“Creating a commotion?” The people from the Hughes office started to walk into the forest.
Brent stood beside Jack and grinned, “I’ll do it!” On saying, Brent swiftly walked to the wrecked cars. After the collision, both cars were utterly destroyed. Lyndall’s BMW X7’s gas tank cover was broken and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gasoline.
Bash! Brent kicked off the gas tank cover. His kick startled Jack and the rest.
“Everyone back off!” Brent grinned and then calmly lit a cigarette. He smoked the cigarette as he continued to back away. Once he was at a safe distance, he flicked the cigarette into the gas tank.
They could see the perfect arch that the cigarette flew and landed perfectly into the gas tank. The next second, a raging fire raged with a ‘whoosh’ from the gas tank.
Kaboom! The explosion rocked and reverberated through the forest. All sorts of flying creatures in the forest took to the sky.
The raging fire lit up the night and the road leading up the hill.
Jack couldn’t help but break out in laughter. He looked at the raging fire shooting into the sky and then looked into the forest. The commotion in the forest obviously intensified when the car exploded.
This commotion was indeed huge!
Deep inside the forest, the two killers one wearing a smiling clown disguise and the other a crying clown disguise were chasing Lyndall when they heard the huge explosion. They turned around and saw the night sky lit up in red.
“That’s the hillside road.” The smiling clown remarked, “Someone’s here.”
“Let’s end this swiftly!” The crying clown said solemnly.
The two of them continued to prowl like predators seeking their prey while exuding their desire to kill.
About fifty meters from them.
Lyndall curled up, kept still, and remained focused. His shirt was already torn and tattered by the thorns and thistles. It was also bloodied from the countless deep scratches on his skin. He also heard the loud commotion which perked up his spirits.
Finally… did someone come to save him? But he couldn’t be sure. Was that loud sound an accident or someone coming to save him? Even if someone was here to save him, he also didn’t dare to move! Because he knew that he had to buy time for his rescue.
He knew that he had to endure till daybreak when he would have more chances to survive. He had been hiding like a stray dog for so long. He didn’t want to be defeated at this final stage.
A rescue could take a long time while the two killers could kill him in a matter of seconds. The two killers were very familiar with the outdoors and their abilities were beyond his expectations and thereby limiting his options. Apart from hiding, there was no other hope.
Suddenly, Lyndall’s body shuddered. He managed to control his movement to a minimum. His face was pale but he maintained composed. A chill ran down his spine. It was as if something stroked down his spine giving him a bone-chilling feeling. His body was covered with goosebumps.
His heartbeat raced. Lyndall’s pupils constricted and he could guess what was behind him.
The animals were strange and complexed but there was only a handful that could make a person feel so cold.
Hiss…
As soon as he guessed, a soft sound was like a thunderclap in his ears. Almost at the same moment, Lyndall saw a red forked tongue and the hisses as the tongue flicked around.
Snake!
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