It was a dangerous gamble.
One that would cost him his and Thea’s life if he lost.
James crouched down to pick up the chest. At the same time, he secretly picked up a few small stones.
He slowly got up, his eyes fixed on Dominator all the while. The man stood about two meters away from him. With a smile, he said, “You’d better watch closely or you’ll miss it. This is how you should open the chest…”
Dominator’s eyes were fixed on the chest in James’ hands as he tried to watch him open the chest. Naturally, everyone else’s eyes were also drawn toward the chest.
Suddenly, James’ hands trembled, and he dropped the chest to the ground.
“Aghh…” James let out a frustrated cry.
Looking back up weakly, he said, “I-I’ve no strength left, and my hands aren’t steady. I need someone to help me hold it.”
Dominator looked at one of his men and used his head to gesture in James’ direction. “You, go help him.”
One of the mercenaries quickly walked over and picked up the chest.
Like lightning, James immediately pounced on the opening he had hoped for and flicked his hands.
The stones he had been holding onto immediately flew out.
Right after, he quickly seized the mercenary that was picking up the chest and gave his head a sharp twist.
Crack!
The crisp sound echoed in the cavern as if announcing the man’s sudden death.
Without a second’s pause, James quickly grabbed his weapon and rolled away.
He did all this in the time it’d take a person to blink.
Dominator and the other mercenaries had their eyes glued on the chest and did not notice what James had just done. By the time they processed what had happened, it was already too late.
“Ahh!!!”
Dominator covered his head and roared furiously, “Kill him!”
Bang! Bang!
The sound of gunshots resounded inside the cavern.
The person responsible for the heavy gunfire was actually James and not the mercenaries.
James opened fire while snatching the guns from downed men. He barraged the enemy constantly as he rolled around nimbly to avoid their shots.
More than 20 mercenaries were turned into swiss cheese without even getting the opportunity to retaliate.
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