Madman!
These devils!
Grace’s legs turned to jelly with fright, but she dared not collapse. She had to stay calm! She had to save herself!
She stealthily opened the snake cage switch and tossed a handful of tobacco inside.
The mercenary saw the woman’s pale face and knew she was terrified, laughing heartily, “Don’t be afraid. Our boss said he’s interested in you and wants you to be his woman.”
“As long as you catch snakes well, you’ll live a life of luxury and enjoy endless prosperity…”
Who would want to live a life of peril with a group of demons?!
Grace seized the opportune moment, throwing the snake cage at the mercenary while simultaneously leaping down the hillside.
The grass at the bottom of the hill was extremely dense, over a meter high, providing her with cover for escape.
“Damn it!”
“She dared to play a trick!”
The mercenary had been wary of Grace all along, maintaining a distance of several meters precisely to prevent her from throwing venomous snakes to bite him.
The instant the snake cage flew towards him, the mercenary agilely rolled on the ground, evading the attack.
“Bang! Bang!”
He fired several shots at the snake cage and then leaped into the grass where Grace had just fled, pursuing her relentlessly.
The mercenary even excitedly fired two more shots into the sky, shouting wildly, “Woman, you can’t escape! When I catch you, you’ll be dead!”
Grace had a locator on her, so no matter where she fled, he could catch her, unless she chopped off her hand.
A game of cat and mouse ensued in the mountain forest.
The mercenary pursued at a steady pace, maintaining a distance of tens of meters from Grace.
Since the boss had specifically requested her, he dared not kill her with a single shot.
He took out his phone and reported the situation.
Mercenary Boss: “——”
So, all those words the woman had spoken were just to lull him into a false sense of security, just to escape?
He should have ordered his subordinate to finish her off with a shot.
But damn it, he felt a pang of reluctance.
“Alive,” the mercenary boss commanded.
Such an interesting and courageous woman, he wanted to play with her.
“Yes.” The mercenary hung up the phone.
The boss just wanted her alive; whether she was intact or not didn’t matter, did it?
“Woman, the hunting game is over!”
The two had already run a considerable distance, covering almost half the mountain. By now, the dense grass was gone, leaving only bare woods, offering no cover for Grace.
But she dared not stop; she could only run, running forward with all her might.
Because Grace knew that if she stopped, purgatory awaited her.
“Guess what? Should I break your legs, or your arms?”
The mercenary aimed at Grace.
In the past, he had been an unerring sharpshooter in the army; once locked onto, no object could escape him.
…
Qin Yunxi flew with the jackal for a long time.
Suddenly, a sea of fire shot into view. Why was the forest on fire?
Grace!
It must be her!
Qin Yunxi was consumed by anxiety and flew directly into the inferno. Behind him, the bodyguards followed suit, turning in unison.
“Roar—”
“Howl—”
You’re going the wrong way, Benefactor isn’t there!
The jackal sensed Qin Yunxi flying in the wrong direction, moving further and further away, and howled frantically in the air.
But Qin Yunxi ignored it.
One person and one jackal, one heading uphill, the other downhill, galloping in different directions.
The jackal was anxious!
It sensed its Benefactor was in danger, yet that human didn’t trust it and wouldn’t follow it.
“Howl—”
The jackal could only gallop and howl, trying to attract Qin Yunxi’s attention.