Chapter 74: This Place is Mine Now

One by one, like dumplings tossed by the cold winter wind, the burly figures fell into the concealed muddy pit. Fortunately, the gentle slope slowed their descent, as if fate itself had gently cushioned their fall, preventing the anticipated severe injuries. However, their bodies reacted faster than their minds. The icy cold touch, the indescribable stench, and the occasional contact with icy limbs threw Nick and his companions into unprecedented panic and disgust. Their stomachs, seemingly empathizing with their plight, began to protest violently. The sound of vomiting echoed incessantly, piercing the eerie silence of the place. Even those standing at a safe distance couldn't help but wrinkle their noses, waves of nausea washing over them. They looked at the men in the pit with a mixture of sympathy and relief, grateful they weren't the protagonists of this grotesque drama. As for those hapless individuals in the pit, no matter how much anger and resentment they harbored, they coul