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?

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Woohoo! This was sooooo good. Thank you for the updates....
This was classic updates. Thank you so much...
May we please have updates. Thank you...
I sincerely hope that Gonzalez finds the taped meeting of Hannah and Trevor to throw them under the bus....
How will Gonzalez get back at Hannah, Yvonne and Trevor for the setup and fall from grace....
Adrian needs to safe face and not do this. It will embarrass he and Norah and his family. Thank you for the updates....
This a HOT MESS for them both....
WOW! I didn't see that coming at all for Norah nor Gonzalez, the plot thickens. Thank you for the updates....
Xavier wants to get caught kissing Norah at this point. When will he ask her to call him Xavier and not Gonzalez. Maybe that would bring back her memories. Thank you for the updates....
So, Norah drew out the big guns with her call to Jonathan for a favor. Thank you for the updates....