Seeing the man’s confident expression, Edmund hesitantly took out his phone and dialed his father’s number. However, his face grew increasingly grim as the call couldn’t get through. “No way! My dad is the chief of the State Enforcement Bureau! Who could take him down so quietly?” Edmund insisted, though his trembling hands and rapid breathing betrayed his inner panic. He kept trying to reach anyone connected to his father, but all the calls went unanswered.“Stop struggling. Let me tell you, your father was detained just ten minutes ago!” the middle-aged man said coldly. “According to the investigation, he owns over a thousand properties in the state. He also embezzled funds exceeding billions. At best, he’s looking at a life sentence.”Edmund collapsed to the ground upon hearing that.“No way! How could this happen... Who are you?” he asked the middle-aged man, stammering all the way.“Don’t you recognize me? I’m Levi.” Edmund was thunderstruck—Levi Zephyr, chief prosecutor
After speaking, Frederick left the interrogation without giving Edmund another glance. Edmund, now completely numb, watched in a daze as Frederick left.“By the way, whichever hand he used to touch me earlier, cut it off,” Frederick’s voice echoed back into the interrogation room from outside.All that was left for Edmund was despair. “How did you know I was here?” Frederick asked Levi. He wasn’t lying—he didn’t know Levi at all.“Lord Hades, I happened to be with Matthew when you were on the phone with him. I offered to come and take care of the mess. Please, don’t blame Matthew,” Levi quickly explained with a smile.Frederick nodded. He had been talking to Matthew when Edmund took him away.“What do you want in return?” Frederick asked directly. At Levi’s level, he wouldn’t be this deferential unless he needed something.“Lord Hades, I’ll be honest since you asked. Next month, I’ll be taking a post at the Northern Frontier. I hope you can take me under your wing,” Levi said
After a relentless and exhaustive search, Levi quickly discovered Jennifer's whereabouts."Lord Hades, we've located Ms. York! She's being held in an abandoned factory on the northern outskirts!" Levi personally led the rescue operation, and immediately reported his findings to Frederick."Great, you’ve done a good job!" Frederick's response made Levi overjoyed."Just call me Mr. Lester from now on," Frederick added.Frederick’s words indicated that he had preliminarily accepted Levi."Yes, Mr. Lester! We’ll arrive at the scene in ten minutes. We’ve deployed three hundred officers, enough to surround the factory completely. Not even a fly can get out!" Levi said excitedly."Secure the area once you arrive. Wait for my arrival before taking any action," Frederick instructed before hurrying to the scene himself.Levi’s team arrived shortly after. Three hundred law enforcement officers spread out, surrounding the abandoned factory.Inside the factory, Jennifer was tightly boun
"Stop moving! Who are you?" shouted the man in black, pressing the knife harder against Jennifer's neck; droplets of blood seeped out.Levi immediately stopped in his tracks, and said, "Calm down! I'm willing to trade myself for the hostage. I'm the chief prosecutor of State Supervision. If you want to escape, wouldn’t it be better to take me hostage instead?" The man in black hesitated as he eyed Levi suspiciously."How do I know if you're telling the truth?" he asked.Levi took out his official badge from his pocket, and tossed it to the man. The man caught the badge with one hand, and carefully examined it."Why would someone of your status willingly risk your life to become a hostage? What's your real motive?" he questioned."That's not your concern. You’ll only have to decide whether to accept the deal. I must tell you, you're already surrounded by law enforcement. Even if you have Jennifer as a hostage, they might risk hurting her to stop you. But if you take me instead,
Frederick saw the bloody hole in Levi’s chest, and quickly pieced together what must have happened before he arrived."You’re trained in combat?" Frederick asked, feeling a bit surprised."I practiced some martial arts, but unfortunately, I wasn’t skilled enough to beat that thug," Levi replied as he gasped for air. Blood kept coming out from his mouth, and his face grew paler by the second."As the chief prosecutor of State Supervision, was it necessary to risk your life like this?" Frederick hadn’t expected Levi to go to such lengths just to earn his favor."I didn’t want to miss this chance…but it looks like I’m about to die…" Levi could feel his strength fading, signaling that his time was nearly up. After all, the knife had pierced his heart."You won’t die so easily in my presence," Frederick said with a smirk. He bent down, and pulled the knife out of Levi’s chest."No, don’t!" one of the officers shouted in alarm. If the knife remained untouched, there was a slim chance L
Frederick chased after Jennifer, but under Five’s relentless attacks, he had to split his attention to dodge. This made him unable to fully increase his speed. He could barely keep up with them. At the same time, he couldn’t spare any energy to counterattack against Five.Before long, Frederick was covered in wounds. He lost track of how far he had chased them. All he knew was that the surroundings had become increasingly desolate. They had even arrived in a desert—a place that shouldn’t exist anywhere near Mirage City.However, he never gave up on chasing after them all day.Frederick finally came to a stop during nighttime. It wasn’t because he had given up—it was because he had reached the edge of a cliff.The person holding Jennifer stood at the edge and turned back to smirked at Frederick. The next moment, they tossed Jennifer over the cliff.“No!” Frederick screamed as his eyes widened in horror. He threw himself off the cliff, catching Jennifer in his arms. But now
"Did you think I wouldn’t catch up with your speed? If I hadn’t let you run, how else could I have lured you guys out in one go?" Frederick whispered in Seven’s ears. His voice sent a shiver down Seven’s spine.Seven tried to attack the space beside him, but it hit nothing but air.The next moment, a hand pierced through his chest, and flames ignited, lighting up the night sky. Seven looked down, and saw his heart being clutched in a dragon claw.With just a squeeze, his heart was crushed to pieces.The remaining five watched in horror.They scattered in all directions, trying to flee. The flames in Frederick’s hand extinguished, and he vanished along with them.In a flash, he reappeared next to Five."Give up. I’m everywhere the droplets are."In the pitch-black night, Frederick was more skillful than the world's most elite assassins, leaving people with no place to hide, no way to escape.Five fled in a panic, but Frederick had his head in his grip.Crack!Frederick crus
"We’re out in the wild..." Frederick broke away from Jennifer’s kiss, only to have his mouth sealed again. Jennifer wrapped her legs around his waist as he grabbed her butt. Soon, they began undressing each other. After an intense session, Jennifer leaned against Frederick, panting heavily."Why are you so wild all of a sudden?" Frederick chuckled, gazing at the moon.He thought Jeniffer was going to devour him just now. As soon as he finished asking, Jennifer flipped over and climbed on top of him again.Meanwhile, inside an underground laboratory at the Southern Frontier, a figure in a black robe and wearing a skull mask laughed sinisterly."Well done, Dark Monarch! You haven’t disappointed me!" he sneered. "But these were only failed products of my experiments. Next time, I’ll bring you a much bigger surprise!"Then, several doors swung open as he pressed a white button. Dozens of men with delicate features knelt on both sides of the corridor."Welcome, Mr. V!" they sh