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Chapter 118 The City That Refused to Be Silent

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-12 21:24:26

The first thing Ethan noticed was the quiet.

Not the calm kind—the dangerous kind that pressed against the ears and made every breath feel too loud. Garden City lay under a veil of disciplined stillness, the kind born not from fear, but from readiness. Lights were dimmed by design, streets cleared by agreement rather than order. Above the rooftops, the sky hung low and colorless, as if the night itself had decided to wait.

Whisper Team had moved.

They always did in silence first.

Ethan stood in
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