Chapter 798

“I’m here to teach you the rules.”

Karl’s voice rang through the marble colonnade, its echoes colliding in the vaulted space—yet instead of crashing like thunder, it fell away like a stone into deep water. No ripples. No reaction. Only an uncanny silence.

The MaxTac operatives stood frozen where they were. The sound of breathing beneath riot helmets rasped in uneven rhythm—like a collection of rusted machines trying to start again after years of disuse.