Ch. 1331..1340
Chapter 1331
Meanwhile, Xyla Quest needed to stop the person on the helicopter from doing these evil things before they arrived.
When Xyla thought of this, she quickly led everyone back to where her car was parked.
After that, she retrieved a black sniper rifle from the car trunk.
Right then, the helicopter above them once again started flying quickly in their direction...
Now, the helicopter was approximately less than five meters away from the ground.
Xyla instantly disregarded everything else and armed the sniper rifle. She then leaned against the car next to her in a swift motion and aimed the muzzle at the helicopter in the air... Right after that, she quickly adjusted the targeting scope.
Finally, she aimed the muzzle accurately at the windbreaking glass in front of the helicopter.
The entire process took place in three seconds.
Xyla's gentleness vanished, and she looked cool and awesome...
To allow herself to see more clearly, she thought about her X-ray vision.
She tried to activate her X-ray vision...
However, as soon as this idea came up, Xyla felt her eyes hurting terribly. It felt as if someone was gouging her eyes out.
Xyla knew that she probably over-used her eyes today.
She honestly couldn't bear the pain. Hence, she finally disposed of the thought.
Right then, her eyes started hurting slightly less.
Meanwhile, the two bodyguards next to her quickly retrieved sniper rifles from the car trunk and aimed them at the helicopter...
Now, the explosions had stopped.
The entire world was no longer in chaos. It was an excellent time to open fire...
Meanwhile, Xavier York subconsciously dodged behind Xyla. He was kneeling on the ground as he shivered. He didn't even dare to say a thing. The moon tonight was bright.
Xyla resisted the pain in her eyes with the bright moonglow and quickly opened fire at the helicopter...
Soon...
The bullet pierced the helicopter's windbreaking glass into its interior. It hit the man wearing a black helmet who was flying the aircraft.
Within a moment, his white shirt became soaked with red blood.
As the pain spread through him, his right hand lost the strength he needed to operate the helicopter...
His veins were visibly swollen on his exposed neck!
There were three other men behind him.
The three men were all wearing the same black tunic suit.
They had the same helmets that were made from a black, elastic material...
Their heads were completely covered up, and only their eyes and mouths could be seen.
"Sh*t!" The man with a white shirt cursed softly.
After that, he turned around and looked at the three men. "Scums, keep bombing them! Our master said that we must kill Xyla today. Not only that, but we must also bring her head to him! If Xyla doesn't die, we'll die..."
Right then, Xyla fired another shot....
This time, the bullet perfectly shot into the helicopter's interior and hit the man in his left shoulder...
When the men behind him saw this, they quickly started throwing bombs in Xyla's direction beneath the helicopter.
Suddenly, the world became chaotic again...
The man with a white shirt started adjusting the helicopter's height so that it kept ascending...
He wanted to avoid being hit by the sniper rifle again.
Boom, boom, boom...
Explosions could be heard repeatedly. Then, deep pits started appearing around Xyla one after another...
Fortunately, Xyla was able to avoid being hit by the bombs each time...
Chapter 1332
Chapter 1332
However, Xyla Quest's skin was covered in bloody wounds from the rocks that came flying her way.
Despite the pain, she forced herself to keep going.
The world before her eyes seemed completely chaotic and blurry.
She could no longer see any target through her sniper rifle...
As such, she had no way of aiming accurately at her opponents.
However, even so, Xyla didn't intend on giving up. Based on the sounds made by the helicopter above her, she quickly approximated its location. After that, she started firing...
Her bodyguards were doing the same thing.
Bang... Bang... Bang...
A few shots were fired...
Most of the bullets they fired hit the helicopter's exterior.
Only two or three bullets went into the cabin.
One of the bullets hit a man who was throwing bombs from the cabin...
Meanwhile, two other bullets hit the shoulders of the man wearing a white shirt...
Blood gushed out from his wound, and the intense pain made it impossible for him to exert force again.
He instantly used all his might to elevate the helicopter once more. After that, he flew the helicopter away...
As the helicopter made its escape, the engine's sound in the sky also gradually moved further away from the ground.
Finally, it disappeared completely...
From the sound Xyla heard, she was confident that the helicopter had left...
Only then did she let out a long sigh of relief.
Xyla predicted that the helicopter escaped this quickly because she and her two bodyguards managed to injure its passengers heavily. Thinking about this made her feel relieved. Meanwhile, Xavier York was still shivering behind her.
