Another minute passed, then two. The sounded the hemze bollectioed faintly, sometimes near, sometimes far.
Telica tried moving her hands and fret. Her fingers responded smoothly, and she felt none of the uncontroble restraint she had experienced before.
She blinked in suprise.
Scarlet, standing nearby, watched nervously, ready to knock <b>Felicia </b><b>unconscious </b><b>if </b>she showed any signs of <b>losing </b>control.
But it seemed, unnecessary?
Felicia and Scarlet exchanged nces, their eyes filled <b>with </b><b>mutual </b>confusion.
Imogen, however, remainedpletely <b>in </b>the dark. She nced between the two of them, puzzled, until she couldn’t hold back any longer and add “What’s going on? Why did you tie
Felt tested her wrist movement and crally reassured mogen, “It’s nothing “Then, she turned to Scarlet. I don’t feel anything strange. Try unlying me
Alright,” Scarlet, who had been reluctant to tie her up in the fast <b>ce</b><b>, </b>quickly untied the ropes. The sight of Felicia bound had made her uneasy<b>, </b>and now that Felicia showed no signs of being controlled, Scarlet’s relief was <b>palpable</b>.
“Could it be that you’re free from the control? Or <b>maybe </b>the rubed <b>figure </b>got killed in the bombing, and the venomous <b>creature </b>is no longer working? Scarlet spected, <b>a </b>hint of optimises
Felicia had considered the possibility, but something didn’t add up. If the robed figure on the venomous creature had been neutralized, why was the sound of the bronze bell still lingering in her ears?
Something was off. She must’ve <b>missed </b>something, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it, I now, there was no time to dwell on it. Their top priority was to reach the robed figure’s
location
Once they found the culprit, everything woulde to light
“Ler’s move!” Felicia saúd decisively, grabbing the rope and continuing forward
Scarlet followed closely, scanning the surroundings. “There won’t be any more explosions, right?” she asked cautiously
If there were, the next bombing could very well be right on them.
Felicia nced toward the distant helicopter and said firmly, “There won’t be.”
This round of bombings had been ordered by Stephan. It was <b>a </b>psychological tactic to break the enemy’s defenses. If it managed to take <b>them </b>out entirely, that <b>would </b>be all the better. But even if the targets narrowly escaped, the bombings would drive them into a corner with nowhere to
The fact that the explosions had stopped for <b>several </b>minutes meant Stephan had likely pinpointed their position. He wouldn’t risk another bombing now.
Felicia quickened her <b>pace</b>, moving forward with <b>calm </b>determination.
Scarlet nodded and said <b>nothing </b>more.
Imogen, on the other hand, was growing increasingly frustrated. She could barely contain herself and blurted out, “<b>Felicia</b><b>, </b>you still <b>haven’t </b>exined what happened earlier? What control?
Her voice cose in <b>agitation</b>, but before Felicia could answer, Imogen froze. Her eyes widened with shock, disbelief etched on <b>her </b>face. “You Are you telling me you’ve also been targeted? You’ve been infected with <b>a </b>venomous creature too?
Though it was phrased <b>as </b><b>a </b>question, her tone was full of <b>certainty</b>.
Imogen’s voice trembled with anger and panic as she continued, “Why didn’t you tell me about this before? It’s so dangerous<b>! </b><b>Was </b>it Johanna? Did <b>she </b>do this to you? I swear, I’ll kill her with
my own hand!!