Chapter 1512

Gunshots echoed through The Castle, followed by a brief silence, only to erupt again. The constant firing sparked a growing fear among those inside. One man stood up shakily while raising his hands. "I-I'm a member of The Lucent," he stammered. People scrambled to their feet one by one as they were desperate to stay alive. "Me too... I'm one of them..." Within moments, nearly 80% of the room was standing. The rest—the "merchandise" The Lucent had prepped earlier—followed suit. "Please... spare us, Mr. Spencer! We're just hired help! We don't even know who's in charge!" The men and women who had been entertaining the high-ranking guests moments ago now scrambled to their feet. They were the most scantily dressed in the room, and they trembled uncontrollably with the fear that Zion might end their lives with a single pull of the trigger. "You say you're a member of The Lucent? Prove it." Zion leaned back in his chair and scanned the crowd. His men had their rifles aimed dire