The six men surrounded Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton. Each of them looked mean.

“Let’s do this together! Kill this b*stard!” A large bald man shouted as he stared at Stanley angrily.

Reflexively, Xyla took off her coat and tossed it at Stanley before she pushed him behind her protectively with one arm.

“Stand still and don’t move. I can handle these people,” she said.

Xyla moved quickly while maintaining vigilance. Compared to her gentle mannerism earlier, she seemed so much cooler now.

Stanley