Her hands kept holding on tightly to Xyla's shirt in the back. He was treating Xyla as her life-saving shield...
Seeing how cool and awesome Xyla looked filled Xavier with an overwhelming sense of admiration toward her...
The explosions had stopped.
The entire world became calm again.
However, the sounds of people screaming, begging for help, and crying continued...
Xyla could hear it everywhere.
Her gaze quickly swept around her...
However, everything appeared blurry, and she couldn't see a thing.
However, despite not seeing clearly, she could sense these people's pain and desperation...
Beep... Beep...
Beep... Honk... Beep... Honk...
The sounds of ambulances and police cars could be heard...
The noises worsened the nervous ambiance once again.
Right then, Xyla's eyes were no longer hurting as much...
From the originally excruciating pain, it now felt like she was bloated...
Right then, the other ten bodyguards who came with her quickly rushed over from the edges of each deep pit.
Each of them was holding a gun.
When they ran over to Xyla, they quickly lowered their heads respectfully. "Sorry! Ms. Quest... We're late!" they said simultaneously. However, Xyla shook her head calmly. "It's fine..."
Her face and body were covered in wounds caused by flying rocks. There was blood all over her body, and it hurt a great deal.
However, Xyla never once complained about it.
Meanwhile, the two bodyguards in charge of sniping also quickly walked over to Xyla. "Ms. Quest... Are you alright?" they asked simultaneously. Xyla shook her head to indicate that she was fine.
A strong wind began to blow.
The blurry fog gradually dispersed...
The world slowly became clear to Xyla...
There were countless pits on the ground around her that were caused by the explosions...
Chapter 1333
Chapter 1333
Meanwhile, some stores had already collapsed from the explosions.
The whole place looked like a city that had been bombarded in war documentaries.
There were many bodies strewn all over the streets.
Bright, red blood and human limbs could be seen everywhere...
Every scene Xyla Quest saw was like a knife that slashed against her heart in a crisscrossed manner.
As many people had died in the explosions, the same number of families were destroyed.
At this moment, Xyla resented the culprit from the bottom of her heart!
The helicopter kept following her wherever she ran. This was sufficient proof that those people came for her.
Last time, there was a shooting incident during Dragon Group's seventieth anniversary. But, until now, she still couldn't find any proof.
However, combined with how those people carried out the crime this time, Xyla was sure that the same person planned these as the last time.
That was because the two methods used were overly similar.
Last time, people dangled from helicopters and fired at her in a frenzy...
This time, the culprits dropped bombs from a helicopter. Likewise, they also carried out the attacks in a frenzy.
Weren't these cruel methods very similar?
Apart from the master, Xyla really couldn't think of any other suspects.
If he wanted to kill her, why did he have to use such a method?
Why did he have to get the innocent people involved repeatedly?
When Xyla thought of these things, she felt mixed emotions. First, there was an indescribable sadness...
Various emotions combined formed a web that kept her locked in place. Xyla couldn't move at all...
One day, if she found out who this master was and located him, she would tear him to pieces!
People like that didn't deserve to live.
"Honey... Honey... No... Don't leave me..."
"Child... My child..."
Without the explosions and the helicopter's roaring engine sounds, the crying voices around sounded unusually clear.
Every voice was like a knife to Xyla...
A blade that killed without drawing blood!
When Xyla thought about how these people suffered all of this because of her, she felt extremely guilty.
Xyla truly felt that she was about to go mad. What did she do to offend this so-called master? Why did he have to use such a cruel method? What kind of person was this man? Why was he so heartless?
To kill him, he involved other people without mercy.
What was life in this person's eyes?
Why could he kill humans as if it were as simple as killing chickens?
"Demon!" Xyla yelled coldly through gritted teeth.
One day, she would hold this demon accountable for his actions!
Suddenly, Xyla thought of Xavier York...
She subconsciously turned around and looked at Xavier.
Right then, Xavier's face and body were covered with all sorts of tiny wounds from rocks that hit him.
Meanwhile, his entire body was shaking.
He seemed to be in a terrible state.
"Are you alright? Mr. York..." Xyla looked at Xavier with a concerned expression.
However, Xavier shook his head. "Yes... I'm fine..."
Due to being overly shocked, he even trembled when he spoke.
His upper and lower teeth started clattering against each other, and his entire body was still shivering profusely.
