Chapter: Chapter 316At the end of the boulevard, the road divided into an elevated ramp system leading upward into layered city infrastructure. Aiden adjusted course toward it without slowing. Ivan noticed immediately. “You are going higher into visibility. That increases exposure.” Aiden’s tone remained steady. “
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Chapter: Chapter 315Aiden’s hand moved to the steering wheel with subtle adjustment as he initiated a sharp directional shift, the vehicle sliding into a controlled lateral drift that carried them past an incoming taxi by a distance so narrow it barely registered visually. The sedan directly behind them attempted to f
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Chapter: Chapter 314A sickening crack echoed through the apartment as the baton clattered to the floor. The man's scream lasted only a second before a strike to the abdomen dropped him beside his unconscious teammate. The remaining operatives immediately abandoned any thoughts of underestimating their opponent. Ten
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Chapter: Chapter 313The lock had been defeated and without hesitation, the operatives pushed the door inward. The entrance slammed against the wall with enough force to shake nearby picture frames. Inside the apartment, Ivan Petrov jerked upright from his chair. The elderly scientist had been reviewing a stack of han
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Chapter: Chapter 312Meanwhile, Across the street. Aiden sat inside his car, leaning lightly against the seat. His expression remained unreadable but his eyes were not idle. The System interface was active. A faint holographic map hovered in his vision. A green marker moved rapidly through the city grid. Aiden obse
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Chapter: Chapter 311Aiden parked across the street. His gaze sharpened instantly. In front of him stood a small, old radio repair shop squeezed tightly between two aging buildings. The sign above it was faded. The windows were dusty. Nothing about the place looked important or suggested value. Yet according to th
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Chapter: Chapter 177CHAPTER 27 — THE HIDDEN STRENGTHMiles found himself sitting inside another interrogation room.It was almost ironic that he had ended up in another room like this so soon after being released from the one inside the Knights Guild, although the circumstances were completely different this time. He had been brought directly to the Hunter Association headquarters after Charlotte and her agents took him into custody, and for nearly two hours he had remained seated in the same chair with restriction cuffs secured around his wrists.The door finally opened.Charlotte Harris walked into the room carrying a black folder beneath one arm before taking the seat opposite Miles and placing the folder on the table between them.For several seconds, she simply looked at him.She had spent the entire journey back to the Association trying to make sense of the situation, yet seeing Miles sitting quietly before her made the circumstances even harder to understand. This young man looked nothing like so
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Chapter: Chapter 176Just as Miles prepared to continue his relentless assault, a powerful surge of mana suddenly exploded between him and Darius. BOOM! A violent shockwave rippled across the executive floor, blasting chunks of shattered concrete and twisted steel in every direction. Dust filled the air as the overwhelming pressure forced both combatants to halt their movements instinctively. A figure descended from above. She landed gracefully between them. The fractured floor beneath her feet cracked from the impact, thin fissures spreading across the marble like a spider's web. A faint wave of mana rolled outward from her body, carrying an oppressive authority that immediately distinguished her from every hunter who had appeared before. Charlotte Harris. Director of the Hunter Association. The silver insignia embroidered on her long navy coat fluttered gently as the dust settled around her. She stood perfectly upright, one hand resting calmly on the hilt of her sword, her posture composed despi
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Chapter: Chapter 175The upper floors of the Knights Guild Headquarters had become almost unrecognizable. Massive sections of reinforced concrete hung precariously over the city, twisted steel beams protruded from shattered walls, and thick clouds of dust drifted through the night sky as emergency sirens echoed from the streets below. Every tremor that rippled through the building reminded the surviving hunters that the headquarters—once regarded as one of the safest places in the city—now stood on the brink of collapse. Miles and Darius faced one another across the fractured rooftop. For a brief moment, neither man moved. The silence was unnerving. Only the sound of falling debris and the distant cries of evacuation teams disturbed the stillness. Darius fixed his eyes on the young man standing before him, trying to steady his breathing as he searched for any sign that Miles was beginning to tire. Yet the more he looked, the more unsettling the truth became. Miles' posture remained composed, his bre
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Chapter: Chapter 174--- Inside the Hunter Association headquarters, the atmosphere remained unusually calm. Rows of agents moved efficiently through the spacious command center as countless holographic displays monitored Demon Rift activity, hunter registrations, and emergency reports arriving from every district of the city. Communication officers relayed information between departments while support staff analyzed mana fluctuations detected throughout the metropolitan area. Everything proceeded according to routine. Until... A young Association agent burst through the command center carrying a crystal communication tablet whose surface flickered with an urgent crimson light. His breathing was uneven. Several nearby officers immediately noticed the emergency priority seal displayed on the report. Without stopping, he hurried toward the upper floor where the Director's Office was located. Reaching the large wooden doors, he quickly composed himself before knocking firmly. "Come in." The calm f
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Chapter: Chapter 173BOOM!The instant Miles and Darius fist collided, it sent a massive shockwave and a deafening explosion ripped through the entire building that caused every window panel to burst out with glittering glass raining to the floor.Even the reinforced concrete cracked beneath their feet, marble tiles shattered into countless fragments, and every surviving window exploded. A violent shockwave raced through the headquarters, causing the entire building to tremble from its foundation.Hunters on the lower floors froze."What... was that?""The Guildmaster...""No," another hunter muttered, his face turning pale. "Someone's actually fighting him on equal footing."Back on the executive floor, neither man had moved an inch.Miles and Darius fists remained locked together as two overwhelming auras clashed violently against each other. Mana surged around Darius , while crimson energy rolled off Miles in relentless waves.For several long seconds, they simply stared at one another.Then both vani
