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The Chemical Fire

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Chapter 96

The greenish-yellow smoke billowed violently, rapidly swallowing the red emergency lighting.

It wasn't a standard poison. It was the exact chemical compound that had stolen five years of Ethan’s life, weaponized into a highly concentrated gas. If he breathed it in, the heavy metals would instantly bind to his prefrontal cortex, triggering the violent dementia Victor had documented.

He would lose his mind entirely in minutes.

"Hold your breath!" Ethan roared to Zara, abandoning his po
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