Chapter 72 – Exit Through the Ashes

Chapter 72: Chapter 72 – Exit Through the Ashes

The alarm inside the facility was no longer just a warning sound. The energy lines running through the walls trembled like a living network of veins beneath the red lights, and the metallic hum spreading through the corridors touched the nerves of every being inside. When Elara heard the heavy footsteps outside the door, she did not turn her head. Because she did not need to see who was coming. The real guardians of the facility had awakened, and their arrival did not resemble the panic of ordinary officers. These footsteps were older. More disciplined. More merciless.

The satisfaction on Adrian’s face did not escape Elara’s attention. Adrian knew that this chaos had slipped out of his control, but he did not seem completely disturbed by it. On the contrary, he looked like a researcher who had reached the most dangerous stage of a great experiment. "You will understand when you see them," he said. "This facility is not protected only by walls. This place is protected by the oaths of beings left behind from the old wars."

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