Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1573

Barrett's exasperated shouts came through the Bluetooth earpiece. "Master Sergeant! The enemy fire is too heavy! We cannot take this route anymore, the target is too big! Retreat immediately! Or turn around and head back to the coast, we have our warships for support there!" Barrett's voice was laced with extreme panic, clearly terrified by this suicidal combat style.

But James acted as if he had not heard a word. His deep dark eyes stared fixedly at the winding retreat route ahead, and his foot pressed the gas pedal even deeper. He even reached up and yanked the Bluetooth communicator right out of his ear so Barrett's noise would not affect his judgment. The SUV crushed burning shrapnel under its tires, continuing its reckless sprint.

Meanwhile, the jet billowing thick smoke was crashing toward a mountain peak up ahead. That was exactly where Emmy was trekking painfully with dozens of refugees. A massive shadow swept over their heads, accompanied by an ear piercing howl.

"Get down!" Emmy yelled with all her might, her face draining of color.

The jet scraped past the middle of the mountain and ultimately crashed onto a flat patch of land less than two hundred meters away from them. It did not explode the moment it crashed, only emitting billowing black smoke. This group of refugees, whose eyes had long gone green with hunger, surprisingly did not react with fear when they saw the fallen aircraft. In their minds, there had to be food and valuable items on board.

"Quick! Let's go see what good stuff is there!" Several bold young men got red in the eyes, struggling up and swarming toward the crash site.

"Do not go!" Emmy was sweating profusely with anxiety, clutching her lower abdomen as she tried to stand up and stop them. "The plane is going to explode! Come back!"

But people who were completely blinded by hunger could not hear a word. Just as those young men rushed next to the wing, a massive fireball shot into the sky. The deafening explosion felt like it was going to shatter the entire mountain. A powerful shockwave mixed with scorching flames and aircraft wreckage instantly swept outward in all directions. Those young men did not even have time to scream before they were blasted into the air, landing on the charred dirt with their fate unknown. Searing waves of heat rushed at them, roasting everyone's cheeks. Everyone was stunned by this terrifying sight. Desperate screams and women's cries erupted from the crowd.

Fortunately, Emmy had told them to find cover ahead of time. Those blind shots all hit the rocks, sparking a string of fire but harming no one. Coby and several people hid behind a massive rock, hugging each other and trembling in terror.

"Ms. Lincoln... we cannot get past!" Coby looked at Emmy with sheer panic, tears welling in his eyes. "There are homicidal maniacs with guns all over the front, it is too dangerous. Let's just retreat to the bomb shelter!"

The others chimed in, desperately wanting to retreat. But Emmy gripped Coby's arm tightly.

"We cannot retreat!" She stared in the direction of the road, her eyes exceptionally bright and her tone carrying an unquestionable certainty. "Wait a little longer! This route is supposed to be absolutely safe, so it is highly abnormal for such an armed force to suddenly drop in out of nowhere." Emmy took a deep breath, suppressing the dull pain coming from her lower abdomen, and analyzed the situation calmly. "They are not here for us, they are here to intercept someone. Since they are setting up an ambush on this route..." Her voice trembled slightly, and her eyes involuntarily turned red. "Trust me, just wait a little longer. That might be my people!"