I Want a Divorce by Abigail Quinn

Chapter 98

“Sienna, give that to me!”

Oliver stretched out his hand when he thought of it. He had already been hit by Blood Malediction anyway. Like Sienna, it didn’t matter whether he touched it or not.

Sienna gave him the Eye Sculpture without thinking. Oliver looked it over again after receiving it.

It was true that it hadn’t been swapped.

In fact, besides Oliver who knew the importance of the Eye Sculpture, the others didn’t recognize it at all and could not see its value.

Simon and Wayne were ready to push aside the burning firewood at the cave entrance to free the opening. Their plan was to carry a machete each and rush out to get the difficult part over with as fast as possible. They would cut as many trees as possible, then drag them into the cave.

As long as they could hold on until dawn, they would live for one more day. Otherwise, everyone would cease to exist at midnight that night.

“Wait a minute!” Oliver raised his head and quickly stopped them. “Don’t be rash. Let me think about it.”

Wayne and Simon stopped to wait for Oliver. There was no present danger anyway, and the firewood could last for an hour

or two.

Oliver mulled over it with the Eye Sculpture in his hand. A few minutes later, he waved to Wayne and Simon and said, “You two guard both sides. While we make an opening, the others will stay back. When we’re done, find a place to take cover. Mr. Hayes and Yoseph will protect the others.”

Everyone immediately stood at Oliver’s command. Wayne and Simon armed themselves with machetes and took their positions to guard the entrance.

Oliver was about to take a cane to push the firewood away, but Wayne and Simon simultaneously stood in front of him. When they got to work, the fire at the cave mouth was quickly brushed aside to reveal an opening that was roughly two feet and two inches wide.

create an opening, they had also exposed a weak spot to a sharp-eyed Nocturna Heron/ outside. As soon as it saw its chance, it flew

hurtling toward them like an

looked like an eagle but was slightly larger and

Clang!

directions, accompanied by a loud

back and fell with a muffled grunt. The Nocturna Heron was not akin to the stalagmite-like Blind Viper; his slash did not injure

It was chipped where the blade had met the Nocturna Heron’s

His machete was broken, and

be unscathed. It paused for a mere moment

two hands

jerked its head away and screeched shrilly before collapsing outside the cave with a thud. It rolled

snapped into two pieces. He didn’t have

his strength. Most importantly, his hand was shaken so badly

the Nocturna Heron also suffered a considerable loss. It was dizzy and stared dumbfoundedly at Wayne at the cave entrance. It did not dare jump in again

still knew what that pain felt

sharp breath. Both of them had swung their machetes with all their strength, but even though the

didn’t even hurt the Nocturna Heron. They had to begrudgingly

in again this time, Wayne and

a scare by Wayne’s strike. Its eyes shone with a fearful glint. Like a simpleton, it stared dumbly at

were three other Nocturna Herons on the tree. They rushed

of the cave at that moment was Oliver. They automatically rushed to both sides of him. Their hands were still numb from the enormous force they

they had experienced facing the Nocturna Heron, or the power they put into their strikes, they realized that they couldn’t extend their hands. Moreover, their reflexes had dulled, and the speed at which they

Oliver picked up the Eye Sculpture and raised it to the cave mouth, swinging it toward

of the three Nocturna Herons swooping over suddenly stopped. Their eyes

hand.

their strength in mid-air. With a thump, the three of them fell