I Want a Divorce by Abigail Quinn Novel
Chapter 96

Chapter 96

Oliver looked up and said to Gunther, “Professor Lewis is fine. He’s just wounded the back of his head. He might have fallen down and fainted. The wound didn’t bleed much, and the bleeding has completely stopped now.”

As soon as Wayne made a gesture, Louis came up to help Gabriel up.

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Oliver looked into the cave and shook his head. “Forget it. Let’s go back to the entrance of the cave. It’s very deep. I’m afraid there are many dangers inside. We should try not to mess with it but replace a way to stay up until dawn. We will continue our way at dawn. Let’s not delay.”

Gunther nodded. He was obedient to Oliver’s words. No one else could solve the danger they faced at this time.

Gabriel was in such danger that Louis and Wayne couldn’t help him. As soon as Oliver came, he solved the problem without much effort.

Gunther knew that it was definitely not about luck but capability Oliver was the most powerful person.

After walking back for a while, Gabriel woke up and turned around. He opened his eyes to see Louis and Wayne holding him. He quickly asked, “Did you see it? Did you?”

Louis asked in surprise, “What did you see? Those snake-like stalagmites?”

“No!” Gabriel looked a little scared and glanced around. He saw Gunther and Oliver. Then, he continued anxiously, “It’s a giant black shadow!”

Gunther asked in surprise, “Giant black shadow? How big is it?”

Gabriel struggled and asked Louis and Wayne not to hold him any longer. Then, he gestured with his hand and said, “It is this big. It’s at least twice as tall as I am. Its eyes are bigger than the copper bell, and it is black in color…”

Gabriel was about five feet seven inches tall. Twice of that would be more than nine feet ten inches tall.

They wondered, “What is that black shadow of nine feet ten inches?”

Wayne, Louis, and Gunther guessed what it was. However, Oliver thought, “The hole outside is not big. It can only be passed through by a person with normal height. After entering the cave, the space becomes slightly larger, but it can only accommodate at most two people. Only after around 19 feet into the cave did it get bigger. If there was a monster twice Gabriel’s height, how could it get in and out of that hole?”

Oliver turned to look at the deep dark hole and felt an inexplicable sense of fear.

The six people returned to the entrance of the cave. The fire at the entrance was still burning. Simon guarded there, Yoseph stood opposite him, and Hailey also stood nearby.

Hailey breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Oliver and the other’s coming back.

Near the fire, Wayne and Louis helped Gabriel sit down on a rock and opened the kettle to let him drink some water.

Gabriel took a few sips and said to Gunther, “Gunt, there’s something strange in this cave. I… I felt curious and went in. In the stalagmite forest, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared. A pair of huge eyes with green light stared at me. It must be a beast, but I had never found such a big one. I didn’t know if it was going to eat me or not. I screamed in fear, stepped back, tripped over my feet, fell, and fainted.

Louis approached him and asked, “Professor Lewis, have you seen any snake that looks like a stalagmite?”

“A snake that looks like a stalagmite?” Gabriel was stunned. He shook his head and continued, “I haven’t seen such a snake”

Louis thought, “Professor Lewis is lucky!”

Louis felt lucky for Gabriel. Gabriel was fortunate enough not to have disturbed the Blind Viper that Oliver had mentioned. Otherwise, he would have died.

Oliver explained to Gabriel, “It’s a snake with almost the same thickness as its head and tail. Its eyes are extremely degraded, but it has strong hearing. It is several times more toxic than normal venomous snakes. Usually, it stands like a stalagmite standing together with other stalagmites. It can’t be noticed unless one is extremely careful.”

Gabriel was surprised. “Is there such a snake? I was wondering what the monster with its eyes wide open is and how such a huge monster can be in such a small cave?”

Oliver said in a deep voice, “I think this cave is very deep. It’s spacious inside, and there may be other exits. Otherwise, such a big beast can’t possibly get out.”

Gunther coughed again, Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Hailey was so frightened that she hurried to wipe the blood off him. She panicked and shouted, “Dad/are you okay…”

Gunther couldn’t stop coughing out blood. Oliver hurriedly came to help and took out the medicine for him to take.

However, the medicine he swallowed soon got spat out with the blood.

Gabriel patted Gunther’s back with his hand. After a while, he stopped spitting blood. His face was as pale as paper, and the blood around him was extremely scary.

Hailey held Gunther’s hand tightly with tears in her eyes. “Dad, Dad, I… I don’t want to live anymore!”

“Silly girl…” Gunther said pitifully and lovingly. He continued, “I have cancer. It can’t be cured unless I replace Immortality here. However, a legend is only a legend. It’s best if I can survive. I don’t want to die and leave you, either. However, if I can’t escape my fate, you must continue living well, Hailey. You are my daughter. Besides, you are still very young and have a great future ahead!”

Hailey just continued sobbing. Her tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Sienna used to dislike Hailey. She was jealous of Hailey, as she thought Oliver was still very concerned about Hailey.

However, at this time, she felt sad to see Hailey and her father in this life-and-death situation. She didn’t know what to say to comfort Hailey, so she could only hold her hand to encourage her.

Hailey was not a child. She knew what disease her father had, and nothing she said would make the situation better. Hence, she remained silent.

The firewood at the entrance of the cave was burning vigorously. The wet wood on top of the fire was dripping water. There were some cracking sounds as the moisture in it was dried.

Oliver looked at the piles of wood chopped into pieces on the ground and the piles of dried firewood gathered in. He estimated that the fire could only last for two or three hours.

Looking at the time, it was not yet eight o’clock. Even if this firewood could last until midnight, there were still at least six hours left before dawn. They couldn’t possibly replace enough firewood to keep the fire burning.

Simon said to Oliver solemnly, “Mr. Eastwood, this firewood can hold on until midnight at most. Once it is burnt out, we can’t do anything about it anymore. Wayne and I will protect you and Sienna to see if we can hold on till dawn.”

In front of Gunther and others, Simon said that he and Wayne would only protect Oliver and Sienna.