Man With Super Medical Skill by Matthew

Chapter 3439 Something's Wrong

After dinner, Tertius noticed Matthew sitting quietly at the dock's edge, gazing at the water. Curious, he walked over and asked, "Mr. Larden, what are you looking at?"

Matthew, deep in thought, was pulled from his reverie by Tertius' question. He turned and replied, "I'm thinking about the dock's future."

Tertius, intrigued, sat beside him. "Isn't the dock doing just fine now? Is something wrong?"

Matthew's gaze drifted to the lake's surface, his voice barely above a whisper. "This place isn't like back home, where rules mean something. Here, they are just a flimsy illusion, broken at any moment."

"You're worried that the other docks or the Island Watch might attack us?" Tertius quickly grasped what was weighing on Matthew's mind.

Matthew replied, a cold gleam in his eyes. He had sensed

up and

men lounging on the dock fell silent, surprised by the urgency. Yet, trusting

them hard when they arrive!" Mack growled, anger

stealthily into the wooded area near the dock, all

daring to attack them. If not for Matthew's warning, they would have

of the trees, the men took their positions. Those who could climb trees perched themselves seven or eight yards high, while others lay low on the ground, holding their breath and keeping a steely

of unease crept over him. He glanced back, his voice low and commanding, "Advance cautiously and stay alert.

his men's spines. "Yes, Chief," they responded in

in silence, extinguishing their torches in the dirt to