Little Seven ignored Louis and quickly finished off the last two men before leaping down from upstairs.
By then, Johnny had already gotten back to his feet and charged into the bathroom.
That piano blow to the head had not hurt him at all, but the force behind it was definitely beyond that of an ordinary person.
The ambusher was a Burning Devotion Sentinel! Johnny blasted into the bathroom like a cannonball, only to find that the man had already fled—and there was a bomb inside the bathroom, about to explode!
"Boom!"
Johnny hurriedly used his shield to protect his vital areas and was blasted back by the shockwave.
The first-floor bathroom and the rooms on either side of it all collapsed, while the hidden attacker slipped away as well.
"Damn it!" Johnny knew the other party had never intended to fight him. Otherwise, he would not have left behind so many measures to cover his retreat.
Johnny could not be bothered to chase after him. He walked over to Veronica and continued protecting her.
Veronica held the motionless Adams in her arms and wept hoarsely, on the verge of a complete breakdown.
The instant Adams's blood splattered across her face, she felt his pain as if it were her own, and an unbearable agony surged into her heart.
"No! Don't do this..."
"Adam... Sob... Aahhhh!"
Veronica looked like a madwoman. Her tears mixed with Adam's blood on her face, dripping down and matting her hair as she held Adams helplessly, at a complete loss.
Little Seven walked up behind Veronica and stared deeply at the dying Adams. At last, he acknowledged this man.
He knew that Adams had sacrificed himself to protect Veronica. It was definitely not out of love, but out of duty.
From what he knew of