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Chapter: Chapter 172 A faint chuckle escaped Darius Wilson's lips as he looked at the young man standing protectively before Mia. Despite the destruction surrounding them and the countless reports he had received regarding Miles' rampage through the headquarters, the Guildmaster's expression remained composed, almost amused, as though he were evaluating an interesting specimen rather than confronting the person responsible for reducing one of the city's strongest guilds to ruins. "You certainly live up to the reports," Darius remarked, slowly clasping his hands behind his back while his overwhelming aura continued filling every corner of the shattered executive floor. "Arrogant... fearless... and reckless enough to challenge an entire guild by yourself. I had expected confidence from the person who crippled Derek, but I never imagined it would border on insanity." His golden eyes drifted briefly toward the collapsed walls and the devastated offices before returning to Miles. "You've fought your way th
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Chapter: CHAPTER 144 - NEXUS INVESTMENTOnce that was settled, another thought crossed his mind. Dylan turned toward the laptop. "Nexus." "Yes?" "I want to test something else." "I am listening." "How good are you at financial analysis?" "Please specify the financial task." Dylan thought for a moment. "Analyze the market and tell me which stocks have the strongest short-term growth potential." He paused. "I want something that could potentially rise by tomorrow morning if I invested today." For the first time, there was a slightly longer silence. "Understood. Beginning market analysis." Dylan expected to wait. Perhaps several minutes. Instead— "I have completed the analysis." Dylan's eyebrows rose. "Already?" "Yes." A detailed report appeared on the screen. Dylan leaned forward. Several publicly traded companies were listed. Their current share prices. Recent trading activity. Volume. Financial indicators. News sentiment. Institutional activity. Sector movements. Earnings expectations. Projec
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Chapter: CHAPTER 143- ADMITTING FEARSThe moment Dylan stepped into his bedroom and closed the door behind him, the calm expression he had maintained throughout the evening finally disappeared. He leaned his back against the door and released a long breath. It was a deep, exhausted breath—the kind that seemed to come from somewhere beneath his ribs. For several seconds, he simply stood there. He stared at the floor without moving as the events at Black Fang headquarters replayed through his mind. The gun. Richie's men. Hailey and her parents being held hostage. The darkness. The fight. The financial systems collapsing. And the fact that, only a short while ago, he had been standing with a gun pressed against the head of the leader of one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the city. Only now, with the door between him and the outside world, did Dylan allow himself to admit the truth. He had been scared. Not enough to panic. Not enough to lose control. But enough to understand that things could
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Chapter: CHAPTER 142 - FIRST GUESTSThe drive away from the Blackfang Syndicate headquarters was unusually quiet. For several minutes, the only sounds inside Dylan's car were the low hum of the engine and the occasional movement of the tires against the asphalt. Dylan kept his attention focused on the road ahead, his hands relaxed around the steering wheel as though the events of the past hour had been nothing more than an inconvenient interruption to his day. The same could not be said for the three passengers sitting behind him. Hailey, Simon, and Felicia were still trying to process everything that had happened. Only a short while ago, they had been prisoners inside the Blackfang Syndicate's headquarters, convinced that the situation had become completely hopeless. Richie had controlled the room, his men had surrounded them, and Dylan had deliberately allowed himself to be captured before turning the entire situation around. They had watched him dismantle the gang's men with the same frightening ease they had wi
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Chapter: CHAPTER 141 - CUTTING A SHARP DEAL (2)Richie frowned. "How do I know you won't stop everything and then come after us anyway?" Dylan shrugged. "You don't." Richie's eyebrows rose slightly. Dylan continued. "I'm not interested in proving myself trustworthy to you." His voice remained calm. "You can accept my proposal or reject it." He tilted his head slightly. "But if you reject it, we keep standing here." Dylan's eyes shifted toward the phone on the nearby workstation. "And while we're standing here, your money keeps disappearing." Richie's jaw tightened. Dylan leaned slightly closer. "The choice is yours." Richie looked toward his men. Their anxious expressions told him everything he needed to know. Nobody had found a solution. Nobody knew how to stop the losses. And they had already lost millions. There was no guarantee the losses would stop there. Richie looked back at Dylan. The humiliation burned inside him. He hated the idea of accepting terms from a college student. A college student. Someone he
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Chapter: CHAPTER 140 - CUTTING A SHARP DEALOne of the men standing near the doorway immediately reached for his phone. His hands were noticeably less steady than they had been moments earlier. He hurried toward a nearby workstation and placed the phone beside the computer before leaning over the keyboard. His fingers moved rapidly across the keys. The screen remained unchanged. For several seconds, nothing happened. The man frowned and tried again. Then something changed. His expression froze. He stared at the screen as though he couldn't believe what he was seeing. "No..." Richie's eyes narrowed. "What?" The man didn't answer immediately. His fingers began moving faster across the keyboard. He opened one system. Then another. A series of windows appeared across the monitor. Numbers began changing. Account balances refreshed. Transaction records disappeared. The man's face slowly drained of color. "Boss..." Richie's patience was already wearing thin. "What?" The man swallowed. "We're l
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Chapter: CHAPTER 139 - TURNING TIDESThe sound came from every direction at once. The deafening alarm seemed to shake the entire building, drowning out every other sound inside the office. Then, a second later—Everything went dark. The lights abruptly disappeared. The office was swallowed by darkness so complete that, for a brief moment, nobody could see anything. "What the hell?" One of the guards stumbled backward, his hands instinctively reaching out as he tried to find his balance. "What happened?" Another man cursed under his breath. Richie's head snapped upward as he instinctively looked toward the ceiling. "Why did the lights go out?" Nobody answered him. The fire alarm continued blaring. WEEEEEE-OOOOO! The noise was almost unbearable. Outside the office, hurried footsteps suddenly filled the corridor. Dozens of men were moving at once. Their voices overlapped in confusion. "Check the power!" "What's happening?" "Why is the alarm going off?" "The entire building is dark!"