When Xyla saw this, she quickly placed her hands on his shoulders. "It's alright. It's already over... You don't have to be afraid anymore..." Xavier nodded helplessly. After that, he plopped down on the ground and let out a long sigh.
Chapter 1334
Chapter 1334
Slowly, Xyla Quest started hearing a buzzing noise in her ears.
She knew that this was caused by the explosions earlier.
Meanwhile, Xavier York was feeling the same thing next to her.
Xavier weakly covered his ears with his hands as he looked at Xyla. "I suddenly started hearing a buzzing noise in my ears... It feels horrible..."
"It's probably from the loud explosions... It'll be gone later," Xyla immediately said.
After saying that, Xyla stood up and called Stanley Batton on the phone...
However, her call wouldn't go through.
She was notified that his phone had been switched off...
Vroom... Vroom....
The sound of helicopters humming could be heard again.
This time, the sounds were noisy and chaotic. It sounded like a large number of helicopters.
Xyla's heart clenched, and she looked up warily at the sky...
She could only see helicopters buzzing past repeatedly. But, upon paying closer attention, these sounded like battle aircraft.
Right then, one of the aircraft in the air moved closer to the ground...
As the aircraft moved closer and closer to the ground, Xyla could see the colorful pattern on its exterior...
She could also see the complete model of the aircraft. It was indeed a battle aircraft...
The moment she saw the colorful patterns of the battle aircraft's exterior, her uneasiness immediately vanished.
Soon, a white rope was dropped from the battle aircraft.
Right after that, a black figure quickly appeared by the cabin door.
Soon, that person grabbed the rope and quickly moved to the ground...
As the person got closer, Xyla could see that this person was Stanley.
Under the bright moonlight, Stanley looked like Satan, who had descended from above. His entire body emanated a cold chill.
Within a few seconds, Stanley landed safely on the ground.
His movement was clean and precise. He seemed even more remarkable than special forces in television dramas!
This scene attracted a lot of attention from people around...
There was a coldness in his eyes that couldn't be melted away.
The moment he landed on the ground, endless murderous energy emanated from his body.
He looked almost like the grim reaper who had come from hell.
Meanwhile, as soon as Stanley saw Xyla, the coldness around him instantly disappeared.
Instead, his eyes were filled with a look of pain and gentleness.
He quickly walked up to Xyla. "Are you alright? Did you get hurt? Hmm?"
After experiencing such a terrifying incident, Xyla suddenly felt awful when she saw Stanley...
Instantly, all her weakness came to the fore.
To avoid making Stanley worry, however, she held it back and shook her head. "I'm fine... There are only external injuries... Don't worry."
Stanley frowned deeply as he placed both hands on her face. He carefully looked at the wounds on her face that were caused by rocks hitting her. "Does it hurt?" "No..." Xyla shook her head.
To be honest, how could it not hurt?
However, she was only holding it back because she was worried that he'd feel hurt.
"How could it not hurt..." Stanley's eyes filled with helplessness.
After saying that, he quickly extended his arms and pulled Xyla into his embrace.
At this moment, Stanley didn't have eyes for anyone else...
With that, he coldly looked at the bodyguards near him. "Take Xyla to the hospital... Right away..." He ordered.
"How about you?" Xyla asked.
"I'm going to stop that helicopter with the others..." Stanley slowly pulled Xyla away. "We saw it retreating on our way here."
"Did you bring all those battle aircraft?" Xyla asked.
Xyla honestly didn't expect Stanley to bring so many battle aircraft over...
"Yeah... Be a good girl and go with the bodyguards to the hospital to get your wounds treated. I'll be back very soon..." Stanley said. Xyla nodded obediently.
Meanwhile, Stanley gently kissed her on the forehead.
Chapter 1335
Chapter 1335
After that, Stanley Batton returned to the rope and grabbed it... Soon, the rope started ascending automatically...
He was getting further and further away from the ground.
Everything seemed even more stunning than in the movies!
However, Xyla Quest felt as if her heart rose to her throat.
She was afraid that an accident might occur to her man.
Only after seeing Stanley disappearing inside the cabin did her heart finally calm down.
Soon, the battle aircraft disappeared...
After seeing the aircraft leave, Xyla looked at her bodyguards. "Three of you will take Mr. York to the hospital. The rest of you will come with me to help other people..." This had all happened because of her.
Xyla felt obligated and responsible to help those people...
"But, Mr. Batton said..."
"I know... But I have my plans. I promised him because I was afraid he might stop me..." Xyla said.
