Story 680: No Way Out

The bunker groaned, its metal beams twisting under the force of the explosion. Smoke and dust choked the air, swallowing the dim emergency lights.

Eva staggered backward, her heart hammering in her chest. Kruger should’ve been down, should’ve been hurting—but he wasn’t.

He stood amidst the collapsing corridor, grinning through the blood.

Eva’s knife was still buried in his side, yet he barely seemed to notice. Instead, he wrapped his fingers around the hilt and yanked it free, tossing it aside like it was nothing.

"That all you got?" Kruger growled, taking a slow, deliberate step forward.

Eva’s breath hitched.

She was out of explosives. Out of bullets. Out of time.

Kruger cracked his neck. "You should’ve known by now, Morales. This?" He gestured to the destruction around them. "This won’t kill me."

Eva clenched her jaw. Then I’ll find something that will.

She bolted.

Kruger’s laughter followed her down the corridor.

Meanwhile…