The Metro City forest was a place of ancient, suffocating silence, but tonight, that silence was being sliced through by technology that seemed to belong to another century.Nikolai and Nikita Khrushev moved through the dense undergrowth like phantoms, their Phoenix Suits’ active cloaking rendering them invisible to the naked eye. To any casual observer, they were nothing more than a distortion in the air, a slight ripple in the moonlight."Nikolai, drone is in position," Nikita’s voice whispered in his ear, her tone cool and professional. She was the owner of a massive retail empire, the woman behind Nikoffee and NK Goods, but here, in the shadows, she was a lethal operative.High above the shack, a small, bird-like drone hovered silently. Its sensors were feeding a live thermal map directly to Nikolai’s HUD. Two guards were stationed at the front door, their breath showing up as small, rhythmic pulses of heat. They were armed with high-end assault rifles, their movements relaxed and
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