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

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and Claudette with a glint of predatory delight in

but I prefer those with a bit

his lascivious gaze on Laura, practically salivating

lack of self–control that betrayed him. Laura’s allure

the other

you the discerning one? Too bad I’m not into ugly

twisted with rage. “You don’t like ugly men? Then you’ll get to experience the

command, he

accompanying the women immediately stepped forward to

There were at least fifty or sixty

cultist charged straight for Laura,

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

other combatants, surged

wound a few with their gunfire, their firearms were quickly disarmed, leaving them no choice but to fight with fists and feet. Outnumbered and outmatched, their

Libby, was the first to be seized by the

Double the

Claudette demanded, her voice trembling, as

laughed–darkly. With a forceful rug, he yanked her forward. Claudette struggled fiercely, her clothes

the Crimson Protector just as he advanced again. Her voice trembled as she pleaded, “Libby… she’s poisoned and unconscious. Surely surely you wouldn’t stoop so low as to harm

Protector paused, momentarily stunned. Spare her? What, so you want me to focus on you

before saying. “No… I just

her go.

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Even in your own plight,

She won’t die.”

lit up

her. Hell, I’ll let you both share in the

torn clothing, pic rising. What

this!

Crimson Protector jeered, reaching out

gunshot shattered the

the ground just in time to avoid a

so, the

Claudette!” a voice roared

aimed, firing off several more shots. The Crimson Protector scrambled to dodge, his movements quick as

booming voice rang out as