Chapter 33: The Roots
Chapter 33: The Roots
By dawn, we had isolated the source of the hack. It originated from a server bouncing through proxies in Eastern Europe, finally landing in a physical location in Vienna, Austria.
"They call themselves The Roots," I explained, pointing to a decrypted manifest file. "It looks like a sleeper cell. When we cut the head off the Syndicate, these guys went deep underground. Now, they're waking up, and they're looking for the Vanguard ledger."
"If they get that ledger, they'll know the identities of every operative Vanguard is protecting," Claire said, her face pale.
"I can't let that happen." I looked at her, the unspoken words hanging heavy in the air.
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"You have to go," she whispered, her fierce spirit shining through her fear. "But you promise me one thing. You come back to us. You come back to Elara."
"I swear it."
