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CHAPTER 111: THE SHADOW OF THE NEEDLE

Author: Jewel Ndukwu
last update publish date: 2026-03-28 10:20:22

The Black-Glass Flats didn't just go quiet; they went dead.

As the 'Coyote' scout vehicles skidded to a halt within the protective shadow of the Oasis Crawlers, the air pressure seemed to drop by twenty millibars. The wind, which had been a constant, grit-filled howl across the obsidian plains, vanished as if a giant hand had been placed over the mouth of the desert.

Leo slumped in the passenger seat, his lungs feeling like they were filled with crushed glass.
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