When he burst out of the first-floor corridor and onto the deck, two security guards from the gambling ship were running towards the fountain.
Upon hearing the footsteps behind them, both men turned around simultaneously.
Lucas Walker grabbed their heads and slammed them together. He didn't wait and hurled them aside, charging towards the fountain to dive in.
In the fountain, Ivana Bennett was half-leaning on a sculpture in the water, her surroundings clearly tainted with blood.
His heart felt like it had been struck heavily with a hammer.
Lucas Walker felt a lump in his chest, nearly unable to breathe. He rushed over, pulled Ivana into his arms, shaking her shoulder forcefully.
"Ivana, Ivana...open your eyes, Ivana..."
Ivana's body swayed slightly with his shaking, but her eyes remained tightly closed.
"Sir Earl?!" The old Butler and the bodyguards had just arrived near the fountain, seeing the scene, the old Butler felt a tightness in his chest, "Miss, she..."