Mated at First Sight
Chapter 857 - 568

Chapter 857: 568

"By then, a ’bang’ followed by blossoms of blood. It must be quite charming, right?" What do you say?

The murderous intent in his eyes let Jing Youlan and his group see that he was not joking.

Next moment, his gaze shifted to the kidnappers beside them, and these men understood, once again closing in on Jing Youlan and his party.

Lips pursed, everyone desperately sought a way out, taking in everything around them; regrettably, their opponents were too strong.

"You guys go." Suddenly, Xia Luoyu’s voice rang out in everyone’s ears. They instinctively looked at her, confusion in their eyes as if they hadn’t heard her clearly.

"You guys go!" Seeing that everyone was still unmoving, Xia Luoyu became anxious and even began struggling, "If you don’t go now, you’ll miss the assessment." At this moment, she could no longer care about whether she was hurt or not.

That moment, it dawned on everyone - they were still in the middle of an assessment.

But!

"If we go, we go together!" Even if it was an assessment, how could they abandon their comrades for it? If they did, what difference would there be between them and these kidnappers? What kind of comrades would they be, and how could they claim to be soldiers of Ying Sun?

Moreover, it wasn’t just Xia Luoyu, there were also ordinary people in the vehicle controlled by the enemies, who they could not simply ignore.

This was an unhesitant refusal.

Biting her lips, tears brimmed in Xia Luoyu’s eyes, "I don’t want to be a burden to you all." Truly, she didn’t want to be a burden to them anymore.

Along the way, if not for them, she wouldn’t have made it this far. Therefore, having come this far, she was content.

If she couldn’t make it, then so be it - at least there were other opportunities, but everyone couldn’t fall here, it couldn’t happen!

That moment, Xia Luoyu did not regret her previous actions, but she did regret not being more careful. If she hadn’t spaced out, she wouldn’t have fallen into this man’s hands and become a means to threaten her comrades.

Death scared her; but at the same time, it didn’t.

It was a complex feeling, but she did not want to be the one holding everyone back.

"What’s this talk of being a burden?" Yue Qiao looked at her, "Have you forgotten? We’re comrades who trained together. If we leave, we leave together; if we stay, we stay together!"

Without hesitation, everyone agreed, "Yue Qiao is right, if we go, we go together; if we stay, we stay together!" They couldn’t shame themselves by abandoning their comrades and fleeing.

If it were Mu Lin, she would have made the same choice as them.

And besides, leaving Xia Luoyu behind alone, who knew what these people would do to her.

At that time, Xia Luoyu was sobbing uncontrollably.

It was her fault.

"Tsk tsk tsk... how touching," the adversary mocked, void of respect, filled merely with a derisive smile, "All so young and carefree; if you hadn’t meddled, I really wouldn’t have wanted to hurt you. Too bad, it’s too late for regrets now."

In the end, everyone was bound and loaded onto a van parked not far away, their hands tied behind their backs, and black blindfolds covering their eyes.

At this moment, they did not know where they would be taken; however, even now, they had not given up any chance to escape.

Opportunities are created by oneself.

Sitting beside Yue Qiao, Xia Luoyu was silent, her head bowed as if repenting.

"Looks like we’re bound to fail this assessment," Yang Yuebin’s voice was quiet, almost audible to only the two of them.

"Now’s not the time to talk about that," Jing Youlan said. "Don’t forget, the assessment has only just begun a short while ago." They still had over thirty to nearly forty hours. As long as they could escape from these people’s clutches, then they would still have a chance.

Their hands struggled behind their backs; they had trained in untying knots, but... This Time, the method these men used to tie them was different. More than ten minutes had passed since they’d gotten on the van, but they had not made any progress in untying themselves.

No wonder these people were so confident, leaving them alone in the back.

Were they convinced that escape was impossible?

That moment, for Jing Youlan and his party, became a significant predicament.

It seemed their training was still lacking.

The vehicle drove on, initially smoothly, but around... according to Jing Youlan and his group’s estimation, about two to three hours passed, and they entered a rough area. The ride shook them so badly they nearly bounced out of their seats.

All the way, everyone tried hard to untie the ropes on their hands, even attempting to untie each other’s behind their backs. Regrettably, none succeeded.

Damn it, if they got out of this, they would make sure to learn how to untie this kind of knot.

An experience brings wisdom, doesn’t it?

Finally, after another hour, the van halted in an open area.

"Looks like we’ve arrived," he turned his head towards the window, a pity that it was still pitch black.

"Any idea where we are now?" It would be good to know.

Everyone instinctively pondered.

"Seems like none of you are the least bit nervous. Whispering the whole way," suddenly, a man’s voice sounded next to their ears, with a faint smile. Yet the chilling coldness in that smile was all too apparent, "Aren’t you at all curious what I plan to do next? Or is it that none of you fear death?"