The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 203

Chapter 203

Chapter 203

"Serenity?" Mary and Tina cried out at the same time, horror flashing across their faces as Dylan suddenly threw himself forward, knocking Eliza to the ground.

She barely had time to react before she scrambled up again, only to find a venomous snake-half its body already torn- sinking its fangs deep mto Dylan's forearm.

Tina didn't hesitate. With a clean swing, she sliced off the snake's head and skewered the twitching body, but the damage had already been done.

Eliza immediately pulled back Dylan's sleeve, and her heart dropped. The skin around the bite was already turning a deep.

sickly black

Tie off his upper arm. Tight-now!" she snapped.

Mary handed Eliza Caroline's remains, then moved quickly to help. As Tina secured the tourniquet, Mary retrieved a detox pill from her sleeve and pressed it into Dylan's mouth. But they all knew-it wouldn't be enough

Nonus's snakes weren't ordinary. Their venom was designed to kill swiftly. Even the best antidote could only delay it for a few minutes. Ten, maybe fifteen-and then Dylan would be dead.

Yet despite everything. Dylan still looked up at her, his voice barely a whisper. 'Eliza... are you alright? The snake-get away from it... it's dangerous

His face was ghostly pale, his limbs already beginning to weaken, but still-he was worried about her.

Eliza froze for half a second, then clenched her jaw and said, "Don't talk. You're the one in danger now. Save your strength." Her tone was as flat as ever, but Dylan couldn't help smiling. “Alright... I'll do whatever you say.”

She turned her face away quickly, blinking back the heat behind her eyes. "Mary... is there anything else we can do?" Eliza finally let out a breath.

Mary pulled herself upright, her face already glistening with sweat. "Serenity, take one of your scorpions and sting him at the bite. Fight poison with poison-we might be able to suppress it that way."

Without hesitation, Eliza grabbed one of her scorpion kings and pressed it to Dylan's arm. After it delivered the sting. Mary gestured for another.

second scorpion struck, and for a few moments, nothing happened-then Dylan suddenly arched back with

cry.

"It burns! God-it hurts!"

down.

while Mary forced another handful of pills into his mouth, then jabbed a final needle into his neck, knocking hum unconscious Panting. Mary wiped her brow. "That should keep

would buy Mary ti prepared the antidote to her

turned. "Wait-Serenity, you do have

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say I spent three days raising killer scorpions and

Their eyes met. The silence

breath and muttered through gritted teeth, "How

you-poison and

sheepish. "There wasn't time. But I'll start working on it as soon

explode,

with Black Flag, Nolan had managed to intercept Nonus

just when they were about to seize

face darkened. "What

Gilbert escaped too. But we did capture Septimus and Nonus. I figured they might be of

been intentional, Nolan had quietly instructed his men to leave a convenient gap in their formation-and Gilbert, quick as ever, had taken it without

waste time. "I don't need them brought to me. Kill Septimus. Search Nonus. If he has the antidote, take it and kill him.

handle. But leaving loose ends? That

nodded once and

antidote on him-but he claimed it was stored in a hidden location Hoping to barter with Eliza,

gave him a

Nonus's head

gathered Dylan and Caroline's