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.

Somto’s voice was sharp and panicked as he dove forward, tackling

BOOM!

section where they had been standing moments before, the shockwave slamming into the walls and rattling the

and had most likely programmed

ears; the faint click had been enough warning for him to shove Arthur out of the blast zone

quickly, 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

Carl called out, delivering the middle aged man to one of his soldiers and already turning back, he still

almost certain

Fast footsteps.

breath caught. No.

with her pulse. Her confidence began to crack, and panic clawed at her composure. She pushed harder, nearly stumbling as she burst through the end of the passage,

drop. The cliff stretched out into open air, jagged rocks jutting from the ocean far below. The wind roared up from beneath, sharp and

small, weathered building, stone walls streaked with moss, a single heavy wooden door

chest heaving. The footsteps behind her didn’t stop. They followed,

but froze when she saw Nnenna instead. Surprise flickered in Athena’s eyes, quickly replaced by a

Athena said, her voice

rang out, so close it felt like it was right beside them, yet it came from

her to me instead

that? It was warped,

can a voice from inside sound so close? she wondered, her

figure stepped out. Cloaked in a black robe that seemed to

myself?" the figure muttered, voice thick