《The Billionaire Alpha's Revenge》全部章節：第 301 章 - 第 310 章

Jack found Aria-7 in the medical wing's isolation chamber, her crystalline form dimmer than he remembered.The ancient being who had once commanded the Vanguard fleet now looked fragile, almost translucent. Tubes of silvery fluid connected her to Katherine's medical equipment—a bizarre fusion of alien biology and human technology."You came." Her voice resonated directly in his mind, weaker than before but still carrying that otherworldly echo."You asked for me." Jack pulled a chair close, ignoring the medical staff's nervous glances. "What happened out there? You were supposed to stay in reserve."Aria-7's compound eyes flickered. "I attempted to reach the Old Ones. To speak on humanity's behalf."Jack's blood ran cold. "You did what?""They are not simply judging you, Origin Blood. They are measuring whether this reality should continue to exist at all." She coughed—a wet, terrible sound. "The Devourer's approach has accelerated their tim

The war did not end with a bang. It ended with a bell.New York City. 9:29 AM.The floor of the New York Stock Exchange was a cauldron of nervous energy. Rumors had been swirling since dawn. The unexplained atmospheric anomaly in the Arctic had triggered a cascade failure in global satellite communications. The "Aurora Network"—the high-frequency trading algorithm that had allowed Cain’s shell companies to dominate the market for months—had suddenly gone silent.High above the trading floor, in a glass-walled office that Sterling Industries had rented only hours ago, Ben Carter sat before a bank of six monitors. He looked like a man who hadn't slept in a week, because he hadn't."Jack," Ben spoke into his headset, his fingers hovering over the 'Execute' key. "The market opens in sixty seconds. Cain’s automated systems are trying to ping the server in the North Pole. They’re getting no response. The algorithm is blind.""Hit them

Jack woke to the smell of antiseptic and Katherine's perfume.His eyes opened slowly, fighting against exhaustion that seemed to reach down into his bones. The medical bay's white ceiling swam into focus, replaced moments later by Katherine's face hovering above him."You're awake." Her voice cracked on the second word. "You absolute idiot. You promised you'd come back.""I'm here, aren't I?" Jack tried to sit up and immediately regretted it. Pain lanced through every nerve ending. "How long was I out?""Eighteen hours." Katherine's hand found his, squeezing hard enough to hurt. "The Arbiter brought you back personally. She said—" Katherine stopped, her jaw tightening."Said what?""That you'd need time to adjust to your new condition."Jack's blood ran cold. He reached for his Origin Blood, the power that had become as natural as breathing over the past months.Nothing.He reached deeper, searching for that golden

The victory over Victor bought Jack credibility, but it also bought him enemies.Three hours after the challenge, his father delivered the news no one wanted to hear."The fragment you retained is unstable." Dr. William Miller—geneticist, fugitive, and architect of the Alpha Predator System—pointed to the holographic display showing Jack's cellular structure. "When the Old Ones interrupted the power transfer, they essentially froze you mid-sacrifice. Your Origin Blood is caught between states.""What does that mean practically?" Jack asked."It means every time you use what's left of your power, you're burning through your reserves permanently. That purification blast you used on Victor?" His father's expression was grim. "You'll never be able to do that again. You've got maybe four or five more uses of any significant ability before you're completely human."The words hung in the air like a death sentence."Can you fix it?""I don't kn

The Valkyrie prototype screamed through the atmosphere like a silver bullet, leaving a trail of ionized particles in its wake. Katherine Sterling gripped the controls with white-knuckled intensity, every muscle in her body straining against the G-forces."Hull integrity at forty-seven percent!" the AI warned. "Energy shields failing! Recommend immediate abort!""Override," Katherine commanded, her voice like forged steel. "All power to forward thrusters and the electromagnetic railgun. We're not aborting anything."Through the cockpit's reinforced glass, she could see the Harbinger in all its terrible majesty—a living mountain of darkness that made the Manhattan skyline look like children's toys. Tendrils of absolute black reached down toward the city, dissolving everything they touched.And below them, pulsing through the chaos like a beacon of pure gold, she felt Jack's power building.Katherine. Olivia's voice resonated directly in her mind. We're r