Chapter 72: The Lending Hand

"No, you say your last prayers." The voice was oddly familiar, and before Lucas knew it, the man with tattoos took a blow to the head, causing him to collapse on the floor and falling unconscious.

Lucas looked back in the same direction and saw Axel. He said, "Looks like you need a hand there, buddy."

"Lily!" Those were Lucas' first words, and his head snapped toward his wife.

Axel seemed to understand what Lucas meant. He held his gun up and shot the first man who was standing close to Lily. Axel hit the unknown man in the shoulder, and he also fired at the other man, but the latter jumped to the nearest cover.

Seeing Axel, Bane yelled, "Axel Green! You come back from the dead!"

In a blink of an eye, Bane took Axel by surprise. He threw Lily in his direction, and she fell on top of Axel, his gun flying in an unknown direction. They toppled to the floor, leaving it up to Lucas to protect his wife.

With Bane preparing to attack Lily and Axel, Lucas jumped. He put a distance be