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!

violent explosion ripped through the section where they had been standing moments before, the

someone might try to follow her, and had most likely programmed the stairway’s second activation to trigger an explosion, killing whoever

the faint click had been enough warning for him

"Come on. I think I know where that passage leads." Without waiting for an answer, he

soldiers and already turning back,

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

Fast footsteps.

breath caught.

her pulse. Her confidence began to crack, and panic clawed at her composure. She pushed harder, nearly stumbling as she burst

ocean far below. The wind roared up from beneath, sharp and cold, carrying the faint, salty

weathered building, stone walls streaked with moss, a single heavy wooden door set into its front. It looked old, almost abandoned... yet somehow, it

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

she saw Nnenna instead. Surprise flickered in Athena’s eyes, quickly

followed me," Athena said,

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

brought her to me instead of

of voice was that? It was warped, layered, almost inhuman. And yet... there was no one

from inside sound

linger long. The heavy wooden door creaked open, and a figure stepped out. Cloaked in a black robe that seemed to drink in

everything myself?" the figure muttered, voice thick with irritation as