Chapter 153: The Turning Point
The tension in the air was palpable. A heavy silence hung for a moment, broken only by the mechanical hum of weapons being primed.
Soldiers, clad in dark green combat suits and armed with sleek white laser guns, stood frozen, their hesitation etched across their faces.
They glanced at one another, uncertainty flickering in their eyes as the command given by YV1 reverberated in the cavernous hall.
"Fire!" UV1's voice thundered again, sharper and more commanding this time.
He clutched his wounded side, the jagged fragments of tiles embedded in his flesh, staining his clothes with blood.
Gritting his teeth, he forced himself upright, his amber eyes glowing with an unnatural intensity.
The soldiers, steeling themselves, released deep breaths and leveled their weapons at Adam.