Turning Of the Tide by Diana Sander

Ruby's stuwas not in a remote area. There were hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets around. Many people were passing by this area during the day, but it was still a little far from the city center.

There were not many pedestrians on the road at this time. The restaurants were open, and there were not many people in the stores. The nightlife of Athana had yet to begin.

There was no obstruction on the way to the stufrom the branch road. After driving for more than ten minutes, they did not see a single car. They quickly arrived at their destination.

When the car arrived in the area and had yet to stop at the entrance of the studio, Jasper quickly turned off the engine.

There were a few people gathered at the entrance of the studio. From the back, it looked like everyone's back was stiff.

"Jasper..." Before Olivia could finish her sentence, Jasper had already gotten out of the car, he was not even bothered to close the door.

Olivia hurriedly unbuckled her seatbelt and followed after him.

Before he got close, he heard a rough voice. Jasper frowned and had a bad feeling.

"You'd better not have any schemes. If you can go back to the restaurant and finish the meal, I'll return the phone to you after this is over." The person did not sound like he was not from Athana based on his accent. It sounded a bit strange.

Jasper stopped in his tracks and quickly checked his surroundings.

There was a van with no license plate parked at the entrance of the studio. Olivia did not know what was going on. Before Jasper could stop her, she had already rushed to the entrance of the studio.

Seeing that things seemed fishy, Olivia was about to call her father and the police. However, before she could unlock her phone, a dart pierced through her phone. She subconsciously let go of her phone and it fell to the ground. The screen was shattered as the phone hit the ground. If she was a second late, her hand would have been crippled.

Realizing that she was being impulsive, Olivia chose to not act up for the moment. Her eyes were filled with coldness as she stood still and waited for Jasper's command.

Liam was already injured. The four tires of Ruby's car were punctured. She hid behind her brother. Liam guarded her tightly. He spread his arms apart. His arms were still bleeding. He did not want the six people who covered their faces to lay their hands on her sister.

There were a lot of phones on the ground. Thirty minutes ago, six masked people suddenly appeared in this area. They broke into every store with guns and searched for mobile phones. They even warned everyone that if they dared to leave the shop, they would not leave this place alive.

No one knew if they were holding real guns or not. However, the knives in their hands were surely real, and the darts on their boots were real. They trembled as they willingly handed over their phones.

The few masked people took the phones and went to the stufor Ruby. Two of them stabbed Ruby's car tires.

It was obvious that they were coming to kidnap Ruby from the studio. The four bodyguards in the shadow realized the masked people were coming for the stuand rushed forward to guard in front of Ruby. Liam also stood in front of his sister and told her not to cout and lock the door.

After a struggle, the four bodyguards were defeated by the six masked people. After all, they all had weapons in their hands. In the end, every bodyguard was injured to varying degrees. All of their legs were broken.

The masked people were ruthless. They never hesitated when they hurt someone. It was obvious that they were professionals that were often involved in this kind of situation. Liam often watched television s, especially police s.

After the bodyguards fell, the few masked people smashed the studoor. In order to protect his sister, Liam fought with them with all his might. His legs and hands were cut by knives several times.

The two of the masked men suffered sinjuries after the fight. The other four were also injured to varying degrees, but it was not serious. Moreover, these people did not seem to feel any pain at all.

Seeing Jasper walk over, Liam had a feeling that he would survive that day. He had never been this happy to see Jasper in the past. In the distance, Olivia remained still and looked at Liam.

Jasper saw Liam who was injured and Ruby who was hiding behind her younger brother with a pale face. Her clothes were torn from the struggle previously, and her entire sleeve was gone.

He took off his jacket and draped it over Ruby. Suppressing his anger, he used his gentlest tone to say, "Be good. Get inside. I'll handle it." Ruby's eyes were filled with tears. "I don't have my phone to call Dad. They have hacked all the surveillance cameras here. What should | do?" Tears trickled down her cheeks. There was grievance, fear, and worry on her face.

Jasper's heart clenched and his jaw tightened. He comforted her, "It's okay, I'm here." Then he turned to speak to Liam. "Liam, bring your sister in. No matter what happens, don't let her out." Liam responded, "Jasper, these people seem sketchy. They're not from Athana. | suspect that they are hired foreigners. They have guns. Be careful." The last few words were said very softly.

"Well, they don't have any bullets,” Jasper said with certainty.

After watching Ruby enter the building, Jasper blocked the door and was finally able to let his anger out. He used Arillion to communicate with the masked people in front of him. "Are you guys mercenaries who smuggled into this country?" One of the mercenaries cursed under his breath. "Shit, call that idiot and tell him to increase the pay." Upon hearing this, Jasper smiled. "Looks like you're here to kidnap someone without a grasp of the situation. Are you here for the woman?" He was stalling for tto send a signal. As he spoke, he touched his wristwatch. When he saw so many phones on the ground, he knew what was going on. When he stepped into the scene, he willingly threw his phone on the ground.

A few seconds later, a message was sent. Jasper nodded at Olivia.

Another mercenary reminded his crew, "Dude, it's about time. I've only hacked the surveillance camera for an hour. Let's move it." Without another word, the mercenaries rushed to the door to attack Jasper. Jasper raised his leg and kicked a mercenary to the ground. He ended up rolling down the steps.

Before the others could react, Jasper attacked again and kicked another person heavily. Olivia quickly joined the fight and fought side by side with Jasper.

