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The Bounty Hunter: Protocol 404

Reads 48
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Parts 7
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Reads 48
Votes 11
Parts 7
Time 58m

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In the year 2195, technology has advanced to the stage where humans are augmented with robotic limbs, sensory enhancements and "special" abilities. Of course, these things come at a price. The world is driven by corruption, drugs and violence. 

The story follows Max, known to the world as the bounty hunter "Veil", an ex crime boss turned bounty hunter, as he deals with the emotional turmoil of losing the woman he loved, along with his unborn child. He desires revenge above all else for what happened to his beloved, this is his search for redemption for his sins upon others - as well as revenge for what has been taken from him. 

While out on a job, he meets a mysterious woman that witnesses a killing he made, she tells him that she knows the identity of the group that murdered his wife and child, but in exchange, he must help her kill the Governor of this corrupt city.All Rights Reserved

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