Kent received a call from Flynn. He was more surprised than Flynn had been. For a moment, he even thought he was hallucinating. He could already imagine what would happen when he told Spencer. He was extremely anxious, as though he were standing on the edge of an abyss. "Please wait for me to inform boss. He might have something to say," Kent said. He wisely decided to do that instead of just hanging up the phone. He remained silent as he walked unsteadily toward Spencer. They were in a large open space where a few tents had been pitched around. From this spot, the towering view of the surrounding mountains was unmistakable, as it sat at the forest's highest point, with dense, lush jungles stretching out far below."Sir, Flynn said he ran into Bethany." Kent gulped before continuing with a trembling tone, "A-And Mrs. Layton is here, too." He didn't even dare to look up at Spencer. The three men sitting in a row all had surprised expressions. Spencer's expression was th
Lucille came to the entrance of a cave. The men in black looked at the hooded Lucille, who seemed to have come out of nowhere. Her head was slightly lowered, obscuring the top half of her face. One of them quickly pointed his gun at Lucille. "Stop right there! Who are you?" He could tell that was a woman based on her physique. As instructed, Lucille stood perfectly still and didn't move. Then, she raised her arms and slowly removed her hood, revealing her fair-skinned face as she glared at the men. The men were stunned by her cold expression. Her sharp, chilling glare instantly made them freeze on the spot. "I'm here to take your lives." Lucille smirked sinisterly as a dagger appeared in her hand before anyone realized it. The men's eyes widened. Just as they were about to shoot, Lucille appeared in front of them and swiftly sliced their necks in one sweeping move. Their eyes remained wide open as they fell to the ground. Suddenly, a rhythmic, slow clap came from the
Lucille wished she could ignore the maniacal Jasper. Meanwhile, Jasper's subordinates were equally dumbfounded when they heard him. Was Jasper crazy? They felt like the conversation had taken an unexpected and weird turn.Lucille coldly said, "Looks like what happened five years ago didn't leave a mark deep enough in your mind, huh, Jasper?" Otherwise, he wouldn't still be saying such things to her now! But it seemed like she'd underestimated how psychopathic he was. Jasper replied with a smile, "If you can admit that I've always been on your mind, I wouldn't mind letting you ruin the other half of my face." Lucille was at a loss for words when she realized how crazy Jasper was. Octavius, however, was surprised by how obsessive Jasper was with Lucille. It wasn't just a normal obsession—it was almost psychopathic. Lucille rolled her eyes at Jasper. "Jasper, since you've beaten up my people, you'll pay for it!" As soon as she finished talking, she sent her dagger flying
"How did I trick you exactly?" Lucille responded effortlessly, while managing to sound innocent. "Do you think I'm that stupid to walk right into a trap?" Jasper was speechless. He had underestimated Lucille. He should've known that she never fought an uncertain war. When Ace had whispered to him earlier, he'd informed him that the men stationed in the dark had all been taken out.But that wasn't even the main issue. The real problem was that Lucille had poisoned them and lured a bunch of snakes into the cave. Now, about half of their men were affected. Jasper clenched his jaw and said through gritted teeth, "You've seen him. Give me the Type-K experiment data, and I'll let you go." "I would, but…" Lucille paused as she narrowed her eyes. "But what?" Jasper asked. "Your words are not trustworthy!" She would've lost her mind if she took Jasper's word for it. But Jasper wasn't enraged. His green eyes filled with an indifferent look as he smiled, asking, "Then, what shoul
Five years ago, Lucille, Riley, and Octavius had gotten in trouble with Echelon 103. Because of her mistake, Jasper managed to kidnap the three of them and take them back to his base.That was when Lucille had discovered what a true psychopath really was. She'd always thought she was cruel. But who would've thought someone could be even more brutal than her, to the point that it was maniacal? She hadn't been able to do anything but watch as Riley suffered inhumane torture in her place, all because of the crazy Jasper. Jasper noticed Lucille slowly turning pale as her eyes became bloodshot. He knew his words had stung her where it hurt most. He then added salt to the injury. "Oh, I forgot to mention Octavius' broken leg." He caressed the right side of his face and smiled smugly. "Well, a life plus a leg for this. I think that's worth it!"Lucille suppressed the fury deep in her heart. At the very least, she managed to maintain her level-headedness. She narrowed her eyes an
Jasper hadn't expected Lucille to have snipers with her. Not to mention, Elara and Mildred were two of the top-notch snipers, having been through intensive training.As the five men in black neared the edge of the trap, red targeting beams appeared between two of their brows before they collapsed to the ground.The other three realized there were snipers around and quickly raised their guns, randomly shooting in the snipers' direction.The next moment, the two men in black widened their eyes as the realization that they had been targeted sank in, only to collapse the next second. The last man standing turned around to flee the trap. Unfortunately, a bullet flew through his head before he could take more than two steps forward.Elara reported, "Mission accomplished, Ms. Lucy."Despite the successful attack, Lucille found the situation strange because Jasper was nowhere in sight. She narrowed her eyes and instructed, "Move. We have to find Jaden and Otto!"Jasper would never let
"Jaden, where's Otto?"Lucille and Elara quickly found Jaden, but… he was alone."I distracted them away and returned to find Mr. Heldon missing." Jaden seemed remorseful; he had searched the entire area and still found no sign of Octavius.Lucille frowned, fully aware that Jaden wasn't entirely to blame. She understood Octavius' character well and deduced that he must've left on his own accord, given there were no traces of a struggle. "Split up and find him. Elara, come with me. Jaden, take Mildred with you. Remember—do not confront them directly!" Lucille instructed.They would be at a significant disadvantage if they confronted the other party without adequate equipment.The two replied in unison, "Roger that."Lucille was right—Octavius had indeed left voluntarily.He'd known that he would become a burden to them with his condition now, so he'd planned to find a spot and hide. Fate had a peculiar sense of humor; the more one tried to avoid something, the more one seemed t
Jasper was utterly deserving of being called a madman.Lucille wanted nothing more than to crack open his skull and feed him to the wolves right then and there.Jasper explained, "I'll gladly take the Type-K experiment data off your hands, but for me to let him go…" He pointed at Octavius, who was hanging by the cliff. "I'll do it, as long as you can convince me to."He laughed freely. "Let's play a game. You'll have a chance to save him if you win. Also, whether he can keep his other leg or not depends on you."A glint of cold light flashed in Lucille's eyes, and she shot him a harsh glare. "If you hurt him, I'll make you feel it ten times over, Jasper!"Octavius lifted his head to look at her at that moment, and she coincidentally met his eyes. As soon as their eyes locked, she could feel her heart skip a beat.She recognized that look all too well. It was one she would never forget in this lifetime.Instantly, she shouted at him, "Octavius, you promised me you'd never have th