Outside the wooden house, the footsteps stopped abruptly.
The dead silence was even more frightening than the screams before.
Daniel's heart was beating like a drum, and he could even hear the sound of his blood flowing. He hugged Gina tighter, and the little girl didn't move in his arms, but her blue eyes were fixed on the direction of the wooden door.
"How many of them are there?" Daniel asked in a low voice.
Lucas' back was still pressed against the door, his body like a statue ready to strike. His voice was as cold as ice: "Three. But each one of them is ten times stronger than the hunter just now."
He paused and added, "The scavengers never fail. They are the hyenas of the Hunter Guild, responsible for dealing with all 'accidents' and 'failures'. They are cold-blooded, efficient, and leave no one alive."
Daniel's Adam's apple rolled.
Just then, there were soft "knock, knock, knock" sounds coming from the window of the wooden house.
It wasn't a knock, more like something long and sharp scraping rhythmically on the glass, making a teeth-grinding noise.
Daniel's eyes instantly turned to the window, only to see that it was pitch black outside and he could not see anything. But the scratching sound was getting faster and faster, and more and more piercing!
"Don't look!" Lucas growled, "That's the 'Devil's Voice Claw', it can seduce people's minds. Once your sight is locked, your spirit will be torn apart!"
Daniel abruptly looked away, a layer of cold sweat breaking out on his back.
Gina growled in his arms, with a hint of warning and majesty in her voice, and the scratching sound outside the window miraculously stopped for a second.
But only for a second.
With a loud bang, another window of the wooden house was smashed by a heavy object from outside! Glass fragments flew everywhere, and a cold wind mixed with blood and stench rushed in.
"They're coming in!" Daniel shouted.
Lucas was unusually calm. He turned around abruptly, and the silver dagger in his hand flashed a cold lightning in the dim light, and rushed straight to the broken window. He did not go out, but stabbed the dagger into the wooden wall below the window!
"Sizzle——"
A sound like boiling oil being poured on a branding iron was heard, and a puff of black smoke came out from where the dagger touched the wooden wall, accompanied by a muffled groan that was not like a human voice.
A dark shadow flashed past the window and disappeared into the darkness.
"A mere trifle." Lucas snorted coldly and pulled out the dagger. The dagger was stained with a trace of black blood, which was constantly corroding the silver blade.
Daniel was horrified by what he saw; this was completely beyond his comprehension.
"They are just testing the waters." Lucas's expression remained serious. "The next step is the general attack."
He glanced at Gina in Daniel's arms with a complicated look in his eyes.
"Boy, I don't care who you are or what method you used to gain the president's trust. Now, take her out of the cellar behind the house."
"Cell?" Daniel was stunned.
Lucas pointed his chin at a nondescript piece of floor in the corner. "The president loved playing hide-and-seek here when he was a kid, so I had it built here. The passage isn't long, and it leads to the stream outside. Come on, I'll hold them back."
His tone left no room for doubt, as if he was leaving his last words.
Daniel's heart sank: "So what are you going to do?"
"Bang!"
"My life exists to protect her." Lucas' answer was simple and decisive.
However, Gina jumped out of Daniel's arms, walked to Lucas' feet, patted his trouser leg with her little paw, and shook her head.
Lucas' body froze.
[Inner thoughts: President... is she worried about me? She has never...]
Gina didn't give him much time to be impressed. She turned and ran to Daniel, looking up at him, her blue eyes full of determination.
She wouldn't abandon Lucas and run away.
Daniel understood what she meant. He took a deep breath and a surge of pride surged in his heart.
"We go together, and we stay together." Daniel squatted down and looked directly at Gina, "We are in the same group, aren't we?"
There was a hint of emotion in Gina's eyes. She stretched out her little paw and gently placed it on the back of Daniel's hand.
Lucas was shocked when he saw this scene. What magic did this young man named Daniel have? Not only did he make the CEO obey him, but he also...was a little shaken.
"boom--!"
With a deafening roar, the sturdy wooden door was blown away from the outside by an irresistible force!
