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Chapter 746 - Chapter 746 Chapter 542 Christmas Eve_1

Chapter 746: Chapter 542 Christmas Eve_1 Chapter 746: Chapter 542 Christmas Eve_1 The snow was falling heavily.

For most people, it was just a typical Christmas day, everyone sitting in their rooms, chatting, drinking tea, and enjoying the festive atmosphere.

However, for Duanmu Huai…… this was a moment for the hunt.

“Stay right where you are!”

A giant figure flashed past in the blizzard, Duanmu Huai barreled forward like an angry bull. The knee-high snow didn’t slow Duanmu down at all. Ahead of him, a large dark figure was hopping lithely among the trees. This thing didn’t look like an ordinary wolf or dog. If anything, it gave Duanmu the impression of a monster like a black chimpanzee moving at high speed through the forest.

Duanmu could see its two forepaws speedily gripping the branches, swinging forward through the trees. Unlike ordinary primates such as chimpanzees, instead of grabbing branches, it was grabbing –the trunks– which infuriated Duanmu to no end. He wasn’t as nimble as his adversary, so he was stuck chasing doggedly, determined to catch up with that damned shadow.

“Caw!!! Caw!!!”

The sound reverberated through the forest, much like the caw of a crow, or some eerie creature. It seemed as though the damned monster was scoffing at him — this instantly set Duanmu off.

“You’re begging for death!”

Seeing the black figure hopping ahead, he was filled with rage. He halted abruptly, clenching his fists and taking in a deep breath. Then Duanmu threw a punch at a huge, sturdy trunk in front of him.

“Bam————–!!!”

With the resounding boom, the trunk, so thick that it would take five men to circle it, burst open immediately. Dozens of meters high, it flew straight forward, right towards the shadow.

“Ahh———-!!!”

The shadow was clearly caught off guard by Duanmu’s response. It attempted to spring upwards in order to dodge the unexpected attack. But the hurtling trunk, with all the branches and accumulated snow, descended like a giant fly-swatter, landing a hit on the shadow head-on.

“Thud!!”

The weighty trunk fell heavily, burying the shadow under it. Duanmu gave a cold snort, shook his hand, then strode over.

“You were asking for it, did you think I wouldn’t take you down?”

Although he didn’t know why the thing had intentionally appeared before him, since it had arrived, Duanmu was not going to let it simply escape.

Soon, Duanmu reached the spot where the shadow had been struck down. Unfortunately, it seemed it had not been killed by the impact with the tree. While the ground bore the mark of the impact and traces of blood, the shadow had made use of the opportunity to escape.

But…… Since it’s injured, where can you run to?

Looking at the traces in front of him, Duanmu gave a cold snort, then continued to follow the traces deep into the forest.

“Let’s go, Ling’Nu, we must find this damned creature.”

“Meow!”

While an enraged Duanmu was searching for the shadowy monster in the forest, Shirley, Mary, and Asherica had also arrived at Baskerville Manor.

“Thank you very much for inviting us to the Christmas Eve dinner, Baroness Baskerville.”

Though Shirley’s body had largely recovered, she still couldn’t walk freely so she arrived in a wheelchair.

“You’re welcome, it is my pleasure to have you at Baskerville Manor, and thank you for accepting my invitation. After all, it would be too lonely to be alone on this special day.”

Facing Shirley, Baroness Baskerville spoke with a smile.

“It’s just a regular Christmas dinner, please feel free to make yourselves at home.”

“Understood……May I ask if you are alone?”

“Of course not, there is also Miss Lorena… ah, here she comes.”

As they were speaking, a pink-haired girl, who looked very petite and adorable, walked out. Upon seeing her, Mary sighed with relief.

So, Miss Lorena is here …… Does that mean Mr. Duanmu is here too?

“Miss Lorena, this is Miss Charlotte Bronte of the Bronte family, and her friends……”

I am Asherica Dulles.”

“Ah, hello, I am Lorena, and Miss Mary, it’s been a long time, have you been working out lately?”

Lorena cheerfully greeted everyone while speaking, and of course, she didn’t forget to speak to Mary.

“Huh? Mary, do you know Miss Lorena?”

Facing Lorena’s greeting, Shirley and Asherica were clearly taken aback. After all, they had never heard Mary mention Lorena before.

“Ah, yes……I do know Miss Lorena, that was when you were unconscious Shirley, I received some care from her……”

Mary didn’t see any problem and quickly gave her answer. However … she raised her head and looked around.

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