Chapter 263

Elodie’s POV

The world outside the truck window became a smeared blur of dark green and explosive blue. Every time an interceptor drone fired, the forest lit up like a nightmare disco. The sound was deafening—the roar of the engine, the shriek of the drones, and the terrifying thwump of kinetic bolts shattering ancient trees into toothpicks.

"Garrick, they’re closing the gap!" Felton screamed, hi