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Chapter 81

Author: Celestia
last update publish date: 2025-07-21 23:05:35

Ivan's POV

The service tunnel Avalon described runs exactly where he said it would—beneath the wine cellar, connecting to a forgotten storage area near the dungeon levels. My team moves through the darkness with practiced silence: Marcus and Dmitri flanking me, while Avalon guides us despite his still-healing wounds.

"The guards rotate every four hours," Avalon whispers, checking his watch. "We have maybe twenty minutes before the next shift change."

But something feels wrong the moment we emer
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