At 11:30 pm, the members of Echelon 103 finally moved. The man who was monitoring their movements quickly returned to the room and informed Lucille and the others. "Mr. Gale, Ms. Lucy, they've left the guesthouse," the man reported. Ruben said nothing but turned to Lucille. Lucille narrowed her eyes and said lowly, "Elara, Mildred, you two stay here as support and continue monitoring their guesthouse. Immediately report to us if anything happens." Elara and Mildred replied, "Roger, Lucy."Lucille thought briefly before turning to Ruben. "Ben, ask your men to stay put here too." Having too many people tag along wasn't necessarily a good thing either. Ruben nodded, then started ordering his men. Then, Lucille left with Bethany, Jaden, and Beatrice. …There were six members of Echelon 103. They arrived at an abandoned place in Fallbrook Town, filled with nothing but wild grass and darkness. All along, Lucille and the others had been silently trailing them, never too
Ruben turned to Beatrice and said, "Beatrice, call Elara to keep track of the supreme chief's location." "On it, Mr. Gale," Beatrice replied. They were all members of the Otearl Alliance, and each of them had a micro-tracking device in their bodies. It was made out of a special material that could bypass all forms of inspection machines. The purpose of the tracking devices was to help the other members of the Otearl Alliance track down and save them if something happened to them during their missions. Bethany had no idea who these people, who'd appeared around Lucille, were. However, she knew who Ruben was. So, she assumed they were his subordinates. But Ruben had told Beatrice to keep track of the "supreme chief's" location. Did that mean Beatrice and Jaden were Lucille's subordinates? Suddenly, Bethany remembered what had happened at Ghosthorn in Marvonia. She'd found out that Lucille was the mysterious leader of the Otearl Alliance. She connected the dots and realized th
Despite the situation, the boy was still able to say such words. He was the calmest among the children, which was strange for a child.Angelo waved the flashlight at the boy, causing him to close his eyes subconsciously. "Boy, you're the sharpest one here." Angelo smiled evilly as he said, "Don't worry. As long as you listen to what we say, I can guarantee your safety." The boy glanced at Angelo and said nothing. Under the boy's attempts at consoling her, the girl slowly recomposed herself. The gang continued their journey through the dark. After another hour, they finally stopped. Taking advantage of the darkness, Lucille and Jaden climbed up a tree with the perfect vantage point and hid there. They observed the faint glow in the distance and saw the others stopping outside a cave. While they couldn't listen to the Echelon 103's members' conversation from such a distance, Lucille could read lips. "We're here, Angelo," one of the men said. "Duo, Trey, you two stand g
Angelo walked toward the boy with a profound smile before looking down at him. Then, he knelt to face the boy. "You're very alert, boy." He propped his cheeks with his hand and squinted at the boy. "But your lives are very useful to me." Angelo gently patted the boy's cheek. "So, I won't let you die here. But we still have a long way to go. So if you don't eat or drink anything right now, you won't have any more chances to do it." Angelo gave the boy a mysterious, eerie look and smiled before getting up and leaving. …"Commander Lawton, our people lost sight of them after tracking them to this location," Maverick said. "It's like they've just vanished without a trace." George stood by the railing on the side of the road with his hands on his hips. He had a solemn expression as he gazed at the dark woods before him, deep in thought. He had been investigating a case of missing children over the past two weeks and had found his way to Arcania. Since Arcania wasn't their dom
Meanwhile, Lucille had no idea about what was happening with Jaden and George. She identified the coordinates and circled the cave, but found no alternate path to enter it. As she was about to leave, she furrowed her brows and quickly turned to her right. Her eyes met with a pair of green eyes lurking in the grass. They looked extremely bright yet eerie under the night sky. Then, another pair showed up. And another.Lucille felt a chill down her spine. She reached her hand to her back, but as she touched Desert Eagle, she stopped and retracted her hand. She shouldn't fire her gun right now. At this moment, she wasn't thinking about Spencer or any other human. She was thinking about Caesar, who was enjoying his time playing at Sparrow Residence. Lucille could have dealt with this trouble more easily if Caesar had been here. But since she was so far away in the mountains, Caesar couldn't solve the immediate crisis. A wolf's speed was three times that of a human's. Even i
Lucille had no idea how to get herself away from the wolves. If she shot at them, she might alert the Echelon 103. But if she didn't shoot at them, there was no way she could face the wolves with her bare fists. If it had been a person instead of wolves, however, that would have been a different story. Wolves' agility and fighting prowess were unpredictable. It would be impossible for Lucille to win against them without any equipment. Besides, she wasn't sure if more wolves were hiding nearby aside from the seven before her eyes. Wolves thrived in packs. Once they gathered, there was no hope for Lucille to escape. She had no choice but to outsmart her way to safety. She recalled seeing a tall tree not too far behind her, about a fraction of a mile. Considering the short distance, she was confident she could outrun the wolves. With that idea in mind, she no longer hesitated. With a quick turn, Lucille made a dash for it. The wolves, who were lurking in the grass, immedia
The sky started to turn bright. Lucille let out a long sigh of relief after the phone call with Spencer. She looked around and saw a light layer of white mist enveloping everything, rendering the scenery surreal and dreamy. The temperature in the mountain was much colder compared to the outside. Lucille had gotten hot from the constant movement and tension earlier. But after resting for a while now, she felt slightly colder. She looked down the tree and saw that the wolves were still there. They seemed to be more patient than she was. Given the situation, Lucille figured she might as well catch some rest while leaning against the tree. …Meanwhile, George suddenly stopped when he realized something was off after chasing Jaden to a stretch of road. "What's wrong, Commander Lawton?" Maverick asked. "This isn't right. That person deliberately lured us here," George said with a stern look. Dante asked, "Why would they lure us here though?" The men became extremely aler
The problem was that Lucille couldn't exactly have George know that she was here. She told Jaden, "Leave this to me. You continue keeping an eye on them." Then, Lucille turned on a special app on her phone and keyed in a specific website.Meanwhile, at the Dark Chamber, the detection screen of K Alliance started beeping. Everyone in the monitoring room got tensed immediately, and someone quickly tracked down the last location. "Quick, tell Abyss that we've tracked down Zing's IP address!" Someone shouted. After two minutes, Lucille turned off the app after she had completed her task. Now, it was up to George if he believed in her. It would be best if the children could be saved before they were sent off to their destination. Otherwise, they would have to think of another plan. After the Dark Chamber's microchip was restored, it was as though all of their equipment had been upgraded. So, they were finally able to track down Zing's estimated location. Abyss looked at the