The Dark Side Of Fate by Karima Sa'ad Usman novel Chapter 316

~Max~

There were two fair-haired men in front of the group of warriors we found at the clearing.

I could recognise Ilya among the men because I had seen him on the news but did not know the other. I figured he was Gaines.

"I see Leonardo sent his lackeys. Typical of the Volkovs to send others to die in their stead," Gaines said, and I said nothing.

The moon lit the night beautifully so I could see them without its light.

I wondered why they bothered to turn off the lights, but I guess they had their reasons. Valid or not, they must have been strong reasons.

I saw Luckman by Ilya's side, and even though it seemed like he was with them, I knew the truth.

"Why risk your lives for something that does not belong to you, something you won't benefits from? If truly Corrigan cared for his people, he would lead your charge," Ilya said, sounding bored.

I could see some southern alphas I planned to kill agree with the bastard. They had betrayed their leader and pushed him to be at the mercy of the leader of another region. They ought to be ashamed of themselves.

"Bloody traitors," I heard Kyle say, and I knew he was referring to the southern Alphas that stood with the Stepanovs.

"We stood by Leonardo. That was why they could not get into the East. You opened yourselves up for invasion.

Do you think you will be treated fairly in a Stepanov world?

They believe they are better than the rest of us.

What do you think will happen if they realise their dreams?

You all will be slaves.

You all aren't safe if they can sacrifice people in their clan for their goals. You are all stupid," Kyle said, and one of the alphas laughed.

"Speak for yourself. You are an Alpah without a pack. How does that make you feel?" the man said, and Kyle laughed.

"I guess you have been away from reality for a while now. I got my pack back," Kyle said, laughing at him, and it wasn't far from the truth.

Yuri had no presence in the East. We had unified and driven him out entirely.

"Well, the world would be ours once the Falls in Gad tonight. It is a pity you won't be alive to share in it," Ilya said, and I looked at Lukman, who seemed worried. It was as if he was trying to tell us something but couldn't dare it. His countenance made me uneasy.

I honestly thought the battle in Gad would occur the following day. If it would happen tonight and they knew Sylvester was in Gad, then our people won't have the element of surprise. I could not let their words destabilise me, so I let it go as if it were nothing.

"Everyone has their battle, and this is ours," Kyle said, and it was a good comeback.

Ilya looked to his left and then to his right.

He did not need to speak; he wanted us to see his might. They were plenty. Well, over four hundred.

We were just three hundred people, so we would be at a disadvantage, except if really the AgK32 would give us some of their abilities, then it would be an even fight. We also had the darts that might help us half their number.

"I will advise you to surrender. I am sure Yuri will find something great for all of you," Gaines said boastfully, believing they had already won the battle, and most of the eastern alphas I was with began to laugh.

"Pride comes before fall. I can see you plan to fall tonight," Casper said to Ilya, and Ilya laughed.

I wondered why they had not engaged yet.

Why were we having this conversation when they already knew we were coming? Something wasn't right.

I could sense they were buying time, but I did not know what for.

Not wanting to find out, I managed to link as many people as possible to aim our guns and fire because, judging by the proximity, I knew we couldn't use our guns for long before they ram into us in their wolf forms.

The darts began to fly, and Lukman broke away from their formation to join us.

"Bombs in the woods behind you!" he yelled, and that was when I realised it, but it was too late because the first one went off.

I did not want to think of what we had lost, but It was time to shift and Fight.

Abandoning the guns, we leapt into the air and shifted.

The enemy began to run away from the place in their wolf forms. We gave chase.

Seeing how they moved, I knew they were not running from us. They were running from their bombs. What a stupid risk to take.

As we moved, I heard the bombs go off behind us and knew we must have arrived a bit earlier than anticipated because the bombs were timed. I knew we had lost people, but this wasn't the time to check.

I just hoped most of the people with us were alright.

We chased them, and as we moved, I felt the sprinkle of silver dust.

I realised they were running from the bombs that went off and sprinkled silver in the air. If that is the case, the casualty on our side won't be much.

They were running from the dust because it hindered them from shifting entirely.

Lukman fell beside me, and I growled at him, urging him to take cover. He did not have Agk32 in his system; he was at risk of dying.