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Chapter 36 - 22.Clash of Augments

1. One Shot in Silence – Isaac Returns

Location: Abandoned Factory, Downtown NYCTime: 2:40 a.m.

BANG.

Specter staggered back, blood blooming from his hand. The bullet had pierced clean through.

He looked up.Isaac. Calmly lowering his pistol.

"Specter."

The name fell quiet.

Specter's face twisted.

"…Isaac."

A frozen silence.

'So he finally shows up.'

Specter clenched his fist.

"I should've known when my men didn't come back."

Isaac gave a slight smirk.

"Yeah, I gave 'em a warm welcome. Was hoping you'd show yourself eventually."

Specter scoffed.

"You think you can stop me?"

Isaac rotated the pistol in his grip, eyes steely.

"Not stop you. End you."

2. Steel Against Will

Location: Factory Main HallTime: 2:43 a.m.

The two closed the distance in a blink.

Specter struck first — a metal fist slicing through the air.Isaac dodged low and countered with a slash from his karambit, slicing across Specter's arm.

Specter retaliated.A single punch hurled Isaac across the floor.

But Isaac rolled, recovered.

'He's stronger. But so am I.'

Specter was getting annoyed.

'I'm supposed to be invincible…'

Yet Isaac was different now.His strikes were sharper. Movements tighter.There was no more hesitation in his eyes.

"What changed you?" Specter hissed.

"I learned what justice really means," Isaac replied — and attacked again.

3. The Triple Strike

Specter came in hard.

Isaac deflected the blows, weaving like smoke. He targeted joints — wrist, elbow, knee.

Specter stumbled.Isaac shouted:

"Vincent, now!"

Vincent nodded.

"Let's end this."

He and Gabriel flanked from both sides.

Triangle Formation:

Isaac — frontal assault

Gabriel — ambush from the flank

Vincent — strike from behind

CRASH.Three-way collision.

Specter was overwhelmed. He fell to his knees, gasping, one arm limp.

Vincent stepped forward, ready to finish it.

But Specter smiled.

"…It's not over yet."

He triggered a hidden detonator.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

"Move! Now!" Isaac yelled.

BOOM.

The factory erupted into flames.When the smoke cleared —a pair of glowing red eyes blinked in the darkness.

'This was just Round One

****

The Final Card1. Vincent vs. Dominik – The Final Confrontation

Location: Dominik Scott's HQ, Top Floor OfficeTime: 4:00 a.m.

CLACK.The door shut behind him.

Vincent entered.Dominik stood by the window, sipping tea as if expecting a guest.

"So. You've made it," Dominik said.

Vincent raised his pistol.

"It ends tonight."

The floor shook.Steel shutters dropped from the ceiling, locking them in.

"You think I'd let you walk in here unprepared?" Dominik smiled.

He pressed a button.

BREAKING NEWS:"Terror Alert Declared in Harrison City.""Vincent Kang named national threat."

'He already pulled the trigger…'

Dominik laughed.

"Now the world sees you as the villain."

Onscreen:LIVE FOOTAGE – NYPD BRIEFING

"Vincent Kang is to be captured on sight — or eliminated."

"You're being hunted, Vincent. Everywhere," Dominik said, buttoning his sleeves.

Then he gestured.

Security entered.

"Let the hunt begin."

2. The Turn of the Gun

Gunfire.Vincent fired first, but Dominik was behind a bulletproof wall.

Security stormed in.Vincent fought back — blade, bullets, broken limbs.

He held his ground, barely.

FLASHBANG.A blinding light filled the room.

Dominik approached, smug.

"You can't beat me. You never could."

3. The Betrayal That Wasn't

CLACK.

The door opened.

Angie stepped in — gun in hand.

Dominik smiled.

"Just in time. Finish him."

Vincent, dazed, looked up.

"…Angie?"

Angie exhaled.Looked at Vincent. Then Dominik.

"It's over, Vincent."

Dominik beamed.

"Knew you'd come around."

Angie lifted the gun…

"Sorry. That's your mistake."

BANG.BANG.

Dominik staggered, shot twice in the chest.

"You… betrayed me…" he gasped.

Angie lowered her weapon.

"No. I made a choice."

4. The End of the Tyrant

Dominik tried one last time.Vincent shot the gun from his hand.

"It's over."

BREAKING NEWS:"Dominik Scott arrested.""Vincent Kang remains at large."

"We thought it was over," Vincent whispered."But this was only the beginning."

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