The Deserted Rich Beauty (Nicole and eric)
Chapter 2269 Go Against the Current

The research laboratories on the shore also had self-destruction systems.

It was a fail-safe in case others wanted to steal their research to do dangerous things. Thus, destroying the laboratory was better.

However, they also had rules for that. If it was not a war, then this system should never be activated.

Connor did not expect that Sebastian would also steal this system from them.

Sebastian's undersea laboratory was basically a replica of the laboratory on shore.

However, this self-destruction device was not placed somewhere that Connor was familiar with.

Connor immediately realized that Sebastian was planning to destroy all the evidence.

If that were the case, no one would be able to replace this place and see the gory truth.

Everyone instantly became alert.

Connor was a step too late. When he entered the room, he saw Sebastian standing there with a pale but distorted face. Sebastian had a reckless, cruel, and resentful smile on his face. "Don't think that you guys can leave today! You all can stay here and die with me!"

Sebastian also saw Abel lying on the ground.

The wound on Abel's chest was particularly shocking.

At that moment, Sebastian realized that once the system was activated, he could not escape himself.

However, it was better to die here than to be taken by Connor and the others to be tried and insulted.

How would those idiots understand his contribution to humankind?

Sebastian stared at them with a frenzied look on his face.

"You're too restrained with these experiments, so you won't be able to achieve true success even after two hundred years! I made it, but you guys came to bring me down. Just wait! I won't let you go either!" After that, a ticking sound came from out of nowhere.

It sounded like a countdown timer.

Sebastian's eyes became redder.

Connor's expression changed dramatically. Once the system was activated, it could not be turned off.

He did not care about Sebastian and immediately shouted at the people outside.

"Go back to the ship and tell them to prepare to leave! There's only one minute left before this place explodes! Run!"

Connor shouted, and everyone was shocked.

Leighton's eyes trembled fiercely, and immediately summoned the people who were still searching.

"Get out! Everyone, retreat now!"

The situation suddenly became chaotic.

Luca instantly grabbed Nicole's hand. "Miss, let's go..."

Nicole also started to panic.

She looked back immediately, and her eyes turned red.

However, Nicole and Jeff were separated by the crowd.

There were already more than ten meters between them.

Countless people between them ran out.

Jeff's wheelchair was a hindrance for them.

The passers-by felt that the wheelchair was in the way, so they pushed it aside fiercely.

Thus, no matter how he tried to maneuver the wheelchair, it was impossible to squeeze his way out of the running crowd.

There was a bit of helplessness and despair in his eyes.

Maybe this was his fate - to die before her eyes.

It was already a blessing for him to be able to see her again.

The moment their eyes met, he saw that Nicole was anxiously rushing against the crowd to get to him.

Jeff's expression changed drastically.

"Run! Don't look back..."

He yelled at the top of his lungs and almost exhausted all his strength.

Horror instantly surfaced in his eyes.

He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of her death.

Nicole did not leave him.

She looked anxious and terrified, and Luca could not stop the crowd behind her.

Dozens of people rushed toward them like a tide.

Nicole ran up to Jeff and grabbed his wheelchair.

At that moment, Jeff choked up and did not know what to say.

"Nicole..."

He called out to her in a deep voice.

Nicole pushed his wheelchair and ran forward with Luca helping her.

"Don't be afraid! I'm here to take you out..."

Nicole was still comforting him, but her voice was trembling.

She was so scared herself, but she still consoled him and told him not to be afraid.

Jeff's face stiffened, and his hands tightly clutched the handle of his wheelchair.

The emotion on his face was indistinct.

He punched his legs several times, and his vision blurred.

If he was not so useless, Nicole would not be in danger at all.

There was no need for him to change his identity and be so evasive.

Nicole did not notice the man's actions.

The noise from above was getting more obvious.

It was like a death toll.

Nicole was so nervous that she only knew that she should follow the crowd.

She did not notice that someone was following her.

Sebastian followed behind them coldly.

There was only one minute before the explosion, so only a few could escape.

When Sebastian saw Nicole pushing the wheelchair, he had an idea.

Sebastian grabbed her arm fiercely.

"Nicole, was it you? Did you disclose the information and bring Connor and his people here?"

He asked through gritted teeth and did not hide his hatred.

Nicole desperately tried to break free from his grasp. "Let go of me!"

However, Sebastian was like a rabid dog that bit anyone in its sight.

He was no longer rational.

"Luca..."

Nicole shouted.

Luca immediately turned around, took out a gun from his waist, and pressed the muzzle on Sebastian's head.

"Get lost!"

Nicole took the opportunity to run out.

Sebastian froze the moment Luca held the gun to his head.

However, Sebastian soon came to his senses.

He would die sooner or later, so why should he be afraid that Luca would shoot him?

Sebastian was so agitated that he wanted to snatch the gun from Luca's hand, but Luca kicked him away.

He fell heavily to the ground and rolled a few meters away.

It was so painful that he could not speak.

Sebastian's eyes were about to pop out, and his face was livid.

"Don't even think about leaving!"

Nicole heard the commotion and shouted at Luca, who was behind her.

"Luca, hurry up! If he dares to stop you, just shoot him!"

Luca's eyes turned cold. When he saw Sebastian standing up and rushing toward him, he fired a shot.

After getting rid of this problem, Luca turned around to catch up with Nicole.

However, time passed quickly.

By the time they got there, the elevator was slowly ascending.

Nicole's face turned pale.

She was so nervous that she could barely stand upright, and her hands were covered in a cold sweat.

The fish that were swimming around the laboratory seemed to sense the imminent danger.

They desperately hit the glass.

Nicole's breath quickened.

Seeing that her breathing was getting faster, the person in the wheelchair suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Nicole's palm to soothe her anxiety.

"Nicole, don't be afraid. You know how to swim. We're at the bottom of the sea now, so even if this place explodes, the shockwave won't travel as quickly and violently as it would on land. You have to remember to hold your breath and swim upward later. Don't care about anything else and keep swimming upward. You'll be safe then."

He held Nicole's hand tightly.

His voice gave her a sense of familiarity.

She shed tears in a daze and asked him, "What about you?"

Jeff opened his mouth but said nothing.

His face was pale.

He knew he had no chance of survival.

Luca, who was behind them, rushed over with a somewhat dismal expression.

He looked at Nicole, then at Jeff.

However, he did not say anything and just stood there.

He knew that the situation was bad.