The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Stephen could not hold on any longer. He had just been discharged from the hospital and had yet to fully recover, but he had stayed up for more than 24 hours. He had reached his limit long ago.

"I'll rest for a bit. Call me if anything happens."

He found a bed and fell into a deep sleep almost immediately.

Nolan looked at the team's location and secretly sent the coordinates to his own forces.

Stephen's team had no idea that their enemies were fully aware of their movements. When they reached the designated spot and prepared to infiltrate...

Whoosh!

Suddenly, several floodlights lit up, momentarily blinding them. When their eyes adjusted, they realized that they were completely surrounded.

"We've been ambushed!" The team members gripped their guns tighter, their faces tense.

"I didn't expect you to actually come." A young handsome man slowly walked out from the darkness. His name was Jared York, a man trained by the Spencers. He was also acting on the Spencers' orders this time.

can guarantee your wealth

"It's better if you come

sneered. "I guess negotiations

was impossible. He would not have willingly opposed them if the

your weapons," he said. "We won't hurt you. As long as Stephen pays up, we'll

captain. He was Arnold Decker, a

picked it up and saw only two words: [Kill

Jared's expression darkened. The

intended to send

and further undermine his authority. They were starting to go all out. He slowly retreated into the shadows and said,

Gunfire immediately erupted.

floodlights while Jared's team fired from

flashes briefly illuminated their

injured. He quickly led

only to find that it

had plenty of firepower, including recoilless rifles,

margin. By then, it was clear to everyone- Jared was planning to take them

to escape. We mustn't get wiped out here. Someone must escape and relay the