“Does it really make <b>a </b>difference?” Belicia sighed, rolling het eyes at Maurice’s irritating voice<b>. </b>Since he couldn’t see her reaction<b>, </b><b>she </b>resorted to mockery. “If you’ve got something to say, spit it out. If not, hang up”
On the other end, Maurice let <b>out </b>a faint sigh. He lowered his <b>voice </b>and spoke in a tone that was tinged with an uncharacteristic bitterness, “<b>You </b>really do hate me.
huh?
Before Felicia could respond, be quickly shifted his tone, slipping back into his usual regeish persona. With a drawl, he added, “No big <b>deal </b>I just wanted to hear your <b>voice </b><b>and </b><b>have </b><b>a </b>little cut You know<b>, </b>build some rapport”
Felicia couldn’t help but chuckle dryly. “Rapport? Do we even have anything to build on? Mr. Glovers, if you’re so free, maybe find something better to do.”
With that, she <b>hung </b>up, unwilling to entertain his nonsense any longer.
Scarlet, who had been <b>scanning </b>the <b>terrain</b>, waited until Felicia was <b>done </b>with the call before <b>speaking </b>up, “Boss, I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”
“What’s wrong?” Telicia asked.
“I can’t quite exin it, but my eye has been twitching non–stop. I’ve got this sense of dread,” Scarlet said, her <b>expression </b>serious. “It’s <b>just </b>a really bad feeling”
Instinct was an unreliable thing, but sometimes, it was hard to ignore.
Scarlet stopped walking and turned to Felicia with a firm look. “Boss, 1 think you and Ms. Russell <b>should </b>stay in the cat. Let me go ahead and check the situation. Il it’s safe, you cane up afterward<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Felicia patted Scarlet on the shoulder but didn’t stop walking, “<b>We’ve </b><be </b>this far. There’s no turning <b>back </b>now. Besides, it <b>you’re </b>worried about me, don’t you think I’d be worried about
Imogen nodded in agreement. She wasn’t about to stay behind without knowing <b>what </b>was happening
Scarlet sighed, knowing there was no point in arguing further.
At that moment, another deatening explosion echoed through <b>the </b>air. The ground beneath them trembled as all three of them looked up. Yet another mushroom <b>cloud</b>, identical to the previous ones, 100 from the same location.
Felicia quickened her pace. She didn’t know <b>what </b>was happening ahead, but the repeated use of explosives could only mean something serious.
Hel wally wasn’t just about whaty ahead. The venomous creature inside het remained <b>a </b>constant threat<b>, </b>and the sound of the bronze bell that could control her mind lingered in her memory. She had no idea when they might ring <b>again </b>or what she might do under their influence
That was all the more reason to press forward only by capturing the robed figure <b>and </b>eliminating the source of her torment could she free herself from the venomous creature’s control.
What Felicia <b>did’t </b>know was that at the location of the explosions, two vehicles were frantically ring for their lives. During the second st, one of the vehicles narrowly avoided bring blown apart, barely dodging the impact in time,
In the first car sat johanna, who had been the one issuing threats not long ago. In the back seat of the second vehicle wa the robed figure, <b>fully </b>covered from head to toe, alongside <b>a </b><b>pale- </b>faced Pete, who was being tossed around by the bumpy ride.
“Damn it! They really dare to pull this of!!” The robed Egure’s voice <b>was </b>seething with fury. The bronze bell i his hand <b>swung </b>so violently that they left afterimages in the air. The so from the bell stated the venomous creatures within, waking them from their dormant state,
Pete asked, “in what are you nning to do?”
“<b>What </b>will I do? I’ve had enough! The robed figure’s voice was vicious. “I’m going to make that girl from the Fuller family
of the venomous creature eating <b>away </b>at him! They’ll have no choice but to stop bombing this mountain!”
As he spoke<b>, </b>the <b>sound </b><b>of </b>the bronze bell rang out, their eerie chime carrying far and wide by the wind.
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