In the dizzying darkness, Wen Shu was harshly thrown to the ground, a sharp crack resounding from her tailbone as her spine crashed onto a protruding stone, the piercing pain forcibly jolting her awake.
She painfully opened her eyes, taking in the sight of coarse fabric, with faint firelight seeping through its seams. As her gaze lowered, she realized her hands and feet were bound by sticky silvery-white threads, her whole body curled up in a familiar dirt-yellow bundle.
Lucius had captured her.
Before she could think further, a series of chaotic footsteps approached, and Ku Jia's somewhat anxious voice sounded, "Leader, this female somehow provoked those Blood Beasts! The dense forest is now full of them, and their numbers are increasing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another hurried footsteps rushed into the cave.
