice weakened slightly.“But your father became terrified after discovering the truth.”Brian re
CHAPTER 196
Blackwater InstituteThe atmosphere surrounding the Maxwell estate gates became incomparably heavier after Evelyn revealed the truth about Blackwater Medical Institute, because despite the calm way she spoke the words, everyone present immediately understood the terrifying implication behind them. A place officially closed years ago that now secretly functioned as a prison connected directly to the Eclipse Project and the Black Serpent Syndicate could not possibly be ordinary.Brian remained standing silently beneath the estate lights while staring at the address written on the folded paper in his hand because although his expression stayed controlled outwardly, the dangerous pressure surrounding him had intensified noticeably again.His mother was there.Alive.And according to Evelyn, she might not survive the night if they moved too slowly.Ross immediately turned toward Laura.“I want every available file on Blackwater Institute right now.”Laura nodded quickly while already conta
CHAPTER 195
The Promise Made Five Years AgoThe cold night air moved quietly through the Maxwell estate entrance while the elderly woman continued staring at Brian with trembling eyes because, despite the armed guards surrounding the gates and the overwhelming tension hanging throughout the estate grounds, her attention never shifted away from him for even a single second. The emotion inside her expression looked far too genuine to be a simple performance, yet after everything that had happened tonight, nobody present could afford to trust appearances blindly anymore.Ross subtly signaled several nearby security personnel to remain alert while Samantha stepped out of the vehicle behind Brian carefully observing the woman herself. Laura and Alfred followed moments later, though Alfred’s expression gradually changed the longer he looked at the old woman standing outside the gates.Almost like recognition.Brian eventually walked several steps closer toward the iron gates while maintaining careful d
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