The carriage lay across the road, its driver standing nearby in shock. Spotting the team leader, he hurried over. "Sir, come quickly!"He hurriedly led the way to the back seat and threw open the door. Everyone gasped at the sight of blood trickling across the carriage floor and out onto the ground."Sir, help me! This box is too heavy!" cried the injured agent inside.The lead agent snapped out of his daze and commanded, "What are you waiting for?! Get him out!"Other agents sprang into action, rushing to assist. One man tried lifting the wooden box but couldn't move it an inch. He panted, "What's in this box?! It's incredibly heavy! We need more help!"Four more men joined, gripping the corners. Their faces reddened, veins bulging as they strained to move it."It's shifting! Lift together!""Arghhh!"With tremendous effort, they finally managed to maneuver the blood-soaked wooden box off of the poor agent, out of the carriage, and onto the ground.Bam!The box crashed onto
Task Force Three's leader stood impatiently, arms crossed, leaning against the carriage door. "What's going on? Why haven't you destroyed it yet?" he demanded.Following Tommy's orders, Task Force Three attempted every method to break the mysterious wooden box containing Adrian's Dragoria Token and retrieve its contents."We can't destroy it! The box is becoming indestructible. We could scratch it with a dagger initially, but now even a hammer does nothing!" a rookie agent, his hands bandaged, approached to report.The leader's brow furrowed deeply at this revelation. What started as a straightforward mission had spiraled into something unprecedented and bizarre. If he didn't know Adrian's true identity, he might have already considered arresting him.Task Force Three's reputation was now at stake. Returning to the Council of Elders with this failure would surely lead to reprimands for incompetence.With determination hardening his expression, he turned to his subordinate. "Is the
The surge of malevolent blood energy mixed with severed limbs cascaded down upon Task Force Three. In the turbulent waves of blood, heads bobbed up and down, grinning wickedly at the group. The air thickened, and the nauseating smell of blood filled everyone's senses."What the hell is happening?!" the leader screamed in panic."Retreat! Everyone, retreat now!"In the distance, a hermit raced toward the blood-red light. "Damn it! How can there be such a terrifying amount of Blood Bane Energy in Silverboa?!"The dense Blood Bane Energy boiled in the air, casting a crimson hue across the sky.Task Force Three scrambled back into their vehicles and frantically drove away from the blood-red patch in the sky.Swoosh!However, amid their retreat, a figure moved in the opposite direction toward the Blood Bane Energy. It was the same filthy hermit who had first sensed the terrifying presence."What is going on!?" he exclaimed.Having initially felt the Blood Bane Energy's terror from
The Blood Bane Energy sensed the old hermit's strength and surged once more. This time, it condensed into several blood-colored beams and shot toward him."Bring it on!" the old hermit roared, lifting his sword to meet the attack.*At Flying Dragon Mansion, Adrian was with Rozi when he suddenly felt something and called out, "Rozi!""What's wrong?" Rozi hurried over. Adrian had always been calm since their reunion, but now he looked serious. She sensed something significant had happened. Without hesitation, she quickly took Flora away.Adrian reassured her, "Don't worry. I’ll handle it.""Okay." Rozi nodded.Once she was gone, Adrian shouted, "Zector! Father everyone and follow me to the rooftop of the manor!""Yes, sir!" Zector responded promptly.Five minutes later, everyone gathered on the rooftop. Adrian stood at the highest point, staring into the distance. Behind him stood the members who had come to Silverboa. Their eyes were fixed on a distant sight: a stretch of bloo
"Roger, Mr. Adrian!"The members of Dragoria Palace felt somewhat dissatisfied. It was obvious that this mess was caused by Task Force Three, who had trampled on Adrian's dignity. Now, they were being made to clean it up. Despite their displeasure, they followed Adrian's order without question."Move out!" Adrian commanded, and countless figures charged forward with astonishing combat power. Their onslaught confined the Blood Bane Energy to a specific area."Let us out! Let us out!"Amidst the chaos, ghostly wails could be heard. Adrian recognized these voices and, despite their terrifying nature, was determined not to release them. Using his immense power, he effortlessly suppressed these forces."Now, perish!" Adrian roared, launching another fierce attack that obliterated the Blood Bane Energy.With the danger neutralized, Adrian breathed a sigh of relief. The task force agents, who had previously treated him poorly, were at a loss for words, realizing that Adrian had just sav
The agents immediately felt as if Adrian had them firmly underfoot.Adrian smiled coldly and said, "Alright, now that there are no others around, tell me who you are and where you came from."The agents glared back at Adrian defiantly. "Think you can get information from us? Dream on!" Because of their status, Adrian couldn't use torture to extract information. This likely made them feel invincible, believing their silence would render Adrian powerless.Understanding their thoughts, Adrian let out a cold laugh. "Don't think I can't do anything to you. Sometimes, extracting information doesn't require many tools." His smile grew even colder as he spoke.Adrian stepped closer to them, his eyes filled with a sinister gleam, and the agents felt as if a devil from hell was slowly approaching.One of them gulped nervously and asked, "What do you intend to do?"Adrian's cold smile persisted. "Something that I hope won’t make you scream.""What?"Adrian then had the agents dragged to
Just moments ago, Adrian had pierced their fingernails with silver needles. If given the chance, they would never want to go through it again.With this thought in mind, the leader begged Adrian, "No, please. Don't use those things on us again. I'll talk. I'll tell you everything!""That's better. If you had spoken up earlier, it would have saved us all a lot of trouble," Adrian said with a smile. He then sat down in front of them, waiting to hear what they had to say.The leader's submission did not sit well with some of his companions. They wore stern expressions and said, "Sir, are you really going to give in to him? He's just trying to intimidate us. We should resist!""Resist? Go ahead and try." Adrian's eyes flashed coldly before the leader could respond. He swiftly stabbed a silver needle into an acupoint on one man's arm, causing intense pain but not serious harm.As the needle pierced his flesh, the man screamed in agony. Fortunately, they were in a remote area, so no one
Adrian smiled sinisterly and said, "What I want is very simple. I want to see Kayden."The men showed disdain upon hearing his words. The leader, in particular, looked at Adrian mockingly and said, "You're overestimating yourself. Sure, you may have subdued us, but when it comes to dealing with Mr. Kayden, you're way out of your league.""Exactly! Do you even know who Mr. Kayden is? He built such a vast empire. Do you think someone like you can meet him easily? Keep dreaming!" another agent added.Despite their arrogance, Adrian remained nonchalant. "Is that so? If he's so powerful, I'd like to see what he's made of."The leader asked, "So, how do you plan to see him?"Adrian replied, "I'll let you go so you can inform him of the situation here. Then, have him come to meet me personally."With that, Adrian released the man, confident he wouldn't flee since his companions were still in captivity. Adrian was sure this would compel Kayden to come. After the man left, Adrian didn't i