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CHAPTER 159: The Infiltration Strategy

Author: Evve
last update publish date: 2026-04-22 00:05:03

POV: Wolfy

To break into heaven, you had to climb through hell first.

And in the Obsidian Citadel, "hell" was a damp, rat-infested junction of the pre-Fracture sewer system. The air tasted of rust and stale water. The only light came from the flickering blue screen of a stolen datapad, its dying battery casting long, erratic shadows on the wet stone walls.

"The Apex is a closed system," I stated.

My voice echoed slightly in the claustrophobic space. I kept my tone flat, suppressing the tightnes
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