Chapter 354: He Plans to Massacre the City
The area beneath the mountain wall was overgrown with weeds.
Walking along the wall, Paige climbed up swiftly, jumped through a window, and slipped into the control room. Outside the control room, several men were searching in the dark. Without hesitation, Paige rushed forward, snatched a gun from one of them, and fired several shots with sharp precision.
Just as she was about to shoot the last man, there was a loud “bang.” The man fell, and standing there was a tall figure-Enrico-holding something heavy in his hand.
The next second, Enrico rushed over to her. “When we get back, I’ll start training in martial arts, so you won’t have to come back and save me.”
Neither Jasper nor Emery expected that due to the chaos they caused at the hotel, Enrico had sobered up quickly.
Paige had taught him a trick-use his trip to the bathroom as an excuse to cut the power and then hide until she came to rescue him.
“You did great,” Paige said. If he hadn’t pretended to be drunk and lowered Emery’s guard, their escape wouldn’t have been so smooth.
As a reward, Paige stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek.
Enrico immediately grabbed her waist, pulling her close, and kissed her passionately on the lips. While kissing her, he murmured in a low voice, “If you’re going to reward me, do it thoroughly.”
“If we get any more thorough, we’ll be caught,” Paige said, not rejecting his kiss, allowing him to continue as she spoke between breaths.
Hearing this, Enrico was a bit frustrated. He tilted his head and nibbled her ear. “Then reward me when we get back.”
“Okay,” Paige agreed easily, thinking she might need some painkillers for later.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps could be heard outside. The two of them jumped out the window, holding hands as they sprinted away.
From a high vantage point, Paige looked down at River Town. There was a large crowd of people, many of them searching for them, while others were streaming toward the massive stone gate-the town’s only exit.
“When the fight starts, find a place to hide,” Paige told Enrico.
Enrico felt a bit bitter hearing this. He wanted to argue, but he knew that at a critical moment like this, trying to help her fight would only be a burden. After all, he might have abs now, but he hadn’t trained to fight like a warrior.
“Let’s go,” Paige said, pulling him into the crowd as they sprinted down the hill.
“They’re here! They’re right here!”
Someone spotted them, and a large group surged forward, knocking over several tourists in the process. Angry shouts filled the air.
“What’s wrong with you?!”
“Are you trying to die or something?”
“Crazy people! Get out of the way, you almost hurt my wife!”
Taking advantage of the chaos, Paige and Enrico slipped away, dodging the pursuit from behind. However, another group approached from the front.
Paige let go of Enrico’s hand, cracking her knuckles as she prepared to fight her way through.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a ground firework was thrown between them and the approaching group. It exploded, sending a plume of white smoke into the air, blinding everyone.
Paige hesitated for a moment when she heard an excited voice shout, “Paige! Paige! Over here!”
She turned and saw Nick and Angie standing under the eaves of a nearby shop, with Nick frantically waving at her.
“…”
Weren’t they supposed to have left?
Paige was a bit stunned but wasted no time. She grabbed Enrico’s hand and jumped down the steps, landing in front of them.
“This way, Miss,” Angie said. Since entering River Town, they had noticed the tense situation and had already mapped out an escape route.
“Why did you come back?” Paige asked as they moved forward. Just as she spoke, another group appeared in their path.
But before they could advance, another firework went off, filling the area with white smoke again. This time, Paige saw Carrie and Mira standing nearby.
Great. They had all come back.
This had to be Peak Club’s idea.
As Paige walked alongside Enrico, she glanced at Angie. “You went along with their craziness too?”
In her eyes, Angie was someone who followed orders strictly, not someone who would act recklessly.
Angie, her hair loose and glasses removed, looked somewhat shy but her expression was unusually bright. “You told me to blend in with them, so I thought I’d give it a try…”
Not like this.
Peak Club was dangerous.
Looking at Angie’s innocent face, Paige felt both annoyed and relieved. She couldn’t help but smile as they made their way toward the giant stone gate under the cover of fireworks.
In the end, Paige realized that all the people she had sent away had come back.
One by one… all rebelling.
As she thought about this, her nose felt a little tingly. She looked at the man beside her and said, “See? Aren’t my people great?”
Enrico looked at her and leaned down to whisper in her ear amid the sound of fireworks, “I’m the best one you’ve got.”
“…”
Paige couldn’t help but laugh. Even in such a tense moment, she was happy.
As they neared the stone gate, more of Emery’s men appeared, sealing off the exit. Paige wasn’t worried-she knew Peak Club’s crew would have plenty of tricks up their sleeves.
Sure enough, a gust of wind suddenly swept through, scattering money from outside the gate into River Town. Tourists who saw it instinctively bent down to pick it up. When they realized it was real cash, screams filled the air as more people rushed forward to grab it, pushing toward the gate.
Paige and her group took advantage of the chaos to slip through the gate without issue.
Once outside River Town, their people gathered around, forming a protective circle around Paige and Enrico as they retreated.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.
“Paige, hurry up! If they come after us, we’ll have to fight!” Nick called out.
“Well, since everyone’s back, there’s no choice but to fight. What else can we do?” Paige gave Nick, who had acted on his own, a glance. Holding Enrico’s hand, she walked forward without reprimanding him too much.
Seeing that Paige wasn’t angry, everyone became even more excited. They laughed and moved forward, launching fireworks behind them to keep their pursuers at bay.
Under the moonlight, everyone’s face was filled with smiles.
“Bang.”
A deafening gunshot suddenly rang out.
Paige felt a sharp ringing in her ear and immediately turned around.
Nick and the others thought it was just the sound of fireworks and continued chatting. But the next moment, a bloodcurdling scream wiped the smiles off their faces.
They turned around in shock to see River Town engulfed in flames. From top to bottom, fires were spreading everywhere, and people were running for their lives near the gate, some firing guns into the air.
“They’re killing people! They’re killing people!”
Horrifying screams pierced through the night, rising from the flames.
“What’s going on? They’re not chasing us-what are they doing?” Nick’s face turned pale as he wondered why they were shooting at the tourists.
Standing in the center of the group, Enrico gazed at the flames in the distance, his eyes darkening. His lips moved as he said something that shocked everyone.
“He’s going to massacre the city.”