Chapter 1143: Could There Be Something Ahead?

"Why do I hear the sound of wolves howling?" Melody Thorne furrowed her brow. "Isn’t this the abandoned forest?"

Leon Rivers chuckled, "Sister-in-law, this is indeed the abandoned forest and it is at the border area. But because it’s abandoned, it has become home to many animals. I urged you to go back before, and now it’s too late."

"Who said I wanted to go back?" She was curious!

Leon Rivers initially wanted to scare Melody Thorne but was stopped by a look from Jared Quinn.

Soon, half an hour passed. Not only did they find nothing, but they kept circling deeper into the jungle.

Melody Thorne was too tired to walk and clung to Jared Quinn’s arm. "Can’t we have some direction? I feel like we’re just going in circles. Even if we wandered for days and nights, we still couldn’t get out?"

"Sister-in-law, did you think I was joking earlier?" Leon Rivers snorted. "This place isn’t just large; its land area is equivalent to an abandoned island. Besides, it’s nighttime, and we’re exhausted. There are wild wolves around us. We can’t rest, and who knows how many days it will take to find our way!"

"I can’t go any further, I’m so tired."

Jared Quinn picked her up and continued walking forward. "Let’s find a place to rest for a bit."

The dark eyes scanned the surroundings, growing more acute and piercing. Ethan Knight and his group, who were initially ahead, had completely disappeared.

Leon Rivers also noticed the situation. "Jared, shouldn’t they be close? They were not far from us earlier. An hour has passed, and they shouldn’t have gone far. Now there’s no movement. I’m guessing something is ahead?"

"Bang, bang" Gunshots echoed around them.

Melody Thorne became alert upon hearing the gunshots, scanning her surroundings and in front of them, noticing quite a few glowing green shapes moving.

"It’s a pack of wolves. Let’s wait and let them handle it first." Leon Rivers took out his gun just in case.

"That might not work," Melody Thorne pointed behind Leon Rivers, where several green-eyed creatures were staring at them intently.

Leon Rivers immediately aimed at the wolves behind them, while Jared Quinn held her steady, treating her like an appendage, and aimed his gun at the wolf pack with his other hand.

"Run, run!" People in the front were doubling back, running toward them.

When Melody Thorne took out a tranquilizer gun, Jared Quinn placed her on the ground, covering her eyes with a large hand while firing at the wolves.

"Jared, you’re here too?"

Flora Knight’s excited voice echoed in their ears.

After about five minutes, the gunfire ceased, and the air was filled with the stench of blood. Melody Thorne removed Jared Quinn’s large hand, surveying the area. It was too dark to see clearly, but she presumed all the wolves were dead, given the commotion.

"Ethan, many of our people were bitten by wolves just now."

Ethan Knight’s eyes were crimson. "Send someone to take them all back!"

"Yes."

Seeing so many of his people injured, having been in a gunfight since they entered, then fighting this pack of wolves, with his people either dead or wounded, Ethan Knight was even more displeased that Jared Quinn only brought two people—Leon Rivers and the additional burden, Melody Thorne. Ethan Knight waved his hand with more frustration.

"Everyone, return to the Knight Palace Gate. No one is allowed to follow anymore!"

"Ethan!"

"Brother!"

"Quit your yelling! Everyone go back now!" Ethan Knight angrily ordered.

"Yes."