Sunny stared at the lump of metal in Saint's hand.
Saint stared at it, too.
Effie stared at Sunny and Saint with a funny expression.
"Wow."
She came closer and inspected the former revolver, then said thoughtfully:
"Is this the power of therapy?"
'What in the world is she saying?'
Sunny finally managed to regain his composure.
At that moment, he smelled something in the air. An acrid stench that assailed his nostrils despite the rain.
Smoke.
His eyes widened a little.
'Oh, no.'
"Help me get him out!"
Behind them, the leaking fuel had finally ignited, and fire was swiftly spreading across the overturned PTV.
"Crap."
Forgetting her jokes, Effie grabbed the deformed passenger door and tried to pry it open. Sadly, even her incredible strength was not enough to dislodge it — the door was bent completely out of shape and stuck, jammed by something from inside.
It only took Sunny a split second to evaluate the situation.
Finally taking what remained of the revolver from Saint's hand, he gestured to the PTV.
"Dr. Saint… can you give it a try?"
Still showing symptoms of being in shock, she nodded slowly, and then reached forward to grab the edges of the deformed door.
The bent metal simply tore like paper under her fingers, and a moment later, she easily ripped the door of its hinges.
Dropping it to the ground, Saint stared at her hands in dazed silence.
"Great job!"
Sadly, Sunny did not have time to comfort her at the moment. Diving into the interior of the battered PTV, which was slowly filling with fire and smoke, he swiftly cut the seat belt and grabbed the unconscious form of the Other Mordret.
A second later, Sunny had already dragged the CEO of the Valor Group out of the PTV. The fire just barely managed to lick his designer leather shoes.
Falling into a puddle, Sunny let out a stifled groan and allowed the rain to cool down his face.
'Ah… damnation.'
He had been stabbed yesterday. Today, he was hit by a PTV.
What the hell was going to happen tomorrow?
Before Sunny could relax, Effie grabbed him and hoisted him to his feet.
"What are you doing?!"
Sunny stared at her in confusion.
Exasperated, Effie pointed at the burning PTV, which was already spouting billowing pillars of black smoke.
"Flammable fuel, remember?! It's going to explode!"
Sunny stared at her with confusion for a moment, then shuddered and jumped to his feet.
He grabbed Saint and dragged her away,while Effie hoisted the Other Mordret on her shoulder like a sack of synthpaste and followed.
They dashed forward, suffering from the pain in their bruised and injured bodies, only stopping when they were a safe distance away.
Sunny fell to the ground again, and this time, Effie followed, panting heavily after she placed Mordret down.
They looked back at the burning car, preparing to duck down when it blew up.
However…
A few seconds passed, and then a few more.
And then, even more still.
Effie scrunched his face.
"Huh… why isn't it exploding?"
Sunny gave her a long look, then palmed his face and let out a long sigh.
"Why would it explode? Flammable and explosive are two entirely different things! There's not even much pressure in the fuel tank!"
Effie blinked a few times.
"But they always explode in the movies!"
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