Billionaire's match novel

---- Chapter 702 "Do you think those two are still alive?" One of the men leaned against the car and lit a cigarette. The other two were still sweeping their flashlights around, but they agreed with him. "No way. But the boss said we have to find the bodies." They were all helpless. Just yesterday before dawn, the bus had exploded, taking the lives of six of their men. Wasn't that enough? The device had already begun its countdown when Spence personally led his men onto the bus-only because someone he had trained with his own hands, Noah, was inside.

No one knew what went wrong, but suddenly several people bolted off the bus. Seconds later, it exploded. At the scene, only three people made it out alive: Noah, Spence, and another man. The other men who failed to get off in time died on the spot. Taking advantage of Spence being injured and their comrades dead, Noah fled in panic with that man. ---- Spence's men drove after them and caught up at the broken cliff above. Because Spence wanted them captured alive, they fired warning shots. No one expected the two fugitives to jump without hesitation.

There was a river below, but it was shallow. No one could survive that fall. Yet, when they waited for Spence to wake up and report back, they were harshly reprimanded and ordered not to return unless they confirmed the men were dead. But in a place like this, even finding remains was nearly impossible. "How about we just say... wild animals dragged them away? Not even bones left." "Sounds good. Worst case, he'll send another team tomorrow." After a brief discussion, they didn't linger. Pulling their jackets tighter, they quickly got back into the cars and drove off.

When the engines faded into the distance, a faint rustle finally came from the treetops near the river's source. Noah propped himself up and dragged Nick over to lean against a tree, then turned and went to the river to fetch water. ---- "Nick, wake up. Wake up!" He used the water to wipe the blood from Nick's lips, then patted his face. Nick still had a pulse and was breathing, but if he stayed unconscious much longer, he would die of hypothermia. His thoughts drifted back to the day before Just as Noah was dismantling the device, Spence arrived with his men.

He pressed a gun to the back of Noah's head and demanded in anguish to know why he had betrayed him. Noah's hand trembled-and he finally cut the pressure trigger. He exchanged a look with Nick. Once the trigger was released, the countdown dropped to sixty seconds. Nick immediately stood and knocked the gun out of Spence's hand Noah struck back at once, shoving Spence aside. Neither of them tried to fight. They rushed off the bus. Noah had a gun, and he and Nick worked in perfect coordination, breaking through the encirclement in a few swift moves and taking down ---- Spence's men.

Spence reacted just as quickly, vaulting out through a shattered window and sprinting forward. Then the bus exploded. Six of Spence's subordinates were killed. Spence himself was blasted away by the heat wave. Only Noah and Nick, driven by the last of their willpower, ran all the way to the edge of the cliff. This cliff was not very high, and Spence's men were still close behind. Noah hesitated-but Nick grabbed him and jumped. Just as Noah thought he was about to die, he realized they had been caught in the branches of a tall tree.

Nick had calculated that shrubs grew thickly along the mountainside and had risked everything on that escape. Noah was luckier still. His clothes snagged on a branch, missing any vital spots, though half his arm seemed to be broken. After forcing the bone back into place, he climbed down from the tree and went to search for Nick.