DC: Chapter 29: Breakthrough
The negative fourth floor housed a small ordnance department. Designed to handle emergencies, it contained enough equipment to arm a hundred men.
No one had ever imagined it would actually b...
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DC: Chapter 28: Down
Only three seconds had passed.
Forty-one shots rang out. Since the M16 rifles held only 30 rounds each, Bardi had reloaded once.
Forty-one bullets tore through the knees of the kneeli...
DC: Chapter 27: Choose
"Follow the order, soldier!"
"Fire!"
Slade's ruthless voice echoed over the radio.
The already suffocating atmosphere of fear became even heavier, freezing the soldiers i...
DC: Chapter 26: Conjecture
Negative fourth floor, in a small command and monitoring room.
Each floor of the underground research base had its own monitoring command center, each overseen by a major. However, as the co...
DC: Chapter 25: They Need to Feel the Fear!
"What…"
The stunned silence was suddenly shattered by a soldier's piercing scream. Before anyone could react, another soldier collapsed to the ground, a large, gaping hole blown clean thro...
DC: Chapter 24: Major Atherton
Outside the warehouse door, the air was thick with tension, so silent that even the sound of a needle dropping would have been deafening.
Dozens of soldiers stood at the ready, gripping M1...
DC: Chapter 23: Betray
It felt like those cold, detached eyes were staring at Jack through the barrel of a gun, boring into his soul.
In a panic, Jack pulled the M9 pistol from the holster strapped to his thigh, h...
DC: Chapter 22: Stand Down
"HANDS ON YOUR HEAD AND KNEEL DOWN!"
The command echoed loudly in the warehouse.
The two soldiers, Jack and Mason, stood frozen for a moment, their minds reeling. They had been tasked...
DC: Chapter 21: Finally...
Bardi smiled faintly as the elevator doors closed, shutting Slade and Bori out of sight. Watching them leave, he felt an immense sense of accomplishment, the culmination of all his planning.
DC: Chapter 20: Scream
Underground base.
"Colonel Slade, I don't understand you." Bori spoke quickly as he pulled Slade along the corridor. His wiry frame moved with surprising speed as he pressed his point. "Bard...
DC: Chapter 19: Belief in the Sun
Underground base, at the elevator.
The atmosphere froze as Slade stepped out of the elevator, his imposing figure blocking the path of Bardi's wheelchair.
"Where are you… going?" Sl...
DC: Chapter 18: Blessing
The next morning, at nine o'clock, the golden rays of the sun began spreading from the eastern horizon.
Bardi could only pray that it wasn't a cloudy day. Nothing would devastate him more th...
DC: Chapter 17: Sunbathing Tomorrow
Bardi took another crucial step forward, his thoughts turning as he strategized his next moves.
Gaining Bori's trust was proving to be a valuable asset. Bori's willingness to help, fueled by...
DC: Chapter 16: Bori's Greed
Bardi's expression froze momentarily, but internally, he was already running through his meditation techniques, carefully controlling his heartbeat. He raised it slightly to mimic the reaction of s...
2024-12-22 18:24:04 +0000 UTC View PostDC: Chapter 15: Three Months, A Year
Time flew by. Another six months passed, and Bardi had now spent a total of one year and three months in this underground base, cut off from the light of day.
His life had changed significan...
DC: Chapter 14: Crumbling Jenny
"Bardi!!"
Jenny's scream pierced the air, her voice laced with panic. According to her calculations, the reflex nerve flow guided by the pulse radiofrequency needle should have been connecte...
DC: Chapter 13: Fishing Net
The wheelchair reclined slightly, with Bardi's head resting against the cold metal backrest. He could feel the faint chill of the pulse radiofrequency needle embedded in his spinal cord.
As ...
DC: Chapter 12: Operation
In the pristine white room, now repurposed into an operating room, Jenny and Bori were clad in light green sterile surgical gowns, latex gloves, disposable hats, and masks. Two assistants stood nea...
2024-12-22 18:19:55 +0000 UTC View PostDC: Chapter 11: The Calculations Behind
Bori took the report from Slade's hand, the document containing General Vic's approval of Jenny's proposal.
Adjusting his glasses to sit more firmly on the bridge of his nose, Bori opened th...
DC: Chapter 10: Fury for Bardi
The underground base laboratory.
In Bori's office, the atmosphere was tense. The transparent glass display cases were filled with meticulously arranged files, and the desk, though tidy, stil...
DC: Chapter 9: If I Am Free, You Will Die!
Bardi had promised Jenny he would help them advance their research and share his technological knowledge. In exchange, he had hoped for a semblance of freedom, perhaps even the opportunity to leave...
2024-12-22 18:09:27 +0000 UTC View PostDC: Chapter 8: Anger
The next day, when Bardi saw Jenny step in to replace Wendy as his English instructor, he knew he was inching closer to freedom. Inside, he smirked coldly.
Even in confinement, the hearts of...
DC: Chapter 7: How to Pick Up Girls
Several days passed, and the monotony of the underground research continued. Wendy, the middle-aged woman tasked with teaching Bardi English, persisted in her futile attempts. She would hold up car...
2024-12-22 18:07:54 +0000 UTC View PostDC: Chapter 6: Chance
Everything was unfolding just as Bardi had anticipated. The underground research base had reached an impasse in its studies.
Without his guidance, the scientists were floundering. The techno...
DC: Chapter 5: Three Months
General Vic: a tyrannical and ambitious soldier, ruthless in his pursuit of power.
Dean Bori: the old man heading the research on Bardi, overseeing the underground base and holding the highe...
DC: Chapter 4: The Worst Beginning
General Vic emerged from the shadows of the giant sequoia forest, his figure illuminated by pale moonlight as he approached the alien spacecraft. The black smoke rising from the crash was gradually...
2024-12-22 18:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostDC: Chapter 3: The Disappearance of the Pulitzer Prize
Nevada, the town of Stonetown.
The town of Stonetown was as ordinary as they come, indistinguishable from countless others. It had no remarkable architecture, no scenic vistas, and no histor...
DC: Chapter 2: Discovery
Nevada, District 18 Military Base.
In the satellite reconnaissance control room, the photos displayed on several large monitors silenced the entire space.
The screens were blurry, but...
DC: Chapter 1: From Krypton
The origin of the universe remains elusive. Before the advent of life, there was only endless darkness, a void so deep it chilled the heart.
When gazing up at the starry sky, the ignorant ad...
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In his past life, he was an honest and hardworking man who deeply loved his kind ex-girlfriend. They reunited and got married and later welcomed a premature baby in...