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“What’s going on with you? That’s not the kind of attack someone at your skill level is supposed to have,” Michelle snapped before immediately adding with a relieved tone, “Although, you’re lucky that you’ve already wounded Darius badly. Otherwise, there’s no telling what would happen if we had fought on.”Darkness shrouded Darius’ vision once more. However, he had shut his eyes this time because he had gotten injured and not because he wanted to focus better. He could still hear the voices of everyone around him, so he was more than aware of what was unfolding. That included Michelle’s footsteps taking a big turn before pacing toward him. Darius wanted to open his eyes and stand on his feet, but much to his dismay, he could not move a muscle. It was an unprecedented situation; before, when Darius got severely injured, he lost all his senses. Yet, for some unknown reason, he heard everything and could even think this time around. He could clearly feel the stinging pain from every wo
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“—Besides, maybe one of your body parts will end up in his body, just like what happened with Shelvin.”Darius’ heart pounded against his chest with greater ferocity upon hearing that. His heart beat so fast that he forgot about the pain in his body. He now knew what had become of Shelvin, and the truth horrified him. It turned out that Michelle and the other man in black robes had given Darius the complete opposite impression, which meant they had been deceiving him from the beginning.The golden gas gushed faster throughout his body and rose to higher temperatures in no time. It set off a raging ache that snapped Darius out of his thoughts. At the same time, he unknowingly opened his eyes and saw everything that happened deep within his body. This time, though, a pleasant shock flickered in his eyes. Darius even hoped the pain would last a little longer because he realized the golden gas’ high temperatures made his body recover much quicker than before. Likewise, his misshapen or
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Michelle remained kneeling on the ground. Beside her, Darius could sense the hesitation in her downcast gaze. Still, she did not say anything and only stood before strolling further away. Her answer was crystal clear to Darius.Meanwhile, Darius heard the man in black robes approaching and knew the latter was about to kill him. Refusing to die at all costs, Darius opened his eyes. Neither he nor the man did not plan for that to happen. When the harsh sunlight shone into Darius’ eyes, Darius froze dumbfoundedly for two seconds. Immediately after, the pain he felt became so overbearing that he shot to his feet at once. His body had not fully recovered, and because of his drastic movements that used up some of his life force, Darius inadvertently injured himself again. However, he healed much quicker this time. Following that, he examined the internal wounds beneath his skin, knowing no one else could see them. Even so, Ford, who stood opposite Darius, could still accurately detect a
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On top of Ford’s newly formed crater being so deep that others could not see the bottom, large soil particles like gravel and dust burst into the air, staining the scene with a shade of sepia. According to the law of motion, Ford’s blow bore a hole so deep in the ground that the soil particles flew out equally as far and with the same force. They swarmed toward Michelle, whose mind had blanked from the shock of witnessing everything. Layers of rubble crushed onto her body.Such a situation felt like a miracle yet also a dream to Darius. A whirlwind of emotions filled his body while he widened his eyes, realizing his bare hands were more than enough to cause Ford massive damage. Sensing no inhales nor exhales from Michelle, Darius wondered if she had died from the impact. His breathing then quickened as he tried to process the alarming news as a regular human would. Still, he was unsure whether his actions had actually caused Michelle’s death; everything happened so quickly and succe
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Ford’s eyes snapped wide open when Darius abruptly retracted his hand. Of course, Darius did not mean to spare Ford, but the latter did not know that. Ford’s brows raised as his stare bore holes into Darius. “What you’re doing now confuses me. I don’t understand why you’d stop halfway into killing me, but I suggest you kill me now. My loathing for you has reached a higher peak than before, so if I manage to survive today, I won’t hesitate to spend the rest of my life attacking you. I’ll make sure you spend the rest of your life in distress!”Darius’ lips curved as he ridiculed, “You couldn’t even kill me when you had maximum health and companions to your aide. Do you seriously think I’ll be afraid if you return to attack me after recovering from your hefty injuries?”Although it seemed like Darius was taunting, his tone remained stoic. Such juxtaposition in behavior set off a panic in Ford because it meant Darius meant every word. Ford no longer had the strength to close his eyes, b
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“After our training ends, we belong tothose that purchase us—our owners. We can’t refuse even if they want us to dosomething bizarre like exchange our body parts with someone else.” Ford’s features bitterly wrinkled as heconcluded, “It doesn’t matter what we feel or think.”Every fiber of Darius’ being trembled withrage upon hearing that. He had never experienced or thought it was possible tofeel such intense emotions. Yet, the way his body reacted now proved him wrong.Anger surged in his veins as he shut his eyes, then opened them. “You have Shelvin’s body parts andabilities now,” he pointed out calmly.Ford lay on the ground, and after listeningto the former’s words, he finally realized that perhaps his entire worldviewwas wrong. Subsequently, he shut his eyes and kept mum, willing himself toaccept the harsh mental blow. In truth, he knew the way he perceivedthings all his life had been inaccurate—the same applied to what happened withShelvin. He had plenty of chances
