Chapter 249

The underground cellar wasn’t exactly spacious—there were food supplies and some vegetables stuffed in there already—so cramming in this many people made it seriously cramped. Still, no one complained. The restaurant crew and Reuben Rainsford were all tough folks. If they couldn’t handle some hardship, they wouldn’t have stuck around in Lurellia just to earn a living. As for Emma Fletcher and Camila Harrington? That goes without saying. If they couldn’t take this level of stress, they’d have broken down long ago—no way they’d have made it this far. Sure enough, shortly after everyone slipped into the cellar, gunfire broke out overhead. Faint sounds of footsteps followed, slowly getting closer. It was pretty obvious—the soldiers had made their way near the restaurant. Then— "Boom!" A deafening explosion tore through the air, like it had gone off right beside them. Everyone clamped their hands over their mouths, terrified that even the smallest gasp might give them away. The metal shutte