Chapter 248

“Fox is down—repeat, Fox is down. Operation failed. Operation failed!”

In the dead of night, atop a high-rise, a man in a dark teal overcoat leaned behind the rooftop parapet, speaking coldly into empty air.

Beside him, a customized tech sniper rifle rested against the wall, muzzle angled toward the sky. The striped charge module along the body still glowed faintly—like the dying embers after a volcanic eruption, radiating lingering, intimidating power.