After the fight started, the few people standing around had already run far away.

The people standing in the distance were terrified when they saw this scene. They were all praying for the safety of Jasper and Olivia. A restaurant owner put his hands together and prayed, "God bless the safety of these two young people. I'll use my whole year's profits to trade with this wish. Please bless them." An adult covered his child's eyes and was also praying in his heart.

Olivia said, "Jasper, these people look like professional assassins. They appeared lethal but did not seem that they actually wanted to take our lives. They probably don't want to make a big deal out of it." The siblings talked in another language. The mercenaries did not understand them. Trevon Wilson had previously requested the three children to learn a few minority languages so others could not understand them when they communicated.

Jasper replied as he panted. The back of his hand had been cut. "They probably value money more than their own lives. They smuggled into this country and probably want to make a lot of money quickly before leaving.” The corner of his mouth cracked from a punch. Jasper reached out his middle finger and touched the crack. "Let's stall for time.

I've already sent a message to Dad.” Olivia was a little worried. Her shoulder was slashed. As she fought, she said, "But the traffic is very bad at this tof the day.

I'm afraid I'll be dead by the tDad comes. Damn it, the surveillance cameras have been hacked. These guys have learned to do everything. Is every mercenary capable like them these days?" Jasper answered, "You can't be in their line of work without many skills. That's why Dad didn't let Sophia beca special forces soldier back then." People in this field are dangerous since they risk their own lives making money.

As he spoke, a mercenary rushed over. Olivia jumped up, placed her palm on her brother's shoulder to support herself, and ruthlessly kicked the mercenary. The mercenary was kicked so hard that he fell heavily to the ground and cursed fiercely with Arillion.

Jasper was guarding his sister on the side and whispered in her ear. Olivia nodded and looked at the dart that had shattered her phone.

Then, Jasper continued to fight with the six mercenaries. Olivia picked up the dart and threw it at the tire of the mercenary's van.

It hit the tire precisely and pierced through. The tire instantly flattened.

Seeing this scene, the mercenaries cursed fiercely. This action completely pissed the mercenaries off. The six of them raised their knives. Their guns were not loaded and were only used to scare people. They initially did not want to make this a big deal.

Jasper was not wrong. They only wanted to make smoney quickly before smuggling back into their own country at night.

They had already booked a boat to pick them up. Kidnapping a girl was a very simple job for them, but it turned out to be more difficult than killing a person.

Oliva joined the fight again. Now it was the two of them against the four mercenaries. It was even more intense than before.

Not far away, a taxi stopped. The girl in the taxi had sharp ears. When she heard the sound of fighting, she patted the back of the seat in front of her and said, "Sir, please stop for a moment.” The driver didn't understand what was going on. He stopped the car, turned around, and asked, "What's wrong, young lady? Are you going to change your destination?" The girl sitting in the back pricked up her ears and listened for a while. Then she said, "No, sir. Can you please drive over there and then wait forin the car? I'll get off and take a look. There seems to be a fight over there. Has the public security in Athana deteriorated? Why is there no one to stop the fight in public?" The driver advised, "Young lady, it's better to stay far away from this kind of situation. You should not get involved." The girl sitting in the back did not listen to his advice at all. Instead, she was very anxious to go over to check on the situation.

"Sir, hurry up. It's my tto shine.” The driver was speechless. He thought, Is there something wrong with this girl? Why did she have to get involved in this kind of situation on her way home? Kids these days are unbelievable.

With that thought in mind, the driver drove the car to the side. Before the driver could say anything, the girl had already gotten out of the car. The driver's kind words were stuck in his throat. He could only wait quietly in the car.

When the girl quickly walked towards the fight and saw the situation, she immediately cursed, "What the actual fuck!" She simply wanted to destroy these people.

Jasper and Olivia were both injured. The mercenaries were risking their lives. Just now, they were pulling back their strength, but at that moment, they becmore ruthless. The two siblings leaned against each other. Jasper said, "Olivia, can you hold on?" Olivia replied, "Jasper, I'm fine. You don't need to guardduring the fight. It only restrains your power." A girl in a black t-shirt and black cargo pants ran towards them and kicked the three mercenaries in front of her away. She leaned against Jasper and said, "Jasper, what's going on?" She had wanted to give her family a surprise and cback secretly. However, she ended up being surprised by her brother and sister.

Olivia was surprised to see her sister suddenly appear in front of her. "Why are you back? Does Dad know that you're back?" Jasper said, "Let's deal with the people in front of us first. They're all mercenaries who want to kidnap Ruby." Hearing her brother's words, Sophia Wilson cursed again. She took out a rubber band from her pocket and tied up her shoulder- length hair neatly. "You guys take a break. I'll take over. | am going to destroy them." She wanted to teach them a lesson since they decided to hurt her brother and sister.

Sophia seemed to be on steroids. She was dressed in black and looked like a nightwalker. She was filled with the desire to fight.

Without saying a word, she ran up to a mercenary. The mercenary knew that he was in trouble. He had just been kicked by this girl. It was obvious that she was a professional.

Jasper saw that his sister's shoulders and legs were injured and instructed, "Olivia, go inside to check on Liam. Leave this to Sophia and me."

However, Olivia replied, "No, let's end this quickly. It's rare for the three of us to fight side by side. We need to finish this together.”