----
Danielle felt uneasy. Despite the apparent safety, there was
no way Matthew would have made it this far through the
maze of traps. Could it be...?
Before she could finish the thought, the ground shook, and
a deafening sound echoed through the cave.
Danielle instinctively shielded her parents and Xavier,
holding her gun in a ready position.
The sound seemed mechanical, like armored soldiers—at
least twenty of them.
As expected, a group of twenty soldiers in iron masks
marched toward them, moving like machines—robotic and
unyielding.
They were clearlying for Danielle and her family.
Danielle steeled herself. Her parents and Xavier were
helpless, and she knew she would have to fight.
----
Without hesitation, she opened fire. But the bullets
ricocheted off their armor, falling uselessly to the ground.
Danielle’s eyes widened. ‘Are they wearing full-body
armor?"
She holstered her gun, drew her dagger, and dashed
forward. She shed across one soldier’s chest, but the
de barely left a scratch. These were no ordinary
enemies.
“Mom, Dad, Xavier—get back!" she ordered as one of the
masked figures lunged for her heart with an iron fist.
If the punchnded, she’d be dead for sure.
"Danielle, look out!" her father cried, his face pale. Her
mother, Vivian, was crying helplessly, desperate to do
something but feeling powerless.
----
In that instant, Danielle reached out and blocked the blow.
The impact pushed her back several steps, and she
stumbled.
These creatures were indestructible, impervious to des
and bullets alike. At this rate, she’d be worn down to
nothing.
----
Danielle studi@d them as they
continued teattack. There was no
sign of selfawareness in their
move s. Only one weak spat
seemed apparent—their heads￠the
orbyares not covered by arnaor.
----
Without thinking, she bolted forward,
aiming sttaight for one soldier’s oO
head. But j ust as she was aboutto
strike-the soldier dodged with
speed that made her eyes widen in
shack.
----
‘How the hell were they so fast?’ she thought.
Other soldiers were already targeting Howard and the
others. Their speed was terrifying—Danielle feared they’d
snap their necks in the blink of an eye.
She rushed to her parents’ side, delivering a powerful
sidekick that sent one soldier crashing to the ground. But
now, the soldiers were surrounding them, closing in.
The soldiers formed a tight circle, trapping them in an iron-
like grip. Danielle’s eyes shed with cold fury.
With a flick of her wrist, a flurry of silver needles shot out,
hitting the pressure points of the soldiers. One by one, they
froze in ce.
Danielle seized the opportunity, grabbing two vials from her
bag. "Mom, Dad, Xavier—cover your noses and mouths,"
she instructed.
----
The moment the vials were mixed, she flung the powder
into the air.
The soldiers staggered, their movements sluggish. Seizing
the chance, Danielle led her family through the gap in the
encirclement.
"Stay hidden. Don’t let them see you. I’ll take care of them,”
she said, her eyes cold and deadly.
She had no idea what these
creatures wee, but one thing was
certain—they were immo =-?
conventiGnal weapons. Someones
was ng the strings behind I this,
and.she had a feeling that this ‘cave
wayne trap meant to leadthem all
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