No one knew if Nadya was still alive or not, and they lacked enough weapons and manpower. Wallace could barge in with his men at any time. Rheia had never faced such a dangerous situation before.
At this moment, many things flashed through her mind. She also recalled what Rolla had said to her before. But even now, she still didn't regret her decision to save Daisy and Nadya. She just felt a little guilty for Rolla, who was beside her. It was her insistence that put the latter in danger.
Rolla gritted her teeth. Her face was filled with unwillingness. However, there was no point in complaining at this point. She could only clench the dagger in her hand and snorted coldly, "Don't say that I didn't warn you. You don't want to know what will happen if you are caught. So, the best way is to wait for them to attack and perish together with them. Even death is better than being caught."
Although Rheia was scared, she still nodded and poured the gunpowder into the gunpowder pool with her trembling fingers.
The next moment, gunshots were heard outside the door. Everyone in the torture chamber suddenly tensed up. However, after a while, Wallace and the guards outside did not barge in.
Rheia immediately realized that they had fought with someone else. At this critical moment, the team that had split up to cause a commotion in other places had returned.
Not only were there the remaining black maids, but there were also many strong male slaves who joined in halfway. When they saw Wallace and his men surrounding the torture chamber, they immediately attacked them.
Rheia and the others did not let go of this opportunity. Taking advantage of the chaos, they rushed out of the torture chamber. The leading male slave waved the pitchfork in his hand and ran in front.
Rheia went to the place where Nadya was lying on the ground. However, she found that the latter's chest was red, and he was no longer breathing.
Rheia was grieving. Her brothers and sisters in the tribe were getting fewer and fewer, but she did not have much time to feel sad. In just a short while, two more slaves had fallen, and Wallace and his men took the opportunity to reload their bullets.
Rheia knew that they had to leave, but she did not expect Zola, who was the fastest to run, to suddenly stand there, motionless. She handed Darcy over to another black maid.
Leah followed her gaze and saw the butler, Wallace, not far away.
Lola's eyes were burning with anger. Other than the time when she took off her clothes, Lola had never talked about the scars on her body. She had never mentioned how she got them, but looking at her now, Rheia understood everything.
"Don't do anything stupid. They have five guns. Even if you kill him, you won't be able to come back!" Leah said hurriedly.
There was a flash of hesitation in Lola's eyes when she heard that. By then, the two of them had already put some distance between them and the people in front of them. Lola suddenly approached Rheia and snatched the gun from her hand when the latter was unprepared. She aimed at Wallace and pulled the trigger. However, the two of them were more than twenty meters apart. Lola had never practiced shooting before, so the shot missed the target as expected. However, it did hit the other guard's arm.
A look of hatred appeared on Lola's face, but in the end, she did not delay any further. As soon as they left, Wallace reloaded his gun and started shooting at them. Leah saw with her own eyes that a black maid who came to help them was shot in the cheek.
Leah and the others retreated with the wounded. Wallace did not dare to press too hard on them. After all, there were only five of them, and one of them was injured in the arm. If they really got into a melee, the casualties would not be small.
So, Wallace could only watch the group of black slaves disappear into the night.
On the other side, Laeli also arrived at the gate of the manor in a carriage. Other than him, there was Cauchy and a few other black people. They came from different places, including sailors, fishermen, slaughterhouse owners, and so on. Without exception, they were once slaves in the colony. Some of them escaped, and some of them met pirates and joined them. In the end, they all obtained their freedom.
Because of their similar experiences, they had a general sympathy for their compatriots in the plantation on the island. A group of people led by Cauchy even established a secret organization with the purpose of helping those who escaped from the plantation. Therefore, when Laeli approached them, they immediately expressed their willingness to help.
However, they all had decent jobs on the island. To avoid being tracked down and retaliated against, they covered their faces when they attacked tonight.
With Cauchy leading the way, they quickly took out the guards at the gate.
At this time, Rheia and the others also ran over. Laeli was stunned. During the previous battle, he noticed that there was a huge commotion tonight, but when he received the news, he realized that the number of people this time was much more than he expected.
Fortunately, to prevent any accidents, they had prepared two more horses. Other than that, the slaves in the stable had also chased Malcolm's two carriages out.
Cauchy and the others jumped out of the carriage and fought back while looking for cover. At the same time, he shouted at Laeli, "You guys go first. I'll buy you some time. I'm not a slave of the manor. As long as I run to a secluded place and throw away my gun and mask, they won't be able to do anything to me."
Another black man who worked as a sailor on the pirate ship said, "I'm a member of the vanguard of the Lion. If they dare touch me, they'll have to be careful of my brothers on the ship."
Now was not the time to be polite. Not only the guards of Terrance Manor, but the reinforcements from the other manors were also arriving. Laeli nodded at Cauchy and the others to express his gratitude.
It was already the appointed time. Even though there were still some people who hadn't arrived yet, Laeli didn't want to wait any longer. He pulled the reins of the horses, and six carriages filled with black people broke through the darkness, heading towards their hope and freedom.
… …
Zhang Heng did not go to the beach. Instead, he chose to stay with Anne and Karina at their place, waiting for the final news. He had done everything he could, and the rest was up to Laeli. Of course, he did not put all his chips on the black gladiator. Zhang Heng was also prepared for Laeli's failure.
However, this would undoubtedly complicate things. Other than that, Zhang Heng also noticed that Karina was a little distracted tonight.
"Didn't you take a break during the day?"
"I … I couldn't sleep." Karina forced a smile.
Zhang Heng passed a cup of coffee to Karina, who thanked him and took it. Before she could say anything, the sailor who came to report the news rushed in. "Captain, Mr. Billy has received the message. The Jackdaw has left the port! Also, the people over there asked me to bring this to you. "
As he spoke, he took out five letters from his pocket.
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