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Chapter 140 XENOIS *Good. Now you need to find a phone and call Dmitri. Get backup here before those people organize a proper search.* I looked around. The industrial area seemed abandoned—weekend, probably, which explained the lack of workers. But there had to be a security office somewhere, a building with a phone. I limped toward the nearest structure, trying the door. Locked. The next building, same thing. The third building had a window low enough that I could break it. I used the gun, smashing through the glass and reaching through to unlock the door from the inside. It was a small office—probably for a foreman or supervisor. And there, on the desk, was exactly what I needed. A phone. I grabbed it and dialed Dmitri's number from memory—one of the few numbers I'd made sure to memorize after the accident. It rang three times before he picked up. "Hello?" "It's me," I said, my voice rougher than I'd expected. "I need help." "Xenois! Jesus Christ, where are you? Celeste called, the p