Just in the nick of time, Remy, who had been lurking silently in the shadows, pounced. Catching Uri off guard, he lunged forward and grabbed the gun in Uri''s hand.


    This was the strategy the Taylor siblings and Jasper had agreed upon earlier, executed with wless teamwork.


    Rage exploded in Uri''s chest, and a dark, reckless desperation took hold of him. He grappled with Remy and began firing his gun wildly. One of the bullets even struck the iron chains that held Julien captive.


    "Don''t worry about me. You have to finish him... Finish him!"


    Julien roared hysterically, his eyespletely bloodshot. His voice broke as he added, "Jonah lost an eye because of him. He has to pay for it with his life!"


    Consecutive gunshots rang out again, making Axel''s blood run cold and his heart race as he stood below.


    Yet he couldn''t rush up to help. What if Julien suddenly plunged down? Having no one watching from below was simply too risky.


    However, he was terrified that something might happen to Jasper or Remy. The former was Alyssa''s anchor and pir of support, while thetter was his biological younger brother who had only just reunited with their family after being lost for years.


    They were both important. He couldn''t choose one over the other. He simply couldn''t.


    Another loud bang rang out.


    Uri groaned in pain after being shot in the shoulder. Cold sweat broke out across his forehead. Jasper stood before him while Remy was behind him. He was already cornered. There was no turning back.


    "Just surrender, Uri."


    Jasper made another attempt to persuade him. "Wake up. Even if you survive today, Justin will never spare you for failing toplete your mission."


    Uri guffawed. "Who says... that I''m unable toplete the task assigned to me by Mr. Justin?"


    He red at them viciously through his reddened eyes. Heughed like a maniac, yet his eyes were filled with twisted despair.


    "I want all your efforts... to go down the drain. I want all of you to feel that


    helplessness as you watch Julien meet his end right before your eyes.


    "I want all of you to taste how painful it is to lose a friend, a family member, and a loved one!"


    Right after saying that, he mmed his finger down on the red button.


    The metal chains nked as Julien suddenly plunged downward, as though he had fallen from a building.


    "Grab that remote!" Jonah yelled, fresh blood covering his face.


    Jasper''s eyes widened. Just as he was about to lunge for the remote in Uri''s hand, Urackled misterly He pulled his arm back preparing to hurt the remote away.


    At that very moment, Remy leaped forward.


    At this critical juncture, he kicked off the railing to propel himself higher into the air, reaching for the remote control that was about to whistle past his head.


    Nevertheless, he fell just an inch short.


    Suddenly, an idea shed through his mind. At the veryst moment, his fingers brushed the edge of the remote controller, and he smacked it away.


    "Catch it, Axel!"


    Axel leaped high into the air. With remarkable speed and precision, he caught the remote controller in his hand.


    Julien could see that he was approaching the ground. He shut his tear-filled eyes.


    "Jonah, Jasper, Lyse... Goodbye," he thought to himself.


    "Go to hell, all of you!"


    A ferocious glint shed across Uri''s


    eyes as he roared. He pulled a


    dagger from behind his back and,


    of strength,


    with a desperate burst of str


    Ust the de toward Jasper''s chest.