James, Bruce and Erin all had surprised expressions on their faces when they entered the room and saw Darius on the hospital bed. James in particular had the most surprised expression out of the three.

“How severe are his injuries?” James asked in a choked voice.

The doctor glanced at him and sighed before answering in a professional manner.

“His ribs are fractured; his right and left arms are broken; his left leg is temporarily paralyzed after being shot with a poisoned bullet, with risks of being permanently paralyzed, and his right ankle is fractured.”

James closed his eyes for a brief moment after he heard the Doctor’s answer. After a minute of silence, he asked the Doctor a question.

“What are the chances of him surviving this ordeal?”

“10%.” The doctor answered.

James closed his eyes again. It was even worse than he expected. A 10% chance meant that he had only one out of ten times to survive this ordeal.

There was another moment of silence, as James kept staring at Dari