After all, considering how these people had attempted to use Silas as a vessel for their own disgusting ambitions, Ivy felt it would almost be disrespectful not to make proper use of them in return.
Since they themselves were vicious monsters, she saw no reason to show rcy.
Soon afterward, the group began cleaning the battlefield thoroughly.
After ensuring everything had been handled properly, Ivy finally returned toward the others and casually praised everyone’s performance.
anwhile, far away from the battlefield, Tammy repeatedly attempted to establish contact with Haku and Jerry.
However, no matter how many tis she tried, no response ever ca back.
As ti passed, uneasiness gradually filled her heart.
Finally, Tammy imdiately called for an ergency eting.
Soon afterward, Barrett, Coco, and Nanami all arrived.
The mont they entered and saw Tammy’s unusually grim expression, their expressions changed slightly.
"What happened?" Barrett asked imdiately.
Tammy silently clenched her fists before revealing the truth regarding Haku and Jerry’s disappearance.
The mont she finished speaking, both Barrett and Coco’s faces darkened dramatically.
anwhile, Nanami remained surprisingly calm.
In fact, his expression almost carried traces of inevitability, as though he had expected this outco from the beginning.
Unlike Tammy, he had never underestimated Ivy and the others.
Long ago, he had already warned Tammy that there was an enormous risk involved.
Unfortunately, Tammy had been too confident in the superiority of their race and had viewed Ivy’s group as nothing more than fake superior beings, easy to crush.
Seeing the regret beginning to appear on Tammy’s face, Nanami could not help chuckling lightly.
"Even if you regret it now," he remarked calmly, "nothing will change."
Bang!
Coco suddenly slamd her hand heavily against the table.
"We should have joined the attack ourselves," she growled angrily. "There is no way Jerry and Haku could die so easily unless they were trapped sohow."
Barrett imdiately nodded in agreent.
However, Nanami rely shook his head slightly after hearing them.
For once, even Tammy silently agreed with Nanami.
She truly had beco overconfident, and because of that arrogance, they had now lost two extrely valuable mbers.
Taking a deep breath, Tammy motioned for Coco and Barrett to calm down.
"Sit," she ordered heavily.
Only after they reluctantly obeyed did she continue speaking.
"Things have already reached this stage," Tammy murmured coldly. "That ans we need to change our plans completely."
As she spoke, her gaze shifted toward Nanami.
Nanami nodded slightly before replying, "I still believe it is too early to confront Ivy directly. First, we should create distractions around her. Otherwise, she may reveal another hidden trump card."
Hearing that suggestion, Tammy slowly nodded in agreent.
The very next day, she secretly dispatched several human puppets toward Ivy’s bases to begin causing subtle disturbances.
anwhile, entirely unaware of the new sches forming against them, Ivy had already returned ho.
Together with a few close family mbers and trusted companions, they decided to hold a small celebration party.
Officially, the gathering was supposed to celebrate their recent victory against Haku and Jerry.
However, in reality, there was another hidden reason behind the party.
Felix was planning to propose to Annie.
That was precisely the reason why both Felix and Annie had been strangely absent for most of the preparations earlier.
Long before the party had even begun, Felix had already repeatedly reminded Annie to dress nicely tonight and make sure she was fully prepared.
Every single ti he ntioned it, Annie would roll her eyes while pretending to act calm.
"I already told you," she muttered for what felt like the hundredth ti, "I am going to say no."
However, despite her confident words, the deep blush spreading across her cheeks betrayed her completely.
anwhile, Felix himself was far from calm.
The entire day, he had been so nervous that he almost forgot how to breathe properly.
Once the celebration officially started, the atmosphere inside the base quickly beca lively and warm.
Everyone was in an exceptionally good mood after their recent victory. Glasses repeatedly clinked together while people toasted one another enthusiastically.
"For the victory!"
"To surviving another disaster!"
"And for our terrifying boss Ivy!"
The mont Ivy heard that last sentence, she narrowed her eyes dangerously while everyone burst into laughter.
Eventually, as the party reached its middle point, Ivy quietly walked toward Silas and took the cara from his hands with a suspiciously knowing smile.
Silas instantly understood what was about to happen.
anwhile, Felix finally gathered enough courage to walk toward Annie.
Tonight, Annie looked unbelievably beautiful.
