“Yes, that's definitely Paul. He just came out of those bushes with two of his friends. What happened to them? They look like a mess.”Peter slowed the car, watching the two men and one woman standing not far from a large tree. He suddenly remembered his previous encounter with Paul, especially what he had seen after touching him.“They look like they're running from something. No, someone. Should I help them?”Peter tightened his grip on the steering wheel as he watched the small screen displaying Paul, Maya, and Patrick running along the side of the road.“I need to save Melissa as soon as possible. I don't have time to get involved in someone else's problems.”Peter fell silent for a moment.“I know what I have to do.”Paul, Maya, and Patrick continued running along the side of the road, fleeing from something behind them. They were already exhausted, sweat soaking through their clothes. But they had no choice except to keep moving.“Damn it. They're getting closer,” Patrick said,

“Where am I?”Peter looked around, startled to see two men in the driver’s seat and the front passenger seat.“You two?”“You’re awake, sir?” one of Peter’s bodyguards said.Peter continued rubbing his head as he shifted closer to the window. The cityscape was gradually coming into view outside.“How did I end up here? Did you save me from...?”Peter suddenly fell silent as he recalled everything that had happened after escaping Thomas’s men.He had encountered Paul and his two companions—or, more accurately, given them a ride.But instead, they had knocked him unconscious.When he woke up, he had been in a difficult position, hearing explosions and fragments of the three people’s conversation about the group chasing them and their abilities. He remembered the car shaking, then the white smoke, followed by a silhouette approaching him before he lost consciousness again.Peter sat there in silence for a while, trying to remember every detail of what had happened.Those fragmented memor