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Darius sensed the hesitancy in Bridget’stone and immediately knew the place was unsafe. Hence, he shook his head. “No, I won’t allow us to go there even ifthis place you’re bringing up is the same as what Ford mentioned. That’s not awise option for us. After all, Shelvin’s dead now, so we don’t have to obtainhis remaining body tissue. Besides, I’m sure Shelvin won’t mind if his tissuescan get transplanted into other talented people and give them a better chanceat life. He’s a kind man, after all.”Bridget’s eyes rounded at Darius. The ideaof giving Shelvin’s remains to create more powerful enemies terrified her, soshe wholly rejected it in her mind. Yet, she knew her place as a bodyguard;Bridget could not disobey her boss’ orders. She had always voiced her opinions beforebecause Darius was a more forgiving boss than most. With that in mind, Bridgetknew it was unwise to test the limits of his mercy. Thus, she shoved herthoughts deep down her heart and nodded, saying, “Ye
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Daisy unleashed a piercing scream from theother end of the call. “Why? Why would you call the police over such a minorissue? What a waste of money! Plus, have you forgotten that we once workedtogether? I’m confident we’ll continue to see each other often for the samereasons.”She tightly clutched her chest and put on atearful expression while saying that. Unfortunately, she forgot that Dariuscould not see her since they were on the phone.“What you’re saying now makes no sense,”Darius coldly stated. “Nothing special has ever resulted from our meetings.Plus, your appearance back then always annoyed me. You also seem to haveforgotten that we’re on a voice call now, not a video call.”He briskly hung up and returned his phoneto his pocket after that. Placing his hands on his hips, he frowned whilescanning every inch of the area ahead, suspecting Daisy had likely hacked intothe security cameras to spy on him. It made him very uncomfortable.Next to him, Bridget noticed his exp
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"If you hadn't picked on me, I wouldn't have ended up like this. No matter how wealthy I've become, I'll never be able to take these black robes off!" The mysterious man's voice was shaky. He was extremely agitated.James frowned at that. He said curiously, "You keep saying I've done you wrong, but everything I did to you was what you did to others. I only gave you a taste of your own medicine."The mysterious man's breathing sped up when he heard that. He barked out a laugh and sneered, "I'll be honest with you. I never thought I'd have the chance to meet someone as dumb as you again."He shook his head. "I find it hard to imagine what your grandson will do when he sees you like this." As soon as the words were out of his mouth, the door was kicked open with a loud bang. The man was caught off guard. He looked at Darius as his body trembled violently.Darius frowned when he saw this. It was completely different from what he'd imagined. He narrowed his eyes at the mysterious man, his
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Gabriel smiled and nodded. "Alright, then. I'll return to my workstation and prepare a proposal on what to do with Noah."Darius nodded and smiled. "Good. That's all I ever wanted." He turned to leave. "You need to get to work, and I need to return to my hotel to get some rest."Gabriel stopped. Darius' words made him hesitate. "I'm sorry to be asking this because I don't think it's my place, but it's probably better for me to ask anyway. I don't remember there being any hotels nearby."You should head home if you wanna get some rest. I don't understand why you're heading to a hotel to rest."Darius raised an eyebrow, looking surprised. He turned with his hands behind his back to look at Gabriel helplessly. "I don't know how to feel about what you've just said. You're making me think you're a little silly. Wouldn't I know how to search for a hotel?"It won't take you long to prepare a proposal, but it'll take me ages to get home from here." Darius turned and left.Gabriel's lips twitc
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"Because you realized the risk was far greater than what you were comfortable with," Darius said calmly.But Noah started trembling. He looked at Darius in terror. He didn't expect Darius to see right through him after some simple back-and-forth. His eyes widened in fear.Everything that was happening now made him feel like he was dreaming. Noah had only been a step away from success, yet Darius had ruined everything.Tears filled his eyes as he gazed at Darius. "I've said everything there is to say. I'm the lowest rung on this ladder, and I only have one purpose for being here. It's to make you come under the authorities' control. Once you're here, my mission's accomplished."Someone else from the authorities will be here to deal with you, but that has nothing to do with me. They wouldn't have told me about it, anyway."Darius put his hands behind his back without saying anything. He turned to leave. Noah's eyes widened as he stared in fear at Darius' back.Darius didn't see this, bu
