Chapter 400 - Defusing Her First Bomb (1/2)

”Me?” Hummingbird asked in surprise.

”Yes, have you forgotten the knowledge we transferred you. I have faith in you,” Halia replied.

Hummingbird's heart raced. Although she had the knowledge, she had never actually defused a bomb before. Could she really do it?

She walked over to the bed with hesitation and bent down to look under it. Immediately, she recognized the components under the bed and knew it was a simple bomb to defuse. However, she only had 4 minutes left and Amun had deliberately added a heap of extra wires to confuse her, so she wasn't sure if she could find the right wire in time.

She knew if she ran away with the other agents at that very moment, they could still escape the radius of the explosion with no injuries, but there were still innocent people in that base, including children that had no idea about the bomb, so she agreed that defusing the bomb was the best option.

”I'll give it a try, but I want the other agents to leave. If I can't do it, I don't want them to die with me,” she said.

Wolf, Sasquatch, and Orca looked at each other and had the same thought. They couldn't abandon Hummingbird on her own at a time like that. They were a team; they went in as a team, and they were leaving as a team. If they were scared of dying, they wouldn't have chosen the career path that they did.

Wolf walked over to Hummingbird and said, ”I know you're used to being on your own and not having to worry about others, but you are not alone anymore. We are a team and we have faith in you. You can do it. We will walk out of this together.”

Amun looked at the four in disbelief. ”Are you guys crazy?!” he yelled. If they weren't leaving, then he wasn't leaving either. Was he about to die in this place?

The agents ignored him as Hummingbird smiled thankfully at her colleagues. Their trust gave her the confidence that she needed. She lay down and slid under the bed to get a closer look at the bomb. She then stretched out her hands and started examining each wire calmly.

”It's faster for you to run. Do you want to die here? Is it worth it?” Amun said as he stood up and tried to persuade the other agents.

”Sit back down,” Orca growled as she threw a kick at the man's stomach.

Amun glared at the woman and his eyes glanced at something momentarily.

Sasquatch noticed this strange movement and looked at the direction that the man had glanced at.

He could sense that the man was planning something, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was.

Lotus knew this man too well. Every little movement triggered Lotus' memories and made Sasquatch feel suspicious. No wonder Amun tried to kill her. She really did know too much.

Meanwhile, under the bed, Hummingbird was holding three wires in one hand: one red, one yellow, and one black. A drop of sweat rolled down her forehead as she followed these wires to see where they were attached. It had to be one of these three; she simply had to cut the right one and the bomb would be defused. But, which was the right one? She glanced at the time: two and a half minutes left. She had to focus.

Halia watched anxiously from the other side as Hummingbird ran her hands up and down each wire. Finally, she grabbed a knife from her belt and placed it up to the yellow wire. The room was silent at that moment. All Halia could hear was the young woman's deep breaths, and all Hummingbird could hear was the sound of her own heart thumping in her chest.

Two minutes.

Hummingbird's hands trembled as she hesitated.