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Chapter 176

Author: Memo Harbor
Once the food had been handed out, Natalie erupted in another tantrum. Rowan and Callum, now loyal to Cyrus, forced her down before she could spark more trouble.

Afterward, Cyrus sent everyone back to their units.

Zoey walked at his side and slipped her hand around his arm. She whispered, "Something feels off in the complex today."

Cyrus eased his arm free. His expression stayed calm as he asked, "Oh? What do you mean?"

She froze for a heartbeat when she remembered he disliked any restraint on his hands outside. He tolerated it inside the apartment. Outside, he stayed alert and never relaxed.

"I feel like a lot of eyes are on us," she said. "It's intense, almost like people are spying on us."

Cyrus smiled faintly. "That's normal. A snowmobile will always stir jealousy. This is the south, and no one else has one. With it, I can go out and bring back supplies. In other words, I can guarantee survival. Who wouldn't want that?"

"But do you think people from the other buildings might
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    The wind howled and the snow kept coming, so the snowmobile could not pick up much speed. If they pushed it, the machine could flip on the uneven ground.Cyrus and Kenneth held steady at about 30 miles an hour. More than two hours later, they reached the northwest outskirts, the open wilderness beyond Volaris City.Once they left the last clusters of buildings behind, they lost every familiar landmark. Snow more than 30 feet deep had swallowed almost everything that once stood here. The world ahead looked like a vast, unbroken sheet of white.Kenneth stopped the snowmobile beside what had once been a roadside. He narrowed his eyes against the wind and checked their surroundings several times before settling on a direction. He pointed toward a distant mound, a hump of white rising from the endless drifts."Good thing this little hill is still visible. The camp should be close. Another three miles at most," Kenneth said.Cyrus nodded as anticipation rose in him. A few minutes later,

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    That sudden question made Cyrus' eyes light up. "Kenneth, you know where to find weapons?"He still had plenty of guns and ammunition in his pocket dimension, but his sniper rounds were limited. The police would never store much of that type of ammo, and he had only found one police sniper rifle. As for everything else, he wanted as much firepower as he could get. Fear came from running dry.Kenneth chuckled with a proud look. "Did you forget what I used to do? I served in the army for five years."Cyrus leaned in at once. "You served here in Volaris?"If that were true, Kenneth could guide him straight to a local base.Kenneth shook his head. "No. That was years ago, not in Volaris. But I have old comrades in the unit stationed here. I know where their camp is."He added with open admiration, "Once we reach the base and find their ammo stores, you'll never worry about bullets again. With your sharpshooting, wasting talent because of a shortage would be a crime."The army valued

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    The moment Cyrus heard the murmurs, he let out a cold laugh.That single sound snapped every mouth shut."Have the meals I gave you lately fattened your courage as well?" His gaze swept the crowd and fixed on Davos.The balding, pudgy man stumbled back two steps, his face drained of color."When I became the building leader, I mentioned one crucial detail. Everyone listens to me." A thin, chilling smile tugged at Cyrus' mouth. "It's been only a few days, and all of you already forgot?"Before anyone reacted, he pulled out his handgun, aimed it at Davos' forehead, and fired.Blood sprayed outward, and several women screamed.No one believed he would act with that level of ruthlessness. When Cyrus chose to pull the trigger, he never hesitated. When he wanted someone dead, he left no exceptions."Anyone who refuses to obey dies," Cyrus said in a frigid voice.Only then did they remember that Cyrus was not a gentle neighbor who brought them food. He was the man who had killed more

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