Chapter 46 - the beast awakes

The lead operative approached the heavy steel safe, pulling out a thermal drill. Before he could even touch the metal, the heavy warehouse doors slammed shut with a deafening, terrifying clang, plunging the massive room into total darkness.
The operatives frantically raised their weapons, but they were completely surrounded by Michael Carter's elite, hand-picked security force. They didn't make a sound. They simply aimed dozens of laser sights directly at the intruders' chests.
Michael stepped slowly out of the shadows, his silver hair catching the moonlight filtering through the broken skylights. The terrifying, undisputed king of the Boston underworld had officially returned.
"You're very good with computers," Michael stated, his deep, gravelly voice echoing off the concrete walls like a death knell. "But you clearly have absolutely no idea how to survive in the real world."
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The operatives dropped their weapons immediately, paralyzed by the sheer, suffocating aura of the legendary mafia boss. Michael didn't kill them. He needed them alive to trace the physical connection directly back to Elias's hidden server farm.
👉 read part 47 to see the digital empire crumble.