Elisa extended her hand. “Can you untie my hands? Or would you prefer to pull down my pants for me?”
That person was left speechless for a moment by Elisa's audacity. Shouldn't I be the one saying that?
Ironically, he really did foolishly untie it for her.
After their hands were untied, Elisa and Rachel walked behind the big tree.
This tree must be ancient, having a circumference as wide as requiring three adults to fully embrace it. There was no need to worry about being seen there.
Elisa gave Rachel a look.
The person outside constantly peered in their direction, wishing desperately that he had x-ray vision.
Suddenly, there was the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground.
Suddenly, Elisa's shoes appeared outside the tree trunk, followed by Rachel crying, “Come over here quickly. She fainted!”
The man hurried over, his eyes widening in surprise at the sight of Elisa, unharmed. Before he could utter a word, he was struck from behind.
Immediately after, he fell unconscious.
Elisa threw down the stick. She searched the man and found a gun that was loaded with bullets.
Rachel's eyes widened. Firearms are strictly prohibited in this country. So, these people...
Before Rachel could think further, Elisa grabbed her hand, and together, they fled from that place.
“Go up the hill from here and run as far as you can.”
Rachel remained still, holding Elisa's hand. “What about you? If we go, we go together. If we stay, we stay together.”
“Stop being silly.” Elisa said, “Now is not the time for loyalty. If you leave, I won't have any worries. Maybe you can even contact Gareth as soon as possible to come and rescue me.”
Rachel remained still, her eyes filled with hot tears.
She knew that Elisa was right. Her staying would only be a burden.
However, she simply couldn't bring herself to leave and let Elisa face all of that alone.
“There's no time left!” Elisa shouted, “Look outside! If we don't leave now, both of us will be forced to stay!”
Tears streaked down Rachel's face. For the first time, she despised herself for being so useless.
“Stop crying, will you? Escape with my hopes, okay?”
Rachel wiped away her tears and nodded firmly.
Elisa didn't say a word. Instead, she brandished her gun, launching an attack on Mr. Carrerra and his group to keep them at bay, preventing them from discovering that Rachel had escaped through the window.
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