Chapter 633

In that case, why did Monkey fall into the trap?

Scarlet said, “Boss, there are no guards inside, so it must be booby-trapped. We can’t be careless. Once we go in, stay close behind me, okay?”

Felicia chuckled and nodded. “Got it.”

At that moment, the five red dots on the tablet converged. A bird call echoed from the jungle, and the five mercenaries, including Big Guy, appeared.

“Boss!” they greeted in hushed tones, moving silently toward Felicia.

After Felicia briefly explained the situation, the team understood, and Big Guy led the way, entering the bomb shelter first. The other two mercenaries followed, then Scarlet and Felicia, with the remaining two mercenaries bringing up the rear for security.

They reached the large iron door without incident. Big Guy was about to force it open when Scarlet stepped forward, nudged him aside, and used a thin wire from her hair to pick the lock. With a click, it opened.

Scarlet raised her eyebrows at Felicia, a silent request for praise. Felicia gave a thumbs-up.

The group entered a pitch-black passage, empty and desolate. Big Guy, expecting a fight, shone his flashlight around, revealing a seemingly ordinary bomb shelter.

Was that it?

Big Guy shook his head and pressed forward. Felicia glanced at the ceiling and walls. Her keen senses detected something amiss, and she quickly shouted, “Fall back!”

Big Guy, already stepping forward, paused at her warning. He tried to retract his foot, but it was too late. A mechanism overhead triggered, launching three sharp spikes toward him.

If they hit, they would pierce him.

At six foot three, Big Guy, despite his size, was surprisingly agile. In a remarkable twist, he contorted his body, narrowly avoiding the spikes as they embedded themselves in the wall.

Everyone sighed in relief.

Big Guy exhaled deeply and turned to Felicia. “That was way too close. Thanks for the warning, boss. I almost died.”

Felicia’s eyes twitched. She understood why Monkey had disappeared. These mercenaries, all brawn and little brains, thrived on daring and charging ahead. They feared not danger, but the lack of it.

Such personalities had their advantages—they got things done—but the drawbacks were obvious: recklessness and overconfidence.

Felicia decided that, upon mission completion, she would pay them and disband the group immediately.

She sighed and picked up the mobile surveillance camera, tossing it forward like a bowling ball. The camera's thud triggered more mechanisms above them—this time, lethal infrared lasers.

“Get down!” Felicia shouted, pushing Scarlet to the ground. They both dropped.

A loud noise erupted behind them as a powerful infrared laser sliced across the iron door, leaving a deep gash.