Become A Shooting Target

What Alexis had sensed when he stepped inside, where there was a thick and slightly sticky liquid on his shoes with every step, turned out to be the liquid Penn used to set the fire.

Alexis' expression tightened when, behind them, a prison guard screamed loudly as a fire suddenly ignited next to him. Alexis guessed that a spark had been ignited near the man, creating a new blaze.

"Damn it!" Alexis cursed for the umpteenth time. He took off both his shoes and Pedro's. The main door was engulfed in flames. There was no other way but to avoid the fire, before controlling it.

"Wait here!" Alexis ordered Pedro. The focus of the rescue was now not only on himself and Pedro, but also as much as possible on the people who were there.

Alexis thrust his right arm, still wrapped in the wet cloth, forward as a shield again, to protect his face from the smoke and heat.

Alexis then directed the wet cloth to serve as a shield for his hand, which was trying to reach the metal doorknob.

"Damn it!" he