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Chapter 225: The Bounty

Autor: Fuyingwen
last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-01-10 04:28:56

The digital disco of Gary "The Phantom" hummed with the quiet, frenetic energy of an invisible war. The mirrored walls reflected not dancers, but the exhausted faces of fugitives staring at screens.

Jack Sterling sat in the command chair, his leg propped up on a velvet ottoman. The pain in his hip was a constant, gnawing reminder of his mortality, but his mind was sharp, focused on the scrolling lines of code Ben Carter was projecting onto the wall.

"He's panicking," Jack said, his
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