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Without another word, Lucas flicked his wrist.

A slender silver needle appeared between his fingers.

Before Kristine could even ask where it had come from~

He swiftly inserted it into the inside of her thigh, a few inches above the snake bite.

"W-What are you doing~"

Kristine gasped.

A strange warmth instantly spread from the point where the needle entered.

It felt as though countless streams of warm water were flowing through her veins.

The numbness...

The burning...

The sharp stinging pain from the bite...

All of it began disappearing at an unbelievable speed.

Within five seconds...

The pain was completely gone.

Kristine blinked several times in disbelief.

She carefully touched the area around the bite.

It no longer hurt.

Even the stiffness in her muscles had vanished.

"...How..."

Her beautiful eyes widened.

"What... did you just do to me?"

She had been convinced only moments ago that the snake venom was spreading through her body.

Now...

It was as if she had never been bitten at all.

It felt miraculous.

At that moment~

A familiar notification echoed inside Lucas’s mind.

[Ding!]

Kristine Favorability +10

Kristine Favorability +10

Kristine Favorability +10

Kristine Favorability +10

Kristine Favorability +10

Current Favorability: 80

Lucas glanced at the notification before looking back at Kristine.

He let out a helpless snort.

"Seriously..."

"You nearly got yourself killed..."

"And your favorability still manages to go up."

"I’ve never met anyone more hopelessly lovestruck than you."

There wasn’t time to dwell on it.

The priority now was getting out of this forest.

Lucas pulled the silver needle back out and tucked it away.

He extended his hand toward Kristine.

"Come on."

"We’re leaving."

"While I still remember the way we came in."

"I don’t need you creating another problem for me tonight."

Kristine nodded obediently.

"...Okay."

She tried to stand.

Although the snake bite no longer hurt...

Her body still swayed.

She had wandered through the jungle for hours without food or rest.

Her legs were sore.

Her feet felt like lead.

The exhaustion finally caught up with her.

She instinctively grabbed Lucas’s hand.

Then...

Without even realizing it...

She held on tightly.

As though letting go would mean getting lost all over again.

Lucas looked down at their intertwined hands but didn’t say anything.

He simply adjusted his pace.

With Kristine beside him, he became much more cautious.

If he were alone, crossing the rugged terrain would’ve been easy.

His enhanced physique allowed him to move through the forest almost effortlessly.

But now...

Every step had to account for Kristine.

He slowed down.

Making sure she never stumbled.

The forest fell eerily silent.

Only the sound of rustling leaves and distant insects echoed through the darkness.

Then...

Lucas suddenly stopped.

His expression instantly sharpened.

"...Wait."

Kristine froze as well.

"W-What is it?"

Lucas didn’t answer.

His gaze slowly shifted toward the darkness ahead.

A faint rustling sound...

Was getting closer.

Someone...

Or something...

Was moving through the forest.

---

Kristine was about to ask what was wrong when Lucas suddenly reached out and gently covered her mouth.

"Shh..."

His voice dropped to a whisper.

"Don’t make a sound."

His expression had completely changed.

The relaxed smile from earlier was gone.

His eyes were sharp as blades as he stared into the darkness ahead.

Kristine immediately froze.

She could hear Lucas’s heartbeat against her shoulder.

For the first time that night...

She realized he wasn’t joking.

Something was wrong.

Lucas slowly leaned closer to her ear.

"Someone’s here."

He could clearly hear several men talking somewhere ahead.

Thanks to his enhanced physique, his hearing was far beyond that of an ordinary person.

Every word carried through the silent forest.

What immediately caught his attention...

Was the language.

They weren’t speaking English.

They were speaking Spanish.

Judging from the accent...

Mexican.

Lucas frowned.

Strange...

Lilith had already told him that Lanai Island had only opened to invited domestic guests today.

There weren’t supposed to be any foreign visitors.

So...

Who were these people?

And why were they hiding inside the forest close to midnight?

Lucas silently gestured for Kristine to stay where she was.

She nodded nervously.

Every instinct told her to grab his arm...

But she resisted.

Lucas lowered his body and quietly slipped through the dense bushes.

Every step was silent.

The voices gradually became clearer.

Inside his mind, he spoke calmly.

"System."

"Activate Mind Insight."

[Ding!]

[15 Points deducted.]

[Remaining Available Points: 165]

The world around Lucas seemed to become clearer.

Fragments of thoughts...

Emotions...

Intentions...

All flooded into his mind.

At the same time, he overheard their conversation.

---

"Boss... do you really think waiting here overnight will work?"

"What if that woman never comes tomorrow?"

"Wouldn’t this whole kidnapping plan be for nothing?"

