Chapter 90 Explosion

Chapter 90 Explosion
He found himself cornered with no way up or down. The building stood near a river; perhaps he could find an opening to escape that way...

A door smashed open, and a huge guy stepped out—fucking huge. He was known as the beast of the clan. Mostly dumb and chained, he must have been released when the alarm sounded.

His eyes moved towards Diego, and he grunted, killer instinct flashing in his gaze.

"You've got to be kidding me," Diego muttered. He pulled out a gun and a knife. "Let's get this over with."

"Die!" The huge man roared and approached Diego. Diego did the same, dodging the arm that flew towards his face, while slashing one of his legs.

With swift movement, Diego climbed to his neck and shot his vertebrae. He jumped down after killing the man in ten seconds.

Another bomb sounded, the ground beneath Diego trembled and cracked open, but he was fast enough to hold onto the ground above him.

His gaze moved below. People were burning alive. He even saw Dona... He looked up and tried to pull himself up again, but the ground he was holding cracked.

For a moment, Diego's gaze landed on the lucky bracelet Candy had given him. 'Wife,' he thought...

The ground cracked again, and his hand slipped...

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The second explosion also affected the route Jameson and Phoenix were meant to pass.

"Fuck!" Jameson cursed under his breath.

"Let's go back, James," Phoenix said weakly, trying hard to keep her eyes open.

"There must be a secret passage that leads outside from here," Phoenix said as Jameson headed back. His eyes began to search the room.

However, Einstein and Aiden were already out. The extremely large building was being destroyed bit by bit, and most of the escape routes were blocked.

Jameson was below, while Diego was above. Only a few from the clan managed to escape with Diego's men.

"Let's find a way to help Jameson out first," Einstein said. "Search the arena. Watch out for the bombs."

"Yes, sir!" Diego's men chorused, spreading out.

Einstein shifted his gaze to Aiden, who was busy checking the scans of the building. "You found something?"

"I got it. Mr. James is around this area," Aiden said, pointing towards his screen.

'Pretty good with tech,' Einstein thought and pulled out his weapon. They ran towards the area and found a door with a code.

"Six numbers?" Aiden muttered.

"Use the bomb code," Einstein said, and Aiden immediately did that. The door creaked open, revealing a small passage.

Jameson groaned, hitting the door handle he found with a hammer.

Another bomb exploded, shaking the place.

"This place is going to collapse soon," Phoenix mumbled, trying to force herself up to help, but her weak leg betrayed her.

Determination burned on Jameson's face as he tried harder with the door. After several hits, it opened. Relief washed over Jameson's face. He immediately went to help Phoenix up and take the small passage.

It was a bit confusing with many confusing routes.

"Jameson, are you there?!" Einstein's voice sounded. Jameson breathed out in relief.

"Over here!" Jameson exclaimed. Soon, they found each other. Phoenix passed out. She was weak as hell. The medical team that came with Aiden rushed to take her.

Jameson looked around. "Where's Diego?" he asked worriedly.

"He's still inside. It's hard for him since he's above," Einstein said.

"Well, how did you find me? We can find him the same way," Jameson said.

"I'm on it," Aiden said, focusing on his system. For a moment, Jameson clenched his jaw.

"He helped to find you," Einstein whispered to Jameson.

"I don't fucking care," Jameson mumbled.

"I know you're mad at him, but he was only doing his job. Stop overreacting," Einstein said.

"Here," Aiden got their attention back. They both walked to check what he found.

"He's still high up. The enemies must have destroyed the path of finding his way back down. He can't go to the rooftop to be rescued by the helicopter, either," Aiden said.

Jameson hissed in frustration. He had tried calling Diego through the earphone, but there was no response.

"There should be a way out. He can't be fucking trapped in there!" Jameson yelled.

Another bomb sounded, and Jameson's head snapped towards the building. Oh no!

"We can try this path," Aiden said, pointing. "I don't think it's safe... the last bomb will destroy the place in a seco—"

Before Aiden could finish, Jameson grabbed his gun and began to run towards the building, which was almost completely destroyed.

Einstein also took his weapon and ran towards the building with Jameson. There was no fucking way they were giving up on Diego. Aiden's chest heaved up and down in panic.

This is completely dangerous!

"Hold on!" he yelled. He also took his weapon and ran towards the building too.

However, just as they were nearing the building, the final bomb detonated. Time seemed to slow as the blast hurled the trio into the air, throwing them several feet away.

They landed on the floor, rolling several times. Their bodies got several wounds from it.

Jameson coughed out blood. He was badly hurt, and he even broke an arm since he was closer. His head slowly turned back to the building, and he gasped.

"No," his hoarse voice sounded. "No!" he screamed, trying to crawl. The building was completely destroyed, with fire all around it.

Einstein hit his fist onto the floor several times, screaming in frustration. Aiden began to cry, pulling a fistful of his hair.

Even with the pain, Jameson stood and slowly began to walk towards the building. It's a dream, right? Diego is still in there? Why is it destroyed and burning?

His brother... is... still... in... there.

"Brother... why aren't you coming out?" Jameson's voice dripped with pain and shock. His sight was blurry from the tears rolling down his face.

Strange, several vans appeared. It was the military. There were many of them. They all got down and ran towards the three.

Jameson went on his knees. His expression seemed like that of a man who had lost his whole world, his chest heaving slowly. He badly wished Diego could just walk out... but it didn't happen.

"Diego," he muttered, his heart clenching with so much pain.

A hand suddenly held his shoulder, pinning him down to the floor. They began to handcuff him, along with Einstein and Aiden.

"Let go of me!!" Jameson yelled. "I need to go rescue him!! Get off me, assholes!!" He yelled insanely as they dragged him up.

"Diego!!!!!!!"