"But if Mr. Batton found out, he would blame us..." One of the bodyguards said.
"I'll bear all consequences... I'll protect you guys," Xyla added.
After the bodyguards looked at each other, they reluctantly nodded.
Right then, six police cars and ambulances arrived...
People from the ambulances were the first to get out.
A large group of medical staff frantically jumped into the deep pits to lift the people, who were barely alive, up and brought them into the ambulances... There were old folks, children, and young men and women...
The dust had cleared completely...
However, the scent of gunpowder was still in the air. It was very unpleasant.
The world became even more apparent to Xyla.
She could see several women running over and kneeling next to the deep pits as they cried and kowtowed to the medical staff.
They repeatedly begged the medical staff to rescue their husbands and children...
The sight before her eyes made her eyes hurt deeply.
It also made her feel a greater sense of resentment from the bottom of her heart.
The mix of sadness and hatred caused tears to roll down her face.
After taking a deep breath, she quickly wiped her tears away. After that, she ran toward the medical staff and police officers. Then, she started helping with lifting people out of the deep pits. Meanwhile, the bodyguards around her did the same...
Every deep pit had three to four people who were barely breathing...
Each person had one missing arm or limb.
Such scenes were things that made Xyla cry the easiest.
Xyla couldn't help but start crying.
Since receiving her second chance at life, Xyla always thought there was nothing she couldn't do.
There was nothing that would make her feel at a complete loss.
However, the scenes before her made her feel genuinely clueless...
The more she saw how these people suffered, the more she hated that so-called master.
How evil did someone have to be to do such things to innocent people?
Every debtor had his or her creditor...
If one wanted to collect the debt, one ought to look for the right target!
One by one, Xyla went into the deep pits to lift people and bring them out...
After that, she went in again...
Soon, Xyla became exhausted.
However, her strong sense of guilt and responsibility made it impossible for her to stop.
After searching through all the pits, Xyla led her bodyguards and followed the police and medical staff into the destroyed building to look for people. Everyone's face was covered in sweat from all the tiresome work.
However, none of them stopped.
Chapter 1336
Chapter 1336
Each time Xyla Quest rescued someone or saw a dead or injured person, she would feel as if her heart were being torn apart by a pair of hands. This was especially the case when she saw the victim's family members crying. Xyla wished she could kill that murderer right away!
After witnessing so much suffering, Xyla looked like a zombie in the end.
She was utterly dumbfounded...
All her movements became mechanical.
She felt frantic, fearful, hurt, and other complicated feelings in her heart...
To prevent Xyla from falling, the bodyguards carefully held her and guided her movement.
On the ground, Xyla was busy rescuing other people.
Stanley Batton was flying a battle aircraft at high speed in the sky to catch the white helicopter that was not too far ahead...
The white helicopter was less than ten meters away from him...
Meanwhile, there were twenty other aircraft with the same design next to him that were protecting him.
Zack Cassidy was also in the battle aircraft that Stanley was in...
Right then, Zack was seated in the co-pilot's seat. He looked at the small screen for the fixed-targeting bombing system solemnly.
There was a small red dot in the center of the small screen.
That was the position of the white helicopter they were in charge of stopping...
By then, their system had already locked onto the tiny red dot.
Stanley's operation of the flight was extremely smooth. Every move he made looked like it was from film footage.
Soon, Stanley led the other battle aircraft to surround the white helicopter and trapped it successfully.
Stanley activated the loudspeaker and spoke coldly into the microphone. "If you don't want the helicopter to crash and get yourselves killed, descend immediately..."
The man in a white shirt and the others on the white helicopter immediately looked at each other when they heard this.
"We must remain loyal to our master! We can't allow ourselves to betray our master!" The man in a white shirt resisted the fear and said coldly.
The others also nodded along.
After that, the man in white pressed a button on the helicopter to self-destruct.
In the next second, the white helicopter exploded in the air...
After a booming sound, bright flames lit up the night sky.
The white helicopter fell apart....
Lights of flame lit up everyone, including Stanley.
When Stanley saw this scene before him, his face instantly turned even colder. His frown also deepened further.
"Sh*t!" Stanley cursed softly. After that, he turned the aircraft around...
Instead of firing at it, he only stopped the helicopter because he wanted to keep those people alive to investigate the truth.
But now, it was all gone...
