Chapter 74 Blackwood Tower

The entrance to the old metro tunnels groaned open like the throat of a forgotten beast. Rust flaked from the hinges, falling like ash as the heavy iron door shuddered inward. Cold air rushed to greet them, laced with the iron scent of dust, age, and secrets buried deep beneath the city’s streets. Damian stepped through first, his flashlight beam slicing the darkness ahead, followed closely by Miles and Victor. Miles glanced down at the encrypted pad on his wrist, its display flickering with satellite-synced coordinates. “Sub-13’s eastern access tunnel should be 30 meters forward, behind the second breach. I’m not seeing movement—yet.”