The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 2125

Jack and Wolf immediately got that their Achilles' heel was the back of their heads!

They struggled to their feet and fought with all they had!

Serena hadn't anticipated that Chester had this lethal vulnerability. Realizing the dire situation, she quickly ordered her few of her subordinates to retreat.

Tyrannosaurus pressed a button on his remote, and a door beside them creaked open. Nighthawk, carrying Serena, descended the steps while another subordinate brought down the wheelchair. Nighthawk gently placed Serena into the chair and hurried toward the exit.

Arabella and Romeo had already teamed up to take out a number of Chesters. Seeing Serena make her escape, they immediately gave chase.

"Blow this place up." Serena commanded as she left.

Tyrannosaurus didn't hesitate to press the remote.

A urgent beeping echoed through the air.

"Damn, they're going to blow this place up." Jack looked up, his eyes scanning for the source of the sound. He spotted the bombs placed at each corner of the church, already counting down: thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight.

“Let’s go." Romeo grabbed Kenneth and Arabella's hands, ready to leave.

Arabella also clutched Louisa's wrist, but she realized someone was missing and turned back, "Stinger."

Stinger still lay unconscious on the ground.

"You get your parents out of here."

Romeo knew Arabella wouldn't leave Stinger behind, so after handing off the others to her, he sprinted back to hoist Stinger onto his shoulders.

"Twenty-two, twenty-one, twenty."

The beeping grew more urgent. Arabella held onto Kenneth with one hand and Louisa with the other, racing for the exit. While Wolf, finding the elderly couple too slow, hoisted Bernard onto his shoulder.

Arabella, holding her grandparents' hands, led them out first.

Cornelia tripped slightly, and Arabella quickly steadied her.

Romeo, shouldering an extra brother along with Stinger, bore the weight of two people.

Wolf also carried two, and Jack shouted into the air, "Is anyone else alive?"

No response.

"Anyone?" Jack's voice strained as he yelled again, aware that time was running out.

Among the bodies strewn haphazardly, one person closed his eyes, not daring to move.

His leg was broken; he couldn't run. His vision was blurred from a blow, and he couldn't make out anything in front of him.