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Nicolais' leg fractured instantly, his bones splintering as a powerful log cut off his escape.

It had appeared out of nowhere, wielded by the rough hands of a man hidden behind a tree.

He crashed to the ground, rolling violently before twisting around to face them.

"Please!" he sobbed, crawling over the damp earth, pain vibrating in every word. "I won’t say anything, let me go! I have a family, I have children and a wife!"

Through his blurred vision, he saw the two naked men emerge.

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