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When Darius straightened up, his face became devoid of emotion. He said calmly, "I've wasted too much time on you. Now, I only want frank answers. Otherwise, I'll punish you for every lie that you tell me. I don't see any hope in your eyes, but let's see whether you prove me wrong."Darius paused, then continued, "I've already said something similar once. That was a chance I gave you. From this moment onward, I want you to know that I won't repeat myself because I believe you've had enough time to prepare yourself."Gabriel stood beside him and put his hands behind his back as his lips twitched. He'd thought about the various reasons for Darius repeating himself. But the one thing that hadn't occurred to him was that Darius had done it to give Noah time to prepare.Gabriel felt like applauding Darius, but the rational side of him stopped him from doing so. His rationality told him he'd be in for trouble if he were to do that, so he only looked at Darius with a smile.Darius sensed Ga
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Darius raised an eyebrow and smiled. Then, he said, "You're too nervous, Gabriel. It makes it seem like you don't trust me. In truth, there's nothing for you to worry about."He stretched his neck and continued, "I know very well how bad the consequences of destroying this building will be. Aside from those silly regulations, I'll also need to pay for it. I might be wealthy, but that doesn't mean I'll enjoy forking out a huge sum of money as compensation."Darius spread his hands and shrugged. At the same time, he pointed at the window and turned to look at Gabriel. Then, he said, "Look. The windows are perfectly fine. They're not even scratched. That shows my life force is non-destructive."That's why you have nothing to worry about. You can put your heart back into your chest."Gabriel straightened up and sighed in relief. Then, he gave Darius an embarrassed smile.Darius grinned but didn't say anything in response. He put his hands behind his back and turned to look at Noah. He sai
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"We're classmates from the same major, too! We were interns at Dream Investment Group, remember? And we got kicked out on our first day. You broke my legs because of a tiny argument we had outside the building! The surveillance cameras captured all of this!" Noah cried.Darius tucked his hands into his pockets and rolled his eyes. Then, he said mockingly, "You're the biggest fool I've ever met. Do you think you're the only one who can tamper with the surveillance footage? Any footage that can be tampered with can also be restored."Noah's eyes widened in shock. He gulped and tried to think of a way to explain away the injuries Darius had inflicted on him. Still, he couldn't think of anything. Before he had the chance to think any further, Darius spoke.He said, "There's one thing you got right, though. Gabriel is on my side, so he'll stand up for me no matter what you say."Gabriel's lips twitched at that. He subconsciously opened his mouth to say something in return, but Darius bea
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"And I don't think it's my job to make you see sense," Gabriel continued. He put his hands behind his back. He gave Noah a look that was an odd mixture of gentle iciness. "I've given you more than enough time and chances."Gabriel sighed. "It's obvious that you don't care for that, though. And so I think it's time for me to treat you as an officer should." He sat down on the other side of the desk again.Noah's face was white with fear. Gabriel acted like he didn't see this, though. He smiled. "As I mentioned, I gave you plenty of time and chances, but you didn't appreciate them."His gaze turned frosty. "If that's the case, I'm sure you won't object to me doing this per our guidelines."Noah cried, "No, wait! I don't know what Darius has promised you to make you side with him unconditionally, but there's no way I'll let you two get away with this. You have to make sure you do everything by the book. It's a reasonable request, and you have no right to turn me down!"He trembled viole
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Gabriel put his hands behind his back as he looked at Noah with a smile. "Now, you've piqued my interest."Noah looked up at Gabriel. His voice was deep and hoarse as he said, "If you help me, I'll give you half of the Reid Consortium's assets once I get my hands on them. You should know that without me, there's no way you'll get a dime from the Reid Consortium."Gabriel snorted with laughter when he heard that. He straightened up and slowly circled Noah. He sounded mocking as he said, "You've lost me there. I tried to puzzle it out, but it doesn't make sense at all."Why would I want to get my hands on the Reid Consortium's fortune? Even without it, I'm perfectly independent. I don't need it to survive."Gabriel crossed his arms and looked at Noah mockingly. "Or maybe you're different from the rest of us. Maybe you'll die without the Reid Consortium's wealth." He smirked and gave Noah a sharp gaze.Noah raised an eyebrow and smirked. "You're the one making me laugh now. I don't know
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Gabriel sounded gentle, but everyone knew that was far from the truth. This was especially true for Noah, who sat across from him. He felt incredibly nervous. He shut his eyes and breathed rapidly.Noah never would've expected to still be in danger after being taken in by the authorities. He frowned and looked up at Gabriel. "So, are you determined to help Darius now?" His voice was shaky, and his eyes were wide because of his nerves.His emotions were clear as he looked at Gabriel. Gabriel bit his lip, feeling like he was about to laugh. To stop Noah from noticing, he quickly exhaled and sat down with one leg over the other. At the same time, he leaned forward to place his hands on the desk.He tapped his fingers on the desk quickly but rhythmically. Gabriel's eyes were devoid of emotion as he looked at Noah. "Tell me, Noah. What happened between you and Darius? Earlier, you said he was the one who injured you. Do you have any proof?"Because we checked the surveillance footage, a
