Dylan immediately held Ellie, Lena, Maya, and Amy close, then brought his face between them.
"Listen to me. The second the smoke appears, all four of you immediately drop to the floor and don't move. Do you understand?" Dylan whispered.
Ellie, Lena, Maya, and Amy did not answer, but they nodded in response. Dylan kissed each of their foreheads. Then "boom... boom... boom," "swoooooosh," the entire gymnasium was instantly filled with smoke. The armed terrorists were startled. They immediately pointed their weapons in every direction because their vision was blocked by the thick smoke.
"W-what's going on?" a terrorist asked.
Suddenly, he was shocked because his rifle was gone, but before he could even register his surprise, "buaaak," he was suddenly thrown back against the wall.
"Shoot... shoot!"
"Brataat... brataat... brataat," the terrorists began shooting blindly everywhere, even aiming their rifles at the people lying prone on the floor. After a moment,
