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.

fell through an opening trapdoor, but Robin caught her in time, saving her

Zoe's scream gave away their

ended up hiding in a cab, practically

stepped out to confront the assailants, despite being poorly armed. "We're really

and join the fray, his axe

to scream, dragging Robin

so close I almost ended up

amused... This was a massacre in the making, and he was taking it lightly? "Phoebe..." Colin's mind seemed to be elsewhere, trying to lighten the mood even in this dire

hugged me tighter, like a big puppy finding

as angry as I thought

head, I whispered, "Stay here. I'll try to draw them

felt like an instinct.

looked up at me, his eyes brimming with

Phoebe had always been

longer," Colin's voice was hoarse,

was tired of

often wonder

modified humans

what makes

irreplaceably so, is emotion.

that can