Chapter 618

Byron:

Even with their children watching, they were willing to do it right in front of them.

Then I noticed something else that sent panic rushing through me.

The children looked even stranger now.

They kept clutching at themselves and grinding their teeth, almost as if they were trying to bite into something.

It looked like they were desperate for flesh, for anything to chew on.

My eyes landed on one of the girls in the distance, and I saw her eyes slowly roll back.

She started twisting her neck from side to side as well.

But I did not have time to point it out.

These people had completely lost their minds.

They were never going to believe that something was wrong with their children, or that they were the ones who had destroyed them.

“So no, we don’t fucking care,” the woman screamed as she lunged at me again. They were beyond reason.

Ron understood that these people were no longer trying to help.

They were willing to go to any extent just to kill Madeline, whether out of frustration, failure, or sheer satisfaction.

I quickly backhanded the woman across the face, sending her crashing to the ground.

Another person rushed forward right after her.

“Look at them. Now they were ready to attack us over this witch,” a man yelled.

The same people who once called Madeline a savior were now calling her a witch.

And somehow, they still seemed confused about why we were fighting back. Within seconds, people started piling onto us.

I saw Ron swinging his arms wildly, punching and kicking anyone who got in his way while I hurried behind the tree to untie Madeline.

We needed to get her out of there.

There were too many people, and if this kept going, they would eventually succeed in hurting her.

As the fight continued around us, I noticed the man I had seen earlier when we first arrived.

He had a pale face, a black mustache, and slicked-back hair coated in gel.

I had assumed he was the leader, but now he was nowhere to be seen.

“No, you can’t do that! She must die!”

The woman lunged forward again, her voice filled with rage.

Unlike the others, who seemed driven by panic and desperation to escape, she

wanted Madeline dead for personal reasons.

The hatred in her eyes made that painfully clear.

Ron was surrounded by too many people to break free and reach Madeline in time,

so I had no choice but to handle it myself.

I let go of the ropes and rushed back toward the woman.

Grabbing her wrist, I shoved her away and tore the dagger from her hand.

Then I turned back toward Madeline and sliced through the ropes.

Her arms trembled from hanging so long against the branch above her.

Just as I was about to cut the final rope, an arrow shot toward her.

I lunged forward and caught it before it could hit her, then hurled it back at the man

who had fired it.

But then more arrows came.

A storm of them.

Thad no choice except to stand in

front of Madeline with my arms spread wide shielding her, body.

“No, please save yourself,” Madeline trembled.

It was unbelievable how weak she had become.

Yet the only time she forced herself to use what little strength she had left was when it came to protecting her friend’s instead of herself.

One arrow pierced my arm, driving straight through from front to back.

Another buried itself in my stomach.

“Ahh!”

I dropped to my knees, pain tearing through me, but I had promised to keep her safe.

So I forced myself back onto my feet.

I could tell that every time Ron or I stepped forward to protect Madeline, the others

grew even angrier.

It was almost as if they were furious

that we were still standing by heme

side defending her and fighting for her.

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These people wanted her to suffer, and the realization made my eyes sting with tears.

I remembered how hard she had worked to find a cure for them and their children.

Despite everything they had done to her, she had still wanted the best for them. And in the end, they completely disregarded her kindness.

By then, Ron had finally reached us. One of the arrows was lodged deep in his thigh.

As more arrows pierced our skin, groans tore out of us while blood continued to pour down our bodies.

In the middle of the chaos, I felt the energy shift behind me, as if something was happening to Madeline.

But I could not turn around to check.

I did not have time. I was too busy trying to shield her from the arrows.

We were both ready to die to save her when Madeline’s cold voice cut through the

chaos.

“This stops now.”

Her voice carried such power that everyone froze instantly.

Their eyes shifted behind us, and we slowly turned around to look at her.

The sight before us was terrifying enough to send goosebumps racing across my skin.

Madeline was transforming.