Another man laughed.

"If you ask me..."

"We should’ve stormed into her hotel tonight and grabbed her."

The scar-faced leader immediately cursed.

"Idiot."

"This isn’t Mexico."

"You pull something like that here, and every police department on the island will be crawling all over us before sunrise."

"And do you even know who we’re after?"

"She’s the daughter of one of Westhaven’s biggest pharmaceutical conglomerates."

"If she disappears from her hotel..."

"The authorities will tear this island apart looking for her."

Another man chuckled confidently.

"Relax."

"Her assistant and one of her bodyguards are already on our payroll."

"They’ll bring her here tomorrow under the excuse of exploring the forest."

"We’ll make it look like she accidentally fell off the cliff."

"Then we’ll tie her up and move her before anyone notices."

"If people come searching later..."

"They’ll assume she got swept away by the underground river."

The scar-faced man sneered.

"By the time anyone realizes she’s gone..."

"We’ll already be back in Mexico."

"And once she’s there..."

"They won’t be able to touch us."

"We’ll name our price."

---

Lucas narrowed his eyes.

Kidnappers...

And they’re planning to use my island as the crime scene.

His expression darkened.

You’ve got some nerve.

Using Mind Insight again, he scanned the men.

One thought immediately stood out.

Weapons.

Lucas quietly shifted his gaze downward.

Sure enough...

Every man’s waist bulged beneath his jacket.

Pistols.

Some even had assault rifles resting beside them.

Lucas wasn’t intimidated in the slightest.

With his current physical condition, he wasn’t afraid of a fight.

If he were alone...

He would’ve already walked out and dealt with every single one of them himself.

The only thing stopping him...

Was Kristine.

She was still waiting behind him.

One stray bullet...

One mistake...

One second of bad luck...

And she could die.

Lucas wasn’t willing to gamble with her life.

His eyes remained calm.

The smartest move...

...is getting her out first.

Once Kristine was safe...

He could deal with these people however he wanted.

Lucas slowly retreated, careful not to make a sound.

Just then...

One of the kidnappers suddenly stood up.

"Boss..."

"I’m taking a leak."

He casually walked straight toward Lucas’s hiding spot.

Lucas’s pupils narrowed slightly.

The distance kept shrinking.

Thirty feet.

Twenty.

Fifteen.

Ten.

Any closer...

And he’d be discovered.

Running now wasn’t an option.

Kristine couldn’t outrun armed men.

Lucas’s mind calculated dozens of possibilities in an instant.

None guaranteed her safety.

Finally...

His eyes turned cold.

Fine.

I’ll make the first move.

The instant the kidnapper stepped within reach~

Lucas exploded out of the bushes.

His speed was terrifying.

Before the man could even react~

Lucas’s fist crashed into the side of his neck.

CRACK!

The horrifying sound echoed through the trees.

The kidnapper’s eyes rolled back.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he collapsed without even managing a scream.

Lucas immediately searched the man’s body.

As expected...

His fingers wrapped around cold steel.

A pistol.

He pulled it free.

Now armed...

Lucas felt considerably more comfortable.

He turned to retreat.

But at that exact moment~

The other kidnappers noticed something was wrong.

"Hey!"

"Who’s there?!"

Flashlights swung toward the bushes.

Lucas clicked his tongue.

"So much for a quiet exit."

Without hesitation...

He grabbed the dead kidnapper by the collar.

Using the man’s body like a shield~

Lucas hurled him toward the approaching group.

The kidnappers reacted purely on instinct.

"Fire!"

Gunfire erupted instantly.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

The corpse was torn apart before it even hit the ground.

Dozens of bullets ripped through it.

Lucas’s expression became even more serious.

Assault rifles...

Great.

He immediately sprinted back toward Kristine.

"Run!"

His voice cut through the forest.

Kristine had already been frightened half to death by the gunfire.

The moment she saw Lucas~

She turned and ran without hesitation.

Tears streamed down her face.

Nothing about tonight had gone the way she imagined.

First Bryce...

Then getting lost...

Then snakes...

Now...

Actual gunmen.

As she stumbled through the darkness, she cried uncontrollably.

"Bryce!"

"I hate you!"

"It’s all your fault!"

"If it weren’t for you..."

"I would’ve never come here!"

She was too panicked to notice the ground disappearing beneath her feet.

Suddenly~

The earth vanished.

A cliff.

"Ahhh!"

Kristine slipped forward.

Lucas’s eyes widened.

Without thinking~

He lunged.

His hand caught hers at the last possible second.

But the momentum was too great.

The loose soil beneath Lucas’s feet gave way.

Both of them lost their balance.

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