Winnie tried her best to find out what was happening outside the bush but got nothing, for her ears were still buzzing because of the loud explosion.

Not only that, but she was also feeling dizzy.

When she tried to contact the others with her earpiece, she realized she had lost it. I must’ve dropped it when I jumped out of the car.

Only after resting on the ground for a few seconds could she hear properly again.

The first thing Winnie heard was Rachel groaning in pain beside her.

“Rach!” Worried that Rachel could be injured, Winnie hurriedly crawled over to the woman.

When Winnie saw Rachel lying face down on the floor, she immediately turned the latter over to prevent suffocation.

However, Rachel was unconscious. Even though she was groaning, her eyes were shut. Besides moaning in pain, she could only indistinctly mutter the names of her loved ones.

Winnie could not help but frown in distress as she looked at the frail and piteous Rachel, whose cheek felt shockingly hot when Winnie reached out to touch it.

Even though Winnie knew Rachel probably could not hear or understand her, she promised the latter in a firm tone anyway, “Don’t worry, Rach. I’ll take you to a doctor soon, and everything will be okay. Trust me. It won’t be long before you see your father and brother again!”

With that, Winnie pulled out a dagger from her military boot and began cutting the grass near her.

The woman knew she had to get ready to fight because Zyon and the others were still around. On top of that, she had no idea if Jacinta and Xavier were even alive.

Since she could not leave Rachel exposed like that, she decided to cover her with grass.

After that, Winnie quickly removed the thatch in front of her to see what was going on on the road.

However, as soon as she revealed half of her head, a bullet flew past her cheek.

Winnie instantly felt as if the side of her face had been set on fire. Unsurprisingly, she found blood all over her hand after touching the wound.

“D*mn it!” the woman could not help but curse as she stared at the crimson blood on her hand. They got my face!

Still, she did not have the luxury of worrying about her appearance. She intended to move to the side where the ground was lower and the bushes thicker. That spot would be more suitable for stealth and sneak attacks.

Just when she was about to get into a half-squat position and make a move, two people suddenly jumped down to her side.

With her quick reflexes, Winnie instantly reacted by pressing the barrel of her gun against one of the mysterious people.

The other party had decent reflexes as well. She spoke the second Winnie’s gun was pointed at her. “Don’t shoot, Ms. Garland! It’s me.”

Winnie immediately breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Greta’s voice, so she looked up and realized that the two people who landed beside her were none other than Greta and Jacinta.

Looking at her unscathed grandmother, Winnie was rid of half her worries.

The woman then quickly pressed Jacinta down on the ground, afraid her grandmother would get hurt by a bullet. “Keep your head down, Granny. We’re not out of the woods yet.”

“Okay!” responded Jacinta with a nod. However, she got anxious as soon as she noticed the blood on Winnie’s face. “You’re bleeding, Winnie! You’re hurt!”

scratch. Rach is safe as well because I’ve already hidden her. What about…” Winnie sounded calm, but the concern in her eyes clearly showed otherwise. “What about Xavier? Did you see him

Greta thought for a while before continuing, “I was closer to your grandmother back then, so I jumped out with her. As

about Xavier? Is he

so!” replied Greta while shaking her head. “It’s too bad we don’t have our earpiece anymore. Otherwise, we could’ve contacted him. Hey,

have it; I left it in the car,” responded Winnie with knitted eyebrows and

he’s hiding in a bush somewhere like us. He’s probably

wanted to comfort Winnie, but she regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth. Why the heck did I suggest

was so upset with her carelessness that she felt like slapping herself, so she hurriedly added, “That’s not

up

swiftly reached out to grab

two people grasping her arm, Winnie could not go anywhere even if

of struggling to break free immediately, Winnie frowned at the two and demanded calmly, “Let go of me. I need to find Xavier. If he’s unconscious or injured like Greta said,

how dangerous it is out there? You can’t risk your

be able to tell by my tone. I have to find Xavier now. I have no idea how he is, so I can’t waste another second. For all we know, he’s probably running out of time!” stated the woman in an even firmer

if you go out! Don’t you see that you’re already hurt? Please don’t go, Winnie. I’m begging you! You’re worried about

to break your heart, but I can’t just stand

there, aren’t there?” Jacinta refused to let Winnie leave her side. “They’ll save Xavier. You don’t have

couldn’t leave your fate to others. I didn’t want you to panic because I wasn’t with you. I knew you’d wish for nothing more than to see me when you’re feeling hopeless. Xavier is a living and breathing human being just like you, and he’s put his life in my hands more than once. That’s why my life belongs to him, and his me. How can I sit by idly while my life is in danger? Can I still call myself a

that said, Winnie rushed out of

me!” the woman ordered Greta before

that!” Greta then immediately readied her

had been punctured, so he and

of movement on the wide terrain. Hence, it did not take long for Winnie to

find Xavier as soon as possible. “Have you guys seen

of the men quickly responded by pointing to the left side. “I think he jumped into the bushes

heard that, she dived into the overgrown

not care less about the sharp blade-like grass cutting her

that they almost blocked Winnie’s vision completely. She could only see what was directly

found a long and large

when she saw how much

lying on the ground said nothing in

did not have the time to be cautious, so she instinctively took that slight movement as a

riddled with holes because of how sharp the grass was, revealing bleeding

man’s left hand suggested he had torn himself

at the severely injured man, Winnie

the woman as she quickly put

flip the person over, only to learn she had made

in her arms

and had a bandaged left hand, simply looked

a good look at the stranger. If this person is

moment, Winnie wanted to draw her weapon, but the stranger was quicker than her. He probably planned this because

stranger had already gotten her pinned to the

tightly around Winnie’s throat with a grimace,

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