A Replacement Bride

Chapter 364

The secret door led out through the back of the laboratory to an abandoned vacant land. For the safety and secrecy of the laboratory, its location was quite remote, without any industrial or residential buildings nearby, even though it was somewhat close to the city. The entire swathe of land belonged to the laboratory, and except for the actual building itself, the rest of the land remained empty.

After stepping out of that secret door, Katherine raised a hand to touch her changed face with slightly raised eyebrows.

When she was about to head back to Soulin International using the way she came, she suddenly heard a loud rumble from a distance. She had always been a perceptive woman. The moment she noticed something wrong, her gaze turned sharp, and she stuffed the wooden box into her bag. She then clenched tightly to the backpack's straps.

The next thing Katherine knew, over a dozen men came out of nowhere and charged over to her to surround her. One look at their outfits and her entire face went cold.

These men were mercenaries. It seemed like her opponent thought highly of her. They even hired mercenaries to attack her. Nevertheless, how did these men find her here? She had already thrown off two of her shadows and even disguised herself. Why were these men here?

However, Katherine did not have time to think. She looked around at the mercenaries closing in on her, and she coldly let out a tsk. "Persistent pest. Who sent you? I'll pay you twice the amount if you disappear from my sight now."

The mercenaries were all stronger than the average fighter. Every individual was as strong as her Red Web killers. Even then, there were so many of them here. With her skills, it was no problem to defeat them. Still, she only had two hands, and it was impossible to get out of the situation unscathed.

When they heard that, there were blank looks on their faces. "Enough with the nonsense," one of them crudely barked. "Hand over the thing, and we'll let you go!"

As Katherine suspected, they were after her grandmother's possession. Then, she smirked as her hands tightened around her backpack. In a calm and unbothered tone, she asked, "What if I don't do that?"

won't be holding

mercenaries a look. Soon, they moved closer, a clear sign that they would snatch the

As they moved in, she swiftly sent Carmine a message before dashing to the side and dodging an attack. Afterward, she scanned her surroundings. In her current situation, she should save energy and keep avoiding it. She thought she would be fine if she could stall until Carmine's arrival. Unfortunately, she miscalculated once more on that day. Soon, in a matter of minutes, the mercenaries

the worsening state of her situation, she scowled. Her

seemed to insist

she was back into. Then, with some space between

trying to fight them showed that she did not know her own strength. Two of them immediately charged forward, reaching for her backpack's straps. As they did so, her upper body suddenly bent

all their strength into their attacks, they were caught off-guard and swiftly crashed into each other. That was not the

hurting from slamming into each other when they were suddenly sent crashing into the ground again. The rest of the mercenaries had

exceptional spatial awareness, she deftly swerved around all their attacks while striking back. She was both defensive and offensive at the same time. However, she was still one woman fighting against many men at once. Her stamina was depleted fast. Soon, her breath came out

being cornered when she suddenly heard someone running closer. Out of the corner of

lightened up. Before Katherine could call out at them, the familiar figure defeated one of the mercenaries attacking her

Joaquin's voice was deep yet comforting to

him and smiled. "Are you that worried about