SWNOVELS Chapter 125
Chloe
As I cast my gaze around, a haunting sense of déja vu engulfed me. The dimly lit cavernous space, its walls and ceilings barely discernible, emitted the distinct odor of corroded iron and stagnant water. The lingering scent of dried blood filled the air, accompanied by the chilling echoes of piercing screams.
I have been here several times before — the underground prison. "How ironic. I am back here in this frightening place to rescue the person who repeatedly sent me here in the first place,’ I thought with a cold glint in my eyes
“Am I lucky? Since I am familiar with this place, I am able to find them right away?" I thought as I looked in front of me. Inside the deepest part of the underground prison was a big prison cell composed of silver rails and chains. Inside the big prison were the three persons I was most familiar with - Vanessa, Lisa, and Allan.
“They really put them together, huh?’ I thought as I observed them more. Aside from a big wound on her arm, Lisa was relatively in good condition. Vanessa, on the other hand, had bruises all over her body, indicating she was badly beaten. However, the worst of them all was Allan who was already only half-conscious with his body filled with wounds and blood. All three of them were tied with silver chains that continuously broke their skin, making them occasionally hiss in pain.
Maybe it was because they already wrapped them with silver chains, but outside their prison cell, there were only three enemies guarding them. Still, these three guards looked strong and seemed to belong from the different packs who cooperated to bring the Red Moon Pack down.
"Hey! Be quiet!" One of the guards threw water to Vanessa when he heard her moan in pain. "You have been moaning and moaning continuously. Are you trying to seduce me?" He added before letting out a sinister laughter.
"Be serious with your job and stop fooling around,” the other guard told him. "If something went wrong, the three of us will not be able to escape responsibility,” he continued.
The first man looked at him and raised his brow. Then, he said, "Chill a little bit, man. What could happen? This pack is totally ruined.”
"The only reason why the leaders are still keeping them alive is so they can spill out the password to open the poison vault."
At this point, the third man interjected with their conversation. "The Silver Pack-" He said, making me freeze on the spot. "The Lycan King declared that the Red Moon Pack is under his protection. It's the reason why the leaders are on high alert.”
Upon hearing him, a myriad of complicated emotions appeared in my heart. That was until I heard them say again, "Don't worry, dude. The leaders assured us that the Silver Pack is not coming.”
I lowered my eyes and felt pain gripped my heart. “That's right," I thought to myself. “Blake and I have agreed to go our separate ways.’
'So even when the Red Moon Pack suffered like this... Blake... he is not coming..."
“No, I must not think like this," I thought as I shook my head, attempting to clear my thoughts. 'I shouldn't think about other matters now. I should focus on rescuing them... But how do I do that?" One again I looked at the three guards. They were obviously high ranking beta of the enemy packs, with each of them estimatedly as strong as Allan, the head sentinel of the Red Moon Pack.
“There was no way for me to defeat them in a direct fight. My only choice is to do a sneak attack on them." I stopped to think about it for a second.
“Earlier... I managed to defeat the enemies using that white light. Could it be possible to do it again?’ My heart started hammering as I tried to call unto Aurora. However, through the weak connection we had, I felt that she was exhausted. Thus, I decided to forget about it.
'In the end, I can only use poison,’ I thought before grabbing a small vial I kept beside my heart. It was a special poison formulated by my father, especially made to fight against an enemy. It doesn't affect the members of the Red Moon Pack, but one whiff of it could make the enemies lose consciousness.
“Father... please help me defeat these enemies,’ I thought as I gripped the vial tighter. Then, without hesitation, I sneaked nearer to the three guards and opened the vial.
Nothing happened at first and the three guards continued to converse. However, a minute later,
one of them said, "Huh? I feel lightheaded?" After he said that, he suddenly lost consciousness.
Immediately, the other two became on high alert.
"Cover your nose! This looks like poison!” One of them shouted. "Inform your alpha-" He started to say before he also lost consciousness.
"Shit!" The third one exclaimed before he closed his eyes. Without a doubt, he was connecting with his alpha through a mind-link, making my entire body turn cold. Fortunately, he only did it for a second before also falling to the ground.
I did not waste a second. Upon seeing the last guard losing his consciousness, I hurriedly ran towards them and grabbed the key. Then, I used the key to open the prison cell. As I did it, my silver also came in contact with silver, breaking my skin until blood started trickling down my arms.
At this point, the three prisoners were all looking at me with dumbfounded expressions and shocked eyes.
"C-chloe?" Vanessa asked with a ragged tone. "H-how come—"
"There's no time to chit chat!" I said before taking two pills and feeding each to Vanessa and Allan. "Hurry and swallow them, the pill will help you recover," I told them before hurriedly unlocking their chain. When they were free, I stood up and hurriedly assisted Allan who could barely stand.
"One of the guards managed to contact his pack. We need to hurry before they find us,” I said before walking out of the prison cell. But before I could do so, I felt a hand on my elbow, stopping me from moving.
I turned back and looked at Vanessa who was staring at me with complicated eyes.
"Chloe... W-what are you doing here?" She struggled to say with her hoarse voice. I looked at her, the Alpha of the once proud Red Moon Pack, and only saw a woman who was battered and defeated. The prior haughtiness and cruelty in her eyes was entirely gone and was replaced with the look of pain and despair. It seemed as if... she had already entirely given up.
Something flashed in my eyes as I grabbed her shoulder tightly. Then, with a harsh tone, I told her, "You don't know why I am here?"
"Remember this, Vanessa. When you have completely surrendered and given up, it is me who came to your rescue and saved the Red Moon Pack.”