Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Love at the Wrong Table

Chapter 2136 A Tempest of Blood and Resolve

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At that moment, within the Serpent Lair, Quintus and his forty–person team ascended the snowy mountain.

“It’s freezing to death out here!”

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Quintus couldn’t help but complain, his deep voice cutting through the icy wind, “When exactly can we light a fire?”

Even Solana glanced over at Magnus. It was Magnus who had forbidden them from starting a fire.

Magnus, however, knew Quintus well. The burly man wasn’t truly cold; he was grumbling about Magnus‘

strategy.

Quintus had a knack for opposing him just for the sake of it. If anyone had a right to feel the cold, it was Magnus himself. Among the forty of them, his cultivation level was the lowest, so he should have been the first to shiver.

Still, Magnus ignored the complaints, his gaze fixed on the terrain ahead as he continued scanning the surroundings with binoculars.

“Hey, Magnus! We’ve been hiding for a whole day and night. When can we head down? We’re here to fight and wipe out the enemy, not to run away like refugees

Quintus didn’t stop his grumbling-

This time, even Solana spoke up. “Exactly. If we’re just going to hide, we might as well charge down and slaughter them!”

At last, Magnus abruptly lowered the binoculars. Without sparing them a glance, he gave a sharp order. “Want to fight? Fine. Follow me!”

Without waiting for a response, he started heading downhill.

Quintus and Solana exchanged puzzled looks. Were they really about to launch an attack?

Still, Mackenzie had made it clear–the team was to follow Magnus‘ commands to the letter. That left them with no choice but to follow his lead.

Meanwhile, Lexi’s smaller group of about a dozen had made their way into the Serpent Lair but dared not delve deeper.

Unsure of the situation outside, they feared the Toad King’s forces might still be lying in wait. So, they too decided to climb the mountain.

But to their dismay, they encountered enemies midway up the slope.

These foes all wore necklaces marked with the Serpent insignia. Their sinister expressions left no doubt

Serpent King. -they were loyal followers of the

many pretty women gathered

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red–cloaked cultist, leered at Hattie, Lexi, and Claudette with a glint of predatory

a bit more

fixed his lascivious gaze on Laura, practically salivating over her

wasn’t his lack of self–control that betrayed him.

the other women instinctively

the discerning one? Too bad I’m not into

“You don’t like ugly men? Then you’ll get to experience the ugliest part of me firsthand!

command, he launched

Warriors accompanying the women immediately stepped forward to

in an instant, they found themselves surrounded. There were at

for Laura, his movements

raised their rifles, but before they could fire, the weapons were kicked from their hands in one swift, brutal

cultists, along with other combatants, surged forward in

to

clutching the unconscious Libby, was the first to be

a devil’s body. Double the fun. just the way I

Claudette demanded, her voice trembling, as she shielded

Now come along quietly,” he laughed–darkly. With a forceful rug, he yanked her forward. Claudette struggled fiercely, her clothes tearing as

cried out, halting the Crimson Protector just as he advanced again. Her voice trembled as she pleaded, “Libby…

stunned. Spare her? What, so you

her lip before saying. “No… I just feel sorry for her.

her go.

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You’re a rare one, aren’t you? Even in your own plight, you’re worried about someone

She won’t die.”

lit up with

I’ll save her. Hell, I’ll let you both share

insChctively clutched at her torn clothing, pic

this!

don’t resist,” the Crimson Protector jeered, reaching

gunshot

to the ground just in

the

dare touch Claudette!” a

off several more shots. The Crimson

Quintus‘ booming voice rang out as he charged in