The figure that had rushed out from the large truck, despite being relatively far away, closed in on them in the blink of an eye and grabbed Hazel’s arm.
“Miranda, save me!”
Hazel’s face turned pale, and her voice trembled.
Unlike Miranda, who aside from being the daughter of Slocmore’s wealthiest man and the beautiful chairwoman of Heroland Biotech Pharmaceuticals, was an ordinary person herself.
Miranda jerked and quickly turned around, instinctively gripping Hazel’s hand.
She felt a force pulling Hazel!
Crack!
Splat!
However, it was too late.
Accompanied by a nauseating and scalp-tingling sound of breaking and tearing, a spray of blood burst out from Hazel’s right shoulder.
Hazel’s right arm had been gruesomely twisted and torn off by this “assailant”!
These assailants, their faces turning blue and their eyes white, were formidable opponents for ordinary people, even though they were no match for Miranda. They possessed immense strength and seemed impervious to knives and bullets.
Hazel felt an excruciating pain shooting through her right arm, causing her to let out a scream filled with fear and agony.
Immediately after, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.
Miranda widened her beautiful eyes and was momentarily stunned.
It wasn’t until the warm blood splattered across her face that Miranda snapped back to reality.
In the next moment, she charged towards the truck driver like a madwoman, smashing his head with a punch.
…
Inside the residential building, as Miranda eliminated all four corpse fiends, the Yin Master let out a muffled groan and spat out a mouthful of blood.
His face was filled with unwillingness and anger.
“Yin Master, what happened?”
Gilberto asked with a serious expression.
“We failed!”
“I never expected Miranda to be such a skilled fighter!”
“And not just an ordinary skilled fighter!”
“The corpse puppets I controlled were as tough as steel, with incredible strength comparable to Uppecia experts!”
“But they were powerless against Miranda!”
“Why didn’t you tell me in advance?”
“Ah?”
With a murderous aura in his eyes, the Yin Master grabbed Gilberto’s neck and interrogated him.
Gilberto’s face changed, and he hurriedly said, “I… I didn’t know!”
The Yin Master let out a cold snort, threw Gilberto aside, and gritted his teeth as he said, “If it weren’t for the fact that you can still help the family accumulate wealth, I would have killed you!”
Due to Gilberto’s actions, he had lost four corpse puppets, and his heart was filled with negative emotions.
Gilberto swallowed his discontent and repeatedly apologized.
The opponent was a skilled expert sent by the Willis family, a secretive family, and also a disciple of Wicked Bone, specializing in controlling corpses.
Although the Yin Master was nominally his subordinate, someone who helped him with tasks, Gilberto knew he couldn’t afford to offend him.
After exchanging a few words of flattery, Gilberto’s expression carried a hint of unwillingness as he asked, “Yin Master, did we really fail? Did no one die, or…”
“Hmph! Those two women didn’t die, Miranda is fine, but the other one had her arm severed!”
The Yin Master said coldly.
Upon hearing this, a trace of disappointment flashed in Gilberto’s eyes.
Internally, he cursed the Yin Master as “useless,” but outwardly, he didn’t dare to blame him.
Just then, Gilberto’s phone rang.
Surprisingly, it was Frederick calling.
After answering the call, Frederick’s tone carried a hint of suspicion as he asked, “Mr. Carter, did you do this? Are you… trying to kill Miranda and Hazel?”
At that moment, Frederick’s expression turned astonished.
He had previously informed Gilberto about Miranda and Hazel’s cooperation, hoping that Gilberto would instigate conflicts and disrupt their collaboration.
But he never expected Gilberto to be so extreme, wanting to kill the two women directly!
Receiving this news, Frederick was taken aback.
However, Gilberto simply responded with a bemused tone, “Huh? Frederick, what are you talking about? I don’t know what you mean.”
“Wasn’t it you who arranged that car accident and attack?”
“Well, forget it! I won’t ask anymore. Even if it were you, you wouldn’t admit it.”
“But Mr. Carter, you’re being a bit extreme,” said Frederick.
Gilberto remained silent and hung up on Frederick’s call without saying a word.
Frederick’s expression on the other end fluctuated between gloom and brightness.
“Damn, is Gilberto crazy?”
“I hope this doesn’t implicate me! Although I have the support of the family, the Beckman family is not to be trifled with.”
“But with a little manipulation, Miranda and Hazel’s collaboration might be ruined!”
As Frederick spoke, a cold smile appeared on his face.
…
Outside the operating room at the hospital!
Vaughn Beckman, Slocmore’s richest man and the head of the Beckman’s Group, Hazel’s father, paced back and forth in the corridor.
His face was filled with seriousness, anger, and worry.
Around him were many influential figures in Slocmore’s business community, some so-called business partners and friends of Vaughn who had rushed over upon hearing the news.
“Mr. Beckman, how is Hazel?”
“How could something like this happen?”
“Have they caught the responsible party and the assailant?”
“Who was Hazel with at the time?”
After many people arrived, they showed great concern, asking questions one after another.
Vaughn felt a wave of annoyance and had no intention of responding to each of these people.
Miranda, at this moment, stood somewhat lost and continuously dialed a phone number.
Shelly and other employees accompanying Lowe’s Pharmaceutical had also arrived at the hospital and stood by Miranda’s side.
After who knows how many attempts, that person finally picked up the phone.
“Honey, what’s wrong?”
“It seems we have a telepathic connection. As soon as I landed, you called. Hehe…”
On the other end of the phone, Lachlan chuckled.
Miranda forced a bitter smile and thought, what telepathic connection?
I’ve just been calling you non-stop…
But for some reason, upon hearing Lachlan’s voice, her previously restless and anxious emotions inexplicably calmed down.
“Lachlan, something happened!”
“Something happened?”
“What happened? Honey, what’s wrong?”
As soon as he heard this, Lachlan anxiously asked, his tone filled with nervousness.
Feeling the concern in his voice, Miranda felt relieved and moved. “I’m fine! It’s not me, it’s Hazel who’s in trouble.”
“Hazel? Your business partner? What exactly happened?”
When Lachlan heard that it wasn’t her in trouble, he immediately calmed down and asked calmly.
Next, Miranda recounted the events and finally said, “Lachlan, can you come as soon as possible? With your medical skills… can you save Hazel’s arm?”
Lachlan pondered for a few seconds and then said with about 80% certainty, “There shouldn’t be a problem. I won’t claim to have the ability to save lives, but I can mend bones. Her arm was just broken, and I’m 90% sure!”
After resisting the heavenly thunder and indirectly destroying the Corpse King, Lachlan gained merit and unlocked a new chapter in the Dragon Emperor’s Canon.
This allowed Lachlan to master the Dragon’s Energy Primordial Technique.
For himself, the Dragon’s Energy Primordial Technique enabled rapid recovery from his own injuries!
When applied to others, this unparalleled secret technique became a divine healing method, capable of even regenerating severed limbs!
That’s why Lachlan dared to say that.
Hearing his words, Miranda’s previously anxious heart immediately felt at ease.
“Yes! I’ll wait for you…”
“If the hospital can’t handle it, I’ll rely on you.”
Miranda whispered softly.
Just as she hung up the phone, a somewhat grating voice resounded.
It seemed to be responding to someone’s doubts, but it was more like targeting Miranda.
“It seems she was with Miranda.”
Following the voice, Miranda saw a somewhat handsome young man approaching with a group of personnel wearing enforcement uniforms.
“Frederick?”
Miranda’s face changed instantly upon seeing the person, and a hint of disgust and surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Frederick’s gaze toward Miranda was filled with mockery and hatred.
It was the gaze that wanted to destroy the other person when unable to possess them!