Fluffy Mates Chase Their Boss on Survival Show novel Chapter 339

Chapter 339 Found Something Near Your Cabin

George sniffled. That was when he spotted Oliver standing behind Layla, and his eyes narrowed. “What are you doing here?” he asked.

Oliver flashed a smug grin. “Right where I should be. If I hadn’t shown up, Layla wouldn’t have gotten out.”

George ground his teeth, jealousy flaring in his chest.

That bastard. He knew Layla was in trouble and didn’t even tell us.

Carson and Shane had noticed Layla was gone way too long. They’d gotten worried and headed out to search. When Emily told them Layla had stopped by earlier, it hit them that something was really wrong.

And the whole time, Oliver had snuck off all by himself to find her.

George narrowed his eyes. “Were you following her? How else would you know where she was?”

Oliver huffed, “Don’t blame me just because you’re useless.”

Layla gave them both a tired look, pushed George aside, and walked over to Shane, Carson, and Liam.

“Those two are interstellar pirates. They said their boss is coming soon, and they’re after the Starcore Ore,” she said.

All three of their faces went hard. Liam especially. He’d crossed paths with the interstellar pirates before. He knew exactly how vicious they could get.

“Something was off about them too,” Layla added, turning to Shane.

Shane frowned and stepped closer to the spirit serpent beastkin, studying him. “You’re right. It looks like they’ve been dosed with something. A banned substance,” he said.

Layla’s brow furrowed.

Banned substances? I haven’t heard of anything like that here. They had them in the apocalypse, though.

Even then, anything that could throw a creature or a person into a berserker rage was strictly off-limits. She hadn’t expected to run into it here.

Shane drew blood samples from both of them, stowed them carefully, and planned to run a full analysis back at the cabin.

Footsteps sounded again. Everyone tensed, hands going to their weapons, on guard for more pirates.

The bushes rustled. Liam and Carson stepped to the front, weapons ready. Then the leaves parted, and a face with sharp, steady features emerged.

Emily’s expression hardened as she listened. “What would interstellar pirates want on this planet?”

Layla’s eyes flickered, and she gave a small shrug. “Maybe they’ve got some kind of plan. I don’t know the details, but it’s definitely nothing good.”

Emily nodded firmly. “Let’s head back first. We’ll figure out the rest together.”

Carson and Liam each slung one of the pirates over their shoulders, and they all slipped past Vanguard and back to the cabin without being spotted.

Emily brought Jacob and the others over. Everyone sat in a circle, and no one spoke. The silence was heavy.

Yates asked carefully, “What’s going on? Why does everyone look so serious?”

His question broke the ice. Layla looked up at him and said, “Some things happened, but it should be fine. Don’t freak out.”

Yates nodded, still looking confused. He saw the empty space in front of everyone and stood up on his own. “I’ll go get everyone some water,” he said.

Once he was gone, Layla dropped her voice. “That pirate crew is probably coming soon. We need to tell the production team.”

Emily shook her head. “We can’t tell them. Not yet.”