These people were even more determined to take her back by force.
"All together now." The lead assassin glanced at everyone, gritted his teeth, and charged forward.
Raina North raised an eyebrow in disdain.
Just as the two sides were about to clash again, footsteps came from outside.
Raina North sharply noticed Elias Hawthorne appearing, and was startled, promptly retracting her posture that was ready to fight.
Compared to exposing herself in front of Elias Hawthorne and The Dark Tower behind him, being kidnapped by The Crimson Blade Hall seemed a bit easier.
With this thought, Raina North swiftly stepped forward, grabbing someone’s hand and reversing it to press against her throat.
"Take me as a hostage."
Before the assassin could react, Elias Hawthorne and his team burst through the door.
The instinct to survive kicked in, and the assassin reflexively held Raina North as a threat.
"Don’t move! If you don’t want your woman to die, leave immediately."
Elias Hawthorne’s face was grim, his sharp gaze fixated on the hand gripping Raina North’s throat.
Raina North’s heart skipped a beat, suddenly becoming a bit nervous, unsure of what Elias Hawthorne would do.
Elias Hawthorne: "Hurt her, and die!"
"Let her go, and it’s death; not let her go, and it’s death too. Might as well take someone down with me." ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novelFirｅ.net
"The Crimson Blade Hall will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, we can’t just let them go," Victor Young said.
As the White Tiger Lord, stationed in The Dark Tower for years, he knew better than anyone that the reckless, ruthless lot of The Crimson Blade Hall, having a woman fall into their hands was a fate worse than death.
Raina North, after all, bore the title of their leader’s wife, falling into The Crimson Blade Hall would be like stabbing a knife into the heart of The Dark Tower.
That’s a major taboo in their circle!
Most importantly, the Lord of the Dark Tower must not have any weaknesses.
With this in mind, Victor Young’s gaze on Raina North changed, even faintly exuding killing intent.
People who had crawled through The Umbral Zone were most sensitive to killing intent, so Raina North instantly sensed Victor Young’s change, her expression tensing, instinctively looking at Elias Hawthorne.
Is he thinking the same thing?
Choosing to personally eliminate me before I become a weakness for others to exploit?
Raina North felt complex emotions; if it were her, she wouldn’t allow herself to be blackmailed either.
Moreover, she and Elias Hawthorne were only husband and wife in name, lacking much emotional connection.
It’s only natural for people to be self-interested; it’s an undisputed fact.
Raina North subconsciously searched for excuses, reasons for Elias Hawthorne in her heart, little knowing the more she did so, the more she revealed her true feelings.
Fortunately, Elias Hawthorne still had some conscience and didn’t instruct his men to harm her, instead stepping aside to let them take her away.
The people of The Crimson Blade Hall took Raina North and left, and Elias Hawthorne’s sharp gaze immediately fell on Victor Young.
"After rescuing her, you will go to The Hall of Penance on your own."
Victor Young lowered his head: "Yes."
Throughout this journey, Raina North was in a bad mood; she had planned to escape by herself after evading Elias Hawthorne, but just then, a thought crossed her mind.
She suddenly wanted to know what choice Elias Hawthorne would make in a life-and-death situation.
In a sudden impulse, she followed The Crimson Blade Hall members to their temporary hideout.
Originally, the people of The Crimson Blade Hall were secretly pleased to have caught Elias Hawthorne’s weakness, but soon their nightmare began.
This wasn’t a hostage; it was more like they had an ancestor to care for.
Especially an ancestor with formidable combat power.
This time, Crimson Blade Hall came with eight people, all A-level elites, but in front of this she-devil, they became masseuses, foot masseurs, water fetchers...
Even their elite team captain was forced to put down his butcher’s knife, pick up a kitchen knife, and head into the kitchen to take her order.