The Mercenary Queen Strikes Back (Lily Hastings) novel Chapter 53

Chapter 53

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Through the reflection in the broken glass, Jordan saw that the hostages were Nova’s brother and sister, his expression instantly changing, shock written on his face.

As an undercover agent at SLRA, he knew Maxwell and Hannah’s identities. Though they were top students there, they were no match for hidden fugitives.

Jordan’s face turned grim. He had seen too many special forces members fail or even end in deaths when their own family was involved,

Earlier. Nova’s performance had thrilled Jordan. He thought the mission would go smoothly. But now…

He looked at Nova, expecting her to panic since she valued family-instead, her face showed only ice-cold detachment. She was like a killing machine, her emotions buried deep.

Waylon and the others noticed Jordan’s reaction and instantly understood. The hostages were close to Nova.

“What’s the next move?” Waylon signaled silently.

The next second, Nova tossed her pistol into the doorway and stepped into the passage empty-handed, moving too fast for anyone to stop her.

Waylon thought, his eyes full of disbelief, ‘Is she surrendering?’

He and the others stared at Nova’s back, eyes popping with shock.

Jordan, who had thought Nova was calm, felt his frown deepen. He thought, ‘So she isn’t unaffected. She’s just bottling up her emotions. Is she really an ordinary girl?”

No one detected the surging rage in Nova’s eyes. She entered the passage, facing two ZB53 heavy machine guns.

The young man who had just spoken had his face covered in a black mask, like the other fugitives. Obviously, he didn’t want to reveal his real identity.

He was the fugitives’ leader. Seeing Nova, he laughed hoarsely, “It’s you! This year’s SLRA duel champion. Girl, you shouldn’t have followed the cops here. Now, crawl over here like a dog and strip.”

As he spoke, he licked his lips. He had lusted after Nova’s beauty since his school days. Tonight, her walking right into his hands was a dream come true.

Maxwell and Hannah were barely conscious, unable to struggle with two fugitives pressing guns right to their heads. They never imagined Nova would join the mission, let alone drop her weapon and rush into danger.

“Novie, run. Don’t worry about us!” Maxwell shouted, only to be kicked hard in the stomach by a fugitive, curling up in pain.

Hannah was stunned to see Nova here. She had always treated Nova badly, but now, tears welled in her eyes. Seeing Nova approaching, she screamed in the nastiest tone she could muster, “Why are you here? Get lost! I don’t want to see you. You’re always in the way.”

Hannah was trying to anger Nova into leaving. These fugitives were armed, and even heavy machine guns pointed right at Nova. Nova would surely die if she stayed.

“After how I treated you, why are you here? You idiot! Do you like being abused? Go! I don’t want you to save us!” Hannah shouted, her voice harsh.

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Nova had already lased in on the young man and the fugitives.

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The young man laughed smugly, waving hus gun between Maxwell and Hannah’s heads in a threat. “Strip! Or I’ll-”

Before he could finish, Nova looked up with icy eyes and sneered, “Do you really think I care whether they live or die?” Her icy words sent a chill through the room.

The young man froze, caught off guard by her response.

“Rather than you killing them… Nova’s voice turned frigid. “What I’d enjoy more… is killing you.”

The next second, her hands flashed. Three blades shot through the air, precisely piercing the wrists of the two fugitives

‘s gun

hand. pressing guns at Hannah and Maxwell’s heads, and the young man’s

“Ah!” Searing pain forced all three to drop their weapons.

The two fugitives guarding the machine guns panicked and opened fire on Nova. Bullets screamed through the air. Nova dove and rolled, effortlessly dodging the bullets, while drawing two daggers from her lower back and gripping them.

With a swift motion, her right-hand dagger stabbed straight into the young man’s throat.

Then, she threw two flying daggers. They precisely hit the two fugitives, who were trying to turn their machine guns back on her. Their bodies hit the floor heavily.

The last two fugitives with wounded wrists turned pale. This girl was a demon. She was more terrifying than the cops outside.

They scrambled to escape but were caught by Nova’s single-handed chokehold. With a quick twist of her wrists, their necks snapped instantly, both dead.

In moments, all five fugitives died, paying the price for provoking her.

Maxwell and Hannah witnessed it all.

Unlike her wild wolf-slaying in the wilderness, Nova was like a professional assassin tonight. She ended five lives as if butchering livestock. Splattered blood even hit Maxwell and Hannah’s faces.

Watching her with wide eyes, they felt they were truly seeing the real Nova for the first time.

At that moment, Maxwell and Hannah realized with shock. What they had glimpsed was merely the tip of the bloody world Nova had survived during all those years away from home.

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