"How much time do I have?" Tanong ni Lucien sa kabilang linya habang kinukuha niya ang finger print sa vault na kaharap niya ngayon.
Buong akala niya ay magiging madali lang ang ipagagawa sa kanya ngayon, he'll just enter someone's house and take some file from their vault, it was supposed to be easy kung ang mga modernong vault na ito. The device that they have kung saan madali nitong maalam ang code ng vault ay hindi gumagana sa ganitong klaseng vault.
"You still have thirty minutes, Lulu. You'll be fine."
"I got the numbers. Three, seven, zero, six."
"Hm. Wait." He heard Lara type something on the other line. "Try this date sequence, zero, six, seven, and three."
He immediately typed the number sequenced she said and if only he could scream he would after hearing the beep sound that means he got the right combination.
"Why do people like using birtndays as their passcode? Ang tanga ah."
"Wag ka ng magreklamo, they make our jobs easier."
"Well, may point ka. Nakuha mo na?"
"Yup. Gano pa katagal?"
"Nineteen minutes. Run, Lulu."
Mabilis pero maingat siyang tumakbo palabas ng bintana. Bumaba siya gamit ang tali na siyang ginamit niya rin kanina para makaakyat. Walang ingay na maririnig sa pagkilos ni Lucien kahit na nagmamadali siyang kumilos.
He clicked something on the end part of the rope at kusa iyong natanggal sa pinagkakapitan, Lucien picked up all the things he used and put everything in the bag.
"Nakapatay pa rin ang alam ng lugar?"
"Yes. Hurry up. Less than ten minutes na lang."
"Akala ko ba nineteen minutes pa kanina."
"Biglang nag-isangdaan yung driver nila, malay ko ba! Wala ng streetlights sa dadaanan nila, I can't hold them off any longer."
Lucien mutter a curse under his breath started running. He was oblivious of his surroundings dahil sa pagmamadali that he didn't notice the traos they set in the garden. The house they entered is not the typical houses you can easily exit once you enter. They don't have trust to modern security system that is why they've set booby traps everywhere.
Lucien immediately stopped when he heard a click as he step on something, alarming the whole place and making him unable to move as well, because if he does, mawawalan siya ng paa.
"What happened?"
"They have a fucking foothold!"
"What? Can you get out?"
"What do you think?"
Maingat siyang kumilos at kinuha ang bomba na nasa bag niya at binalot iyon sa katawan niya.
"I'm setting a bomb on myself, call Lysander."
"Sure ka? Kapag nalaman ng kuya mo..."
"Just call them. I don't want to freaking die here."
"Okay, okay."
Dumating na ang security at pinalibutan siya. Lucien raised his hands and smirk. Nagawa pa niyang ngumisi kahit na alam niyang dehado na siya at kung makawala man siya nang buhay dito, alam niya na kung saan ang kalalagyan niya.
Just thinking about it makes him cringe.
"Move or we'll shoot!" Banta ng isa sa kanila.
"If I move, everyone's going to die." Pinakita niya ang detonator sa kamay niya, everyone moved away.
"Fifteen minutes daw, Lulu. Can you wait?"
"Do I have a choice?"
