Chapter 980

For Sweet Potato and his crew, dealing with the guards here felt like swatting flies. There was no pressure at all. Once they slipped inside the base, the group split up. Sweet Potato and Potato took some people to find the armory and the fancier parts of the building to plant explosives. Lydia, with Broccoli and Pumpkin, headed off to look for Luke and, hopefully, free anyone else trapped here.
Right after they walked in, they could hear faint screams and sobbing. The whole atmosphere was so heavy it felt like they’d stepped straight into a nightmare.
Suddenly, a group of young girls was being marched out of a three-story building. Their makeup was perfect, their clothes flashy and revealing. Every single girl looked terrified, but none dared to fight back. Two vans waited outside, engines humming. From the looks of it, the girls were already broken in, about to be shipped off to wherever they were destined.
Lydia paused, thinking for a second. Then she turned to Broccoli and Pumpkin. “Move fast. We get these girls out first.”
“Got it, Lydia.”
Counting the drivers and the armed guards, there were six enemies in total. As soon as the girls were split into two groups and loaded into the vans, Lydia and her team made their move. They rushed out without warning, taking down all six guards before anyone even realized what was happening. In no time, they had the guards tied up and gagged, stashed in the vans. The girls inside barely had time to react.
“Don’t be scared. Stay quiet. We’re here to help you,” Broccoli said, keeping his voice low as he saw panic about to erupt among the girls.
The effect was instant. The girls fell silent, staring at them in shock, like they couldn’t believe what was happening. Did they really just hear that? Was someone actually here to save them? Was this real?
One girl, her voice trembling, looked at Broccoli and asked, “Are you really here to save us?” Her eyes were full of hope, so desperate that it almost hurt to see.
Broccoli nodded. “Yeah. Just stay quiet. We’ll get you out.”
Suddenly, all the girls’ eyes filled with tears. They could hardly believe it. Just when they thought their fate was sealed, someone had actually come to rescue them, like heroes dropping out of the sky.
“But before we go, can I ask… have
any of you seen this person?”
his phone and held
Broccoli took. It was a castial
up a picture of ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ.net
shot, his face handsome, his smile so warm and bright that it made people feel safe just looking at it.
They recognized him immediately, The whole way here, that boy had looked out for two little kids, even fighting the guards to protect the little girl.
“We’ve seen him. He came here with us,” one of the girls blurted out.
Lydia leaned forward. “Do you know where he is now?”
The girl, Emma, shook her head. “This morning they separated all the girls. He got hurt really bad standing up for that eight-year-old girl. We dont know if he’s still locked up
in
the same place.”
“Where were you held this morning?” Broccoli asked.
The girls glanced at each other and shook their heads. “We don’t know exactly. It
was somewhere really dark, rundown, and out of the way.”
“What floor?” Lydia asked.
“The first floor.”
“How far from here?” Lydia pressed.
Emma thought for a second. “They made us walk about five minutes to get here.”
Lydia nodded. “Alright.” She turned to Broccoli and Pumpkin. “Get these girls somewhere safe. I’ll find Luke.”