Chapter 34: A threat to the system

She had promised—promised to protect Zhou Yinuo and herself. She had sworn to keep them safe for the boys. But now, Zhou Yinuo lay there because of her.

And she was helpless.

The leader turned back toward her, shaking his hand as if flicking away dust. His rage hadn't cooled—it had only increased, his gaze was filled with hatred and cruelty. His eyes bore into her with contempt.

"You really thought you could change anything?" he sneered. "Pathetic."

His arrogance was unbearable and suffocating for Liora. She found it hard to breathe. She knew he was toying with them and delighting in their helplessness.

And Liora hated it.

Her body ached, her wounds screamed, but her mind burned with something stronger than pain.

Rage.

A rage to burn this monster into ashes.

The man crouched beside her again, reaching for her once more.

But a shadow moved.