Chapter 127: The Clockwork Enigma

Gabriel, his eyes hard and unyielding, replied, "Then we need to be one step ahead of them. We can't let fear dictate our actions."

The resistance pressed on, their determination their only weapon against the encroaching darkness. They knew that the puppeteers were testing them, pushing them to their limits. But they also knew that they were a force to be reckoned with, and they would not be broken easily.

As they moved forward, the looming darkness seemed to close in around them. They could hear the faint echoes of laughter, the puppeteers reveling in their torment. But the resistance members clung to their hope and their unity, for they knew that it was the only thing that could see them through the horrors that lay ahead.

The ultimate trap was drawing near, and they would need every ounce of their strength and determination to emerge from it with their lives and their sanity intact.