Chapter 435 A Clumsy Trap
“What’s there to regret about trading your life for a chance?”
Branden cocked his brows and looked at Catherine with a smile.
He didn’t care, so why was she worried?
Catherine threw the things in her hands away, leaned back and was about to get some rest.
Conditions were limited in the dense forest, and Catherine wasn’t fussy, so she could rest just by leaning against a rock.
Just as she was about to lie down, Branden stretched out his long arm and pulled Catherine up in an embrace.
“Here you go. You’ll be more comfortable like this.”
Catherine didn’t refuse. She adjusted to a comfortable position in Branden’s arms and began to rest. Everyone’s stamina was limited, and the battle had already tired them out.
Now that their team was in the top three of the leaderboard, a little rest and full preparation for the night’s competition was the best thing they could do.
The place Branden chose was very well hidden. Resting peacefully here for a few hours would not be a problem.
Branden looked down at the delicate little face in his arms, the smile at the corners of his mouth widened infinitely. Finally, he was holding her in his arms again!
Everything was worth it!
Paxton repeatedly scrutinized the monitor screen but couldn’t locate Branden and Catherine. His heart was thumping wildly from the fight just now. It was so exciting that it made his blood boil.
He bet the wound on Branden’s leg must have opened up again after the battle. He wanted to find Branden now and see how he was doing.
If he couldn’t, he would arrange for a helicopter to go in and get Branden out. But in the blink of an eye, Branden disappeared without a trace.
Paxton stared at the monitor and tried to find Branden several times but couldn’t see any sign of him and Catherine. Having no choice, Paxton could only seek Jon’s help.
“Quickly help me look for them! Where are they!”
Jon shrugged and spread his hands. He wanted to help, but there was nothing he could do.
“It’s no use. I can’t find them either!”
“Aren’t you the chief instructor of Scorpion Island?” Paxton roared in anger.
“Catherine is the instructor for this training!”
Jon looked at Paxton with an innocent expression. He really couldn’t do anything about it, and like Paxton, he started looking for signs of the two from the moment they disappeared, but in the end, he found nothing.
They seemed to have disappeared into thin air. There were no traces of them in an instant. This was an amazing skill. It would be very hard for an ordinary person to do such a thing.
Seeing Paxton anxiously pacing back and forth, Jon opened a beer bottle and threw it to him.
“Come on, bro. Why worry so much? Not to mention how strong Branden is, Mr. Anon alone is enough to keep him safe! Can’t you see Mr. Anon’s intentional favoritism?”
It was obvious that they could have been split into four teams, but they were deliberately grouped into five!
For the sake of the extra Branden, Catherine even had to include herself in training. What else would this be, if not favoritism?
Paxton reacted with hindsight and felt Jon’s words made sense, and his tense heart relaxed.
Sitting quietly in front of the monitor, he continued to monitor the battle situation in the dense forest.
The speed of the Duncans’ team of three was relatively slow, and Branden and Catherine were already gone by the time they arrived.
Not being able to fight against the two made the trio somewhat disappointed. Carlo regretfully said, “What a shame. I thought I’d finally get a chance to fight Mr. Duncan!”
Since Branden took over the Duncans at 16, they hadn’t had the chance to fight him again.
Hearing Carlo’s sigh of regret, Cory couldn’t help but ridicule, saying, ” Even if you were given the chance, you’d only end up being eliminated!”
“Not to mention Mr. Duncan, the three of us are no match for Mr. Anon alone!”
At the mention of Mr. Anon, even a tough man like Carlo couldn’t help but tremble. He scrunched up his neck and obediently hid to the side.
Francis leaned down on the ground and carefully observed the battlefield after the chaos. Seeing him continuously exploring forward, Cory came forward and inquired in a whisper, “Any findings?”
Francis cautiously nodded. “Perhaps I can find where Mr. Duncan is now!”
Cory had no doubts about Francis’ words.
Even Branden had said that Francis was a born jungle king.
Nothing was complicated for him in the dense forest.
“If we know where Mr. Duncan is staying, we can quietly approach them and catch them off guard. Wouldn’t that give us a better chance of winning?
Cory narrowed his eyes and looked at the duo with a sly grin. Carlo instantly got excited. “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go. I’m a little looking forward to it.”
“We can’t beat Mr. Duncan head-on, but we can launch a sneak attack from the side, right?” thought he.
Catherine opened her eyes exactly an hour later. When the time was up, she opened her eyes spontaneously, as if someone had put an alarm in her head.
She looked upwards, and the man seemed to have woken up even earlier than she had. He looked at her with a tender gaze, his posture already adjusted. Catherine propped her elbows on the ground and brought her body upright.
Just as she was about to stand up, her eyes suddenly darkened, and she carefully listened to the changes in her surroundings. There seemed to be something going on.
At the same time, the man behind her noticed something unusual as well. Catherine turned back to him. Branden shook his head at her with a smirk, signaling her not to do anything for now. Then Branden gestured at her again.
Catherine knew that it meant for her to wait for the prey to take the bait.
“Could it be that he had already set a trap and was waiting for the enemy to sneak up on him?” wondered she.
Catherine followed Branden’s arrangement and hid herself between the rocks.
Then, Branden began to set traps.
However, the trap was too clumsy and seemed to be a temporary one. With Branden’s skill, he couldn’t make such a useless thing.
For a while, Catherine had no way to guess Branden’s intention.
The trio of the Duncans arrived outside the cave, and they could almost tell that the person they were looking for was inside.
If they went straight in, they would surely die.
To win, they had to outsmart their opponents. After Carlo explored the way, he returned and reported the situation to the other two teammates.
As they expected, someone was inside, and a trap had been set at the entrance. But that trap looked like it was set by a fool. There was no way it could have been Branden.
Carlo’s word was believable, and Francis’ judgment was never wrong. The momentary disagreement left the three unable to decide once.
Francis firmly said, “I believe my judgment is right!”
Carlo quickly decided and said, “I’ll sneak in and find out what’s going on. If I’m not out within five minutes, that means Mr. Duncan is inside. You can choose another chance to act. This way, our team won’t be wiped out even if something happens!”
They weren’t in first place right now, but they weren’t in last place either.
If they lost this opportunity, they would really be facing elimination.
After hesitating for a while, the three finally reached an agreement.
Carlo would be the pioneer and go in first. This way, they could get to know the situation the fastest.
