Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 91

Lucas didn’t really want them to take the risk, but they seemed determined on going.

Finally, Lucas sighed, “I can take you there, but we’re not getting close.”

Eileen responded, “No problem.”

Then she tossed them the green ribbon.

Eddie and Lucas saw the writing on the ribbon: ‘The First Crossroad…

The dots indicated that the sentence wasn’t finished; it was just a half-spoken phrase.

“The hell does ‘The First Crossroad’ mean?” Eddie asked.

Eileen just shrugged, “Beats me.”

Lucas pondered a bit and handed back the ribbon, “Croc Cove Creek isn’t far from here. If we hit the road now, we should get there in about two hours.”

Eileen stood up, “Then let’s hit the road.”

The six of them set off back.

By dusk, they reached the place known as Croc Cove Creek.

Eileen stared at the half-visible crocodile eyes peeking out from the riverbed.

Looking around, she asked Lucas and Eddie, “Do you guys see the blue ribbon?”

Eddie replied, “The crocs move around. We’ve seen a blue ribbon here before, but who knows where it’s swum off to now?”

“So how are we supposed to find it, it’s too hard.”

“Over there,” Egbert suddenly said.

Eileen instantly turned to him, “Where?”

Egbert, with a slight frown and an expressionless face, said, “The ribbon fell off, it’s in the river.”

Eileen turned and sure enough, there was a big croc, laying on a blue ribbon in the muddy riverbed.

The ribbon didn’t just fall off, it was pinned by a croc.

Back at camp, the show director shook his head at Major Warner, “Sly fox, I don’t believe you didn’t foresee this. What made you think to tie the ribbon to a croc’s head? Now it’s fallen off, with all these crocs in the river, I bet you never planned to give them the clue on the ribbon, huh?”

Major Warner just shook his head with a smile, “If it’s Egbert, he can get it.”

The director was surprised, then rubbed his chin, “Really?”

said, “It’s a piece of cake for him.”

frowned, “Is he going to do it?”

his

was surprised,

him how; with Burton’s strength and reflexes, although it’s a bit tricky, he should be able

Burton

with

trailed off.

until he followed Major Warner’s

was just as stunned.

Eileen was using a rope from their supply pack, one end tied to a tree, the other in her hand. She tiptoed, leapt into

water like a swallow. Below, three or four crocs

of the crocs in the head with her boots, and the force was

croc lying on

it, the blue ribbon floated

using one croc’s head as a pivot, flicked up the ribbon with her other

to

rope, she landed safely on the

whole process was smooth

all took less than

even her anticipation of

was clear she had

much time had passed since she spotted the ribbon to

than five

ready to go, and executed it flawlessly on her

Warner in disbelief, whose face was also

Egbert tried, he would have done it easily. How would he

on the screen, on

he said slowly, “Just like

he would have done it the same

pulling it off, how

was still in shock, rubbing his face, he suddenly remembered what Major

distance. Although the method worked, it wasn’t the most efficient. You also said that if she knew how to throw knives, she could have just thrown a folding

“I

she just didn’t want to risk losing

Warner looked at

popped up.

guys see that?]

[Yes.]

[I saw it.]

[Oh my god.]

[AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!]