Chapter 189: Another Nuke
Victor shook his head bitterly. "It's no use, Chuck. From the moment that plane appeared, this was already over. We never stood a chance. Everything I've done... it's meaningless. We're just ants beneath their boots."
"No, sir!" Chuck protested, clutching his pistol with trembling hands. "As long as the backup data is sent, you can return. Lord Immortal Fox will save you!"
Victor let out a hollow laugh. "And how exactly do you plan to transmit it? Look around. We're done."
BOOM!
A deafening crash shook the room as something burst through the wall. Victor and Chuck froze. "So this 'backup'... is it consciousness or desperation?"
The voice was calm yet mocking. From the dust and rubble stepped Zack, still clad in the gleaming Apex Mk-2. "I'll hold him off! Sir, go now!" Chuck shouted, raising his pistol.
BOOM!
A flash of white light filled the room.
Before Chuck could even pull the trigger, the top half of his head evaporated, leaving only a smoldering stump where his skull had been. His body collapsed lifelessly to the floor.