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Chapter 79: The Meat Grinder

Author: Avery writes
last update publish date: 2026-11-12 18:46:26

The heavy steel of the side maintenance door swung fully open, the hinges groaning in the freezing air.

Elena stood pressed against the concrete in her designated safe zone, her breath pluming in the cold.

But the men pouring through weren't just a vanguard. Cross had brought the hammer. Thirty men, heavily armed and armored, flooded the narrow corridor.

They weren't just rushing in; they were moving with tactical discipline, carrying satchels of C4.

They were going to blow the inner vault
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