By the time Brian and Nikolai reached the car, everything ended.
Nikolai scanned the scene with a keen gaze. The aura of the two women now completely faded. He checked the wounds on Luke and Maria and found that one bite to the throat ended the male's life, while Maria suffered more, but…
Ba-Dump
A faint beating echoed in his ears, like a mouse limping.
"Maria is alive, hurry and get a medic."
His sudden voice caused the others to rush. They believed the flaming wreckage meant the worst and couldn't bring themselves to check.
Yet, the moment he revealed the truth, Brian and Alex rushed into action, but Ryan shocked Nikolai the most. He rushed past the others and suddenly joined the efforts to help Maria out of the car and into the second jeep.
"Hm…"