“What do we do?
Do we follow him?
Maurice’s figure disappeared into the distance in just a few strides, his tall, solitary silhouette cutting through the smoke–filled air. No one could predict what awaited him at the end of his path.
The Glovers family’s men hesitated, torn between staying put and pursuing him.
After some time, one of Maurice’s trusted aides finally gritted his teeth and spoke up, than him walking into his own death!”
“Mr. Glows told us to leave, and we can’t disobey him, ut in his current state, it’ll be no different
You guys over there, come with me! We’ll follow him, but I
but keep it
it quiet. Don’t let him notice us
The four men nodded and quickly took off after Maurice,
But Maurice was just too fast. In the blink of an eye, his figure had vanished completely from sight.
The sensation of being controlled was strange. Maurice retained a sliver of clarity and rationality, but it was hanging by a thread. The powerful external force pulling the strings was merwhelming and if it weren’t for his strong willpower, he would’ve already succumbed entirely.
still, even his iron resolve wouldn’t last long. It was only a matter of time before he fell completely under the venomous creature’s influence.
Oddy, Maurice wasn’t afraid. The first thought that crossed his mind was, “Is this what Felicia endured every time it happened to her?”
The helplessness of watching his own body act as a puppet, his will fighting a losing battle against the control, his limbs disobeying him, and the terror of losing control while being forced to do things he didn’t want to – Was that what she had gone through?
He felt oddy relieved
At least this time, be stelded her from this
A faint smile crept onto Maurice’s lips, and a low chuckde rumbled in his chest. But it was short–lived, quickly swallowed by the pain and tension within him.
This kind of self–sacrifice, this reddess, moth–to–a–flame devotion, felt so foolish. He wondered if Felicia would be touched when she found out about it, or would she just give him her usual cold detached look and ask, “Why are you medding in my business?”
Maurice guessed in would probably be the latter.
That thought had barely crossed his mind when a sharp, stabbing pain shot through his head like an axe splitting his skull. The searing agony hit his temples, which throbbed violently as though they were about to burst
In the midst of the excruciating pain, the fragile shred of clarity Maurice had left was forcibly pushed out.
The sound of the bronze bell grew louder in his ears, accompanied by a hoarse, commanding voice, “Come here. Harry up, Felicia! Don’t even think about defying my orders to me
Maurice’s eyelashes fluttered as his gaze fell slightly, but his steps quickened, driven by the force controlling him.
Meanwhile, inside the SUV that was slowing down at the base of the mountain, the robed figure held the bronze bell in one hand while murmuring chants under his breath
Johanna, sitting to the side, perked up her eats to catch what he was saying. As the words became clear, her eyes flickered with unease.
She had been observing for a while.
Whenever the robed figure shook the bronze bell, the venomous creature side would awaken. Once awake, the creature would execute any command given, directly controlling the person infected with the Heart Eater. In this case, it was Felicia
From what Johanna knew, the robed figure and Pete had a common goal to capture Felicia and use the venomous creature to control her, Moreover, they had planted a command in her to assassinate Stephan
Johanna lowered her head, her fingers slowly clenching intelists.
How would that suitice for her vengeance?
