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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN

作者: Chel-C
last update 公開日: 2026-03-17 14:23:32

Chapter 157: The Failsafe

The word sat on the screen like a loaded gun.

FAILSAFE PROTOCOL: ARMED

Ariana’s finger hovered just above the final command.

One press.

That was all it would take.

Behind her, the room felt like it was holding its breath.

Victor didn’t dare move.

Ethan didn’t speak.

Even the soldiers seemed frozen, caught between instinct and fear.

Only the entity watched her.

Its glowing eyes had changed.

For the first time since it awakened—

There was hesitation.

“You don’t understan
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