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Chapter 979
If she insisted on staying behind, her presence would only endanger Leon even more should he get caught up in
combat.
“Leon, please be safe,” Iris muttered under her breath, praying for Leon’s safety, before finally turning around and
following Louisa and Gilbert into the car.
With Jacob in Leon’s hands, as well as George and the rest of the Collins‘ help, Harold knew he was outnumbered
and thus did not try to stop the three of them from leaving.
When he saw that the three of them finally left, Leon felt as though a weight was lifted off his shoulders.
“Shall we switch our hostages now, Leon?” Harold asked.
“Yes, we shall!” Leon replied and dragged Jacob toward the center.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAt this moment, the entire comrade shifted positions–now, the Youngs and the Lowes were standing on the
northern side, whereas Collins was right across from them, both parties poised for combat.
In order to prevent any foul play, the Youngs, Lowes, and Collins unanimously took a few steps back to allow Leon
and Harold ample space to exchange their hostages.
Leon and Harold brought their hostages to the center and paused a few meters away from each other.
“Harold, on the count of three, we’ll let them go together,” Leon said tentatively.
“Alright.” Harold nodded in agreement.
“One, two, three, go!” As soon as he finished his sentence, Leon let go of Jacob, and Harold did the same with
Ruth.
“Swish! Swish-” with their newfound freedom, Ruth and Jacob immediately darted back toward the direction of their
respective sides. However, because Jacob had his leg broken by Leon, his footsteps were
much slower than Ruth’s.
Harold reached out and grabbed hold of Jacob’s shoulder, thrusting him toward the Youngs and the Lowes without
even looking.
However, at the same time, his other hand reached out and surged toward Ruth, stirring up dust in its wake as he
tried to capture Ruth back.
“You bastard, Harold Lowe!” Leon was outraged at this. He knew that Harold would engage in foul play and already
took precautions to prevent Harold from attacking him, but he never thought that not only did Harold not attack
him, but he shifted his target to Ruth instead.
Leon took a step forward and shoved Ruth out of the way, while at the same time sending a gentle surge of power
her way, propelling her right into the Collins‘ arms.
“Take this, Leon Wolf!” Harold cackled. The truth was, his recapturing of Ruth was just a ruse to trick Leon, and his
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmreal target was him after all!
Now, seeing that Leon fell for his trick, he shifted his attack and channeled his energy into a fist, surging straight
toward the center of Leon’s chest.
Even if Leon did not fall for this trick, his attack would land on Ruth and seize her. With Ruth held hostage once
more, he would easily be able to defeat Leon and the Collins!
“Rats!” Leon finally realized the true extent of Harold’s slyness. However, he remained calm and
immediately retreated backward, sweeping his sleeve and releasing three needles that flew toward Harold at
breakneck speed!
The needles pierced through the air, their metallic glint flashing in the sun as they headed straight toward Harold’s
chest!
He prepared these needles to protect himself against Harold’s deceit, and it turned out they came in useful
after all!
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