Chapter 523

The cacophony swirled all around, but Deborah still heard the sound of a dagger piercing flesh amidst the chaos, as if the smell of blood instantly permeated the air. Around her, shrieks rose. Deborah heard a barely suppressed grunt from Boyanhan, and then she peered over his shoulder to see a crazed Sulüwu standing behind them. The nearest one, Yucheng, was terrified and shaking. Jiaowanning quickly dragged her away, putting some distance between her and Sulüwu. "Boyanhan, are you okay?" Deborah abruptly pulled the man in front of her into an embrace. She tried to touch Boyanhan's lower back with her hand, but he blocked it: "Deborah, don't..." Deborah's hand was stopped. Even without looking, she could feel the sticky liquid on the back of her hand. The dagger in Sulüwu's hand was still dripping with blood. It was presumably Boyanhan who had been stabbed, Sulüwu hesitated for a moment at that sight, but as soon as she saw Deborah's desperate expression, she became crazed again: "I to