Chapter 196

"Put her down." A deep, chilling male voice rang out. Serena's eyes lit up instantly. She tried to call out, but her mouth was tightly covered by a thug. The other thug pulled out a small knife from his pocket, pointing it toward the shadowy figure in the corner with a sinister smirk. "Today's not a good day to play the hero." Bernard Blake remained silent. The two thugs smirked. Thinking that Bernard had decided to back off, they turned to leave. But the next moment, the knife was kicked out of the thug's hand. Before he could react, he was flipped over and slammed onto the ground. The other thug carried Serena and tried to run. He barely took two steps before a strong hand yanked him back. Serena was pulled down. She instinctively screamed, but the expected pain never came. Instead, she stumbled into a chest. She heard the thugs' screams echoing through the alley the next second. Serena looked up just in time to see the thug's wrist being dislocated before he was kicked to