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CHAPTER 96 — TRACEBACK

Author: elora_chinxx
last update publish date: 2026-03-21 11:22:27

RHEA

Thirty-six hours.

Ngayon, thirty-four na lang.

Parang may invisible timer na tumatakbo sa likod ng isip ko habang nakatitig ako sa cascading data sa screen.

Hindi na lang ito tungkol sa pagtatago.

Hindi na rin tungkol sa survival.

Ito na yung moment na kailangan naming umatake.

“Model,” sabi ko.

> Present.

“Simulan na natin.”

Jake looked at me.

“So this is it?”

I nodded.<
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