Ariel was rather keen on witnessing what was about to happen. 'I'm sure Serpent’s Haven getting blown sky high will be a beautiful sight to behold.’At that moment, the man who spoke to Ariel a moment ago walked out of the base, ordering the others to pack up and get ready to leave on the plane. Everyone at the base was busy packing up. Some of them even boarded the plane.Right at that moment, a figure showed up in the distance unnoticed.It was Gloria. She had arrived at the enemy base first and could see the plane from afar. With a strange posture, Gloria hid inside the bushes on the plains and trained her binoculars on the base. After observing her surroundings for a while, she said through the communicator, "I'm here. The enemy base is on the plains and guarded by approximately a hundred men. I can also see the plane. They're packing up. It looks like they're going to leave soon."Gloria's report soon reached everyone's ears. Adrian was also near the enemy base at a diff

Ariel was dumbfounded. He finally realized he was not prepared to fight Adrian.He thought his plan to use Thiago to distract Adrian while he and his men retreated from Serpent's Haven was flawless. All of this was so that he could blow up the entire island. Yet, before he could even prepare to retreat, Adrian managed to swoop in and storm his base before he even saw it coming.At that moment, Ariel was starting to break down.Meanwhile, Adrian had no intention of stopping after removing one of Ariel's arms. He moved in to take Ariel's head.Ariel suddenly screamed, "Stop and listen to me, Draco! You won't live if you kill me!"Adrian's dagger rested against Ariel's neck before he pulled the latter toward him. "Ask your men to stand down or I'll kill you.""Fine, fine! I'll do it!" Ariel said through the communicator, "Everyone, stop! Stop this instant!"His men, who were in the midst of an intense battle, did not dare move another inch upon hearing his orders. Adrian comman

"Will you let me go now?" Ariel asked. Of course, releasing him was out of the question. The thought did not even cross Adrian's mind.Gloria walked over and asked, "How many more men do you have on the island? Which organizations are they from?"Ariel answered honestly, "There aren't many of them left. Only two hundred from Bloody Rose and two hundred more from Black Nergal remain. I've lost contact with them, so I don't know where they are. You've already killed off the rest of them."He did not sound like he was lying.Gloria turned toward Adrian. "We need to make sure nothing goes wrong. There's a huge chance they’re on their way here. I'll have the others secure the parameter.”Adrian handed Ariel to Steel and clapped his hands. "Mya, have the others come over here right now. Tell them that the mission was a success. You're in charge of security when they all arrive.""Yes, sir." Mya nodded.Adrian then got off the plane, while Steel rendered Ariel unconscious before tyin

The crisis in Serpent’s Haven finally came to an end. The thousands gathered on the plains three days later consisted of surviving troop members, but a large number of corpses on the island could not be taken with them. Adrian had exhausted his efforts, yet he still had to leave behind those heroic souls to guard the island. In the morning three days later, the surviving members assembled on the plains. They stood straight and tall, forming a neatly-arranged troop. In the final hour of waiting, Steel and the others returned after completing their assigned mission.The Serpent’s Haven rescue operation was about to end. Adrian did not manage to save everyone, but the survivors would be leaving with him today. He looked up to the bright sun in the sky and looked toward the unfathomable rainforest. He used his injured arm to grab a handful of soil at his feet, imagining bringing along the souls of his fallen comrades through this action. Everyone stood in silence. Their eyes redde

Adrian received a checkup in the afternoon to confirm that his infected wound was fully healed and was only then permitted to leave the hospital. Gloria had packed up. They swiftly got into a car without alerting anyone and left Novemton to return to Swallowston.***It was dusk. A nineteen-year-old girl was waiting quietly under the setting sun in a distant mountain village. She stood at the village entrance, staring at the road leading to the village. Every time a car drove past, she would get excited and think her beloved had returned. But the cars drove past one by one, and she was disappointed over and over again. However, she did not give up hope.At last, a bus stopped at the village entrance. The girl excitedly looked toward the bus. It left after a man got off. He held a crutch in one hand and a bouquet of flowers in the other. He stood there silently, smiling at the girl. It was Ridge. The girl’s face was instantly drenched in tears when she saw him. She was over