A strong beam of white light shot towards them from a turn. Calvin looked up and saw a black off-road vehicle plowing towards him.
"Five steps to the left, immediately, and then give the Ocean Heart to the people in the car. Yadriel's voice immediately blared sonorously into Calvin's ears like a siren."
"As long as Calvin took five steps forward, Yadriel's subordinates would immediately snatch the Ocean Heart from his hands. Then, the bomb that was buried under his feet would explode in a few dozen seconds as soon as it was stepped on."
"Of course, should Calvin not do this, they already had snipers staking out in the woods."
"However, compared to being shot by the bullets, Yadriel would rather see Calvin die from the explosion."
"After all, Calvin was well prepared and was wearing a bulletproof vest. In this case, the best way for him to die in an instant was by bombing him."
"All in all, Yadriel would not let Calvin walk away alive that time."
He observed Calvin taking a few steps forward.
"The first step, the second step..."
He was so excited that he cried out.
Yadriel was so pumped up that he was in a state of ecstasy while watching Calvin pacing step by step to the edge of death.
"Don't move. A cold, black muzzle was suddenly pointed at Yadriel's temple."
"At that moment, Yadriel was laughing so hard that he could not even shut his mouth before he was petrified in that instant."
What was going on?
It was too sudden!
"Mr. Calvin, please stop. Don't go any further. Protect the Ocean Heart and avoid the bullets. Kimmel jumped onto the cabin and aimed his pistol at Yadriel's head. He then grabbed the phone from Yadriel's hand and immediately shouted at it anxiously."
"With his resolution to die, Calvin took a step forward. Just as he was about to take the final step, Kimmel's voice came from the phone."
"He was shocked, not understanding what was going on."
"Don't land on the final step. Stop immediately. Kimmel saw from the screen that Calvin's foot, which was midair, almost landed on the ground. He continued to roar, ""I was sent by Madam Lilian to save you."""
Kimmel invoked Madam Lilian's name in his explanation to prevent Calvin from suspecting him.
"After a moment of shock, Calvin understood immediately that Madam Lilian's men had already taken control of Yadriel. He felt a wave of joy in his heart and pulled back his foot in time. Simultaneously, he clenched the Ocean Heart."
"At that time, the off-road vehicle arrived in front of him in an instant. Someone rolled down the window and reached for the Ocean Heart in his hand."
Calvin leaped forward nimbly and dodged the pair of hands.
Several pitch-black muzzles immediately appeared and were aimed at him. He could even see the black explosive in the car.
Kimmel was stunned to see this situation.
"Calvin dodged the attacks agilely with his instincts, yet was completely dumbfounded at the same time."
"Intuitively, he felt that there were pistols pointed at him in the woods behind."
"Marvelous! Madam Lilian has finally come to save Calvin, her grandson-in-law in distress. Yadriel laughed wildly when he looked at the screen."
"Tell your subordinates to stop and let Calvin go. Otherwise, I will put you to death with one single shot. Kimmel pressed the pistol against Yadriel's temple and ordered harshly."
"Yadriel had a calm, collected smile and replied without any fear, ""Oh, you won't. Because if you shoot, death is the only way out for Calvin."""
"Kimmel turned to look at Calvin. Fortunately, the Ocean Heart was still in his hands. They still had to take care of him. If he had stepped down just then, then he would really die a tragic death with his body unable to be recovered."
"That day, Madam Lilian wanted him to save Calvin. Therefore, he would not care whether Yadriel was dead or not, but Calvin needed to live."
"Hence, he could not let Yadriel die easily. Kimmel needed to make use of Yadriel's life to save Calvin."
"Yadriel, Calvin will not die since I'm here today. As for you, whether you live or not, it's in your own hands. Kimmel held his pistol tightly to the point that it was about to emit smoke."
"A hint of slyness in Yadriel's eyes flickered like an eagle. He stared at the phone screen, with the cogs in his brain turning swiftly."
A sharp beam of light lit up on the screen again.
Yadriel rubbed his eyes.
"In the darkness not far away, two desert off-road vehicles were driving towards the scene."
"Soon, the door was pushed open. Aron, Luca, and the Xeqint all popped out of the car."
Mr. Harvey. Aron and Luca jumped out of the car and called Calvin.
"The other car also steadily slowed to a stop, and several strong men came out of it. Among them were some non-citizen men. When Kimmel looked at them and found that the people he had sent to save Calvin had also arrived in the nick of time, he instantly felt relaxed."
"Aron, who asked you to come over? Calvin's facial expression became incensed as he complained when he saw Aron and Luca come over with the Xeqint."
"In such a situation, the fewer people came, the better. Whereas the more people came, the more misgivings he would have and the more sacrifices he would have to make."
"He had reason to believe that the insane Yadriel would definitely think of a way out at that moment. The final gamble, then, would very likely be the one where the bomb on the car would detonate, resulting in everyone perishing together."
"The bomb in their car was an extremely powerful one. How could Yadriel, who wasn't able to obtain anything, be willing to give up?"
"When the time came, they would all die together. The more people Calvin had with him, the more Yadriel would be tempted in doing so."
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