A Whirlwind Marriage with the Beautiful CEO

Chapter 2124 Harsh Conditions

Hey why are you even thinking about coming along? You get carsick just sitting in a vehicle. We’re heading into battle, not a vacation. Who has time to babysit someone as useless as you?” Quintus scapped.

He didn’t have the slightest trace of sympathy for Libby and was ready to drag her away.

Claudette had nailed it–Quintus only had room in his eyes for Mackenzie. To him, every other woman might as well have been a man.

“Mackenzie! Mackenzie!”

Libby knew that only Mackenzie could stop Quintus, so she shouted her name with desperation that tore at the heart.

“Wait a moment!”

Mackenzie did call out to Quintus, halting him in his tracks. But she didn’t immediately agree to Libby’s request. Instead, she reasoned with her.

“Libby, Quintus has a point. The journey is rough, and your health is too weak to endure it. We promise to do everything in our power to rescue your sister–if she’s still alive.”

“But how will you even know who she is?” Libby asked with a tear–streaked face.

“Don’t you have a photo of her?” Mackenzie asked.

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Libby shook her head. “I don’t have a phone or any pictures.”

“Ugh, what a hassle!”

Quintus, clearly frustrated, said directly, “Mackenzie, stop wasting your breath on her. We’ve got those Five Poison Sect guys to guide us; we don’t need her. If she refuses to leave, I’ll just have her tied up and taken back!”

Even Mackenzie found his words crude, but he wasn’t wrong. Bringing along someone so frail wasn’t practical on the front lines.

At that moment, Claudette appeared again. Her kind heart couldn’t bear to see Libby crying so painfully, so she quickly stepped in to protect her and said, “Quintus, I understand how she feels. If it were you, and someone had taken me away, wouldn’t you go rescue me yourself?”

“Well…”

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Quintus hesitated, then grumbled, “That’s different! I could rescue you, but she’s just dead weight!”

“But the feeling is the same!”

Claudette insisted, then turned directly to Mackenzie. “Mackenzie, Aunt Laura and I will take care of Libby. Please bring her with us. Otherwise, she’ll be devastated.”

Mackenzie looked at Claudette and was reminded of Emmanuel’s actions when he had once risked everything to save her. She let out a soft sigh and nodded in agreement.

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time to honor that vow

you, Mackenziel Thank you, Claudettel Libby led with gratitude, her voice trembling.

the other hand, let out an annoyed grunt and stormed

end, Libby joined the unit as they

group finally arrived near the Serpent Altar

journey had been grueling, marked by harsh weather, but they had

a sprawling mountain range of snow–capped

go no further.

what’s the plan

earlier and now hurried over to report

kind of brutal weather, not even planes could fly over them,” he

the piercing cold. She couldn’t imagine how bitter the temperature was outside.

did that Five Poison Sect guy say? Surely, they don’t hike over these mountains every

should be telling the truth. He said there’s a checkpoint on the mountain. Their people can

silent, lost

instructed Quintus, “Bring Magnus over.”

enough, Magnus and Hattie’s vehicle pulled up nearby.

our way through, or do you

out a

I had my men collect their uniforms and necklaces. They’re all in the trunk. We can disguise ourselves as cult members and

of this plan herself but wanted to hear Magnus‘ opinion. After all, leveraging others‘ strengths was a skill

there are two drawbacks to this approach,”

only 41 of us can blend in. While we have

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problem. The blizzards

“Second, the harsh environment surrounding the outside won’t be

that regular personnel can’t stay stationed for long. Those their

been mulling over. Magnus‘ sharp analysis of the issues was impressive, but even he couldn’t provide a foolproof solution. Against the forces of nature, human

dismissive wave. “I’ll lead a group of elites inside, locate the key strongholds, and make sure there are no innocent people around. Once we’re certain, you can just launch guided missiles and blow everything to kingdom

made it

reality was far from it. Precision strikes were costly, and targeting anything from this altitude was incredibly challenging. Furthermore, once they launched an attack, they’d tip off the Five Poison Sect, leaving

Quillen, commanding a battle is far more unpredictable and dangerous than managing a business. There’s rarely a perfect

There was no turning back now; they had no choice