Chapter 174
In eight minutes, the people inside would come face to face with those outside.
Morwenna quickly adjusted her tense muscles, trying to relax as much as possible.
Full relaxation was crucial for unleashing her full power in the upcoming confrontation.
She dared not peek into the abandoned factory again. She feared seeing Stuart hurt, unable to endure these last few minutes quietly
Five minutes left
Three minutes left
One minute left.
Suddenly, someone from inside slapped the iron door asking. “Any noise out there?”
Morwenna had already dealt with the two guards outside, so no one responded.
The person inside grew impatient, muttering, “Where are they? Those lazy bums didn’t skip out again, did they?”
At that moment, Morwenna heard a sinister voice inside command, “Don’t drop your guard. Go check it out.
As the door swung open from the inside, Morwenna knew her eight minutes of waiting had paid off. She burst forward in an instant.
Her foot slammed into the man’s knee with brutal force, a sharp crack of breaking bone followed by a scream
The man who came out to check fell to his knees.
In the next moment, Morwenna’s steel rod was pressed against his neck. Gripping each end of the rod, she pulled back sharply, then turned to face the other four men inside.
Her voice low and stem, Morwenna demanded, “Release Stuart, and I’ll let your man go”
The sudden tum of events stunned the four men inside the factory.
Stuart, tied to a chair, squinted slightly.
How did Morwenna get here?
Stuart had played out every possible situation, every unpredictable occurrence in his head, but Morwenna showing up was something he didn’t see coming
Morwenna looked at Stuart and said, “Stuart, I’m here to protect you”
Her words tugged at her heartstrings, but with a cold
tone, he s
said, “What are you doing here? Get out!”
Despite being scolded, Morwenna didn’t think about leaving. Her gaze remained resolutely fixed on the men in front of her.
After a moment, a man with an eye patch let out a chilling laugh.
“Who is this brat thinking she can play hero? Grab her!”
Morwenna was still too naive, hoping the kidnappers might exchange their hostage for their friend.
But these desperados, even in their minds, didn’t value their companion’s life over Stuart’s.
As Morwenna watched them disregard their friend and charge at her, she tightened the steel rod around the hostage’s neck, knocking him unconscious.
The diminutive Morwenna, seemingly fearless, charged at them with the rod in hand.
Everyone assumed that such a petite girl had only managed to surprise them earlier. At the next confrontation, they would easily overpower her.
But when they met again, Morwenna clashed her steel rod with a man’s baseball bat, sending it flying from his hands.
Seizing his arm, she expertly dislocated it, then threw him over her shoulder with a loud thud onto another assailant. Her movements were swift and her feet never stopped.
She stomped on another attacker rushing at her. As he bent slightly from the pain, she headbutted him fiercely. The impact was fierce. Morwenna hurt her forehead, blood trickling down, while her opponent was knocked out cold. In just a moment, Morwenna had taken down two more.
Chapter 175