Claimed And Marked By Her Stepbrother Mates - Chapter 168

Chapter 168: 168-They Won, But At What Cost?

Helanie:

Lamar, Penn, and I had chosen to wear black tracksuits. Everyone was offered a color theme, and we picked the pure black ones with only a red cross on our shoulders.

The other teams had already performed, and they did terribly. I arrived at the ground with hopes that the test wouldn’t be so difficult. But as the first three teams were beaten to a pulp by the monster, my confidence started to shake.

Kaye had been inspecting the whole test very thoroughly. He was making sure to let the warriors step in and save the students once they gave up on the test.

Once the students realized they could no longer continue, they would release a gas bomb matching their tracksuits on the ground.

There were three cages–long, cylindrical ones that stretched across the entire ground.

“Are you okay?” Penn slipped closer to whisper in my ear.

“I guess,” I muttered, watching as Gavin, Lucy, and Jenny’s team prepared, along with two more teams.

“I hope they do well,” I wished, as the others had failed miserably. My heartbeat was honestly rising with every passing minute.

It was a deadly fight, especially as the big, green, frog-like monsters attacked them with their long, thick tongues. They seemed like giant hybrid frogs.

I had only heard about them in stories. Now I was realizing why everyone said the world outside the borders of the packs was as scary as hell.

Lucy was right. I was lucky to have survived roaming in the wild on my own when such a crazy monster existed.

As Kaye started the timer, Gavin, Lucy, and Jenny ran in the direction of the woods. Kaye had changed the rules a little for our class. Every student in the team was supposed to gather one herb, so a total of three weapons. The fear of facing the frogster was so overwhelming that the students lost their focus and couldn’t even think about the herb part.

Their minds were stuck on how to fight the frogster.

“Don’t worry, they’ll do well,” Lamar reassured as he elbowed me to look at Penn. His sister was going to be in the cage with the frogster. He looked frightened, probably even regretting that he hadn’t asked his sister to be on his team and had instead left the decision up to the piece of paper.

After about ten minutes, the teams returned with something in their hands. The cages opened, and they all got in. The frogster seemed hungry, not even letting them adjust as it threw its sticky tongue at Lucy, making her jump and roll to the other side.

“Watch out!” I screamed, instantly covering my mouth because my voice could distract them.

Gavin sat on the side, waiting for the perfect moment to use the herb he brought. But I noticed the others had given him herbs as well.

“The two girls have opted to be a distraction,” Lamar was quick to understand their strategy.

Penn remained silently watching, his eyes wide, as if he would run the minute he saw his sister get hurt.

While Gavin released a blue flower that dispersed dust into the air, the frogster sniffed it and started to pause.

“I guess it’s working,” I jumped up happily, and I’m sure the others noticed it too. That’s when Jenny, Gavin, and Lucy began to run past him, but sadly, as Kaye had warned us, these frogsters were quick to recover from the effects of the herbs. As they were passing, the frog extended its tongue, but instead of directly attacking the girls, it swung it around to toss them away.

My heart sank in my chest with worry as everything seemed to slow down. It felt like there were only a few minutes left, and Gavin was even in a rush because now he had to save the girls. Since he was in the back, he could see the frogster attacking them.

He ran, and when I expected him to first grab Lucy and then Jenny, he only grabbed Jenny and rolled her over the ground, saving her while Lucy paused to watch them.

I could see the shock in her eyes.

“LUCY, RUN!” I screamed at the top of my lungs. Lamar quickly held me from behind as I watched the frogster’s tongue hit Lucy in the waist and throw her away.

She landed far away, right next to the exit door.

I didn’t even realize when, but I had started to cry and sob.

“Lamar, give her some water!” Kaye was distracted by my cries, so he turned and yelled at Lamar.

I shook my head at Lamar; I didn’t need water. My eyes were glued to Lucy, who could barely get up from the ground as she coughed up blood.

It was now time for Gavin to use the other two herbs so they could pass the frogsters. The two ran, and Gavin helped Lucy up. The minute he did, Jenny got the signal from them and grabbed the key, unlocking the door and getting out. She held the door open for the two while the frogster threw its tongue out again.

Gavin was quick to escape with Lucy, and the door was shut just in time, causing the frogster’s tongue to hit the door instead of them.

Once they were out, some of the students started to cheer for them, as they were the first team to make it through. However, they only made it by one second. Otherwise, they would have failed too.

The other two teams were in the same situation–they lost by the margin and also suffered way too many injuries. I ran to Lucy but couldn’t even hug her because she collapsed on the ground and started throwing up blood again. Total of only two teams had made it so far.

“Kaye! What is wrong with her?” I yelled at Kaye, making everyone stop and stare at him. I didn’t know why I used such a tone with him in front of everyone, and I didn’t understand why he obeyed me like a lost puppy. He rushed over, bowed down to my command, and knelt beside Lucy, something he hadn’t done for anyone else.