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CHAPTER 211

Author: CagalieYula
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The little girl's fingers were ice-cold as they closed around mine. "They're coming," she whispered, her silver-ringed eyes reflecting distant emergency lights.

Another explosion rocked the vents, sending dust cascading down around us. Jeff's flashlight beam cut through the gloom, revealing dozens of tiny footprints in the grime.

"How many got out?" I asked softly.

XLII held up both hands, then again, then three more fingers. Twenty-three.

Ana cursed under her breath. "That leaves nineteen still trapped near B3."

The girl tugged my hand urgently. "The bad voice says to follow the red lights. But the red lights lie."

Mateo stiffened. "D-0's herding them toward the detonation zone."

Jeff was already mapping the vents on his wrist display. "We need to—"

XLII suddenly clapped her hands over her ears. "He's singing again!"

The psychic backlash hit like a sledgehammer—

*D-0's voice twisting through the corridors, mimicking my lullaby. Children crying as they stumbled toward the sound. A cou
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