Mya took a deep breath and looked at Adrian.“I understand, sir. You’re saying that runes are terrifyingly lethal weapons that can be created.”Adrian nodded. “Correct. This old book mentioned a man by the name of Craig Alexander who owned a sword forged with runes. It is said that his sword possessed the power to destroy planets.“Simply put, rune masters would inscribe a few runes onto a weapon that can be freely used by charging it with human technology and a complex string of codes that act as the calibrator. It’s the same as a cell phone’s Bluetooth or charging functions. However, runes are much more complex and mysterious.”“Ah, I get it now.” Mya seemed enlightened.“But why would such a thing appear in the church’s hidden room? Do you know how to activate the runes, sir?” she asked as she pointed to the metal piece in Adrian’s hand.Adrian took a careful look at it and touched the patterns on it before saying, “I used to think that the old book’s records were without scie
“What do you mean?”Mya was extremely confused and urged Adrian to tell her more.“There’s no such thing as humans being able to predict the future. That’s not something that not even Jesus himself could do.”“I know that, and the only way to explain it is that Hannibal got lucky.”“Lucky? Do you have any idea how lucky he had to be to do what he did? There are heaps upon heaps of humans in the world, but he said Draco was going to become the legate of Wyvern Peak, and it really did come true. I’d say it’s too much of a farce to call that luck.”“What are you trying to say, sir?” Mya asked in surprise.Adrian remained silent for a moment before he looked up. He seemed rather stunned when he said, “Hannibal’s still alive.”“What?!”Mya stumbled a few steps back when she heard this. She looked at her surroundings before saying, “Are you joking, sir? Hannibal was alive when Wyvern Peak was founded by our ancestors, and he was already in his seventies at the time. It’s been more th
Adrian remained silent for a moment before he said, “These immortals that I speak of are capable of living past a thousand years old. Ten thousand, even. Since Hannibal’s a part of this, he must still be alive. We have to get to the bottom of this.”Mya said, “If all of this is true, we could never go up against an immortal. After all, everyone at Wyvern Peak is nothing more than a character in his game.”“I want you to keep this a secret from everyone else while I investigate. Also, make sure this piece of metal is stored safely. We mustn’t let anyone activate its powers, or the whole city might be destroyed.”“Understood.” Mya nodded in acknowledgment.At that moment, the landline rang. Mya reached out to grab the phone and said, “Yes?”“Madam, there’s trouble! Madam Legate has been kidnapped!” a voice said urgently from the other end of the line.“What?!” Mya was instantly stunned.Adrian, too, was shocked.“A group of highly trained women charged into One Jewel Road and abd
Rue and Joanna also had daggers pointed at them by Ivy’s subordinates, so none of them dared to make any sudden moves.Samantha and Joanna were already fast asleep, so neither of them could comprehend what was happening when these women suddenly barged into their rooms and captured them.“Stand back, all of you! Stand back, or the woman gets it!”Ivy was yelling angrily as her dagger dangerously pressed against Samantha’s neck when she saw the increasing number of soldiers around her. Samantha felt threatened by Ivy’s cold temperament that she did not dare make any sudden moves. There were beads of sweat forming on her forehead.Hearing this, the soldiers stopped and began to retreat. Blade then stepped forward and said, “You better treat her with a little more respect, woman. She’s carrying the legate’s child. I’ll cut you to shreds if anything bad happens to her or the baby!”“What?” Ivy was slightly taken aback and reached out to touch Samantha’s belly. With a smile, she said,
Mya would have berated Ivy if not because of Ivy’s identity.“I don’t care about anything else. I just want what’s mine. Stop asking me about things that aren’t related. Give me the book and everyone gets along swimmingly. Refuse to give me the book and we’ll fight to the death!”“Choose, Draco. What’s more important? The book, or your wife and child?” Ivy said coldly.“I’ve already burned the book,” replied Adrian.“Do you think I’d fall for your lie?” Ivy sneered.“I really burned it.”“What?”Ivy was stunned. She turned her head and exchanged glances with her sisters.The redhead said, “Are you playing a joke on us or something, Draco? Hand over the book or it won’t be a good time for both you and us.”Adrian shrugged and answered, “I’m telling the truth. I’ve already burned the book. If you don’t believe me, you are free to go to the Battle Warrior Tower and verify it. The ashes are still there.”“Did…Did you really burn it?” Ivy was stunned as she felt a knot in the pit
“Cut the crap. If you want to kill me, then just do it!” roared Ivy.“Do you really want to die?” asked Adrian.Ivy stared at Adrian coldly and said, “You’ve destroyed our final hope. You’re a b*stard, Draco. Give me a quick death. Doing such nonsense is useless.”Adrian was amused. “What if I don’t kill you, but kill your sisters?”“Wh-What did you say?” Ivy’s eyes widened and there was a tinge of fear in her gaze.Ivy shouted, “Draco, how would you be any different from Internal Affairs’ Chase if you do such a thing? Kill me if you want. My sisters aren’t involved in this matter. Release them.”Adrian remained calm. “It’s possible that you don’t fully understand my temperament yet because it’s your first time truly interacting with me. You only need to answer my questions.”Ivy lowered her head and glanced at her sisters who were pinned to the ground. The redhead raised her head and cried, “We’d rather die than yield, Ivy! Let Draco kill us if he wants. We never had any hopes
“I… I…”Ivy opened her little mouth. But instead of answering with words, she stabbed at Adrian with her dagger to express her resistance.Adrian grabbed the swinging dagger and tossed it to the ground. Soon afterward, he kneed her in the abdomen heavily once again.Ivy shook profusely. Adrian loosened his grip over her and she landed on the ground. She raised her tear-streaked face and her mouth hung open. She appeared to be in agony.“Don’t hit her, Draco. Hit me instead!” The redhead pinned on the ground said in a shrill voice.Adrian ignored her. He got down on one knee and looked at Ivy’s tear-streaked, panic-stricken face.“Gahh!” the redhead screamed and struggled frantically. However, she was utterly incapable of freeing herself from the Wyvern Peak soldier holding her down.The redhead shouted once again, “You b*stard! Let go of her, Draco! Let go of her. Please, I beg you not to hit her anymore. She’s no longer a normal woman. Please stop hurting her.”Adrian turned a
Eira said, “Don’t be fooled by his sweet words, Ivy. He’ll never remove his mask and show his true face. Our lives are torture anyway, so we might as well die.”Ivy nodded and said nothing.However, just as Eira’s voice faded, Adrian reached up and removed his mask, revealing his face to Ivy and Eira. The women were astonished when they saw War Legate Draco’s true face, and their attention was fully drawn to it.It was a young face that looked to be less than twenty-five years old.Eira was astonished, and so was Eira. In their minds, they believed the War Legate Draco under the mask was more than thirty years old. However, the face underneath looked extremely young.Adrian said, “I don’t wear a mask to hide myself. Perhaps what I’ve done for the inland is for myself, but you’ve misunderstood me, and I can prove it to you.”As he spoke, Adrian removed his battle suit and exposed his upper body. Eira and Ivy stared at him and found his body covered in scars and healed gunshot woun