They kept chasing them, and it was obvious they were after blood. Deep in the woods, the trees grew close to one another. The echo of gunshots startled the birds, which flew in all directions. Cameron and Waylon hid behind a tree that was big enough to cover the both of them. She looked past the branches and saw that a few men were still looking around, but there was nowhere to go in front of them because it was an island, and the edge was a cliff. Waylon waved at her. “Give me the gun. I’ll distract them.”Cameron looked at him. “Are you trying to leave me behind?”Waylon smiled. “You could do that too.”Cameron handed the gun to him and took out a dagger from behind. “Be careful. It would be tough for me to answer to your family if you die here.”He took the gun and loaded it. Cameron gave all the remaining bullets to him. “There are twenty-four in total. It should be enough.”He looked at Cameron and didn’t say anything, then quickly ran out. The men saw him. “They’re o
Waylon jumped backward and evaded it, but that man wasn’t going to rest. He attacked with his legs, but Waylon blocked him with his arms. The powerful kick numbed Waylon’s arms.The man clamored. “You’re quite a fighter, huh?”He put on brass knuckles, seeming to want to fight Waylon to death, and charged. Cameron showed up at that moment and grabbed him by his arms. The man quickly got out of her grasp, and a sharp punch flew toward Cameron. She took a step back, but the man did a leg sweep. Cameron grabbed onto the man’s shoulder, jumped behind him, and did a back kick. The man raised his arm to block but had to take two steps backward to absorb the impact.Waylon and Cameron attacked at the same time, and the man started fighting both of them. They had to work together to barely get the upper hand because the man was really strong.He kept backing up because of their attacks and wiped the blood from his mouth. He then quickly pulled out his gun.Cameron yelled toward Wayl
Sunny’s face was dark while his hand behind his back curled.Nollace looked at him. “I suspect that the perpetrator might have sent out two groups of people at the same time. One group attacked Daisie while the other went for Cameron and Waylon.”The people who had attacked Daisie hadn’t brought weapons, so it was obvious they weren’t trying to take her life but just to kidnap her. However, the group that had gone after Cameron and Waylon was armed and ready to kill. Sunny clenched his jaw. “After the previous incident, Manuel probably wouldn’t be daring enough to attack again. Could it be the person behind him?”Manuel had hired killers from the Skull Club, but they failed. Now that he had control of The Serpents, Fabio would not let him off if he failed again. Nollace raised his brows. “What if Manuel didn’t plan this?”Sunny frowned. Nollace continued. “Don’t forget the person contacting The Serpents in secret.”He was shocked. “Donald?”“Don’t you find it weird that Man
“You’re awake.”Waylon turned his head and saw Cameron. She was sitting facing the fire, which illuminated her beautiful face.His lips were dry. “How long was I out for?”“Four hours.” She tossed a bottle to his feet. “The wound was infected, and you had a fever. There was a medical kit in the car, so I gave you a tetanus shot and some anti-inflammatory medication, so you’ll live.”He picked the bottle up and twisted the cap open. His movements caused a sharp pain to shoot up his arm. He frowned and drank the water quietly, then looked at the bag next to her. There seem to be a few cans of food. “You have quite a well-packed car.”“Are you hungry?” Cameron picked up a can and handed it to him. “This isn’t from my car. It’s from their car.”Waylon took the can but didn’t open it. Seeing that he was hesitating, she smirked. “Don’t worry. I took some. It’s not poisoned.”He raised his brows and looked at her for a long moment. “Thanks.”Cameron looked into his eyes and saw how
Waylon stood up. “Let’s go. We’ll figure out how to get out of here later.”After Cameron finished packing up her stuff, she snuffed out the fire. They then left through another pathway.On the other side, Mahina was searching the woods with a group of people.Nollace walked to an empty space and squatted down to observe the surroundings.Mahina came up to him and asked, “Did you find something, Mr. Knowles?”He stretched his hand forward and touched the ground. “Somebody has lit up a fire here. This scorched wood is still warm.”Mahina was stunned. “It must be Mr. Southern and Mr. Goldmann!”Nollace rose to his feet. “Let’s find a way to contact them first. At least, we need to let them know it’s us who’re looking for them.”Apparently, they thought they were their enemies, so they ran away quickly. Nollace surmised that one of them must be injured. Otherwise, they would have hidden and observed the situation instead of running away.Meanwhile, Cameron and Waylon finally reac
Cameron took a sip from the porridge and replied, “It's true. There are only this many people in this fishing village. The youngsters have all left the Eastern Islands, and those that stayed behind are old people. A very small number of middle-aged people refuse to leave because of their parents, so they stay on the islands to do fishing business.”The old lady nodded and sighed. “Most of us in the village are poor illegal immigrants from Eurasia. If it hadn't been for Mr. Southern Sr. to take us to the islands and allow the men in the village the opportunity to work in the fishing business so that we could earn some money to support our families, we wouldn't know where we would be now.”The old lady had a son and daughter too, but they were working in Eurasia and would come back to visit them from time to time. However, they were old. They couldn't go so far with their son and daughter anymore, so they had to stay on the Eastern Islands.Waylon looked at Cameron but did not say any
“I’m not worried about them.” Sunny raised his head. “They’re smart, so I’m sure they can solve their own problem. What I’m worried about is the other people.”The butler knew what he was talking about. “Are you worried that Fabio will make a move?”Sunny’s face sank. “If Fabio really joins forces with Donald, we might not be a match for them. Besides, our enemies are hiding in the dark while we’re in the light. It's very obvious that they're preparing to have a war with us, judging from what they did to Cam. They'll think we're a bunch of pushovers if we don't do anything.”After he finished speaking, he rose to his feet and said, “I’m going to the hospital.”It was about time to get rid of Manuel.Once again, Sunny came to the hospital to pay Joaqin a visit.Joaqin could sit on the bed right now, but he still couldn’t walk yet. When he saw Sunny, he was surprised.Sunny put his jacket on the back of the chair and sat down. “I’ll go straight to the point. Joaqin, I’m sure you a
Manuel was confident that Sunny would dispatch all his men to look for Cameron when she went missing. No matter how great Sunny was as a fighter, he was not as good as he used to be since he was already old, so he would get exhausted very soon. If he could get rid of the leader of the Southern Clan and Joaqin in one sitting, dealing with Cameron would be a piece of cake.Sunny chuckled. “You’re too young, Manuel.”Manuel’s face sank as he barked out his order, “Go get him!”The two men standing behind Sunny rushed forward and engaged them in a melee. Manuel did not just stay at the back, either. He pulled out a dagger and threw himself at Sunny while he was not watching.However, Sunny was not an easy target. Even though he was old, his experience and his martial arts skills had given him an edge over Manuel.After they exchanged a few blows, Manuel was slowly getting overwhelmed. The other two fighters hastily came over to assist Manuel, and three of them fought against Sunny.