Ivy smiled widely. "Who would've thought you'd need me to save you someday? You better remember this!" Lucas smiled back. "As you wish!" "All right, enough chit-chat,” Ivy said, "We shouldn't stay here any longer. Get everyone out of here to meet up with the rest. The legate is already here, so let's leave the rest to him. Let's go!"Lucas wasted no more time and had Cuirass carry him before waving toward the others. His entire unit silently retreated from the scene, while the sound of gunshots from afar continued.Bloody Rose's killers were in complete shambles. ***Lucas and the others got out of danger after more than two hours, ending the escape for their lives over the past few days upon reuniting with Adrian's group. Gloria and the others got up when she saw Lucas, Ivy, and the others entering their camp. "Lucas!"Lucas smiled when he saw Gloria and replied, "I'm so happy to see you, Gloria. I thought I would never see you again after what happened at Isle 416."Glor
Lucas lowered his head when he heard this. 'All those from Wyvern Peak surely wish they could go home right now… This is going to be a gamble, and our survival is at stake!'"It's getting late. You should get some sleep." Gloria patted Lucas' shoulder before heading to the outer parts of the camp to stand watch. It was late at night in the rainforest, and vision was extremely limited. Gloria came back after a quick patrol around the area to find most already asleep, while the rest of them were ensuring that the coast was clear. She was not feeling drowsy yet, perhaps because she had been asleep for five long years. Even after standing watch for a large half of the night, with the others switching shifts several times, Gloria was still wide awake. She looked toward the darkness in the distance, thinking about the futures of everyone present that day, and the dangers that were still waiting for them up ahead. Nobody could guarantee that they would leave this island alive."Why
Gloria asked Adrian a tough question. 'If we want to send Ridge out of Serpent's Haven, we're going to have to enter the enemy base directly. But right now, there are still tens of thousands of people missing. It's only a matter of time before our enemies find them…'At that thought, Adrian held Gloria's shoulder and turned on the screen on his communicator. "I did a rough calculation of the distance. The enemy base is on the plains to the northeast of the island. We should come across a lot of our stranded men on our way there. Along the way there, we'll take a look around the swamp area. I'm sure we'll find a lot of them there."Gloria squinted. "How do you know?""It's a deduction. If I were separated from my unit, I wouldn't go looking for them to reunite with them. Instead, the only thing I could do to get back in contact with them would be at the enemy base. If my guess is right, our comrades are thinking about the same thing. They're going to head to the enemy base and find
Lena played the signal on the communicator. “Scratch-scratch-scratch!”“Scratch-scratch-scratch!”A series of scratching sounds came out.Gloria anxiously said, "That's it. That's all there is to the signal. It might be like this because the signal's barely within range. Wildfire, try extending our signal's range.”"Wait." Adrian stopped her. Gloria became confused when she heard this. "Play that signal again,” he said.Gloria did as she was told. When Adrian heard the scratching sounds once more, he quickly said, "That's not caused by a lack of signal strength, it's Morse code! It's Morse code for S.O.S!""An S.O.S. in Morse code?" Gloria asked curiously.Meanwhile, Adrian instructed, "Wildfire, quick! See if you can find out where the source of the signal is. The rest of you, prepare to rescue whoever it is. They're probably nearby.""Yes, sir." Everyone prepared themselves.A while later, Wildfire said, "Sir, our technology isn't advanced enough to pinpoint the lo
Right after Mya gave the warning, a gunshot was heard, followed by a shiny bullet flying toward them from the mountaintop.Adrian backflipped, barely avoiding the bullet. He dashed away upon landing, and another shot was fired.Naturally, the second one was fired by Mya, and a man rolled down from the mountaintop not too far from her. She immediately switched spots and said, "They're using our men to lure us in. Be careful, everyone. We may have company!" The others became vigilant upon hearing this. Mya, who excelled at anti-recon, scanned the mountaintops and said, "They're up in the mountains. From the looks of it, there are probably around two hundred of them, with twelve snipers among their ranks."Bang!Mya fired another shot and took down a second sniper."Alan!" Lucas shouted, "Grab ten men and follow me. We'll take them by surprise from behind.""Yes, sir!" Bang, bang, bang!While they were deploying their strategy, another wave of gunshots was fired, a few of the
Dozens of guns were aimed straight at Adrian, but the latter hurled his dagger the moment they did this. It sliced through an entire enemy rank as though it had a mind of its own.Their enemy leader had no idea what hit him when he was cut down. After Adrian landed, he pulled out another dagger and charged into his enemy's ranks. His bloodthirsty dagger continuously claimed the lives of its enemies, followed by their agonizing screams. At the same time, Lucas, Klause, and the others arrived from behind, slashing their way through the battlefield. The entire army of two hundred men was vanquished in mere moments, their corpses piled up on the ground.Adrian wiped the blood off his dagger and said, "Lucas, collect their weapons. Also, take their clothes as well. We might be able to make use of them.""Yes, sir.” Without wasting another second, Adrian leaped off the mountains and headed for the container, where Lena was trying her best to save Griffin. She had done some urgent me
Griffin cried, "He was right in front of me… And I just watched as the Eight Hollows killed him. He told me to get everyone out of there. He said we were no match for them. We had no choice but to retreat…"Adrian nodded. "Daniel made the right call, and so did you. Everyone would've died there if you tried to save him. You shouldn’t blame yourself.""But… How am I supposed to tell his wife? What about his son and daughter? I should've protected him, but I failed."Right after Griffin said this, his injuries opened up again and blood flowed out. Lena panicked. "You have to stop blaming yourself, Griffin. Your agitation is leading to your stitches becoming undone, and now I have to sew them back together again. Could you please have some respect for a powerless doctor and biologist like me?"Adrian smiled at Griffin. "Don't blame yourself. Nobody here will judge you. Do you know where the others are?""Before we got separated, I saw Battle Warrior Steel lead his men toward the sw
Adrian tried to come up with a better idea but came to the conclusion that they would have to keep moving that night to reach the enemy base in time."Tell them to rest for another half an hour. After that, we press on," Adrian said to Gloria, who nodded and passed on the message.Half an hour soon passed and the group departed. A few scouts in front were paving the way with their flashlights on, while the others remained vigilant as they kept their eyes peeled on their surroundings. It was much harder to travel through a rainforest at night, but members of Wyvern Peak were used to walking such arduous paths. After about two hours, Gloria confirmed the direction they were moving in, and Lena—the doctor and biologist—proved to be crucial. She could determine whether there were any dangers around them based on the terrain, environment, and temperature, making her an excellent guide. Her knowledge of the area was evident. Two hours later, they entered an area filled with mountains,