Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1173: Ouch!

Everyone was searching for Penny, Zoren, and Mark. Since all of the enemies had been subdued and locked up, and the hostages rescued, everyone formed a team solely to find those three.

They had already searched every room in every building.

So, where did they go?

They couldn't have just disappeared into thin air, right?

The answer was...

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[Earlier...]

'Third - Third Brother?' Penny mentally gasped, her eyes widening as she watched Slater approach the enemy. Slater aimed his rifle at the man, stopping when the muzzle pressed against the man's chest.

A part of her was telling her to stop watching and look away. Another part of her was telling her to jump out and stop Slater from harming the man. She didn't want to think too much about it. After all, in a situation like this, anyone would have to muster the courage to pick up a weapon to defend themselves.

"Where's my sister?" Slater asked quietly, but the silence in the corridor carried his voice to the ends of every wall. "You said there was a woman here-where is she?"

"I don't know," the man breathed out. "I was just hiding during all the chaos. Please, I'm not going to fight back."

clenched. "Was

"I don't know!"

"Was she!?"

was for Slater to pull the trigger. "I... I'm not sure, but I did peek. She's

man's mind, he wondered, how could this man act so worriedly about someone who clearly dominated the battlefield?

but the man had only seen Mint. Considering there were

off, telling herself to show herself. However, somewhere in her heart, she wanted to see what would happen next. Would Slater open

clear look at Slater's side profile. Unlike what she expected, he

didn't look like someone forced to pick up a weapon to defend themselves. He... Slater... looked

wondered, only to feel a light tug on her back. Startled, Penny turned with her rifle ready, only to see a little girl looking up

Her under-eye was dark, but she had a look of hope in her

the hem of Penny's ripped dress and pointed in a direction. Penny followed the direction the little girl was pointing, only to snap her eyes

Penny whispered. "It's dangerous out here. I'll take you somewhere safe." The little girl

did, she saw Slater knocking the other man with the

the wall. Slater hadn't opened fire, but he struck the man hard enough to knock him out. Penny gulped and looked back at the girl, knowing that help had already arrived and

she faced her again. But the little girl only answered by tugging her dress and pointing

girl did was tug her dress. When Penny didn't move, the little

to pause as she looked back

a second, she clenched her teeth and

Penny had entered was one of the smaller entrances-the back entrance. She knew there were probably more exits, but she