Chapter 12 - Chapter 10: Escape the Kill Zone

The room shook as the Top 10 stepped forward.Number 01's blade gleamed.Number 02 blurred with speed.Number 03 aimed his rifle at Lisa again.Numbers 04–10 spread out, blocking every exit.Lisa tried to stand.Her legs buckled.Her vision flickered.Her body refused to obey.Alan caught her instantly, pulling her against him."Don't move."Lisa tried to push him away."Let me fight—"Alan's voice was a growl."You can't even stand."The Top 10 AttackNumber 02 vanished.He reappeared behind James.James spun, blocking the strike with his forearm and firing point‑blank.Number 02 dodged, but the bullet grazed his cheek.Number 05 charged Adam like a tank.Adam slid under the swing, stabbing upward, forcing the brute back.Number 03 fired at Lisa again.Alan shielded her with his body, bullet slide past.Lisa's eyes widened."Alan—"He didn't look at her."I said I've got you."James and Adam Go All OutJames grabbed a broken metal pipe and hurled it like a spear.It hit Number 03's rifle, knocking it from his hands."You're not touching her again."Adam moved like a shadow, taking on two assassins at once.He kicked Number 07 into a wall.He elbowed Number 08 in the throat.He blocked Number 06's poisoned blade with a metal tray."Stay away from her."Lisa FadesLisa tried to lift her gun.Her hand shook.Her vision blurred.Her knees gave out again.Alan caught her before she hit the floor.Her voice was barely a whisper."…I can fight…"Alan's voice cracked — the first time ever."Not like this. Not today." Number 01 Advances Number 01 stepped forward, blade dripping with someone else's blood."Hand her over."Alan stood, holding Lisa in his arms.His voice was ice."Come take her."Number 01 lunged.James intercepted him, blocking the blade with his gun.Adam kicked Number 01 back, buying a second.But the other assassins closed in.