Chapter 1982


    Estelle, her face obscured by a mask that revealed only her steely, determined eyes, felt a slight


    tremble in her arms from the recoil of her submachine gun. She moved with deliberate calm, the spent


    cartridges clinking coldly on the floor as they fell.


    Theb was filled with a cacophony of screams, wails, and the relentless chatter of gunfire. Blood


    sprayed wildly, severed limbs struck the ss walls, and the carpet was soaked crimson as the


    pungent stench of gore permeated the air.


    Bodies fell by the dozens, and yet more assants swarmed in.


    Estelle and Winston worked together seamlessly, advancing and retreating in unison. As Estelle


    grappled with the guards, she nced over to where Winston wasying down covering fire while


    retreating.


    Suddenly, Winston''s gunfire intensified. Estelle took her cue, letting him cover her as she darted behind


    the bulk of theb equipment and sprinted towards a sealed door.


    After a burst of gunfire from her weapon, Estelle breached the door to find a horde of bloodsoaked


    victims inside. The sight drained the warmth from her veins.


    "Here!" Winston, from across the room, tossed thest vial of the virus to her.


    Estelle mowed down an oing guard with her submachine gun, leapt to catch the vial, and then


    pivoted swiftly towards theb chamber. She spared onest look at the victims, whose eyes alone


    could still move, before pping a ck detonator pack onto the chamber door.


    As she spun away, she tossed the vial of the virus into the chamber.


    With a thunderous "BOOM!", the building seemed to split apart. Estelle dashed out as mes engulfed


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    Screams tore through the air, a hellish symphony amidst the inferno.


    Estelle kept firing as she ran towards Winston. They met with a nod and sprinted towards the


    panoramic windows.


    Behind them, a horde of guards pressed in.


    Outside, the roar of an approaching helicopter filled the air.


    In perfect sync, Estelle and Winston leapt through the windows. A colossal crash shattered the ss,


    and with gunfire at their heels, they soared into the void, a barrage of bullets chasing their flight.


    Fragmented ss glittered around them, reflecting the fiery ze within the room, bursting like


    fireworks!


    The helicopter quickly closed the gap, its mounted machine gunsying down suppressive fire,


    shielding the pair.


    Estelle and Winston caught the danglingdder dropped from the chopper, one above the other.


    Once they had a firm grip, the helicopter unleashed a barrage of gunfire at the swarm of attackers on


    the forty-ninth floor, then whisked them away into the distance.


    Estelle''s arms buzzed from the vibration of the gun, and she let out a sigh of relief. She looked up to


    exchange a nce with the man peering down from the helicopter, sensed his fury, and quickly averted


    her gaze to Winston below.


    Winston cracked a wry smile, his eyes deep with meaning.


    Estelle smiled back, a smile ofplete rxation and release.


    Weaving through the high-rise buildings and their shadows, Estelle and Winston suddenly leapt from


    thedder.


    "Roger!"


    The pilot responded, elerating toward Zion''s northwest. New ch?pter avаble o? Dr?мanоvеls.cоm


    The pursuing helicopters quickly caught up, but within moments, three more aircraft appeared, raining


    gunfire on the two followers.


    The escorting helicopters shielded the central aircraft, flying over Zion and vanishing into the darkness.