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Chapter 132: The Outward Shield

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Sarah set the decoded transmission on the table at 7:15 AM.

She didn't preface it. Xander had learned that when Sarah skipped the preface, the information justified the directness.

He read it.

Kincaid read it over his shoulder.

Elena read it when he passed it to her.

The Northern Wasteland encoding was old — the format of a communication system that had been built before standardization and maintained by people who had reasons to stay off the Council's network. The content was specific in the w
Sloane Sterling

The front lines expand. 🏔️⚔️ Chapter 132 thrusts the Sovereign Era out into the brutal open air of the continental valleys. The quiet, deep warmth between Xander and Elena before the march proves their alignment is completely unbreakable—no pride, no performance, just two forces unified to defend the floor they share. 👑❤️ Maya and Silas acting as the steady 'eyes' of the tracking alcove keeps the emotional heart of the sanctuary perfectly grounded. 🐺⚓ The first dark-ops team is smashed, but Alpha Henderson’s heavy mechanized column has just entered the outer passes to cut off our western supply routes. Xander has abandoned his retreat—the vanguard is turning west. Drop a '⚔️' if you're riding with the alpha! — Sloane Sterling

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