"It's mine! All of it's mine!" Axel shouted, eyes crazed, slashing his blade like a man possessed. He had clearly gone mad, driven insane by his lust for the treasure.

With another wild swing, he lunged again.

Andrew furrowed his brow, about to knock him out cold. However, before he could move, Axel collapsed in a heap.

Andrew watched as a massive gunshot wound bloomed from Axel's back, blood pouring freely. Just like that, the cunning, obsessive village chief who had spent his life scheming to hoard the tomb's treasure for himself was dead.

From the far side of the lake, a wave of fighters stormed in.

The one who had pulled the trigger was none other than Rafael. He stood at the edge of the platform, grinning at Andrew.

"You little bastard. Not only are you still alive, but you managed to sneak in right under our noses! Well then... if the first attempt didn't kill you, the second or the third sure as hell will!"

Mosby charged ahead, voice barking like thunder. "Andrew, step away! Whatever's inside that pavilion isn't for you to touch!"

Andrew scoffed. "So I'm not worthy to reach for it, but greedy vultures like you are? Please."

Mosby's face turned red with fury. "You arrogant little punk! You're already as good as dead and still talking back? Fine. This place will be your grave!"

a flying kick toward Andrew from above. A second figure screeched from the shadows, his neck wrapped with a venomous

and one of Rafael's most brutal men. Together, he and Mosby launched a two-on-one assault against

"Don't worry about Andrew. Focus

entire underground palace

group, every side, every ambition

and glittering gold, a gathering of the living, none of whom belonged here, tore each other

both Mosby and Grand Viper alone, held

was perfect, charging from the shadows and knocking

ropes-I'll help Andrew!" Tiana shouted,

swiftly untied everyone. "Mrs.

gunpoint. He managed to escape and

"We'll find him later. First, we help

In mere minutes, Stanley's mercenaries and Rafael's men were overwhelmed and taken down

the situation began tilting

and he screamed, "Damn

had spotted Tiana and Chantelle, and his

go!" Tiana shot across the room in a blur and landed a slap across Rafael's smug face that echoed

sprawling, face-up, unconscious before he hit

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