Unlike many of the other won present, who possessed fair and delicate skin, Annie’s complexion carried a healthy tan that gave her a unique charm.
Normally, because of her sharp features and confident personality, she often appeared sowhat masculine. However, tonight was completely different.
She wore a stunning black dress that hugged her figure perfectly.
The mont Felix stopped in front of her and slowly lowered himself onto one knee, Annie’s breath hitched slightly.
At the sa ti, Felix himself nearly burst into tears from nervousness.
His younger brother imdiately jumped up excitedly and shouted, "Sister, say yes!"
The second those words rang out, everyone else enthusiastically joined in.
"Say yes!"
"Say yes!"
"Say yes!"
The entire room echoed with teasing cheers and laughter.
Annie could not help smiling softly at the scene. Then she slowly extended her hand toward Felix.
anwhile, Felix’s heartbeat had beco so fast that he genuinely felt as though his heart might leap out of his chest at any second.
Finally, Annie gave him a small nod.
The instant Felix saw that movent, overwhelming excitent exploded inside him.
Without even thinking properly, he imdiately stood up, wrapped his arms around Annie tightly, and kissed her cheeks repeatedly.
"Thank you! Thank you!" he blurted out excitedly.
Annie imdiately burst into laughter before lightly smacking his shoulder.
"Are you not planning to give the ring first?" she teased.
Only then did Felix suddenly snap back to reality.
His face instantly turned red from embarrassnt as he hurriedly took out the ring box with trembling hands. Carefully, he slid the ring onto Annie’s finger.
However, to his complete shock, Annie suddenly reached into her own pocket and pulled out another ring.
Felix froze completely.
His eyes widened with sparkling disbelief as he stared at her.
anwhile, Annie rolled her eyes dramatically before muttering, "What? You really thought I would co empty-handed?"
The mont Felix heard those words, his grin imdiately widened so much that he genuinely looked like an old man who had just won the lottery.
He nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes! Yes! Of course!"
The surrounding people instantly burst into louder laughter and applause.
For the entire remainder of the night, neither Felix nor Annie stopped smiling even once.
anwhile, Kael and Martha had also already completely accepted the nature of their own relationship.
To everyone around them, they practically already looked like a married couple.
In fact, they were even discussing the possibility of having a child soon while simultaneously taking care of the child already under their protection.
Even Talia had gradually begun seeing soone.
Whenever Ivy thought about that fact, she could not help feeling emotional.
Who could have imagined that during one of the dangerous missions, Talia would end up being rescued by a military officer nad Kyle?
Kyle was completely different from the stereotypical image of a rigid military man.
On the battlefield, he was terrifyingly serious and dependable, almost cold enough to intimidate people.
Yet the mont he stepped away from combat, it felt as though his entire personality transford.
Outside battle, he beca playful, charming, and unbelievably good at flirting.
He teased Talia endlessly with such natural precision that even she, despite her usual composure, slowly began falling for him without realizing it.
Eventually, the two of them naturally started spending more and more ti together.
Although nothing had officially been announced yet, almost everyone could already tell where their relationship was heading.
anwhile, Asher remained single.
Long ago, he had already possessed a girlfriend whom he genuinely loved deeply.
Unfortunately, she had died during the zombie apocalypse.
Since then, Asher never once showed interest in dating again.
Whenever Ivy thought about that, she always found herself slightly surprised.
To a certain extent, Asher and Silas were strangely similar.
Thinking about that comparison, Ivy unconsciously leaned slightly closer toward Silas while everyone else remained distracted by the celebration. Then she quietly asked,
"What if I die soday?"
The mont those words left her mouth, the atmosphere around Silas instantly darkened slightly.
His previously relaxed expression disappeared completely.
However, before he could answer properly, Ivy suddenly noticed the dangerous look in his eyes and imdiately realized she had stepped onto a sore point.
Silas narrowed his gaze before speaking coldly,
"You truly seem to want punishnt very badly tonight if you are asking questions like that."
The mont Ivy heard those words, she imdiately surrendered with both hands raised defensively.
"You are misunderstanding ," she protested quickly. "I was only curious."
Silas rely chuckled softly.
"If you are truly curious," he murmured near her ear, "you should instead be curious about more important things. For example... how long tonight’s activities are going to last."
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