Chapter 1521
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Without a second of hesitation, Claire twisted the cap off a water bottle.
Before she could douse the flames, the three bears caught the sound of her movement.
Dane caught onto her plan instantly, snatching the bottle from her hands and splashing the water over the campfire.
The black bears immediately shifted their predatory glare toward him.
Naturally, Claire wasn’t spared from their wrath either.
As the massive beasts lunged at them, Dane stepped firmly in front of Claire, shielding her with his body.
Rory and Jace moved in perfect sync; she drew a custom tactical baton, while he unfurled a steel combat whip.
Despite her slender frame, Rory possessed terrifying raw strength, complementing Jace’s fluid, unpredictable martial arts perfectly.
Brooks and River also leaped into the fray, leaving Claire and Dane safely out of the immediate crossfire for the moment.
With the cabin doors thrown wide open, the men outside could no longer play dead.
Silas and Miller charged in, their respective tactical teams right behind them.
They came heavily armed; as ferocious as the three bears were, they stood no chance against trained soldiers with firepower.
Still, the creatures had incredibly thick hides and were legally protected wildlife. Refusing to use lethal force, the men aimed solely for their limbs, but the frenzied bears still managed to maul several soldiers in the chaos.
Thankfully, the injuries were minor flesh wounds, nothing life-threatening.
Eventually, the three beasts collapsed, leaving a pool of blood seeping into the dirt. “They’re alive, but barely hanging on.”
Claire’s complexion was ghostly pale as she kept her distance, watching the fallen predators from afar.
She and Dane had already retreated from the wrecked cabin to a safer vantage point.
Elias had quietly slipped out to join them.
They had no choice; lacking combat skills, sneaking out unscathed was a victory in itself.
But the momentary relief shattered as a new threat emerged from the shadows.
“Wolves!”
Claire spotted them first, though Dane’s sharp gaze tracked them just as quickly. A massive pack of gray wolves had silently encircled their entire position.
Claire could have sworn she saw a chilling, calculated intelligence gleaming in one of the wolves’ eyes.
It was biding its time!
That was undoubtedly the alpha, commanding the pack and waiting for the humans and bears to exhaust each other before making its move.
“Don’t panic.”
Dane gave Claire’s hand a reassuring squeeze.
Claire?
To be completely honest, being surrounded by a ravenous wolf pack terrified her.
But with so many armed men around, a loaded gun pressed into her hands, and her acupuncture needles ready as a last resort she found her courage. fo FindNovel.net
She forced herself to focus. “I’m okay.”
The two stood back-to-back, their postures rigid as they scanned the menacing tree line.
Her herbal repellents were fantastic against insects and snakes, and they even
deterred large predators to some extent.
But the potent lure burning in that
campfire was too strong; it had drawn both bears and wo
leaving them no choice but
out.
fight it
The soldiers were already exhausted
from subduing the massive b only to a far tep outside and realize
more lethal threat was wel
The men were momentarily stunned.
Miller, however, seemed entirely unfazed.
He let out a heavy sigh. “I knew this mission wouldn’t be a walk in the park.” Silas gritted his teeth, forcing his exhausted body back into combat mode.
The moment the men stepped into the open, the wolf pack surged forward!
Howling into the night, the wolves launched themselves at the soldiers. Absolute chaos erupted.
Claire remained safely tucked behind Rory and Jace, never even getting the chance to use her weapon.
Her two current bodyguards were infinitely more effective than all her previous ones combined.
It wasn’t that the others were weak, but compared to the elite, specialized training
Rory and Jace possessed, they simply couldn’t compete.
The duo was only slightly less lethal than Silas himself.
What was the difference?
Experience!
They were young, fresh out of training, and immediately entrusted with a massive responsibility.
But when it came to raw martial skill drilled into them since childhood, they were practically flawless.
“Watch out!”
Claire’s blood ran cold as a wolf lunged straight for Dane’s throat.
Without thinking, she raised her gun and pulled the trigger.
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