Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

Chapter 409

"Ready or not, here comes the roller coaster ride..."

The eerie voice cut through the air again, this time unmistakably human, not the mechanical recordings we'd heard on earlier levels. Someone was pulling the strings from behind the curtain.

This person had to be part of the plot.

"Such a grand setup... There's definitely more than one person behind this," I muttered under my breath, my brows furrowed in concentration.

In fact, I suspected a whole organization was involved, a gang of sorts.

"It's not just one person," Colin confirmed.

"Countdown 3, 2, 1..."

As the countdown ended, the mechanisms under the ground started moving unpredictably again.

Colin and I took shelter under a carousel, narrowly avoiding a trapdoor that opened right beneath us.

If it weren't for our quick reflexes, we might have fallen through.

"Screams echoed as people tried to escape their hiding spots, only to draw attention to themselves.

"Help me!" one yelled, trying to run away.

opening trapdoor, but Robin caught her

scream gave away

ended up hiding in a cab,

choice, Bran stepped out to confront the assailants, despite being poorly armed. "We're really not equipped for this..." Bran cursed under

join the fray,

was Bran's turn to scream, dragging Robin away

cramped under the carousel, so close I almost ended

elsewhere, trying to lighten the mood

just hugged me tighter, like a big puppy finding

as angry

here.

strange. Protecting Colin felt like an instinct. But

as he looked up at me, his eyes brimming with a

if... the old Phoebe had always

wait any longer," Colin's voice

was tired

you often wonder

modified humans are

what makes us

irreplaceably so, is emotion.

can