After that, Stanley coldly gave an order to the people in the battle aircraft around him through the microphone attached to the earpiece on his helmet. "Go down and gather bits and pieces of the helicopter, as well as the corpses. See if you can find any clues on them..."
Stanley then accelerated the aircraft to head back in the direction where he came from...
He glanced emotionlessly at Zack, who was next to him. "Ask Xyla which hospital she's in right now..."
Zack then turned on the remote communication system on the aircraft.
After that, he used the system to call Xyla on the phone. "Ms. Quest, which hospital are you in right now? Mr. Batton and I are going to see you now," he asked while holding the black earpiece on his helmet with one hand.
"I'm still at Riverdale Market... I'm helping with the search and rescue..." Xyla said.
Right then, Xyla was in a deep pit, talking to Zack on the phone while holding it with her face and her shoulder. At the same time, she was also lifting a badly injured old man with a police officer...
Xyla honestly didn't have the time to keep talking. Instead, she directly hung up and continued with what she was doing.
After Zack hung up, he carefully looked at Stanley's perfect face from the side. "Mr. Batton... Ms. Quest is still at Riverdale Market..."
Stanley's frown deepened further. "This silly girl. Why won't she listen to me?"
Chapter 1337
Chapter 1337
Stanley Batton sounded extremely helpless and affectionate.
Stanley knew very well why Xyla Quest ignored the wounds all over her body and insisted on doing so. Suddenly, he felt touched.
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Soon, Stanley landed the battle aircraft on flat grounds outside Riverdale Market.
The domineering battle aircraft attracted a lot of attention as soon as it landed.
Suddenly, a loud thunder could be heard.
The rain started pouring down and making everything seem blurry.
Zack Cassidy immediately took out a black, foldable umbrella from his backpack.
As everyone watched, Zack got out of the aircraft first. He walked over to Stanley and held the umbrella over Stanley's head.
After that, Stanley quickly got out of the aircraft. He led Zack into the marketplace.
By then, his body still emanated a coldness, and his eyes filled with a murderous intent...
After turning on the GPS in his phone, he identified Xyla's location and ran to where she was located.
Xyla's hatred toward the murderer kept increasing.
With a gloomy expression, Stanley followed the GPS's directions and eventually found Xyla.
Right then, Xyla was sitting helplessly over the edge of a deep pit.
Eleven bodyguards dressed in black attire stood on both sides of the deep pit. Each of them was holding the same black umbrella.
Meanwhile, there was also a man dressed in black standing next to her.
The man dressed in black next to her was holding an umbrella up for her.
Each of the men dressed in black had a solemn and pained expression on their faces.
Xyla was hugging her knees, and her body was all curled up. Her eyes were red, and she felt utterly exhausted and powerless.
She looked like a kid who her parents had abandoned on a pitch-black night.
There were police officers all over the antique street. They were clearing the corpses as well as bits and pieces of bodies... Anyone who still had vital signs was already taken away.
By then, the entire world was filled with hopelessness.
Xyla still felt that all of this happened because of her...
These people were all dragged into this because of her.
The more Xyla thought about it, the more confident she felt that the culprit behind this was the master...
She hated herself, but she hated that 'master' even more...
The tree of hatred was growing roots in her heart once again...
Its thick branches surrounded and sealed her entire heart.
Xyla truly felt as if she was going to suffocate soon... Seeing Xyla like this made Stanley's heart feel empty...
The emptiness in his heart kept bleeding and aching.
In the pouring rain, Stanley quickly stepped forward and pulled Xyla up.
After that, he dominantly wrapped his arms around her thin shoulders. "Xyla... None of this is your fault... Do you understand?"
"That person came for me... If it weren't for me, these people wouldn't have died... I feel that I'm the source of all this suffering... Why did I come out today?" Xyla stammered, and her voice was trembling.
The man dressed in black next to her and Zack maintained a solemn expression as they held umbrellas up for the two of them. Neither of them dared to make a sound.
Chapter 1338
Chapter 1338
After seeing Stanley Batton's eyes, Xyla Quest felt all the weakness in her heart spilling out...
When she first saw Stanley earlier, she could still hold her emotions in and not let any of it show.
Xyla thought she could keep holding her emotions in.
However, as she saw an increasing number of corpses and injured people, she didn't want to keep doing so any longer...
Xyla realized that she wasn't as tough as she had imagined.
At this moment, she really couldn't handle it anymore.
Xyla couldn't care about anything else. She just wanted to cry and vent...
