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Chapter 23: The Desert's Secret

ผู้เขียน: Frank J.P
last update ปรับปรุงล่าสุด: 2025-06-10 20:35:10

The discovery that Dr. Aris Thorne, Lucian’s long-lost uncle, might be the one who built Cerberus shocked everyone in their hidden command center. It wasn’t just a distant enemy anymore, it was personal. A secret from Lucian’s family had turned into a worldwide threat. The mystery hidden in the desert was now more dangerous and more connected to them than they had ever expected.

Lucian went completely still when he heard the name. His face showed disbelief, then deep sadness.

“Aris… I haven’t seen him since I was a kid,” he said quietly. “He was always smart but distant. Obsessed with his inventions. My father said he was too ambitious, too risky.”

Margaret nodded seriously. “He was a genius, Lucian. But a dangerous one. He believed technology could solve everything, even if people had to suffer for it. Vivian would have loved working with someone like him.

They knew they had to find Aris’s secret lab in the Nevada desert. Izzy used her expert hacking skills to search satellite images
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