Chapter 76

The portal spat Dexter back into the familiar streets of Earth, but peace was the last thing on his mind. As the rush of energy faded, his system chimed again:

[New Mission: Survive the Next Encounter. Threat: Dead Skull’s Enforcers.]

[Time Limit: 72 Hours.]

Dexter scowled at the cryptic message. “Could’ve been more specific,” he muttered. His hand instinctively checked his daggers, already itching for the next fight. Dead Skull was coming—and this was just the beginning.

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The following day, Dexter returned to school, trying to blend into the routine, though the lingering tension of the Core mission followed him like a shadow. But blending in was harder than it seemed, especially when people noticed the slight change in him—an edge sharper than before, as if he’d walked through fire and survived.

Henry and Charlotte met him in the hallway, their usual camaraderie hanging by a thread. They didn’t trust Dexter fully, not since his actions during the previous raid, where he’d single-h
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