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"Hello, Second Brother. Is he... is he alive?"

Just as that question left her mouth, the man beneath Hugo reached up and grabbed Hugo's collar, launching a powerful headbutt. Penny winced at the sound of their skulls crashing together. The man pushed Hugo off and then crawled away. "Well..." Penny let out an awkward chuckle. "I guess he's alive."

"Ugh..." Hugo touched his forehead in pain, but the pain wasn't enough to stop him. He quickly leaped to grab the man again, determined to finish the job.

Meanwhile, Zoren kept his eyes on the two men wrestling and fighting. "Penny, what am I looking at?" he asked, turning his gaze back to Penny.

"Nothing she smiled at him. "It's nothing. We are seeing nothing.

"Oh." He nodded. "I'm blind. How can I see anything?"

"Hehe." Penny chuckled and peeked at her brother. She flinched a little as Hugo's fist kept hitting the man's face to the point she started feeling sorry for the other guy. "Second Brother, I think... I think that's enough. But her voice was simply carried away by the wind.

"We should go," she whispered, looking down at Zoren again. "Once my Second Brother is finished with him, you're next.

"Oh." Zoren nodded. "Let's go."

Just as they agreed and were about to get up, the sound of a speeding car reached her sharp ears. Penny quickly grabbed Zoren's shoulders and pinned him down, taking him by surprise. She lowered his head to his chest before yelling. "Second Brother!"

When Hugo turned his head and saw his sister almost on top of a man, his eyes blazed. "You're

next."

'Shit!' she cursed in her heart, but this wasn't the time. "Hide!"

"Huh?"

"Hide!"

his head to the

"A car is coming!"

Hugo blinked indifferently. "So?"

an oncoming car, it wasn't likely to stop If they saw two men fighting. Who would want to get between two men fighting

she yelled, and just like that,

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ducked.

VROOOM!

reasons unknown, listening to the car drive past the street where they were hiding. Just from the sound alone, Penny, Zoren, and Hugo knew that the car was driving so fast it was impossible for the driver to see them. Atlas seemed like he was in a race, after

However...

Screech! T

screech and the pungent smell

stop?" Hugo looked at Penny, wide-eyed. "Did he see

she was almost burying herself in Zoren's body. She wouldn't be surprised if she ended up

as he gazed at his sister's position. Although the man beneath her didn't seem to be taking advantage of her and it looked like Penny was

have to do

he not

SCREEECH!

tires again and the engine noise growing closer. Once more, they held their breath, eyes wide, as the car suddenly stopped right in front of the spot where they

under her breath, making Zoren chuckle.

almost burying her face in his chest. As she did so, she raised an eyebrow

per second. Deep lines appeared between her brows as she realized his heart was beating abnormally. Gazing up at him, a look of worry brimmed in her eyes. Zoren looked down at her, sensing her change in mood. "Everything okay?" he whispered, placing his hand on her back

"Ah. Yes, I am."

"Hmm?"

on him. He lifted his head slightly and whispered

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