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."
Percival, noticing the 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 on
an embrace, burying his face
knew Percival
we haven't been through
time Felix kidnapped the students from Class Eighteen had been far more
chill flashed in Percival's eyes,
his back, "This is the enemy's tactic. I've defused it, and this little trick wasn't going to
well that Vivienne was the most intelligent woman on earth. And if anyone wanted to take her life,
danger, his belief wavered with fear. This fear was instinctual, an innate dread of
each other tightly, their heartbeats slowly
Tick-tock... tick-tock...
broke the silence
as she located
spherical dog toy beneath the
supposedly defunct bomb activated a countdown, rapidly ticking down to single
Vivienne and Percival were caught off guard, with no
Percival shoved her towards the door and quickly locked
door, "Percival, open
knew
planned to shield the blast with his body, buying her
damn door!" Vivienne kicked at the lock
TCL lab were made of top-grade materials, impervious to
bomb in the far corner, using his
wanted was to buy Vivienne a few
and kicked at the door with all
Bang!
followed by a sound akin to a popping balloon.
floor from the momentum,
"Mr. Wolf!"
shirt torn at the chest, his hair
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