Chapter 1197

The massive screen would broadcast the 'genetic modification' process and its physiological effects in real-time.

As long as it succeeded, it would prove that the research he had spent decades obsessing over was finally a reality.

Juniper withdrew her gaze, her fingers hovering over the keyboard.

A few seconds later.

She suddenly looked at Corvus, the corners of her mouth curving upward. "Did I mention I had a surprise for you today?"

"What?"

Corvus frowned. Just as confusion washed over his face, the heavy lab doors were violently blown open.

Immediately after.

Thick, blinding smoke flooded the room, accompanied by the deafening roar of automatic gunfire.

"Protect Specter! Don't let her out of your sight!"

Corvus instantly shot to his feet, pulling his sidearm as he lunged toward Juniper, roaring over the chaos.

"Yes, sir!"

His men scrambled to obey, but they were immediately overwhelmed.

They raised their weapons, spinning in blind panic.

In the dense smoke, they couldn't even tell up from down.

Let alone find Specter.

The intruders, on the other hand, moved with lethal precision. Everyone wore specialized tactical goggles, cutting through the smoke as if it wasn't even there.

"You son of a bitch, I'm here for your head!"

Ebony Fox charged through the breach, zeroing straight in on Corvus's position. "Four-"

Luella panicked, instinctively looking back at Shanley, who was methodically taking down guards near the entrance.

She slapped her forehead.

So much for following orders!

She should have known-birds of a feather flock together. With Juniper as the prime example, there was no way Ebony Fox was going to play by the rules.

Corvus raised his gun, aimed squarely at Ebony Fox, and pulled the trigger without a second's hesitation.

Ebony Fox rolled flawlessly out of the way.

The bullet embedded itself into the reinforced concrete wall, leaving a smoking

crater.

"Damn it."

Corvus cursed under his breath. He blindly felt his way to the inner lab's steel door, intending to secure it.

But he found it already wide open.

The room inside was empty. Juniper was long gone.

Where the hell was Specter?

The entire facility was a war zone, and assassins were actively hunting him down.

His research was on the verge of total success-Corvus wasn't about to lose it now. He frantically searched through the smoke for Juniper.

She was shackled; she couldn't have gotten far.

"Bang-"

Just as Corvus's rage hit its boiling point, a figure suddenly dashed out from the shadows.

She held the baby awkwardly in her left arm and a stolen handgun in her right.

The cuffs restricted her movements, making her aim severely compromised.

Her first shot was lined up perfectly, but the recoil threw her off, and Corvus narrowly dodged it.

Dammit.

Juniper furrowed her brow, glancing down at the sleeping infant in her arms.

If she didn't have to protect the kid, Corvus would have been a human sieve by now. "Bang-"

Spotting Juniper, Corvus's eyes turned to ice, and he fired back relentlessly.

Clutching the child, Juniper wove through the blinding smoke, dodging violently to stay alive.

Just as she was desperately scanning for a safe place to stash the baby, her back slammed into a broad, solid chest.

Who?

Juniper's expression turned lethal. She immediately drove her knee upward, aiming straight for the man's groin.

"Juniper!"

Shanley hissed, catching her leg just in time. "It's me!"

Shanley?

Juniper leaned in. Once she recognized his face, her eyes lit up. "Quick, take this hot potato."

Without waiting for an answer, she

shoved the infant into his arms, her

downright demonje

voice turning downr

"I'm going to tip that bastard Corvus

apart."

Finally having both hands free, cracked the lock on her cuffs in three swift motions, raised her gun,

ished back into the smoke to

Corvus down.

"Juniper, watch your six!"

Shanley's face turned pale. Spotting Flint nearby, he aggressively shoved the baby

into Flint's chest.

Then he bolted after Juniper to cover her.

"???"

Flint squatted in the corner of the

warzone, staring at the sudden addition to his arms. The baby was wide awake, staring right back at him Flint was completely paralyzed with confusion.

What just happened?

He was hired muscle. When did he get demoted to the nanny?!