The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia)
Chapter 1068 Rescue Team

Crystal's POV:

I froze in place, terrified that Rufus had finally woken up. A few seconds passed. I slowly turned around, only to find him still unconscious. Rufus had simply been talking in his sleep.

I breathed a sigh of relief, though I did not dare to stay in the cave for a moment longer. I yanked my hand free from Rufus' grip, and then sprinted away as fast as I could.

I didn't even chance a backward glance. Rufus had a keen sense of his surroundings. I needed to put some distance between us, or he would immediately track me down using my scent.

I belatedly looked down at my naked body and felt my face grew hot.

If I had known this would happen, I would have left at least my undershirt on. As it was, I was mortified by my state of undress. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

As if to make matters worse, I heard the sound of voices and footsteps coming from the woods. I quickly turned into my wolf form and hid in the thickets to see who it was. They were soldiers, a lot of them, presumably here to search for Rufus.

It seemed that the werewolves had won last night's battle. Now that Rufus' men were here to rescue him, I could be at ease. However, the cave was still a ways to go, and there were several forks along the path. I need to guide them to where Rufus was.

I jumped around and stepped on the leaves, deliberately making noise to attract the soldiers' attention.

"What was that?" One of the soldiers looked around, and I hurriedly ducked among the bushes.

"Must have been a squirrel," his comrade replied. "Come on, we must hurry and find the king."

They divided themselves into three teams, each one going in a different direction. There was no track leading to the cave, and the vicinity was pretty remote even inside the forest, so none of the soldiers thought to head that way.

I was getting anxious at this point. I grabbed a branch and threw it over. It landed on the feet of who I presumed to be the head of the troops. He was wearing a gray and blue uniform, which was unique and different from the others'. The man picked up the branch and looked in my direction. I revealed my tail, pretending to be a forest critter, before disappearing back into the woods. Still, to my utter dismay, no one came after me.

I had no choice but to try again. When I arrived back to the spot where I had left them, they were still wandering around aimlessly.

What a bunch of useless idiots!

Frustrated, I let out a tiny howl, and then used witchcraft to transform myself into a little white raccoon.

Yana was very pleased by this. "Finally! You turned into something else besides a gibbon. You know, you've transformed into some pretty weird-looking creatures before."

"It's not like I do it on purpose. The technique has its flaws. My transformations don't always go according to plan." I ruffled the fur on my head, feeling a little odd about my new appearance. But I would have to make do. This spell only lasted for half an hour at most, and could only be used once a month. This was also why I rarely used it unless absolutely necessary.

I leaped forward from behind the trees and stood in front of the officer in the gray and blue uniform. I beckoned at him with my short arms and made several raccoon sounds.

The man crouched down and asked, "What are you trying to tell me?"

I continued to titter as I pointed toward the direction of the cave. I threw myself to the ground and acted like I was injured.

I had to repeat the skit a couple of times, luckily the officer understood at last. "Are you saying that there is an injured person over there?"

Yes! That was exactly what I meant!

I clambered back up and bolted back into the forest. This time, the soldiers were quick to follow me. When we were only a few meters from the cave, I slipped to the back of the group and sneaked away when no one was looking.

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