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Suddenly, the lights in the casino died. This wasn't the planned blackout. This was an ambush. ⚡ The Flash

Years of training had taught him to spot the "flash in the night"—the momentary lapse in a target’s disguise. For the man known as "The Alchemist," it was a nervous habit of checking a silver pocket watch every eleven minutes. 🌃 The Setup secret_service_flash_in_the_night_tv_monte_carl...

Elias dives under the table as suppressed gunfire chips the mahogany. Suddenly, the lights in the casino died

The neon lights of the Monte Carlo Casino flickered against the Mediterranean mist, but Agent Elias Thorne wasn't looking at the architecture. He was watching a ghost. ⚡ The Flash Years of training had taught

He activates his thermal optics, turning the room into a world of glowing heat signatures.

"You're playing a dangerous hand, Mr. Thorne. Or should I call you 'Control'?"

In the pitch black, Elias saw it: a rhythmic pulse of light from the harbor. It wasn't his team. It was a secondary extraction unit coming for Vane.