Chapter 148: Calamity
Chapter Hundred-Forty-Eight – Calamity
Elder Busu had been particularly knowledgeable about exportation, he usually exported flowers from his little garden to Damancas.
Laurel felt gratitude. As she strolled back to Valkyrie’s place, she caught scent of the metallic smell of blood.
A shudder ran down her spine as she ran to the direction. Her heart skipped a beat on seeing a store had collapsed, and that store was familiar.
A woman shook her head staring at the rubble. "I told him to leave that rundown place. It’s a good thing his siblings weren’t around when it happened—"
"Matt!" Laurel screamed, rushing towards the rubble. Some men were trying to raise the building up but they couldn’t lift it completely.
It couldn’t be. It couldn’t happen. Blood seeped from under the rubble. Marino’s and Mira’s older brother was trapped there.
Laurel felt someone pull her back when the men lifted a part of the fallen building, causing dust to rise to the sky.
"Be careful, Princess." It was Lisa.
But Laurel shoved her hand away. The one who needed help was poor Matt under those rubble, bleeding and feeling scared.
"Matt, it’s okay, help is here." She tried communicating so he wouldn’t give in to the darkness around him.
One of the men paused, then pointed at a direction. "He’s muttering something here, here, let’s raise this place up."