Upon hearing this request, Cheyenne rolled her eyes directly and sarcastically remarked, “How miserable must your life be to come up with such a twisted idea? If I don’t choose one, what can you possibly do to me?”
Hayden, angered and embarrassed, retorted, “Then I’ll make sure all three of you die here!”
“Do you see that serpent down there? It’s been starving for half a month and has only swallowed a chicken. How could that satisfy its appetite?”
At the sight of the serpent, Cheyenne furrowed her brows. She had seen it in Leandro’s laboratory, but the one she saw was much smaller, having been kept for less than a month. There was no doubt that this one could devour all three of them.
Omari knew she must be in a dilemma now. Instead of all three of them dying here, it would be better for him to sacrifice himself to save two others.
“Cheyenne, take Kelvin and leave. I’m not afraid to die, only afraid of being forgotten by you.”
“You must remember to visit me every year in the future. If possible, bring me a bouquet of my favorite roses…”
He always remembered that red roses were Cheyenne’s favorite flowers.
On the other hand, Kelvin never expected Omari to choose to let him survive while sacrificing himself. In comparison, he felt lacking in such magnanimity.
Kelvin awkwardly said, “Omari, just because you say that doesn’t mean I’ll apologize for my actions earlier.”
“I never thought Mr. Foley, who always acts high and mighty, would bow down to others.”
“And don’t flatter yourself into thinking I’m doing this for you. I’m choosing this because of Cheyenne and the two kids.”
With that, he paused for a few seconds before chuckling self-mockingly.
“Anyway, if I die alone, so be it. I’m letting you live because you’re better suited to take care of them, nothing more!”
The more casually he said these words, the more uncomfortable Cheyenne felt. It was all her fault that Omari was in this situation. He deserved a better girl to love him.
“Enough, stop arguing, I won’t choose anyone… Let’s team up and eliminate this monster together, shall we?”
After some thought, Cheyenne resolutely made the most difficult decision.
Kelvin was dumbfounded. His plan was to severely injure Omari to gain Hayden’s trust, then find a way to have him take Cheyenne away while he stayed behind to blow up the prison with Iker’s help. But he had clearly underestimated Cheyenne’s stubbornness.
At this moment, Cheyenne sighed softly and walked up to him, gently holding his hand.
With a hint of resentment in her tone, she said, “And do you think you’re acting convincingly? I’m a medical student; I can easily see that Omari’s wounds are not fatal.”
“And perhaps you didn’t even realize it yourself, but you couldn’t look me in the eye when you were feeling guilty.”
When he deliberately spoke harshly to her earlier, he deliberately avoided her gaze.
With her understanding of him, Cheyenne quickly understood everything.
This idiot actually wanted to stay behind alone to face the enemy.
“I… now that you know everything, I know I can’t hide it from you.”
“But you found out sooner than I expected.”
He planned to wait until Cheyenne was gone before revealing the truth, so even if she found out, it would be too late.
That way, he could take a gamble.
“Ah, Cheyenne… What should I do with you?”
Cheyenne pinched him hard around the waist without mercy, gritting her teeth as she replied, “Don’t say anything now. Our main task is to kill this monster.”
“As for your deception, I’ll settle the score with you when we get out!”
The situation changed drastically, and Omari, realizing he had been deceived, muttered to himself as he touched his wound belatedly, “Damn, did I take this stab for nothing?”
Kelvin happened to hear his words and replied calmly, “It wasn’t entirely in vain, at least I vented some frustration.”
Hearing this, Omari’s lips twitched slightly.
“You’re harboring personal grudges, despicable!”
“I never claimed to be a gentleman.”
Ignoring the occasion, the two started bickering again, leaving Cheyenne feeling extremely helpless.
On the other side, Hayden, who realized he had been deceived, was furious.
“Kelvin, I pitied you and gave you a chance even though you were cuckolded, but you still don’t cherish it. Then don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
“Since the three of you want to die together, I’ll grant your wish.”
With that said, he angrily pressed the switch on the wall.
To prevent the giant serpent from escaping, an electric barrier was deliberately added when the laboratory was set up. Normally invisible, it would form a huge electric grid once activated by the switch. With voltage reaching thousands of volts, even this five or six-meter-long serpent would be instantly killed.
After several failed attempts before, this serpent seemed to have learned its lesson and stopped in front of the electric grid, not daring to advance.
It looked arrogantly at the three of them, its crimson eyes gleaming with greed.
This beast clearly saw them as prey.
Anyone who saw this scene would be terrified, but Cheyenne remained calm, standing still with clenched fists.
“It’s still unclear who will have the last laugh. Mr. Lara is too smug too soon, hmph!”
As Cheyenne finished speaking, she was the first to jump off the platform.
Her movements were graceful and decisive.
Seeing her approaching the giant serpent unarmed, Hayden’s face was filled with anticipation, even a hint of mockery.
“Cheyenne, you’re too confident. Let’s see how arrogant you’ll be when all three of you are dead!”
“What a waste of such a stunning beauty. Today, she will perish and turn into a pile of bones.”
Kelvin and Omari followed suit.
“Cheyenne, wait for me.”
“Be careful, Cheyenne.”
This serpent not only used its sharp teeth to bite but also knew how to use its tail to hunt. Its massive body formed a semicircular enclosure, trapping the three of them in the middle.
Seeing the gaping maw lunging towards her, Omari grabbed a chair and smashed it towards the serpent’s head.
Meanwhile, Kelvin quickly lit the alcohol lamp.
Under the flickering flames, the serpent, whose vision was relatively weak, slowed down significantly.
“Its weakness is its eyes, Cheyenne, hurry!”
“I got it.”
Cheyenne swiftly struck with both needles, silver streaks cutting through the air and directly attacking the monster’s eyes.
After a long cry, two streams of green blood sprayed out.
This move undoubtedly further infuriated the serpent, and its second attack was much more terrifying than the first.
Seeing this, Hayden laughed.
“You fools, enjoy this game before your imminent death!”