They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 554: You Shouldn’t Have Followed Me

Her gaze never left Carl, but her fingers were already at a hidden switch.

Before anyone could react

Hissss!

Gas began pouring into the dining hall, a thick cloud flooding the air.

"Cover your nose, Nnenna!" Somto barked

But she was already one step ahead, her collar pressed tightly over her face.

Their heads snapped toward Athena just in time to see her press another button.

With a mechanical whirr, the floor beneath her seat split open, revealing a narrow stairway. She didn’t hesitate, slipping into it with quick, precise steps as the hidden hatch began to close behind her.

"She’s getting away!" Nnenna shouted, her voice muffled by the cloth she had wrapped around her mouth and nose.

"Let her go! We need to get out of here, now," Somto snapped, his tone urgent. "We can’t hold our breath forever!"

"No," Nnenna’s eyes were razor sharp above the fabric. "She has information I need."

"Nnenna, don’t you dare—" Somto began.

But before he could finish, she was already moving, slipping through the narrowing gap with a speed that made all three men freeze in horror.

Arthur reacted first, lunging toward the control panel. He slammed the button again, trying to reopen the hatch

Click.

No movement.

was sharp and panicked as he dove forward, tackling Arthur to the ground just

BOOM!

where they had been standing moments before, the shockwave slamming into the

might try to follow her, and had most likely programmed the

focused on dragging Nnenna back, hadn’t thought to check for traps. Fortunately, Somto had sharp ears; the faint click had

coughing through the lingering haze. "Come on. I think I know where that passage leads." Without waiting for an answer, he grabbed Arthur and pulled him away from the gas

aged man to one of his soldiers and already turning

ran without slowing. She was almost certain no one could have followed her after that

Fast footsteps.

breath caught.

crack, and panic clawed at her composure. She pushed

The wind roared up from beneath,

streaked with moss, a single heavy wooden door set into

her didn’t stop. They

she saw Nnenna instead. Surprise flickered in

me," Athena

Nnenna could answer, a distorted voice rang out, so close it felt like it was right beside them, yet it came from the direction of the

to me instead of handling

It was

from inside sound so close? she wondered,

question didn’t linger long. The heavy wooden door creaked open, and a figure stepped out. Cloaked in a black robe that seemed

voice thick with irritation