Suddenly, four or five more people gathered around. Jonathan and Estelle quickly turned to shield each other, firing at the incoming group.
Four of them fell, and one managed to escape.
Brian and his crew were indeed crack shots, but fighting in the jungle required not only precise shooting skills but also agility, environmental awareness, and high vigilance.
In front of Estelle and Jonathan, these were the skills that had kept them alive. Ryan and his gang were doomed to fail, challenging their survival skills.
Estelle and Jonathan needed no communication. Their coordination was smooth and tacit, and they quickly took down three more enemies. The rest seemed to have received orders and swiftly retreated to a central position.
By the time Estelle and Jonathan got there, Ryan was pointing his gun at Henson. Brian and the remaining seven or eight people lined up, their guns all aimed at Estelle and Jonathan.
The other members of the red team who had already been killed were all gathered here. They couldn't rejoin the fight, of course. They just formed a circle, sitting on the fort to watch the show.
Brian's girlfriend sat in the middle, coldly staring at Estelle, shouting to her boyfriend, "Don't accept their surrender; you have to kill her!"
Brian curiously asked, "Who the hell are you guys?"
Their shooting was incredibly accurate. It wasn't just a game; even in real jungle warfare, they would be qualified.
Could they be retired military personnel specially invited to increase the difficulty of the game and attract players?
Indeed, this battle was more thrilling than ever!
Estelle casually replied, "Just ordinary people."
At this point, Estelle was holding a red flag, while the blue flag that Henson once held was now in Ryan's hands. It seemed like a draw.
But it wasn't a draw since Henson was still in the enemy's hands and Estelle and Jonathan were under threat.
"Drop your guns and throw us our flag, or I'll kill him!" Ryan ordered.
Henson quickly retorted, "Don't worry about me; even if I die, it's still a draw."
He wasn't really going to die; Jonathan said to consider the bigger picture, so there was no need for them to rescue him!
"Don't break the rules; we're in combat mode. If you don't drop your guns, this kid is really going to die!" Brian said it coldly.
Estelle and Jonathan looked at each other and bent down to put down their guns.
Estelle looked at Jonathan, who smiled back at her. He suddenly strode over, cradled her face in his hands, and leaned down to kiss her.
Estelle looked at him in surprise but saw his eyes filled with passion and excitement, like a roaring flame that engulfed her in an instant.
She passively accepted his passion, as if transported back to their initial mission.
Their perfect coordination and the joy and thrill of seeing light again after two days and two nights of darkness.
Back then, he held her hand tightly, just as passionately excited as now.
But she had a serious wound on her back and soon fainted, taken away by her brother.
They were apart for several years, but they finally stood together again!
Someone sitting on the fort whistled.
Estelle snapped back to reality, remembering that Henson was still watching. She pushed Jonathan away with force.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Norah took Estelle to tutor her brother. Both of them are around the same age. So why is Janice and Xavier father feel that there's an age gap for Norah and Xavier. L I know they will be together....
Norah isn't a girl, but a twenty -five year old beautiful woman that loves Xavier Fleming/Gonzalez/Hanson....
Update 3103 hasn't been received and it hold pertinent information. Please fix it for us. Thank you....
This is great! I love the updates....
Now Xavier needs to call in the reinforcement, Gabriel and Jonathan to settle this. Thank you for the updates....
May we please have updates. Thank you...
Xavier will always protect Norah he must admit this to himself and Norah. I believe after they return from this , he'll need to approach Norah 's parents and he'll get support from Jonathan and Ella....
I like how you are getting all the different love interest committed, thank you for the updates....
Hoping Manly have his own love story here, atleast a short one...
Emily has finally stood up for herself. Now with Charlie's support, her mother and sister in law will be as quiet as church mice....