CHAPTER 211 — BENEATH THE CITY
The deeper they descended beneath the city, the quieter the world became.
Above them, millions of voices still filled the streets. Sirens echoed through fractured districts while crowds surged against containment barriers and public screens flashed stolen messages of resistance across the skyline. But underground, far below the collapsing towers and burning lights, silence pressed against the walls like something alive.
Elena felt it immediately.
The tunnels beneath the city did not feel abandoned.
They felt forgotten.
