126 A REWARD PART 14 (1/2)

Xue Lin's body was drenched in sweat. Her face was also wet. Droplets of sweats formed on her forehead. She took deep breathes and slowly the throbbing pain in her chest reduced.

Just then, a bell rang behind her. Most certainly it came from the house she just ran away from. In the silent night, the bell sounded like a siren. She saw flare shooting up, lighting up the sky and parts of the forest, and heard many angry voices. It reminded her of the night five years ago.

She turned around and ran. This time, she ran faster. While running, a sharp tree branch pierced through her right foot. ”Hkk!” Xue Lin let out a groan and quickly covered her mouth.

Her whole body shook in stinging pain. The night was cold and the wounds ached twice as much as it should. She pulled out the tree branch and stumbled while running. She couldn't run like before but she still tried her best.

Xue Lin clenched her fists and bit down her lower lip harshly. It helped her to concentrate on the pain in her lower lip rather than her foot and she increased her speed.

However, in front of her, the ground was a bit low and she couldn't see in the dark. As a result, she slipped and rolled on the ground. It created some noise and in the dark, the small noise was loud enough to reach the people's ears.

”I heard something!” Someone screamed.

”She must be there!”

”Let's follow that direction!”

”Satan is showing the path. All praise to him!”

Xue Lin's head hit some stones several times and she lost consciousness. A hard slap on her face helped her to regain consciousness. She heard some screams and frowned. When she opened her eyes, she saw some sharp glares.

”Who slapped me? I'll cut that hand of his.” Xue Lin spoke in a hoarse voice. What she hated the most is when someone physically hurt her.

”You still have the nerve to say that after escaping,”Balthazar said from behind.

”It's my life and my body. I have every right to do whatever I want with it. It's you who should know their places.” Xue Lin was tired and her whole body was hurting, and it was all their fault. Thinking that made her angrier.

”Watch your tongue!” A man slapped her right cheek. His hand was huge and it brushed against her ear. She couldn't hear anything from her right ear for a while.

Someone asked, ”Should we cut her tongue and legs?”

Balthazar shouted. ”No! She is the sacrifice to Satan. She must be intact.”

'They are talking as if I'm a chicken.' Xue Lin scoffed. She looked around and saw that she was in the open area and there were five huge bonfires. She frowned and looked at the ground and saw a huge pentagon. 'Yeah, right, I should have expected it.'