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Chapter 229: The First Strike
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2026-01-11 20:34:46The ventilation shaft overlooking the sub-basement of the Sterling Tower ruins was a corridor of rusted metal and stale air. Jack Sterling crouched in the darkness, his new obsidian arm humming with a low, menacing vibration that only he could feel. It was a sensation of raw potential, a coiled spring waiting to be released.
"Target confirmed," Marcus whispered through the comms. The big man was positioned on the opposite side of the massive excavation chamber, hidden in the skeletal rem
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