Chapter 2886


    Chapter 2886


    She looked ahead, her eyes piercing the darkness. Judging from the elevation she was at, she figured


    that the cliff might not be too far from where she stood.


    Midway, Nicole stopped and pondered if there was still a way ahead. She was wondering why Damien


    and the rest of his entourage had chosen to hole themselves up in a ce that was so isted and


    ustrophobic.


    All of a sudden, she heard some rustling noises emanating from the thick, lush vegetation before her.


    Startled, she darted off the trail she was on and hid herself behind the thicket to her right, and there,


    she carefully observed the movements of the silhouettes ahead.


    "Let''s stay here for a few days. We can leave once things have simmered down," a man said with a hint


    of caution in his voice.


    "Why don''t we just leave now?" another voice asked.


    Upon hearing the second voice, Nicole''s eyes widened.


    ''Isn''t that Damien? Patricia was following him, but why isn''t she here?'' Nicole wondered.


    As their footfalls grew louder, Nicole crouched over and looked through the gaps in the thicket, trying


    not to ce herself in their direct line of sight.


    As expected, two figures emerged from the grove up ahead, of whom one was Damien. They were


    strolling along the pathway as they conversed, shooting bullets of nces behind their shoulders every


    now again to ensure that they were not being followed.


    "Do you think we''ve really shaken that woman off?" Damien asked, sounding a little worried.


    "Vaio is keeping an eye on her. She won''t have her way with us," the other man assured.


    However, Damien still seemed uneasy as he remarked," She''s quite formidable, you know."


    "You have nothing to worry about, because Vaio is more than capable of taking care of her," the man


    asserted. "Let''s go. With Vaio distracting her, we can take this opportunity to get into hiding."


    "Okay." Damien agreed, and followed the other man around a corner.


    Then, they disappeared from sight.


    What they failed to realize was that someone had managed to track them here; after Nicole had gotten


    a bead in the direction which they had taken, she went after them, moving in a half-crouch with her


    back lowered so as to muffle her footfalls.


    Based on what she had gathered from their conversation, it was evident that this individual by the


    name of "Vaio" was not someone she should trifle with. In all likelihood, he was skilled inbat,


    stealth, and mind games.


    With that in mind, Nicole quickened her pace until she could hear amotion up ahead. Judging by


    the sound of grunts and yells, Nicole figured that they came from Patricia and Vaio, who must be


    locked inbat.


    The voices drew closer and louder until they sounded as if they were right next to Nicole, and that was


    when she caught sight of two figures grappling and wrestling. With her heart pounding, Nicole squinted


    her eyes and quickly advanced to get a good look of the situation.


    As it turned out, Patricia was still capable of going toe-to- toe with Vaio, though it was challenging for


    her to gain the upper hand. Just as Nicole was about to step in to help, she caught a glimpse of Vaio


    producing a slender hilt of some sort from the holster at his back.


    "Shit!" Nicole grabbed a tree branch and hurled it at Vaio, knowing she would be unable to get to them


    in time.


    "Ah!" The tree branch struck Vaio''s arm, causing him to yelp in pain, and the baton-like weapon he was


    holding fell to the ground with a loud clunk.


    A needle-like appendage with rows of feathers lining it ejected from the tip of the baton, making it clear


    to Nicole that it was a concealed tranquilizer baton.


    Vaio then stumbled back and clutched his arm in pain.


    Not expecting someone else to join the fray, he looked around and shouted, "Who''s there? Show


    yourself!"


    Patricia shot a quick nce at Nicole''s direction, and though she did not see her, she knew right off the


    bat that Nicole was there to aid her.


    Without another second of dy, Patricia quickly attacked Vaio. Deprived of his weapon now, he


    quickly realized that he was now at a disadvantage. But just when he was retreating, he suddenly felt a


    sharp, stinging pain in his neck.


    Clutching his neck, Vaio looked around, struggling to see and understand what had just happened.


    Unfortunately for him, his vision began to blur, and once thest wave of stars had obscured his line of


    sight, ckness engulfed him, and he tumbled to the ground with a grunt.


    "Ms. Riddle." Patricia joyfully held her arm up upon spotting Nicole. "I knew it was you."


    "I saw the markings you''ve left behind." Nicole studied Patricia from top to toe.


    And when she was sure that Patricia was unscathed, a smile crossed her face.


    "Something unexpected urredst night. I couldn''t contact you, so I changed the n on my own,"


    Patricia exined.


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    Nicole nodded, "Yeah. We''ve figured that out. We were all worried about your safety because we


    couldn''t reach you."


    "I''m okay, but they''re all still lying unconscious over there," Patricia said, ring at Vaio, who was still


    lying on the ground with his limbs syed like a starfish.