Gunshots echoed through the lab, but the Vanguard Agency was ready for anything. The GTO guards left behind were caught off-guard, especially since their boss had hightailed it out of there. It was a spectacular defeat, like watching petals swept away by a swift stream.

Vivienne continued to monitor the screens, her fingers dancing over the keyboard with urgency, "The left passage is clear. Follow it."

She was analyzing the layout of the building, switching to real-time mode, and connecting to infrared imaging to track Scott's possible escape routes.

Although Percival had come prepared, they were short on hands, what with all the kids around.

Scott knew the place like the back of his hand; if he had planned an escape route in advance, he would be a tough one to catch.

Suddenly, Vivienne spotted a blinking light on the screen. "Mr. Wolf, watch out, there's a bomb!"

A loud explosion rocked the area 800 meters from the lab entrance.

The thermal imager fizzled out, and the screen became a flurry of scrambling red dots.

Vivienne cursed under her breath, slammed her laptop shut, and sprinted toward the blast site.

"Mr. Wolf! You oka..."

"Vivienne." Percival emerged from the ashes, one hand gripping Thomas, the other holding Leopold. "I'm fine. Check on these two."

Leopold let out a groan. "Vivienne, my hand's done for."

Thomas gestured to his own left hand. "Same here."

Breathing a sigh of relief, Vivienne quickly picked up some scattered wooden planks and expertly fashioned splints for their broken hands.

"This will do for now. We'll get it fixed back at the base. It's not a big deal."

Vivienne's gaze met Percival's.

He was staring into the rubble, his expression grave, eyes sharp as blades.

She understood his frustration.

so

new type of bomb was buried

been dealing with more than just a couple of broken hands. Whether they would even be found in one piece was up for debate!

third in command, not someone they could easily apprehend. "Captain,

at the

around, she saw everyone except Leopold looking at

the 'ma'am' was

engaged, not married! 'Ma'am'

the messenger. "What 'ma'am?'? Did I give my blessing to

team member blinked but ignored the 'little Husky's' outburst, focusing instead on Vivienne. "Ma'am,

the situation, patting her subordinate's shoulder, "Call me

to the lab; time was of the

dusted himself off, consoling his team member, "Husky's bonus is yours

Captain, thanks, ma'am," The team member beamed, then

fist, a jolt of pain reminded him of his

of course, these

rang. Checking the caller ID, his deep-set eyes

announced, "Calista was released three hours

delay it for a

of our adversaries is surprisingly long." Percival's expression darkened, but he

safe now. We'll deal with that

someone pull

Percival managed a smile. "Yes, we'll take

the lab, the situation with the two

not just them; all

while keeping them quiet, GTO had injected them with a new type of sedative. Though it was meant to foster organ growth for their experiments,

already been cut

GTO's intention to use the children's hearts

Such inhuman cruelty!

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