Most of the people who died or got injured today were from the auction...
More than half of these hundreds of people were either dead or injured...
A disaster like this was no better than a terrorist attack...
"No... None of this has anything to do with you... The culprit was cruel. It's not your fault..." Stanley felt as if his heart was being cut. He carefully consoled Xyla. The girl before his eyes was like a fragile rose made of glass.
His heart ached for her. All he wanted to do was to protect her carefully.
Every drop of tear from her eyes was like a knife that jabbed at the softest part of his heart.
At this moment, Stanley suddenly didn't know what to do.
He'd always been a proud person since he was a kid...
He was inferior to one but superior to more than tens of thousands of people...
He had always looked down on everyone else from far above the clouds.
Nothing in this world was too difficult for him...
Now, Xyla was the only one who could make him feel so helpless.
Xyla was also the only person who could make Stanley, proud as he was, panic.
However, Xyla refused to listen to what Stanley said.
Her mind was filled with horrible scenes.
There were scenes of children crying pitifully, children with missing arms or legs, as well as old folks, women, and men who were dead.
Every scene was like a magical curse that repeatedly played before her eyes...
To be honest, she didn't want to appear weak in front of Stanley at all.
At first, Xyla thought she could keep holding her emotions in.
However, in the end, she realized she couldn't.
In the pouring rain, Xyla's crying grew increasingly louder. She looked more and more like a desperate child.
Wild breezes began blowing...
Ice-cold rainwater pelted against their faces and bodies from all directions.
The mixture of tears and rainwater made Xyla's vision completely blurry.
Cold rainwater slapped against her face, and an intense chill spread throughout her body, but she couldn't feel anything at all.
Stanley's heart was aching more than ever.
He hugged Xyla tightly as he begged carefully, "Xyla, I'm begging you. Stop this, will you?"
To Stanley, the woman in his arms was his life...
When Xyla was happy, Stanley was delighted too.
When Xyla's heart ached, Stanley's heart would ache too.
The two of them were connected as one...
For Stanley, he was willing to give up the entire world in exchange for Xyla's happiness.
Stanley was such a proud man...
In the office, he was known for being a strict boss who never smiled, and he was always proud and noble.
He would never beg anyone for anything.
That was because nobody in the world deserved his humble pleas.
However, Xyla was the only person who could easily make him forgo all his pride.
For example, he was now begging for her to stop crying...
Chapter 1339
Chapter 1339
Stanley Batton's words deeply touched Xyla Quest.
However, Xyla still couldn't control her emotions...
Her tears continued to fall...
"This incident is too much like the incident that happened during Dragon Group's seventieth anniversary... It must be the same person who did it...
"I'm getting more and more confident that this was all done by that 'master'. Even if we didn't find anything previously...
"I still have the same suspicion... Apart from the 'master', I can't think of anyone who would hate me this much. In fact, why would someone hate me to this degree..." Xyla continued to stammer. Whenever she said the word 'master', her tone would intensify.
She was practically speaking through gritted teeth.
At this moment, if that master was in front of her, she would surely stab him and kill him to avenge those countless people who died because of her!
"I won't let him go!" Stanley said coldly. His voice sounded like Satan from hell, and his eyes were filled with a murderous intent...
A strong sense of oppression spread from his head to his toes.
The men dressed in black around him subconsciously shuddered.
Xyla nodded repeatedly....
"Alright... Come with me, okay?" Stanley carefully held Xyla's face as he asked softly and gently.
It almost seemed like he was trying to cheer a child up when he talked to Xyla...
Xyla nodded slightly.
After that, Stanley bent over and carried her in his arms horizontally. He then started walking outside...
The twelve men dressed in black followed close behind.
One of them held an umbrella up for them, along with Zack Cassidy.
The other eleven stood beside them and created a path for them.
As rainwater repeatedly seeped through Xyla's skin, the gut-wrenching pain in her heart sent chills down her spine.
However, she still didn't care at all.
That was because she knew that the physical pain she felt was nothing compared to that of losing a child, a wife, a husband, or a father. Xyla didn't make a sound.
Instead, she helplessly leaned against Stanley's chest as she wrapped both arms tightly around his neck.
The summer sky in Atlantis changed as quickly as the expression on a child's face. Suddenly, the thundering stopped.
The rain also stopped.
However, chilly breezes continued.
Stanley carried Xyla onto the battle aircraft....
