Kara wanted to go inside to continue looking for Nicole, but she saw a woman with broken nails walking over.
“Did you see Nicole?”
The woman shook her head and rushed up the stairs.
“Little fool, be honest.”
Seeing that Nicole started running, James frowned. Worried about her and the child, he quickly caught up with her and held her hand.
“James, I remember that the place where Nicole lives is in this direction.”
James pressed his lips tightly and took her forward. The deeper they went, the thinner the air became. Kara felt stuffy.
This was the basement, and the oxygen was supplied from above, but the circuits above were all blown off by his bomb, and the oxygen supply machine stopped working. In addition, Kason wanted to kill the people inside and stopped other ways of providing oxygen to the basement.
James took out an oxygen tank and put it on her. They walked for a while before they heard faint laughter.
“It’s Nicole.”
James quickened his pace. They had to leave quickly, or they would die of a lack of oxygen.
When she arrived at Nicole’s room, Kara saw that Nicole was locked in a corner. Because Nicole lacked oxygen, her face turned purple, but she was still trying to laugh.
“Nicole, I’ll take you away.”
However, when she saw Kara, Nicole panicked and hid under the table, not wanting to leave.
Kara frowned and turned to look at James, who was a little breathless. She quickly took off the oxygen tank and gave it to him.
When James saw that she was going to take off the oxygen mask, his face darkened. He gave her a warning look, and Kara immediately retracted her hand.
“Nicole, you will die if you continue to stay here. Hurry up and follow me.”
Nicole stared at her in confusion, but she did not understand what death meant.
Kara was anxious. She remembered that Nicole would only react when hearing Donald’s name.
“Donald is waiting for you. I’ll take you to him, OK?”
When Nicole heard Donald, there were mixed feelings in Nicole’s eyes, but she still hid under the table when Kara touched her and did not come out.
Kara had a headache and didn’t know how to persuade her.
James was impatient and reached out to grab Nicole, or he would knock her out and take her away.
However, when Nicole saw him reach out, she bit his wrist. James looked at the bite mark on his wrist and clenched his fists.
If it wasn’t for Donald saving him once, he wouldn’t have bothered to save Nicole.
“Nolan, contact Donald. I’ll only give him ten seconds. Go to the third floor of the dungeon and pick up his woman,” James said to the speakerphone.
“Yes, I have informed Mr. Donald.”
A few seconds later, they heard rapid footsteps. Donald was holding a small oxygen tank in his hand. When he ran into the room, he saw the skinny woman hiding under the table. He could not believe his eyes.
“Nicole?”
Nicole, under the table, blinked and was confused. She tried to reach out her head to check.
“Nicole, I am Donald.” Donald squatted down and looked Nicole in the eye.
“Don’t be afraid. I will take you home. No one can separate us in the future.”
When Nicole saw him stretch out his hand, she instinctively retreated, but Donald wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
“Nicole, I’m sorry. I didn’t protect you well. Don’t be afraid. Let me sing for you, alright?” Donald hummed a tune softly. It was a lullaby that imitated the sound of flowing water.
Kara was a bit stunned.
Donald was humming what Nicole had hummed in the bathroom.
Perhaps Nicole had only hummed this song out of habit and had no intention of contacting Kara.
“Mr. James, hurry up and come out. Kason is rushing over.”
James received the news. Because he was short on oxygen, he became irritable and kicked Donald.
“Hurry up and take your woman away. Or we will all die here.”
Just as James finished speaking, Nicole, who was hiding under the table, fainted because of a lack of oxygen.
Donald hurriedly put on the oxygen mask for her and carried her away.
The four of them went upstairs. When they reached the second floor, they heard Nolan’s voice again.
“Mr. James, Kason has arrived and has blocked the infirmary. Moreover, those who were released have been killed.”
James licked his teeth.
Kason was really ruthless. He wanted to kill them.
“Is there any other way out of here?”
After a few seconds, before he heard Nolan’s answer, James blacked out because he lacked oxygen.
Seeing that James was not well, Kara quickly put on the oxygen mask for him, and James was better.
James shook his head. He wanted to return the oxygen mask to her. There was not enough oxygen in the tank, and they did not know how long they would have to stay inside. He did not want Kara to suffer.
“James, you have to be fine. I can hold on for a while. If I faint, just hug me, okay?”
Kara held his hand and gently coaxed him to take a few breaths of oxygen.
Donald was hugging Nicole. Not long after, he was out of strength. After putting Nicole down, he slowly sat down.
“Nolan, have you thought of a way?” James asked.
“There is no exit. But I am discussing with Corey to let him stall for time. The signal in the dungeon is not good, so I may break off contact with you. You have to find a way to leave there in three minutes.
“The poisonous gas in the infirmary will soon spread to the dungeon. If you can’t get out in three minutes…”
Due to the poor connection, Nolan’s voice was broken, but James knew what he meant.
If they did not go out in three minutes, they would all die.
James and Donald looked at each other.
There was no exit, and there was poison upstairs. How could they escape in three minutes?
James sneered and led Kara inside.
If he did not want to die, he could only gamble.
James turned around and did not see Donald chasing after him.
He warned coldly, “Donald, you have to live first before you can go out.”
Donald gritted his teeth and wanted to hold on for a while longer, but the moment he picked up Nicole, he felt his legs go soft and he couldn’t move forward.
He had no choice but to suck in a few mouthfuls of oxygen and immediately left the oxygen bottle to Nicole.
The danger was like a giant python slowly moving toward them. They wanted to escape, but there was no way out.
“James, will we die here?” Donald said all of a sudden.
Because of the lack of oxygen, Donald looked pale, and he sounded feeble.
“You want to die?”
James took out his phone and turned on the flashlight, illuminating the road ahead.
However, his phone was out of battery, and the lighting function would be closed soon.
Disasters do not come alone.
James was a little annoyed, but he felt that someone was holding his arm.
He looked down and saw that it was Kara, who was smiling. She held his arm intimately and then handed him the oxygen mask.
“James, I will be happy to do anything with you.”
Even if she died, Kara wouldn’t be afraid when she held James’ hand.
James inhaled a mouthful of oxygen and returned the mask to her. He lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek.
“Trust me, Kara. I will take you away from here.”
“Yes, I trust you,” Kara smiled and nodded.