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ZE: Stronghold Sneak Peek

Added 2025-11-23 19:49:25 +0000 UTC

Here is a scene from chapter 6 of Stronghold. You and your group have made it to Dr. Crichton, who has promised to help you navigate through the fortress and get to safety. You are currently in her villa when commandos attack.

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Shouts erupt from outside the villa. Before you can process what's happening, the doors crash inward with a bang. Soldiers flood in with automatic rifles raised. Red laser sights slice through the room, scanning the space in glowing lines. The beams hover, locking onto Dr. Crichton.

Your body moves before your mind catches up. As your friends scramble for cover, you rush behind a heavy bookshelf, barely hitting the ground before a barrage of bullets rips through the air above. The roar of gunfire fills the room. Glass shatters, wood splinters, and the cries of pain cut through the chaos.

The room explodes into chaos. The men in black scatter, ducking behind furniture as they return fire with their pistols. One of them already lies on his back with a series of bullet wounds to his chest. The commandos at the villa's entrance fire into every corner. A few rush forward, darting inside, seeking cover behind the walls and columns of the villa.

"Take cover! Protect Dr. Crichton!" one of the men in black shouts, firing off shots at the advancing commandos. A bullet whizzes through the air, striking him in the shoulder, spraying blood. He grunts, stumbling back behind a planter, and grips his wound.