Mattew tilted his head slightly, a faint smirk forming as he looked at the man aiming the gun at him. His voice was calm, almost amused. “A whole military squad just for me? I didn’t know I mattered this much.”
He paused for a moment, letting the tension build before adding with a quiet scoff, “Honestly, you all look desperate.”
The officer in charge narrowed his eyes. “This is your final warning. Drop the Codex—”
Mattew moved before the sentence could finish.
In a single sharp motion, he grabbed the man’s wrist and twisted it hard. The soldier grunted in pain as his grip broke, and the gun dropped to the ground with a dull clatter. Mattew used the man’s body as a shield immediately, turning him just as the others opened fire.
Gunshots exploded into the air. Bullets slammed into the s
