Nina Jacobs and the others knew Nathan Moreau was probably right.
After cresting a slope, they all heard the distant roar of a tiger.
The roar echoed through the valley, a sound so powerful it made their hearts tremble.
"There are several hundred Mornfell Tigers in the nature reserve, but I didn’t tell them that. I really hope the tigers tear them to pieces, one by one."
Nathan Moreau said bitterly.
"How many of them are there in total?" Nina Jacobs asked after a moment’s thought.
"Including their hired help, there are probably seventy or eighty of them now, all Superpower Users. The one named Magnus York is a very powerful Thunder Element Superpower User. She also has a Compass, and she’s actually used it to find Prayer Stones a few times."
"Is there a route they have to take?" Nina Jacobs asked.
’A route they have to take?’
Nathan Moreau didn’t understand what Nina Jacobs meant.
"A path they must take to get to the reserve," Nina Jacobs explained, "or a spot with a good view of the area."
She hadn’t held out much hope, but to her surprise, Nathan Moreau actually thought of a place.
"There’s a station, but I’m not sure what condition it’s in now, or if there are any Mawdrakes."
Nathan Moreau seemed very familiar with the station she was describing:
"Even though it’s a nature reserve, meant to be undisturbed, zoologists used to come periodically to observe the wild Mornfell Tigers. Sometimes they even helped with breeding programs."
"But they always arrived by helicopter, and the station itself is extremely well-hidden to avoid causing a disturbance."
Nathan Moreau didn’t understand why Nina Jacobs was asking these questions.
"Take us there first."
Nina Jacobs decided instantly.
"You don’t want the Prayer Stones anymore?" Nathan Moreau stopped, asking in surprise.
’Just a moment ago, they all seemed so desperate.’
’Getting to that observation station requires a much longer detour.’
"Of course we do. But there are only ten of us, aren’t there?"
The enemy had superior numbers, and there was no telling when Alistair White’s group might appear.
A head-on clash, coupled with the hordes of Mutated Animals that could appear at any moment on this mountain, would be too great a challenge for just ten people.
Besides, she didn’t know Magnus York’s true strength and didn’t dare underestimate her opponent.
Nathan Moreau smiled. "So you’re scared after all?"
"You could say that."
Nina Jacobs didn’t try to defend herself.
Nathan Moreau, however, seemed to be sulking and didn’t say another word for some time.
"Are you a Gemini?"
Adrian Shaw ventured, trying to break the silence.
"Weirdo."
Nathan Moreau quickened her pace, walking ahead.
Seeing Adrian Shaw get shot down, Shirley Lucas couldn’t help but jeer, "Are you in grade school or something? Hahaha..."
Adrian Shaw didn’t get angry. "Geminis are the most likely to be two-faced. I just wanted to test a theory. By the way, you love hoarding all that junk... don’t tell me you’re a Taurus?"
Shirley Lucas’s laughter died instantly.
Nina Jacobs glanced at Shirley Lucas, the smile frozen on her face.
’Looks like Adrian Shaw actually guessed right. Is Shirley Lucas really a Taurus?’
"Hmph! Just a coincidence. What’s there to believe about some stupid zodiac sign?"
Shirley Lucas muttered.
Walking at the head of the group, Nathan Moreau clenched her fists.
’Of course she knew her sign. Back when Stellan Gallagher was pursuing her, he had researched it, too...’
The group moved quickly. Nina Jacobs noticed that the farther forward they went, the fewer Mutated Animals they encountered.
However, that didn’t mean they could lower their guard.
’The Mutated Animals here must have been eaten by something even more powerful,’ she guessed.
’A Mutant Tiger?’
In her past life, Nina Jacobs had never encountered anything like this while clearing out the mountains around her base.
After the group scrambled over several huge boulders and steep slopes, the path ahead suddenly widened.
The tiger roars grew more frequent.
Even without Nathan Moreau saying a word, the others knew they must be getting close.


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