MasukChapter 32
Knock Knock
There was a silent knock on the door. It pulled both Levian and Sherry back to reality. Levian raised his head to look at the door. Was it Roy? Sherry too looked at Levian in questioning gaze.
“Enter.”
Upon getting the confirmation from his voice, the door opened with a creaking sound. Both of them immediately recognized the silhouette that stood in the door.
“Roy,” Both Levian and Sherry shouted out in unison w
Sherry kept silent, her attention locked on the path ahead. The aunt could feel how tense the air inside the jeep had become, and she sat as still as possible, not daring to make a sound. The quiet was broken only by Levian's ragged grunts as he forced himself to stay conscious. He knew that if he closed his eyes, even for a moment, he might never be able to open his eyes.Sherry gently squeezed his hand as if it was her turn to tell him everything was going to be okay…that he was going to be okay. Before her lay nothing but darkness…the dark forest and the uneven road. Afraid the headlights would give them away, she left them off as much as she could. She looked at the time. They'd been on the run from the prison for twenty-five minutes, and so far, there was no sign they were being followed. 'Is it really over?' Sherry wondered, but she couldn't bring herself to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, she still hadn't reached the place Levian had shown her on the map...the border bu
“What do you mean by that?” Adannael’s voice cracked through the silence in the room. He could hardly believe what he had just heard. “You allowed those people to escape?” He sucked in a sharp breath and exhaled through his teeth. “Not once, but twice?”Sergeant Samuel, who had just finished relaying their current status, clenched his jaw until it hurt but said nothing.“And they even took a prisoner with them? Hah!” Adannael let out a harsh, humorless snort. His eyes narrowed as he looked at every personnel there in disdain. “And you dare claim you have the best prison security?”No one answered. Even if they were short on manpower, even if circumstances had been against them, the truth was undeniable. They had let their guard down.Adannael’s gaze shifted to the commander lying unconscious nearby and shook his head. Then, with a sudden movement, he rose to his feet.“This won’t do.” His voice was low. He turned his sharp stare on the Sergeant. “We have to report this incident to His
“Superior!” A soldier barged into the office, shouting as alarms blared throughout the building. “We are under attac–!”But he stopped mid-sentence when he saw her lying motionless on the floor, next to an empty chair. He immediately got alerted and quickly scanned the room.The intruder they had captured earlier was nowhere to be seen. He held the gun and slowly walked further inside when the open window drew his attention.“...no way,” he whispered, as he rushed towards the window and looked outside. But the evidence dangled there…a rope, dancing lazily against the wall outside.“Goddammit.” He scrubbed a hand over his face, muttering something harsher under his breath that didn’t really make it past his teeth. “Today’s just one disaster stacked on another.” He hurried back to Amelia and dropped into a squat beside her. He pressed his fingers against her throat and checked for a pulse. It was there.Relieved, he stood up and turned on his comms. “Reporting from the superior’s offic
“You killed the lieutenant, didn’t you?” The superior said as she brought the knife closer to his face one more time. However, seeing that Levian wasn’t willing to answer her, she drew the blade across his skin.“That’s the second cut.” She chuckled as she watched the small red droplets falling from the knife. The superior crouched in front of him again and smiled. “You’re breaking,” she whispered. “How long will you remain stubborn? Your body will betray you before you know it.”“Bring it on,” Levian said as he swallowed the bitterness that seemed to have clamped down hard on his throat. He had his plans to escape the prison, however, the drug was a little more powerful than he had assumed.He didn’t have much time to play around with the superior. After getting the answer he wanted, he had to leave right away. “Say,” Levian began, raising his head just a little. He locked his eyes onto hers and gave a cocky smile. “Aren’t you such a loyal dog to that man Aldrevon?”“Huh?” She narr
Back inside the superior’s office, the atmosphere was heavy with bloodlust. The superior stood before the large monitor on the wall, which flickered with footage from various corners of the prison.Under her command, all the soldiers were out, checking every nook and corner for the second intruder. ‘At least we got one of them.’ She thought as she turned around. Levian sat tied to a chair, wrists bound tight behind his back.She didn’t speak right away. Just stood there, watching him in silence, her arms folded loosely over her chest. Then, slowly, she walked over.“You’re still quiet.”She stopped in front of him, close enough that the chair creaked slightly as he shifted. Her eyes carefully looked over his face, taking in as much detail as she could.She leaned forward and raised her one hand, brushing the side of his face. Her fingers slid down from his temple to the edge of his jaw before settling near his throat.“If you talk now,” she said quietly, pressing her thumb against th
“Superior!” The soldier stationed on the second floor stiffened and saluted as a woman in a dark officer’s coat descended from the top floor. She was tall, built with lean muscle, and carried a leather whip coiled around her waist like a venomous snake.“Are you leaving now?” He asked. Her leaving the office meant only one thing—a visit to the basement cell.She gave him a sharp nod. “How are things this afternoon?” Her eyes swiftly swept across the corridor before settling back on him.“Everything’s fine for now,” the soldier replied. Just then, another soldier who had returned to his duty also approached them.“Good afternoon, Superior!” He saluted her. “Hnn.” She gave a slight nod, turned around, and walked to the stairs leading to the basement. “For some reason, the superior seems irritated today, doesn’t she?” the soldier who had just arrived whispered.The other soldier momentarily hesitated and called after her, “Superior?” “What about the soldiers you called in a while ago
Sherry inserted the key into the lock and twisted it. With a loud click, the lock opened.Inside, the two people huddled together froze at the sound of approaching footsteps. They scrambled to hide themselves in the shadows.Sherry crouched a few centimeters away from them and gently tapped one of
Belingjun and Adannael arrived at the intersection and stopped their vehicles. They climbed down and began searching the area for signs.“Belingjun!” Adannael called out when he spotted faint tire marks veering off-road behind a thick patch of bushes. He rushed over, and both men examined the groun
As they exited the forest, the jeep rolled into a desolate countryside. The road stretched ahead, mostly empty, lined with scattered houses and distant figures. Whenever someone caught sight of the vehicle, they turned away or retreated in haste.A middle-aged woman stepped forward to cross the roa
“The fuck…?”Crouched in the jeep, the bodyguard watched everything happen through a crack in the window. When the so-called High Chancellor peeled the synthetic skin from his face, revealing someone entirely different, the bodyguard’s brain just… froze.He didn’t recognize the man, but judging fro







