Marvin approached slowly, flanked by his two guys. He asked as he examined Darryl from head to toe. "Hey, kid, who are you? What are you doing here?"
Darryl took a deep breath, smiled, and said, "Gentlemen, I was just passing by. Please let me go!" He would have never acted so lowly in the past. However, he had no choice. Marvin and his men did not look like they could be bullied. He had to think of a way to escape.
'Passing by?' Marvin scoffed and did not say anything.
Then, one of his men said, "Marvin, we know nothing about this guy. Let's just kill him so he won't expose our location." The man was called Coleman Hardy, Marvin's right-hand man. They were spooked after getting ambushed at the river. Even though Darryl posed no threat to them, they decided to kill him so that he could not expose their location when people from the two sects found him.
'Oh, sh*t!' Darryl was shocked and angry at the same time. 'They are definitely bad people. I have nothing against them. Why do they want to kill me just because I saw them in passing?'
Marvin took a deep breath. He looked sinister as he considered Coleman's suggestion. Just as he was about to speak, he heard laughing and chatting around from the outer area of the jungle. It was Ronny, Selina, and everyone else.
'There are others here?' Marvin's expression changed. Then, he said quickly, "Bring him and let's go take a look."
Coleman nodded and walked to that area. Darryl's hands were tied behind him. Two men guarded him as they trailed behind Coleman. Darryl wanted to warn Ronny and the rest with a shout, but he was too late.
At that moment, Ronny and the rest had not realized they were in great danger. They were sitting on the grass beside the lake, enjoying the view and chatting happily.
"Where did Derrick, that inept man, go? Why is he not back yet?"
"Shut the f*ck up!" Marvin frowned as he yelled out angrily. 'For god's sake, I'm the infamous River Dragon, and how dare these imbecile rich kids look down on me.' He was in a rage.
Ronny and the others were startled by his shout. Coleman and the rest of the men instantly drew their swords and surrounded Ronny and the others when Marvin gave the order.
'What's going on?' Ronny and his friends were shocked. It was then they realized they had offended the bandits. They could tell that Coleman and the men were murderous as they stood there with swords in their hands. They did not look anything like money lenders. In fact, they looked even more treacherous than robbers.
After checking up on Ronny and his friends, Coleman and the men were drawn to Selina, Sandra, and Mandy. They did not expect to find such gorgeous women in a small town like Hidden Dragon Town.
"Marvin!" Coleman reacted and smiled at Marvin. "I think lady luck is on our side. Look at those rich kids." His gaze was fixed on the girls, inspecting them while smiling obscenely.
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