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Chapter 1414
Chapter 1414
Chapter 1414
Chapter 1414
The main gate that had initially been lost to the enemy squad was slowly recaptured following Carl’s arrival with the Braves. As the enemy retreated, Carl, who spared no time dawdling, redeployed the defenses at once, with the Braves now manning the gates as well.
After he had made the necessary arrangements, Carl went on to perform a body count. The casualties were much heavier this time, with eight suffering serious injuries and ten being slightly wounded.
Carl immediately ordered his men to deliver the wounded to the lounge to receive medical attention while he and Olaf made their way toward the warehouse where the Braves were stored.
“How many Braves are yet to be equipped?” Carl asked as he walked over with Olaf.
“There are still many more. We need to remove the equipment that were installed with before arming them with weaponry. That is why it is taking us so long,” Olaf explained.
“Get more men to help out. I fear that the hostiles will mount another offensive soon again.” Carl looked at the Braves as he stepped into the warehouse.
“Understood,” Olaf said, before calling more of his staff members into the warehouse.
Back at the ward, Nicole had successfully breached the first layer of defense for the mission, with two more left to crack into. She had initially wanted take a break before continuing, but it was then that a nurse strolled in with a medical cart, and upon seeing that Nicole was on her laptop, she surmised that Nicole was working, and walked over to advise her.
“Miss Riddle, you should be resting up, not working.”
Worried that the nurse would see what she was doing, she closed her laptop.
The nurse went on to change Nicole’s IV solution before approaching Jared’s bed. Along the way, Nicole was observing her every single move. She was always on guard as she had seen too many dirty tricks like this.
Very quickly, the nurse examined Jared, who remained the same as before; he was still showing no signs of consciousness. The nurse then gave Nicole a few more instructions before leaving with the cart.
After the nurse had left, Nicole got down from her bed and went up to Jared’s side.
Looking at the unresponsive Jared, she said, “Jared, why aren’t you up already? How long do you plan to sleep? Are you trying to slack off here? Are you avoiding work, or are just avoiding me?”
As she stared at the unresponsive Jared, Nicole began a long monologue with him, caressing his hand using both of hers.
Suddenly, when Nicole was not looking, Jared’s finger twitched, though this escaped her notice.
Concurrently, the door to the ward swung open, and Martin came walking in. Seeing that Nicole was once again seated by Jared’s bedside, talking to the latter, Martin did not bother to interrupt her. He walked in and sat down quietly.
Nicole sensed that Martin was here and immediately turned around to ask, “How long do you think it’ll take for him to wake up?”
Martin looked at Jared, who was still lying unconscious on the bed, and pondered for a bit before answering, “Don’t worry, he’ll regain his consciousness soon enough.”
Nicole looked Martin in the eyes, knowing that he was just trying to comfort her. She then looked back at Jared, her hands stroking his.
It was then that Nicole’s phone suddenly burred. She picked it up and saw that she had received a message from Carl.
[Nicole. I need a refill for the Beacon. Can you ship them over right away?]
Seeing Carl’s message, Nicole knew that he had been attacked, and so, she turned to Martin and asked, “Martin, can you prepare another batch of medical solutions for the Beacon?”
Martin took a glance at her phone and asked. “How much do you need?”
“As much as possible. Send it to this address. ASAP,” she ordered.
She had no way to accomplish this herself now and had to hand it over to Martin.