Chapter: 1557

In thirty seconds, the timed bombs would detonate.

Nancy declared, "Time to go. Forget about the rest of the money."

Seeing that only half the cash had been loaded onto the helicopter, she knew they were out of time and quickly climbed aboard. “If you want to survive, come with me."

At her command, those loading the cash abandoned their task and jumped onto the helicopter. The engines growled to life, and the helicopter began its ascent.

Suddenly, a massive explosion shattered the silence...

Norah stepped into the smoke-filled villa with her gun ready. Outside, Timmy, Jason, and several of Sacredice's mercenaries kept watch. She was concerned for Sean and his father; they weren't trained mercenaries. What if they were hurt in such a dangerous place?

As for Nancy and the money she took, Norah was not concerned at all, trusting the Sacredice team to handle it.

“Norah, why did you come inside?"

The villa was clouded with smoke, and mysterious white fog blurred their sight.

A familiar, warm hand found hers. Sean was by her side. Clasping his hand tightly, Norah admitted, “I was worried about you..."

"Kelvin reported that they've taken care of the enemies in the villa. The rest are headed to the mountain where a helicopter is waiting. They're trying to flee..."

Before he could finish, an overwhelming blast interrupted him, temporarily deafening both.

"It was my father's doing. He had two grenades with him when he left,"

Sean explained quickly.

He added, “That explosion came from the mountain. It seems he was trying to block their escape."

“No, something's not right." Norah frowned.

She abruptly held her breath, silencing Sean, and strained to listen.

The gunfire dwindled, and they could distinctly hear the beeping of a timer.

It was unmistakably the ticking of the time bomb.

"Damn it! Alert everyone to evacuate immediately. There are bombs right beneath us!"

Norah was frantic. If there were bombs planted throughout the villa, they wouldn't have much time to avoid the blast, not knowing when the bombs would detonate.

"Let's get as far away as possible!"

They dashed outside. On the run, Sean removed a bone whistle from his neck and blew it hard. The piercing sound carried far.

He blew several times to signal his men before stashing the whistle.