Things don’t always go as planned, and before they could go find him, the enemy came first at eight o’clock in the evening.
At that time, they had just eaten a simple dinner of dry food for today.
Araceli was responsible for collecting mugwort to repel mosquitoes.
Just as she arrived at the place where mugwort was growing, suddenly, black figures emerged from the bushes and surrounded her.
Several dazzling white lights directly shone on her, making it hard for Araceli to open her eyes to see who the people were, so she instinctively shielded her eyes with her hand.
“Who are you?”
The group of people rushed towards her, and Araceli immediately dropped the mugwort in her hand and fought back.
Soon she knocked over three men much taller and more muscular than her.
Seeing this, Hassan waved his hand to signal his men to continue fighting.
In the process of fighting, she was accidentally ambushed by the opponent and got stabbed in the back.
“Dirty trick!”
Araceli was defeated.
The opponent tied her up and brought her in front of the middle-aged man who was their leader.
The man walked over slowly, looking Araceli up and down in surprise when he saw that she was a woman.
“I didn’t expect there would be such a bold woman in the world, daring to infiltrate even a place like Serpent Island.”
Araceli turned her head to the side, stood up straight, and said, “So what if I’m a woman? Women can do what men can do. If it weren’t for you outnumbering me, how could you have caught me?”
The man pinched her chin with his dirty hand, teasingly looking at her chest a few times.
Most of the islanders were men, and he hadn’t seen a woman who fit his taste for a long time.
Moreover, this woman didn’t look bad.
“Good spirit! I like a woman with such a fiery temper.”
“Why don’t you follow me? At the very least, I can guarantee to spare your life.”
Upon hearing this, Araceli felt disgusted and angrily spat at the man.
“I’d rather die. Enough talk, anyway, I’ve fallen into your hands, do whatever you want!”
This action undoubtedly angered Hassan, and he coldly raised his head.
He then slapped her hard.
The loud sound rang out in the dark night, and Araceli’s head uncontrollably leaned to one side.
The next moment, he rudely grabbed her by the hair and forced her to look at his despicable face.
“You ungrateful thing, rest assured, I won’t kill you.”
“At least not now, tell me where your companions are?”
Araceli remained silent, refusing to speak.
“It’s okay if you don’t tell me. I guess they’re nearby. Let’s split up and search!”
Soon they made a discovery.
“Report, sir, there is a fire about a kilometer southeast.”
“Good, everyone move towards the southeast, step lightly, I want to catch them all at once.”
“Yes, sir.”
Araceli’s hands were tied, and even her mouth was taped with black tape, making it unlikely for her to notify Master Iker at the moment.
On the other hand, Cheyenne inexplicably felt uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.
“Has Araceli not returned yet?”
She asked.
Iker also found it strange that she had only gone to harvest some mugwort, but why hadn’t she returned yet?
“You guys wait here for a while, I’ll go check.”
With that, he threw the stick in his hand into the fire and stood up with one hand on his knee.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Cheyenne suggested that maybe Kelvin should accompany him to look for her.
But they were both worried about leaving her alone in the same place.
“No need, Cheyenne, don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”
“Well… alright, just be careful.”
Iker had just left for a while, and Cheyenne felt even more uneasy.
Seeing her frown, Kelvin thought she was worried about Iker and snorted.
“Don’t worry, he won’t die. If you’re really worried, I’ll go with you to find them.”
“No, I trust Master Iker’s abilities. I just feel like tonight is particularly restless.”
It turned out she wasn’t worried about Iker, and Kelvin was finally pleased.
“It’s okay, no matter what, I’ll be by your side. Come over and warm up by the fire, it’s cold tonight.”
Cheyenne nodded and moved to sit next to him.
Kelvin naturally put his arm around her shoulders, warming themselves by the fire.
“I wonder if Cierra and Oliver are behaving at home, can dad and grandpa handle them?”
Oliver was a well-behaved and quiet child, mostly calm and quiet.
But Cierra was different, she is like a naughty monkey.
If you take your eyes off her for a moment, she could make a mess.
Kelvin also missed the children, having just returned from Yocmery and being forced to leave again soon.
“Don’t worry, Grandpa and Channing will surely take good care of them.”
“Yeah.”
However, just as Cheyenne’s mood had calmed a bit, it was disrupted by the sudden appearance of people.
Under the cover of night, it was unclear when this group had approached them, appearing almost instantaneously.
“Don’t move!”
By the time they realized, they were already surrounded.
These people were the same ones they had seen hiding in the bushes during the day, their uniforms unchanged.
Realizing the immediate danger, Kelvin pulled her behind him.
“What do you want?”
Hassan stepped out from the crowd, his gaze intense as he looked at the two of them, as if he had discovered a great surprise.
“I thought it was some small fry daring to show up before me, but it turns out to be Kelvin, the nation’s wealthiest.”
“And this one, the young famous heir of the Edwards family, expert in the Thirteen Needles.”
The fact that these people recognized them surprised Cheyenne.
“So who are you, state your name, I surely won’t remember the name of a defeated foe.”
Hearing her provocative words, Hassan didn’t get angry but instead laughed aloud.
“Being young and brash isn’t bad, as for who I am… I think you should ask Old Bray who came with you. He’ll give you an unexpected answer.”
In Hassan’s view, even though Cheyenne was young and talented, she was still no match for him. Not to be feared!
When Old Bray was mentioned, Cheyenne became agitated.
“So it was you who took them, where are they now?”
Hassan waved his hand, signaling his men to advance and capture them.
“Why the rush? You’ll meet them soon enough, in prison, where you can catch up.”
They all were armed, and their numbers were more than ten times theirs.
In such a situation, resistance was undoubtedly futile, and Kelvin immediately decided to drop his weapon.
“No need to bother, we’ll go ourselves.”