Chapter 428

The anesthesia wore off and Hector woke up. He covered the wound on his abdomen, enduring the intense stench, and crawled out of the pile of dead bodies.

There were few people around the mass graves.

Hector followed the mountain path, stopping from time to time. He kept going until dawn, using the last bit of his strength to stumble into the shrubbery and pass out completely.

After some time, a clear voice sounded. “Hey… Hey, little guy? Wake up!”

After a series of calls, Hector gradually regained consciousness.

When he saw the unfamiliar girl, he was cautious and quickly pushed her hand away. Penny was a little angry and spoke frankly, “Why are you so fierce? If I hadn't gone into the mountains for a sketching trip and found you, you would have died here for sure! I've been calling you for half a day and my throat is already sore! I'm not asking you to repay the favor, but do you have to be so rude?”

Hector looked at the girl holding a paintbrush toolbox and gradually came to