Aggressive wife novel (Madeline and Noah) novel Chapter 377

Trenton realized that he had walked into a trap, but it was too late. When he and his men turned to return to the research site, they found the entrance abruptly locked. Worst of all, their electronic devices, even their torches, were affected by magnetic disturbance. They were engulfed in pitch blackness, and the stones all around them kept shifting. Every so often Trenton would also hear the chilling screams of his men as they were crushed by the shifting stones or wounded by the concealed weapons.

Trenton shoved Cameron, who was shielding him, aside and made his way to where Mackenzie had been lying down, only to find that she was no longer there.

“Trenton, let’s get out of here first.” Cameron, too, began to feel uneasy in the crushing gloom.

“Blow that door wide open right now!” Trenton ordered. He knew that Thomas and Colton were still inside the site, knowing that it was them who closed the door.

Relying on his memories, Cameron approached the door cautiously with some dynamite in his hand. Putting the fuse in position, he was ready to blast the door off its hinges.

“Find something to light up the room then search for Xander. He must’ve left some blood traces after getting hurt.” Trenton gave his orders methodically.

Meanwhile, Mackenzie and Xander were hiding behind a boulder and were quietly watching Trenton and his men from a distance. The stone sentinel maze was created by Mackenzie with the intention to fool others. Although they managed to escape by taking advantage of the mechanism, they had to take cover for now as Xander was seriously injured and they could be caught by Trenton’s men who might be guarding outside.

Before long, Trenton’s men found some paper and cloth to light up the passage, whereas Cameron finished planting the dynamite and with a big blast, he managed to blow up a hole on the site’s door. However, there was another layer of door beyond the one he blew apart and it looked extremely sturdy to be blown up.

“Light it up,” Trenton commanded sternly.

Cameron, on the other hand, felt that the underground passage would collapse after another explosion, but Trenton’s expression made him hesitate. He had no choice but to grab another bundle of dynamites to blast open the door.

Xander pulled himself together and said, “Mackenzie, make a run for it when I walk out of here. Remember the foxhole in the garden? Crawl out of there and find your Grandmaster.”

“No! You’re going to die if you go out now!” Mackenzie squealed and clung tightly onto Xander’s hand.

Xander smiled and replied, “Mackenzie, run as fast as you can, okay? Find your Grandmaster for help.” Mackenzie kept shaking her head. She knew that Xander was lying to her and Trenton would surely kill him if he went out of their hiding spot.

Suddenly, there was another blast and the entrance to the research site opened. Mackenzie felt her heart drop and she soon heard the sound of heavy gunfire.

“Now! Run for it!” Xander pushed Mackenzie aside before hobbling out from the boulder. His determination allowed him to continue walking despite the pain in his wounded leg.

“Tristan Kent! How dare you have the nerve to pick on these kids!” Xander pointed the gun at Trenton while he had his back toward him. However, before he could pull the trigger, Trenton quickly dodged and pointed his gun toward Xander.

“Sounds good,” Lone Wolf hummed as the Gold Threads slithered around Trenton’s throat, in which Trenton quickly took out a dagger to sever the Gold Threads. He turned around to glare at Lone Wolf and growled, “Lone Wolf, you treachery scoundrel. You’ve been banned from the trade. How dare you still take on requests?”