Chapter 23 - the shadow offensive
The Cipher Syndicate did not wait for Caleb to respond to their vile extortion. Within exactly twenty-four hours of the drone's arrival, they launched a massive, coordinated global offensive designed to completely cripple the foundation.
A highly sophisticated, military-grade cyber-virus systematically infected the navigation grids of three primary cargo hubs in Europe, permanently freezing thousands of tons of critical medical and commercial supplies on the tarmac.
Simultaneously, heavily funded anonymous shell companies launched a devastating public relations smear campaign. They entirely fabricated massive safety scandals to destroy Caleb's immaculate global reputation and tank his stock prices.
The Syndicate fully expected the king to panic, to beg for a secret negotiation, and to surrender his multi-billion-dollar fleet to stop the financial bleeding. They severely underestimated the lethal brilliance of the man they were attacking.
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Sitting in the glass-walled executive tower, Caleb completely bypassed traditional legal defense. He initiated an absolute information blackout, moving all critical assets into highly secure, un-hackable analog servers. He didn't negotiate with extortionists; he destroyed them.
👉 read part 24 to see the digital hunt begin.