Amid the flying wood chips, three men wearing tight black combat uniforms and metal masks walked in. Each of them had metal claws on their hands that shone with a faint blue light.
The man in the lead was exceptionally tall. His eyes under the metal mask swept over the three people in the room and finally stopped on Lucas.
"Lucas, long time no see. I didn't expect that a 'mad dog' like you would choose to stay and wait for death for a human boy and a pet." The leading man had a hoarse voice full of sarcasm.
"K." Lucas slowly read out the other party's code name and tightened the dagger in his hand, "You shouldn't have come here."
"We're just here to clean up the garbage." The man codenamed K tilted his head and turned his gaze to Gina in Daniel's arms. "By the way, we're taking away an interesting little thing. Our employer... is very interested in it."
Daniel's heart sank.
Employer? Could it be Henry? Not only does he want to seize power, he also wants to kill everyone!
K stopped talking nonsense and waved his arm. The two companions behind him rushed towards Daniel and Gina from the left and right like ghosts!
"court death!"
Lucas roared, and his entire body turned into a silver lightning, rushing forward in an instant. His speed was extremely fast, and the dagger in his hand drew two brilliant and deadly arcs in the air.
"Dang! Dang!"
The crisp sound of metal collision exploded in the small space, and sparks flew everywhere.
Lucas fought one against two, but he was not at a disadvantage at all. Each of his attacks was precise and fierce, forcing the two scavengers to retreat again and again.
But the man named K did not move from beginning to end. He just watched with interest, as if he was watching a beast fight.
Suddenly, K moved.
His target was not Lucas who was fighting fiercely, but Daniel who was holding Gina and had no ability to resist!
"Boy, the game is over." K's voice sounded like it came from hell. His figure instantly appeared in front of Daniel. His metal claws, which were flashing with a faint glow, went straight for Daniel's heart!
It was too fast! Daniel had no time to react!
At this critical moment, Daniel suddenly had an idea. He remembered those weird posts he had seen on the Internet before, and remembered the seasonings in his kitchen!
Without time to think, acting purely on instinct, Daniel threw the seasoning packet he had been holding in his arms towards K's face!
That was a special spice mix he prepared for barbecue, with a lot of garlic powder and chili powder added!
K obviously did not expect this kind of attack. He subconsciously closed his eyes and turned his head, but the powder still inevitably seeped into the gaps in his mask.
"ah--!"
A shrill scream was heard, and K covered his face and stepped back repeatedly. His eyes under the mask were instantly irritated to the point of tears streaming down, and his respiratory tract felt like it was burning.
"Ahem! Damn it! What the hell is this?!"
Kill him while he is ill!
Daniel didn't hesitate at all, he turned around and ran with Gina in his arms, heading straight for the cellar entrance that Lucas had pointed out before!
On the other side, the two scavengers who were fighting with Lucas were also stunned when they saw their leader in trouble. Lucas seized this opportunity and swung his dagger, instantly leaving a deep wound on one of them's arms!
"Retreat!" The injured scavenger let out a roar, and the two men immediately retreated, helped K who was still coughing, and left the wooden house in embarrassment.
The crisis has been resolved temporarily.
Daniel lifted the wooden board of the cellar, and a damp smell of earth hit him in the face.
Lucas came over, covering his arm. There was a cut on his arm caused by a sharp claw and it was bleeding.
"Hurry up! They won't give up!" Lucas urged.
Daniel nodded and was about to jump down with Gina, but he saw the little white cat suddenly break free from his arms, jump to the ground, and use its claws to quickly scratch something where K had just stood.
Daniel leaned over to take a look and his pupils shrank suddenly.
On the ground was a small metal badge that had been scratched by claws, with a symbol engraved on it that he was very familiar with.
That is the logo of a security company under the Leng Group!
Henry, he not only hired the Hunter Guild, he even mobilized the power of the company!
At this moment, K's angry roar was heard outside the wooden house, and the voice was full of murderous intent and resentment.
"Very good... You have succeeded in angering me. I wanted to give you a quick death, but now I will let you experience the feeling of being burned by fire!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong smell of gasoline came from all directions.
They want to set fire to the mountain!