This bomb was nothing like the cutting-edge devices they'd encountered before.

This time, it was more intricate, more cunning, with an arrangement that was both deceptive and, upon closer inspection, almost childish.

Yes, that was the word-childish.

Atop the delicate balance lay a common spherical dog toy, the kind that shouldn't be nudged in the slightest. A mere touch could set the whole thing off.

But who the heck puts a dog toy on a bomb? Especially one that squeaks.

"Vivienne, what's the situation in there?" Percival could only peer through the crack in the door, unable to see the full picture.

Vivienne held a pair of scissors in her hands, the familiar sight of the wiring giving her a sense of déjà vu.

Percival, getting no response, called out again, "Vivienne?"

Vivienne shook the scissors, "All good."

She got down on her knees, scanning the rainbow of wires before snipping one decisively.

Tick!

The toy fell off the balance, rolling across the floor and ending up under the desk with a soft thunk.

"Come on in," Vivienne said, placing the scissors on the table.

The bomb wasn't inherently difficult; it just appeared dazzlingly complex. In reality, it was still the red wire.

Percival entered, realizing he was sweating bullets. He had defused a thirty-second countdown bomb in his heyday without breaking a sweat, but this had unnerved him.

It wasn't until he heard Vivienne's voice that he understood just how frightened he'd been.

"It's not a new type of bomb, just an ordinary one with a fancy setup. Looks tough, but it's just a smoke and mirrors act."

seriousness in his eyes and subconsciously suppressing a smirk. She looped her arms around Percival's neck, her alluring gaze warming him like the first ray of sun

burying his face in

Percival was

not like we haven't

students from Class

in Percival's eyes, "I'm

enemy's tactic. I've defused it, and this little trick wasn't going

And if anyone wanted to take her life, they'd have

when Vivienne was truly in danger, his belief wavered with fear. This fear was

tightly,

Tick-tock... tick-tock...

broke the silence in the

narrowed as she located

down, eyeing the spherical dog toy beneath the desk. It was now pressing

a countdown, rapidly ticking down to

Percival were caught off guard, with no time to

shoved her towards the

the door, "Percival, open

that instant, she knew what he intended to

the blast with his body,

kicked at the lock

lock of the TCL lab were

cradled the bomb in the far corner, using

wanted was to buy

deep breath and kicked at the door

Bang!

akin to a popping balloon. Vivienne's mighty kick had obliterated the

floor from the

"Mr. Wolf!"

at the chest, his hair sticking up in

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