People scrambled on the rooftop, dodging and rolling to avoid the onslaught. Estelle was caught in the blast and hurtled through the air, crashing to the ground with a thud.
"Estelle!"
"Stella!"
Raiden and Xavier raced toward her with urgent strides.
Triceratops switched to a machine gun, waiting for the right moment. He aimed at Estelle, who was wounded and slow to move, and opened fire.
"Stella!"
Raiden lunged forward, shielding Estelle with his body. Bullets struck his back, and he collapsed on top of her as a gush of blood sprayed from his mouth.
In the sky, Gab and Alvis swooped in with their helicopter, bombarding Triceratops' aircraft while on the ground, the Brennan family's Iron Shadows surged in, unleashing a barrage of fire upon Zion.
Zion was a cauldron of smoke and gunfire, with countless people fleeing in all directions, panicked and disoriented.
On the rooftop
Estelle clutched Wolf, her hands stained with blood as she touched his back. Panicked, she laid him flat on the ground, desperately trying to stem the flow of blood.
Xavier stripped off his shirt, wrapping it around Wolf's wounds. He grabbed Wolf's hand and said, "Hang in there!"
Indeed, she was even more beautiful than he had imagined.
Tears streamed down Estelle's face as she said, "Please, don't talk anymore. Just hold on, okay? We've both survived; we have to keep living!"
"Wolf, hold on, come back to J City with us!" Xavier fought back sobs, "Let's go home together!"
"I wish I could, but I might not get the chance to see your lives now. Take care of Stella for me. I should have been gone a long time ago!" Wolf's gaze was fading, "I need to meet up with Tyrannosaurus and the others."
"No, don't do this!" Desperation shone in Estelle's eyes, "Wolf, don't die!"
The horrific battle from years ago, the death of her teammates, had always been a wound she couldn't face. Why did she have to go through it all again?

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Thank you for bringing in all the past elements to bring continuity to Jonathan and Stella love journey. I loved it....
Just smiling and smiling and smiling reading the proceedings of this story. Loving it to the max...
Excited for all the events leading up to Jonathan getting his bride. Thank you for the updates....
Beautiful how everything is flowing together. Thank you for the updates....
Appreciate the storyline and direction.. Nothing seems rushed and patiently focusing on each and every character of the story, leaving no stone unturned. Even more intresting to read by the day...
And the plot thickens…thank you for the updates....
Ooooo, thank you thank you thank you for continuing to update the novel 🤩...
Ooooo, thank you thank you thank you for continuing to update the novel 🤩...
No updates??...
Now Xavier needs to get with Nora and Gabriel needs to get with Sylvia....