Chapter 1490


    Nicole immediately stopped. She could not allow Carl to die again; she had already experienced the


    feeling of losing arade.


    She would rather die herself than have that feeling again.


    ‘He, he, are you unwilling? Is he your boy toy?” The man in the face maskughed maniacally, “If it''s


    this way, I''m even more interested in killing him!" As he said this, he reloaded the gun.


    "You dare! If he dies, you won''t get the crest!" Nicole slowly crawled out of the car. She simply tossed


    the handgun and opened her watch. In front of everyone, the hologram of the crest appeared floating.


    Seeing it, the man was stunned.


    When this thing was in his hands, it was merely a ck screen that could not be opened. He did not


    expect the crest to be so dazzling after Nicole cracked it. Yet, when he saw it, his gaze quickly turned


    greedy.


    "Give it to me!" The man in the face mask roared with his eyes glinting with the desire for power.


    Instead, Nicole held out her hand to touch a button on the watch, "If I can crack it with my own hands, it


    means I can destroy it myself!"


    "You dare!" The man in the face mask growled in anger. Then, he saw Nicole motioning to press the


    button. A cold sweat broke from his forehead.


    He had already checked before. Nicole''s background wasplex; hence the item had fallen into her


    hands. This is due to her being the most excellent hacker in the world, Lucifer! If she genuinely had


    been prepared earlier, making the program to destroy the crest would not be impossible. But, then, it


    would be useless even if they killed Nicole. No one knew where the second crest of the world was


    located.


    “I''m only giving you ten seconds. Let him go!” Nicole gritted her teeth. Blood flowed from her forehead


    to the corner of her eyes, but her eyes would not blink. She was ready to die at any moment.


    "Nicole! I''m not leaving!" Worst case possible, he will die together with Nicole. How could he possibly


    dump her here all alone?


    “Ten, nine, eight!" Nicole was already in a rage. She did not want to give the man in the face mask


    more time to consider.


    "Seven, six, five, four..." Nicole continued to count.


    “Enough!” The man in the face mask could not resist any longer. He saw that Nicole’s expression was


    ruthless. He knew she was serious and could only grind his teeth and let go of the leg stomping on


    Carl.


    "Let them go!" He ordered out loud and withdrew his handgun. Since his target from the start was no


    other than Nicole. When he gets hold of the crest, the whole Spears organization would be worthless to


    him. By then, he would not let go of every single one of them. Thinking about this, he suppressed his


    anger.


    CarI''s two other subordinates that jumped out of the car were also severely injured. Once they were let


    go, they immediately rushed to Carl screaming, "Boss!"


    They wanted to fight back, but they had no weapons on them. So now, they could only look at Nicole in


    pain and thank her for saving their lives.


    "Bring Carl away!" Nicole yelled angrily. Although both have their own concerns, they know Nicole did it


    to let Carl stay alive. They could not allow her sacrifice to go to waste.


    Thinking of this, both of them held onto Carl.


    Carl finally found his strength and tried to struggle, "You all should let me go! I can''t... I can''t leave her!"


    Nicole stared at Carl. It was the first time she had seen him this hysterical. She understood that feeling.


    It was the same as when he almost disappeared from her life. That feeling of suffocation... Although


    she always acted as if nothing had happened, she could not suffer the same pain again.


    Staring at Carl, Nicole''s gaze hardened, "Carl. This time, I can finally protect you." She smiled as the


    blood trail left on her face continued to trickle. It hurt Carl''s eyes and made his eyes red.


    "I don''t need your protection... I just wanted you to live! You idiot!" He screamed out.


    “Boss, you need to calm down! Don''t let Nicole''s sacrifice be in vain!” Both subordinates who held onto


    him almost lost their grip and could only growl.


    "No... I can''t lose her..." Carl gazed at Nicole. Seeing her farther away, he could not go against his


    heart and said, "I… I love her!"


    CarI''s confession made his subordinates stunned. Their hearts were filled with anguish... They did not


    know Carl and Nicole had this kind of rtionship.


    Nicole''s iris shrunk as she thought, ‘Carl... actually loved me...’


    Although she had felt it, she was not sure. A smile tugged at the corner of her lips. She only wanted to


    leave him with a smile.


    This made Carl, who was being dragged away, heartbroken.


    "Nicole, Nicole! I love you! You can''t die!" He struggled hard, but his voice was getting further away.


    When a gun was pointed at him, he was brought by his subordinates into a vehicle and left.


    The man in the face mask watched the car leave, then walked in front of Nicole coldly, "Who could


    have expected that the young fe actually liked you? However, you do look quite charming.”


    Nicole was such a beautiful and capable woman that the world had never seen. If she had not


    snatched the crest, he might have fancied her. Being stared creepily by him, Nicole could only feel


    disgusted. Her gaze turned ruthless.


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    “Alright, the men have been let go. You should pass me the thing now,” the man in the face mask''s


    expression was dark. His eyes always focused on the hand pressing the button on her watch.


    "As long as you give up that thing, I can leave you with your corpse intact," the corner of the masked


    man''s lips twitched upwards as if saying with great mercy.


    "Then I should truly thank you,” Nicole huffed coldly. But, she continued, "I can die, but you should let


    me die a knowing person. Who the hell are you?"


    The tiny camera lens captured everything when she pressed the recording button on her watch. Even if


    she died, she would leave some clues for the others. The man in the face mask’''s gaze immediately


    became deeper and thought, ‘This woman is too smart. I will not give her any chances!


    "You want to know who I am? Ask Hades yourself!" His eyes were quickly filled with the intent to kill. He


    lifted the gun and shot at Nicole.


    Yet, a smile came from the corer of Nicole''s lips, "Since you wouldn''t say it, then don''t me me for


    this!"


    "No!" The man in the face mask saw that she was about to press the button. Before he could react with


    the gun in his hand, he motioned to press the trigger.


    "Die with me then!" Nicole said as she currently had her eyes shut. Since she could not identify him


    clearly, she would have them all perish together. The man in the face mask had found out then that


    Nicole''s watch was blinking fast. It was just like a time bomb.


    “Wench, I''ll kill you first!” He screamed.


    Bang! A single sound of gunfire erupted.


    Nicole had assumed that she was done for. However, she actually did not feel pain after a few seconds.


    Instead, the shriek of the man in the face mask floated to her ears, "Ah!"


    Nicole slowly opened her eyes. A high-powered machine gun shattered everything below the man in


    the face mask’s wrist, leaving only a broken hand.


    "Someone is ambushing us!" The man in the face mask''s second-inmand shouted.