The enemy had found them out, and started shooting, while Victor ran with Nicole, dodging the bullets.

There were a total of four men with Evie, and one of them was shooting at Victor and Nicole, while the other three took a defensive stance, ready to kill whenever needed.

Victor and Nicole ran till a nearby tree, taking shelter behind it.

Victor took out his gun, and started shooting from there, while Nicole followed the same behind Victor.

Watching that one of their men was in trouble, another man came out, and joined.

"F*#k!!

" Nicole cursed, watching another man joining the previous man.

Victor was a little stunned for a moment, but he resumed firing once again.

Knowing that both Victor and Nina were hiding behind the tree, one of the man decided to directly approach and kill them.

With this thought, he came running forward, dodging all the shots, just ten step away from Victor and Nicole.

"Why is he so desperate to die early?

" Nicole exclaimed, disappointment visible in her eyes.

"You think you can kill him that easily?

" Victor said, on high alert as the enemy was nearby.

"You are underestimating me Victor. Or just do one thing. You pay attention to that man, I'll take care of him.

" Nicole said, before moving to the other side of Victor, where she was closer to the professor's man.

The man shot at them once, twice, but wasn't able to do any harm. He would hide and suddenly shoot, but even that was useless against Victor and Nicole.

By the third time he got up to shoot, a dagger came flying, piercing his neck, which was followed by another bullet shot, directly in the centre of his forehead.

But Nicole didn't stop and immediately ran inside the house, knowing that the men inside would harm Evie if they were to know that one of their men was killed.

And her guess was correct, because one of those two men had already picked Evie up, a gun pointed at her head, while the other man was standing in a defense position, his gun out and loaded, to kill anyone that came in front of him.

Meanwhile Victor managed to kill another man who had come outside.

He followed Nicole, but saw her hiding near the door.

He gestured to her, asking her why she had stopped here.

Nicole, who had learnt from her previous mistake of talking loudly, signalled a killing sign with her hand and neck, indicating that those men could kill Evie.

"I will go to the opposite side of the house. You attack from the front while I'll rescue her from the back.

" Victor said, explaining the plan briefly before moving away.

On the other hand, Evie was crying even more, but her mouth was covered, making it difficult for her to make any sound.

Nicole saw that Victor had reached on the opposite side, signalling her a thumbs up to let her start the plan.

Nicole was about to shoot, when she stopped, changing her aim from the man pointing the gun, to the man who was holding Evie.

She crossed the door, going on the opposite side of the door, so that the men would see her, and won't pay much attention to the back.

And she did it right, because the man with the gun immediately shot in her direction, though she effortlessly dodged it.

She counted till three in her mind, before shooting inside, a single shot, right in the centre of the man's forehead, making him drop Evie on the floor.

Before the second man could do anything, she started shooting at him, but his vest saved him, while he fired back.

In the meantime, Victor jumped inside, sprinting towards Evie and picking her up, before kicking the man's hand, his gun dropping to the floor.

The man instantly took out a dagger, attacking Victor who was carrying Evie, about to stab Victor on his chest when he was shot at the back of his head, falling on the ground.

Victor looked at Nicole, knowing that if not for her, it would have taken him a lot of time and risk to save this girl.

But Nicole immediately ran towards him, taking Evie out of his hand.

"Fool!

" She exclaimed before removing the tape covering Evie's mouth.

And the next moment, the entire room was filled with Evie's loud cries, making Nicole panic a little.

Though she had taught little children previously and knew how to console them, she had never met a child who had faced a life and death situation.

"Fool.

" This time Victor said before taking Evie out of Nicole's hand, wiping her tears while rubbing her head.

"Shhhh.. don't cry. Uncle and aunty have killed all the bad guys. Evie doesn't need to be afraid anymore.

" Victor said in a gentle tone, his voice soothing to ears.

But Evie was still crying, her eyes, nose and cheeks had turned red from crying so much.

"Strong girls never cry. Evie is a strong girl right?

" Victor said, still rubbing her head gently, making Evie calm down a little.

"Does Evie want chocolate or ice cream? Uncle will bring it to Evie.

" Victor said, a smile appearing on his face.

But Evie just shook her head, her crying had turned into sobbing.

Meanwhile Nicole first pressed the button, which signalled Markus that she had rescued Evie.

"Can you check their location?

" Nicole asked.

"Hmmm.

" Victor said, before taking out his phone, pressing some words and footage shared by Harry was visible on it.

It showed Markus and Kizy's location, which were separated now.

"Let's go there.

" Nicole said and Victor nodded before turning towards Evie.

"Evie doesn't want anything? Does Evie hates uncle? Is that why she isn't taking anything from him?

" Victor asked, his tone gentle.

Evie immediately shook her head.

"Then what does Evie want?

" Victor said while carrying Evie out of this place, followed by Nicole, who was a little surprised to see a male being this good and patient with some random kid.

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