Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1170

"Dr. Sommers is gone!"

"What?" The color drained from Corvus's face. "Lock down every exit on Wraithfall Mountain!" he roared. "Find her immediately!"

Panic erupted in the thick smoke. Corvus stumbled blindly, rushing toward the main exit. He grabbed the handle and yanked, but the heavy doors refused to budge.

Just as confusion set in, Juniper materialized beside him, lazily lifting an eyebrow. "If everything went according to plan, she's already out of the underground facility."

*BOOM—*

Another deafening explosion tore through the air. Beyond the shattered glass, flames roared to life.

The underground lab was on fire. The room was packed with volatile chemicals. Once they caught fire, the resulting chain reaction would be catastrophic.

Everyone has a primal fear of death, and Corvus's loyal men were no exception. Faced with absolute destruction, self-preservation kicked in. Explosions, roaring fires, toxic smoke... the lab devolved into pure chaos as everyone stampeded toward the exits.

In the madness, no one was looking for Theia Sommers.

"She won't get far," Corvus snarled, glaring at Juniper with venomous certainty. "She can never escape me."

"I wouldn't be so sure," Juniper smiled back, her words a flawless psychological strike.

Corvus's stomach dropped as he stared at her calm face. Something was horribly wrong.

Before he could think, his radio crackled to life.

"Boss! The core lab's self-destruct sequence was triggered!" a guard screamed over the static. "The fire is out of control! All the research data is trapped inside. It's gone!"

What?

Decades of his life's work, completely annihilated? With the data incinerated and Theia gone, there was zero chance of him ever starting over.

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