He even wondered: if they had stayed here last night, would Baylee’s grandfather still be alive? Thinking about this, Iker’s heart felt heavy as if a dark cloud was pressing down on it.
At this moment, no words could describe his feelings. After a few seconds of silence, he strode over to the little girl with long strides and knelt down on one knee in front of her.
With both hands on her shoulders, he solemnly said, “Baylee, I’m sorry. I swear we will avenge your grandfather.”
He handed her the knife and said, “If I fail to do so, you can use it to kill me.”
Baylee didn’t speak, she just stared at him with tear-filled, bright eyes. Their eyes met, but she remained expressionless.
Finally, she suddenly burst into tears with a soft and weak voice that sounded heartbreaking. “Grandpa… I want Grandpa, boohoo, Grandpa is gone… Baylee doesn’t have Grandpa anymore.”
“He said he would take care of me.” She collapsed into Paisley’s arms, crying intermittently as she finished her sentence.
Everyone hurriedly comforted her.
“Baylee, don’t cry. Your grandfather in heaven will be sad for you too. You have to be a brave and good child, okay?”
“Don’t worry, we will take care of you…”
“Actually, your grandfather didn’t die. He will become a star in the sky and watch over you forever, blessing you.”
Cheyenne suddenly noticed something and stared at Baylee with widened eyes.
She stammered, “Baylee, you… you can speak now!”
Baylee had lost her ability to speak due to trauma before; now Maxim’s death had stimulated her once again.
Instead, it allowed Baylee to speak. Perhaps this was a blessing in disguise amidst misfortune.
However, for the young Baylee, she would rather be mute for the rest of her life than have her grandfather leave her.
“Sister… I’ve seen those people before.” She cried sadly for a while, then wiped her tears and looked up at Cheyenne.
“What did you say!” Cheyenne asked in surprise.
Baylee timidly replied, “Yes, yes… About half a year ago, I got lost while playing outside and saw a strange big house.”
“They drove to that house in a car, wearing the same clothes as the people who set fire to my grandfather.”
A strange big house? Cheyenne immediately thought of the information she had gathered before coming here.
“I know, it’s a prison!”
Yes, everyone knew there was a prison on Dragon Serpent Isle, but everyone assumed it was an abandoned building.
Moreover, it was used to detain criminals before, so bloodshed and filth were inevitable. Most people would not even think of going there.
Often, the most dangerous place is the safest place. How could she forget that?
“I’ll investigate its location immediately.”
In 1862, the Fustroydor people carried out colonialism in Vrisa, so they established a prison on this island.
It was specifically used to detain anti-Fustroydor nationalists in Vrisa, covering a vast area and known as the “the Prison of the Apocalypse.”
The most famous part of it was the “Tiger Cage,” which was like a cage, where even a fierce tiger would only end up being detained.
In 1975, when Vrisa was unified, this prison was also abandoned and forgotten in history.
It was rumored that many people died here, and the prisoners were buried in the nearby public graves.
“Now that the location is confirmed, let’s set off.”
Cheyenne said decisively, shouldering her luggage.
“Wait.” Iker spoke up, stopping her.
“Hmm? Do we need to prepare anything else? I don’t think so.” She turned around curiously.
The next moment, she heard Master Iker’s magnetic voice sounding serious in her ear.
“Regardless of whether the people who abducted Octavio and Old Bray are them, the the Prison of the Apocalypse is a very dangerous place.”
“So?” Cheyenne seemed to understand what he was going to say, and her face looked a bit displeased.
Kelvin took a deep breath and naturally stepped forward, reaching out to hold her waist and draw her into his embrace. In protecting Cheyenne, he found himself surprisingly aligned with his rival, Master Iker.
“So, Cheyenne, can you take Baylee and Paisley to Bamboo Island first to wait for us?” Bamboo Island was a small group of islands to the east of Dragon Serpent Isle, where their large group was stationed, absolutely safe.
Sure enough, they wanted to go on the adventure alone. Cheyenne rejected their kindness without hesitation. “No, I must go with you. Just let Paisley and Baylee leave first.”
Having experienced the maritime fire, Paisley was quite frightened of the place. Although she was also worried about her spouse’s safety, she knew she was old and frail, unable to be of much help. She might even be a burden to everyone.
“Cheyenne, you should leave with Grandma. It’s not safe here… I’m worried about you,” even Baylee persuaded her to leave.
But Cheyenne was stubborn, once she decided something, she wouldn’t change her mind. Even if she had to kneel, she would still go on!
“Paisley, don’t worry, I can protect myself.”
“Last time Kelvin almost had an accident going to Yocmery alone, and I wasn’t with him. This time… even if it’s death, I want to die with him!”
As her words fell, Kelvin’s mind went blank, and his thoughts buzzed incessantly! He had always thought that Cheyenne no longer had the same love for him as before.
The reason she agreed to be with him was just to give the two children a complete family.
He was disappointed but dared not push her, fearing that the tighter he pushed, the farther she would go.
Until this moment when Cheyenne said she was willing to die with him, Kelvin was overjoyed.
This meant that Cheyenne still loved him; in a daze, he seemed to see that girl who was full of him, even if she asked him to die now, he would be willing! Kelvin’s eyes reddened, and the hand on her waist tightened slightly, holding her closer. “Cheyenne, I’m so happy.”
“Are you silly?” Cheyenne looked at him with a raised corner of her eyes, her red lips curved into a charming smile.
In their eyes, there was only each other, no room for a third person.
Seeing this scene, Iker’s heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife, dripping with blood.
His heart hurt, felt jealous… and more resentful. What exactly made Kelvin better than him?
But now, with the enemy at hand, he could only shake his head and force himself not to look at the scene of their showing affection.
“Ahem… in that case, Cheyenne, you must obediently follow behind me and not run around!”