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.

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

fastest. He saw the Nocturna Heron hurtling toward them like an

an eagle but was slightly larger and

Clang!

in all directions, accompanied by a loud noise like

Heron was not akin to the stalagmite-like Blind Viper; his slash did not injure it. Instead, he was the one who was shaken by the Nocturna Heron’s power.

was chipped where the blade had

retreated. His machete was broken,

Nocturna Heron seemed to be unscathed. It paused for a mere moment before attempting to lunge

gripped his machete with two hands and gathered all his strength to slash the

another loud crash. This time, the Nocturna Heron was cut. It jerked its head away and screeched shrilly before collapsing outside the

sapped from Wayne’s hands, and the machete had snapped into two pieces. He

his hand was shaken so badly it was

It was dizzy and stared dumbfoundedly at Wayne at the cave entrance. It did not dare jump in again for

knew what that pain

and Simon were startled and drew a sharp breath. Both of them had swung their machetes with all their strength, but even though

even hurt the Nocturna Heron. They

the courage to rush in again this time, Wayne and Simon would not be remotely able

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

three other Nocturna Herons on the tree. They rushed straight to

leave their bodies in fright. The one at the entrance 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 had exerted on the Nocturna Heron. They had no strength to land another blow with their blades, so

they realized that they couldn’t extend their

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

the three Nocturna Herons swooping over suddenly stopped. Their eyes met the Eye

hand.

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