The relentless pursuit was a battle between them, the tiger, and the venomous snake.

Nina knew they could not keep this up. Once darkness fully set in, their chances of escape would be even slimmer.

As they passed by a tree trunk, Nina used it as leverage, planting her foot firmly and springing up to snap off a branch. In one swift motion, she spun around and drove the branch into the snake's weak spot, right at the seven-inch mark. The snake dropped to the ground, lifeless. The tiger roared furiously, seemingly enraged by the death of its companion.

"Climb up the cliff!" Nash shouted, throwing the torch at the tiger.

The tiger did not dodge. The torch hit its head and fell to the ground, extinguished. A small flame flared up on the tiger's head, causing it to freeze in panic.

Nina seized the opportunity, picked up the fallen torch, and with all her strength, drove it into the tiger's body.

A single, lethal strike.

Nash was stunned.

had been apart, his Nina had become

going," Nina said, recalling a cliff they had passed earlier with a cave entrance. She

black, and the Yaren Tribe was

prepared. Our men... our men can barely hold them off." "Bring me my bow," Micah ordered in a low voice, and someone immediately handed him

the lab, and the rest, follow me," Micah commanded as he set off, accompanied by

left Nina and Nash had reached the cave, but the conditions inside were far from ideal. The cave was damp, overgrown with weeds, and offered little space to stand. The deep mountains at night were colder than anywhere else. Nina shivered, wrapping her coat tightly around her as she paced back and forth near

stones to keep wild animals at bay. But the cold had seeped into her bones, making it hard to move. Watching Nash busy himself with preparations, she felt a wave of

let me come with you. I'm your husband,

and motioned for her to come closer. "Come warm up by the fire. I'll go look for some

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