It was already afternoon.


    Sophie and Colby''s car stopped just outside a secluded valley.


    Gazing at the expanse before them, Sophie couldn''t help but recall the moment she and Jonah had ventured into the valley together. That was only the day before yesterday.


    Returning here now, Sophie still felt an uncontroble shiver run through her body.


    "Your injury hasn''t healed; I can go in alone. Wait here for me."


    Sophie shook her head, replying, "We agreed to go in together. Besides, it''s not like we''re going in to fight, it''ll be fine."


    Colby gently touched Sophie''s head, saying, "Alright, we''ll go in together."


    Jenna had been brought here by Wesley, who clearly meant to lure them in.


    Now that they were here, they were determined to enter together and rescue Jenna.


    As evening approached, Sophie and Colby didn''t dare waste any more time, quickly following the path they had studied before, making their way into the valley.


    The map James had given them proved invaluable, and in less than half an hour, Sophie and Colby found an open space within the valley.


    They now stood in the very heart of four towering mountains, surrounded by peaks, with a faint mist filling the valley, casting a somewhat oppressive atmosphere. Out of the mist, figures in ck cloaks and white masks slowly emerged.


    Sophie stood behind Colby, their fingers interlocked, as they warily watched the crowd gradually approaching them.


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    There must be other entrances to the valley that they hadn''t discovered.


    "If you wish to see your friend, enter on your own. The condition is that you must make it out alive."


    One person, who seemed to hold a higher rank among The Silent Shadows, stepped forward.


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    "The entrance to the valley is ahead, and your friend is inside. If you can find your friend, our leader will meet with you. Once terms are agreed


    upon, our leader will let you leave.


    Please, go ahead."


    The figure deliberately cleared a path, and the other members in ck cloaks stepped aside to open a way.


    The path ahead was unclear, as if they were being deliberately led into a trap.


    "Colby, do you feel something''s off?"


    Sophie''s voice was so low that only the two of them could hear it clearly. "I''ve noticed; Jenna isn''t here."


    Colby''s grip on Sophie''s hand tightened, seemingly sending her a signal. After exchanging nces, they immediately broke through the crowd.


    This move caught the surrounding members of The Silent Shadows off guard. Having memorized theyout of the valley, Sophie and Colby quickly vanished without a trace.


    "They''ve escaped! What do we do now?"


    "The order was to capture them alive!"


    "Search! Search the entire mountain if you have to, but find them!"