This was the first time she boarded a battle aircraft...
Everything she saw was unfamiliar to her.
The cool design of the cabin was something she had only previously seen in television dramas.
Suddenly, she had moved from a cold environment to a place where she could be sheltered from the wind and rain.
Xyla instantly began to feel warm.
Stanley slowly removed a black jacket hung behind the backseat and draped it over Xyla's shoulders.
Soon, the other men dressed in black also got onto the aircraft.
After that, Stanley turned on the battle aircraft's engine and took off from the road's flat surface.
The road in front was wide and flat.
It was like a shabbier version of an airplane runway.
Stanley's flying skills were excellent. He was able to ascend the battle aircraft into the air easily.
After that, he skillfully brought the aircraft to a hundred meters above the ground.
He then started accelerating forward.
Under the pitch-black sky, the battle aircraft was like a male eagle that dashed by...
Two minutes later, the aircraft landed on a flat parking lot in front of the municipal hospital's entrance.
The cool and rare aircraft once again attracted countless attention.
Passersby who were entering and leaving the hospital subconsciously shifted their gazes to the battle aircraft...
Chapter 1340
Chapter 1340
While everyone watched, Zack Cassidy and a group of men dressed in black got out of the aircraft first.
After that, Stanley Batton also got out of the aircraft.
Before Xyla Quest could get out on her own, Stanley quickly opened the cabin door for her and princess-carried her out of the cabin.
Suddenly, the two of them were the center of attention.
Although Stanley was utterly drenched, it didn't affect his good looks at all.
Women were still going mad for him.
Meanwhile, Xyla seemed to be in a much more terrible state in his arms.
Her body was covered in wounds.
Her clothes were also extremely filthy.
Her face was covered in dirt.
When many people paid attention to Stanley, they would also subconsciously take a few extra glances at Xyla.
Everyone was shocked when they saw that Xyla was covered in wounds.
As everyone watched, Stanley brought Xyla into the hospital as if nobody else was around.
A large group of men in black and Zack continued to follow the two of them with serious expressions on their faces.
The majestic formation looked almost like a television drama scene.
Xyla normally didn't like Stanley carrying her horizontally like that in front of others, but her body and heart were exhausted right now. Hence, she allowed Stanley to do so.
Although it was already very late, there were still a lot of people in the hospital...
The men and women inside were all stunned by their good looks...
The women, especially, felt their hearts pounding when they saw Stanley.
To these women, Stanley was the most attractive man alive.
Even if he were in a downtrodden state, he could still somehow stir their hearts...
If someone else was drenched like him, that person would surely be ugly and unattractive.
However, Stanley was different...
Despite his entire body being drenched, it made him look unusually seductive.
With his black shirt sticking against his body, the perfect lines on his body were revealed completely.
Any woman who saw him would develop a crush on him...
Regardless of how their gazes were burning against his skin, Stanley didn't look at them at all.
Right then, his entire body and mind were focused on the woman in his arms.
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Once Xyla's wounds had been tended to at the outpatient's emergency unit, Stanley asked a nurse to bring her a clean patient's robe...
After Xyla had changed into the robe, Stanley carried her to get a full checkup. Only after verifying that she was fine did he carry her back into the battle aircraft.
By then, many people had gathered outside the hospital building to look at the cool battle aircraft.
However, Stanley didn't even look at them. He flew the battle aircraft into the sky using the flat space in front of the hospital.
Once the aircraft had taken to the air, Stanley quickly ascended the battle aircraft even further so that it could start flying stably at the height of over two hundred meters above the ground... After the aircraft disappeared from everyone's sight, the entire world suddenly went wild-
"Stanley knew how to fly a battle aircraft... Oh my god! Isn't this way too cool?"
"What happened to Xyla? Why's she like this?"
"Could she have gotten hurt during the huge explosions earlier?"
"Was Xyla there at the time? How could Stanley drive a battle aircraft... Based on the design of the aircraft, it looks like it's government-owned, doesn't it?"
"There's nothing Stanley can't do here... Simply because he's the heir of Dragon Group. Isn't that so?"
On the aircraft, Xyla was still immersed in a deep sense of grief...
Her face was incomparably pale, and her eyes were filled with a strong sense of powerlessness.
Up until now, those terrible scenes were still replaying in her mind like a magical curse.
Xyla thought that she would perhaps never forget what she experienced today for the rest of her life. Now that things had gotten quiet, she even started questioning herself..