Chapter 550
Chapter 550
Nikolas knew the layout of this place like the back of his hand and could navigate precisely even in complete darkness.
Nikolas, Tristan, and Aria squeezed into a tiny, cramped room, barely making a sound as they hid in the darkness.
Just then, the lights on the first floor snapped on.
Vanessa warned, “Hurry! Someone’s coming to the basement level!”
Nikolas, wearing an earpiece, monitored the entire rescue operation and clearly heard Vanessa’s voice.
Nikolas rushed to the corner, shoved aside the trash can to reveal a pitch-black ventilation shaft. “This way-get out through here!” he urged.
Nikolas had crawled through several times and knew it well, so he took the lead.
Tristan stared at the narrow opening, took a deep breath, and crawled inside. “Madelyn,” he called out.
Aria said, “You two go first. I’ll cover the rear.”
Tristan hesitated, but Nikolas reassured him, “Grandpa, Aria’s amazing. We’ll only be safe if we all get out together.”
“Alright.” Tristan nodded firmly.
Tristan crawled faster through the narrow shaft.
Vanessa warned, “Aria, heads up-they’re coming!”
Rapid footsteps pounded behind her. Aria yanked the trash can over to block the opening, pivoted sharply, and hurled her scalpel.
“Intruder alert!” a guard shouted.
Nikolas was the first to drop down, where the mercenaries were already waiting for him.
The monitoring leads’ signals suddenly spiked as alarm lights flashed frantically in the control room.
“The chip’s about to fail!” Tristan warned.
“Get in the car now!” Nikolas urged, urgency in his voice.
One of the mercenaries pulled a signal jammer from the car. “Secure it tightly against your skin,” he ordered. “Blocks all tracking signals.”
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Meanwhile, the higher-ups at Ivy Hospital were in a complete panic when they learned someone had come to rescue Tristan.
The Ivy Hospital executives didn’t dare return themselves, so all they could do was order the guards, “Stop those intruders at
all costs!”
Hearing the commotion, Miguel immediately tried calling Megan, but the calls kept going unanswered.
Miguel checked Tristan’s location, only to find the tracking signal had been jammed, so he alerted the higher-ups.
The higher-ups swore, “We can’t reach the control room staff!”
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Meanwhile, in the control room, Aria glanced at the downed guards, collected a gun and some ammo, then strode out of the
room.
Aria grabbed a handful of acupuncture needles before contacting Owen. “How are things on your end?” she asked.
“Manageable,” Owen replied.
After dodging another barrage of attacks, Skinny Wolf gaped at Owen in disbelief. “Seriously, Captain? You call this ‘manageable’?”
Everyone thought Tristan was still on the top floor, so the enemy’s main forces were all focused there.
“Ammo’s running low,” Owen whispered urgently to Skinny Wolf. “Cease fire. Let them come to us.”
Skinny Wolf instantly got the message. Gunfire ceased abruptly.
Outside, the Blood Association leader watched the tightly closed door warily, his frown deepening.
He thought to himself, ‘Something feels off. The gunfire patterns inside clearly suggested two skilled shooters taking turns, but…’
The leader suddenly remembered the people in the emergency room. He spun around and demanded, “Why hasn’t anyone come out from the ER yet?”
The group
froze in shock.
The thought had never crossed their minds.
The leader’s expression darkened. He immediately contacted someone at Ivy Hospital. “Tristan Todd has already been rescued! The person in the ward isn’t him!”
The Ivy Hospital director snapped, “How the hell did you let him get away?”
The Blood Association leader let out a cold laugh. “Oh? Since when do you get to order me around?”
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