NovelEnglishChapter 210-2 A flurry of bullets rang out as the bodyguards fired into the earth around Aran, their shots echoing through the cave. Aran gritted his teeth and pulled with all his strength. The thing under the earth was relentless, tightening its grip, determined to drag him under.
David aimed and fired several shots at Aran's feet, hitting the ground with precision.
With a guttural growl, the creature let go, and Aran was yanked free by the combined strength of the guards. He scrambled away, shaken but alive.
"Aran, what was that?" David's voice was cold, his eyes narrowing.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I don't kn@v, Mr. Charrington," Aran said, his @ice shaky. "I was walking, and theground felt soft. Then > suddenly, my foot was caughtby asia like an octopuso wrapping around me." No one was rised at this point-thereNtad been plenty of strange creatures lurking inthe caves. Bt the bodyguards were S sweating bullets. If David hadnt spotted the danger, they all would ne been dead by now.
"Aran, what's that smell?" Nathan asked, wrinkling his nose. The stench was foul, a disgusting mix of rancid fish and rotten durian.
Everyone turned to look at Aran's legs, now coated in thick, sticky slime.
"That must be from the creature," Aran muttered, looking disgusted as he wiped off the muck. "God, it's revolting." Nathan tossed Aran a wet wipe. "Wipe it off. As much as you can. You're a walking biohazard right now." Aran nodded and started scrubbing at his leg.
The group now faced a new problem. The creature clearly lived underground, but they didn't know where its territory started or ended. They couldn't just walk blindly ahead.
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"I think we should shoot as we go," one of the bodyguards suggested. "The creature was hit by Mr. Charrington's shots, maybe we can keep it at bay that way." Jaden gave the guard a look that could melt ice. "Go ahead, try it." The guard shrank back, feeling foolish. "Mr. Johnson, I... I was just suggesting." Aran, wiping off the last of the slime, spoke up. "We're running low on bullets. We can't waste them here—who knows what else is ahead?" They needed a better plan, and quickly.
"Do we have any food?" David asked suddenly, his tone casual, but his eyes sharp.
Jaden blinked, caught off guard. "Food? Are you hungry, Mr. Charrington?" One of the bodyguards opened his pack, revealing it was stuffed with provisions-bread, sausages, crackers, even fruit.
"Whoa, are you on a mission, or just out for a picnic?" Nathan joked, shocked by the sight.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe burly bodyguard looked embarrassed. "Just a little hobby of mine," he muttered, scratching his head.
David grabbed an apple and a pear from the pack, slipping them into his pocket as he turned toward the dark path where the creature had appeared.
"Mr. Charrington, get back! There are monsters ahead!" Nathan shouted, alarmed. He sprinted after David, snatching a rope from another guard.
David didn't even glance back. "You wait here."
"Mr. Charrington, it's dangerous! m Please, be careful!" The content is on novelenglish.net! Nathan pleaded, his voice full of concern.
David walked on, each step steady, while the bodyguards
followed at a tense distance, eyes m never leaving him. They The content isom novelenglish.net!
knew something was about to happen, but they didn't know what.
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