“We’ll come back to get you some moon grass after finding Rufus.”
The forest in the suburb was vast. We passed by here when Rufus took me to see Lena last time. But now that I was here again, my mood was totally different.
Yana quickly passed through the forest, then there was a fork in the road, each leading to a different place. One of them would lead us straight out of the imperial capital.
She stopped, wanting to find some clues before making a choice.
“Choose the road with moon grass. Trust me, Yana. I have a gut feeling that’s the one,” I said to Yana with certainty.
“Okay, if you say so.”
Yana ran directly into the road with moon grass. But as she ran, I felt that something was wrong.
“How come there is so much moon grass here?” Yana also noticed it.
She slowed down and carefully observed the row of moon grass planted on the roadside. Although moon grass was not something precious, one could rarely see it in daily life.
However, this road had inexplicably grown so much of it conspicuously. Logically speaking, this road was not a sparsely populated trail. And since werewolves liked moon grass so much, they should have uprooted the plants here.
“This is definitely not a coincidence,” I said to Yana.
Everything seemed to be carefully arranged. Was it to deliberately guide Rufus in this direction?
“Sylvia, I know what you’re thinking. I also think that Rufus took this path because he was attracted to the moon grass. If I lose my mind and only rely on my instinct, I might also be lured in this direction by the smell of the moon grass. After all, it’s normal for werewolves to be attracted to moon grass.” Yana was rarely serious. Then she changed her tone and shouted angrily, “It must be that bastard Richard who played this trick! What the hell does he want to do?”
I thought for a while and finally realized what was going on. “It’s Lucy! It was written on the note that Richard wanted Rufus to kill Lucy personally. This road must lead to where Lucy is. Hurry! We need to find Rufus as soon as possible.”
“Yes! We can’t let that bastard succeed. Let’s go!”
This time, Yana quickened her pace. And to have evidence, she picked a moon grass and brought it with her. She also used my phone to record the scene along the way until she passed through a dense forest and arrived at the gate of a magnificent manor.
I became extremely vigilant, observing the surroundings.
I remembered that Rufus mentioned to me one time that there was a manor in the suburb for the royal members as their summer retreat. He even said that he would take me there in the summer. I guessed this was the manor he was talking about.
Logically speaking, there should be guards and servants guarding and cleaning the royal manor all year round.
But at this moment, the gate was locked, and no one was around, not even a guard. This was very unusual.
Sylvia’s POV
A gust of strong wind blew, carrying with it a faint smell of blood mixed with the cold smell of licorice came-Rufus’ scent.
This proved that Rufus was inside the manor. The situation was bad. I grew even more anxious and shook the gate hard in an attempt to get in, but the gate was securely locked from the outside. Obviously, someone wanted to make sure Rufus wouldn’t get out.
“Damn it! I can tell that Omar’s totally lost control of himself.” Yana paced back and forth anxiously.
Finally, a fierce look of determination flashed in her eyes and she picked up a rock from the ground. In one swift motion, she smashed the rock against the lock, deforming it slightly. Unfortunately, this wasn’t enough to break the lock.
“What should I do… I think Omar’s been injured. I can tangibly feel that he’s in pain!” Out of sheer desperation, Yana threw away the stone and thrashed at the chains with her bare claws. But it was futile. Soon her paws were red and swollen.
Yana broke down into sobs. “Sylvia, my paws hurt. We need to find another way to get in!”
“I scanned the perimeter and we can only get in through the gate,” I said as calmly as possible. I couldn’t make Yana more agitated than she already was. “Rufus is waiting for me. I have to get in. Yana, please stay strong!”
At last, Yana raised her head to the sky and howled, thrashing at the lock with all her strength. The chain finally fell to the ground in pieces.
“Finally!” Yana cried excitedly.
I transformed back into my human form and hurriedly pushed the gate open. But just as I was about to enter, a group of armed werewolves suddenly surrounded me.
“Get out of my way,” I said in a low, bone-chillingly cold voice. If my guess was right, these were Richard’s men.
Ignoring my command, they charged at me. I kicked the man in the lead away, but worry consumed my heart. I was severely outnumbered and I was running out of time.
“Sylvia, you have to find a way to get out of here. Omar is dying!” Yana cried anxiously.
I glanced at the sky. It was getting dark. I couldn’t spare the time to fight all these men. The longer we delayed, the more dangerous Rufus would be.
“I’m thinking,” I said through gritted teeth, dodging an incoming punch. I grabbed the weapon in that werewolf’s hand and knocked him away.
“Oh, my God! Omar!” Yana suddenly shrieked in my mind. Then, all of a sudden, she fell silent.
“Yana? Tell me, what’s wrong? What happened with Omar? Did something bad happen?”
I asked Yana nervously, but she didn’t respond. I couldn’t help but think that my worst nightmare had become a reality.
“You can’t defeat us. You’re severely outnumbered. Surrender!” the man in the lead snorted viciously.
I clenched my fists, helplessly angry. Rage surged through my veins. It felt as though gas was expanding in my stomach and that I was about to explode.
Suddenly, a terrifyingly powerful force burst forth. A gust of strong wind blew and I wielded the weapon I had snatched earlier and ruthlessly slashed through everyone in my path.
“Whoever tries to stop me will die.” I took deliberate steps towards the man in the lead.
He looked utterly horrified and retreated a few steps back with his companions. “Isn’t she just a slave? How the hell is she so powerful? Why didn’t we bring guns? The intel we received was wrong!”
“I don’t know. Maybe she isn’t the slave they told us about…”
At this time, a sharp whistle pierced the air. The leader immediately turned pale and said, “The army is coming. Retreat.”
In the blink of an eye, the group of men vanished.
With them gone, I couldn’t help but fall to my knees. My clothes were sopping wet, and my wounds were bleeding badly.
Through gritted teeth, I took a deep breath and got back on my feet. I threw away the bloody weapon in my hand and rushed into the manor.
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