The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 346

Chapter 346: Chapter 346 They Came Out

She didn’t know when Addison and the others would arrive, if they even could, but for now, all she could do was endure and hold the line for as long as possible. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

The dull impact of darts hitting flesh echoed in her ears—once, twice, again. Her Alpha blood kept her upright, but a hot fog rolled through her head; her limbs felt sluggish, and her thoughts thickened.

There was a lag between stimulus and response, a dangerous slow-motion where reflexes failed. Then the attackers poured from the bushes, silhouettes moving toward her. They must have assumed that a few sedative-coated darts, potent enough to fell an elephant, would bring her down quickly.

But unfortunately for them, when the attackers emerged from the bushes, Mary was still conscious, her movements sluggish, but her awareness intact. She forced herself to stay upright through sheer willpower, shaking her head to fight the encroaching haze clouding her mind.

When that wasn’t enough, she resorted to a harsher method of biting her own tongue, again and again. The sharp sting and metallic taste of blood snapped her back each time her vision started to blur.

She would stop just long enough for the wound to heal before repeating the process, unwilling to damage herself beyond recovery. It was a brutal rhythm, pain, blood, healing, and pain again, but the sedative was so potent that she had no choice but to keep doing it just to stay awake.

"Geh... hehe... gehahaha..." The monsters let out an eerie, guttural sound; perhaps it was their way of communicating, as they prowled closer, their tongues slithering over their lips in anticipation.

They looked thrilled at the sight of so much prey before them. Seeing so many already fallen from the poison darts only fueled their arrogance.

And now that even Mary, the one they feared the most, had been struck by multiple poison darts, and because of it, they grew bolder, convinced they could do whatever they wanted without consequence.

"Goblins..." someone whispered, though the word came out louder than intended, loud enough for everyone to hear. Even Mary felt her heart pound at the realization.

The goblins began chattering among themselves, their guttural voices mixing with hissing laughter as their golden, frog-like eyes swept over the group. When their gaze landed on the livestock, that greedy gleam in their eyes deepened, as if they had stumbled upon a feast, an overflowing cart of fresh prey ripe for the taking.

"Geeeheeeheee..." one goblin screeched, its voice shrill and grating. Then, from the shadows of the bushes, a larger goblin emerged. It was no taller than a five-year-old child, yet its presence carried a chilling weight.

An animal skull, likely that of a fox, crowned its head, and a crude necklace made of small, pale bones hung around its neck. From the shape and size, Mary could tell those bones once belonged to humans.

Her eyelid twitched at the sight. The moment the larger goblin appeared, the rest fell silent, their eyes gleaming with fear and obedience.

"Grahahha..." The goblin Mary assumed to be their leader let out a guttural laugh as it drew a jagged bone knife. Its grin stretched wide, revealing yellowed teeth, and its golden eyes gleamed with sinister intent.

Mary didn’t need to understand their language to know what it had ordered; its followers were told to kill everyone.

The next instant, the goblins erupted in a frenzy, shrieking with manic excitement. Their hands switched from poison darts to crude bows and bone knives, and they charged forward, weapons raised high as if eager to begin a blood-soaked hunt.

Fortunately, by then, Mary had regained some clarity. When the first wave lunged at her, she managed to dodge, though not completely unscathed. A bone knife grazed her side, tearing through her skin. Warm blood trickled down, matting her fur as the metallic scent of it filled the air.

But Mary, though injured, paid no mind to the pain. With a sharp twist of her head, she snapped her jaws to the side and bit down on one of the goblins beside her, cleanly tearing its head off in one savage motion. The sudden act of defiance startled the goblins, making them jolt and leap back in shock.

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