Chapter Forty-Seven
Mustek Metro Station, Praha 1
‘They are right above us,’ Marina said, checking her watch.
Olesya took Xiu off her shoulder and propped the unconscious operative against a brown-tiled wall. A backlit advertisement for a sugary fruit juice cast a sickly glow over Xiu’s face, which didn’t make her look much better.
Olesya checked her pulse: she was alive. But with Purity soldiers swarming the station, she wasn’t sure for how long.
Taking out her phone, Olesya checked the eavesdropper Aviary had installed for her. She scrolled up with her thumb and skimmed the transmissions Purity was beaming to its soldiers through their implants.
6TH GUARD/MULTIPLE DISMOUNTS FROM ARMORED VEHICLES/WESTBOUND ON SKOREPKA/FREE TO ENGAGE//
4TH GUARD/RETENTION OF SPEAR IS CRITICAL//
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