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Chapter: Chapter 524The evening settled gently over the White family mansion, bringing with it a rare sense of calm. The chaos of the past days had finally receded, leaving behind a quiet that felt earned rather than fragile. Warm lights glowed through tall windows, and the dining room—grand as ever—felt softer tonight, less like a place of strategy and power and more like a space meant for family. Dinner had been prepared carefully, with dishes chosen to be light and comforting rather than extravagant. Eva sat at the table beside Chris, her posture relaxed, though his hand remained subtly close to hers, as if either of them might reach out at any moment without thinking. Across from them sat Elliot and Amanda. Amanda had been unusually quiet since they arrived, her usual easy chatter replaced by a barely contained energy that made her shift in her seat more than once. Eva noticed, of course. She always did. Amanda barely touched her food, glancing between Eva and Chris, then at Elliot, who looked com
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Chapter: Chapter 523The garden was quiet in the way only the White family grounds could be—manicured perfection softened by night air, lantern lights glowing low among hedges and rosebushes. Gravel crunched faintly beneath their steps as Elliot and Amanda walked side by side, the distant mansion behind them slowly fading into silence. Amanda had her arms folded loosely, her expression still bright with lingering emotion. She hadn’t quite come down from the joy of the moment—the surprise, the warmth, the sense that something good had finally taken root after so much chaos. Elliot glanced at her, studying her profile. “You seemed genuinely happy,” he said at last. “About Eva’s pregnancy.” Amanda smiled without hesitation. “Of course I was.” She slowed her steps, turning her head slightly to look at him. “Eva isn’t just my friend. She’s been my best friend since we were kids. I know every ugly chapter it took for her to get here. The losses, the fear, the times she almost gave up.” Her voice softened.
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Chapter: Chapter 522 The door closed behind him, and for a brief moment, laughter lingered in the air—soft, disbelieving, almost fragile. Then the room settled again. Chris shifted slightly against the pillows, his expression sobering as he turned his attention to Ethan. “What about Mason?” The name carried no heat now. No fury. Just a need for finality. Ethan straightened. “Cara transported him to the Crimson Legion headquarters shortly after you arrived here. He’s been placed in their highest-security prison—isolated, monitored, and restrained.” “No loopholes?” Chris asked quietly. “None,” Ethan said firmly. “He’ll never be a problem again. Not to you. Not to Eva. Not to the White family.” Chris exhaled, a slow breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding. Something inside him loosened—not triumph, not satisfaction, but relief. “Good,” he said. He glanced around the room then—at Amanda hovering near Eva, at Elliot standing near the window, at Ethan waiting silently. “Please,” Chris sai
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Chapter: Chapter 521Chris slowly lifted his uninjured hand and cupped her cheek, his thumb brushing away a tear before it could fall. “Listen to me,” he said firmly, though his voice remained gentle. “Your kidnapping wasn’t your fault. It was mine.” Her lips parted in protest, but he continued. “I was reckless. I underestimated my enemies. I let my guard down—and you paid the price for it.” His jaw tightened. “That won’t happen again. I promise you. No harm, no danger will disrupt our lives like this anymore.” She searched his eyes, as if trying to see whether those words were merely comfort—or a vow carved in stone. “I believe you,” she said softly. At that moment, the door swung open again. “Well, well,” a familiar, amused voice drawled. “Looks like the hero finally rose from the dead.” Amanda strolled in with an exaggerated sigh, hands on her hips. “I was starting to think I’d need to attend your funeral just to confirm you weren’t actually immortal.” Chris huffed weakly. “Nice to see
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Chapter: Chapter 520 A day later, Chris woke to silence. Not the eerie, suffocating silence of unconsciousness—but the gentle, familiar quiet of home. Soft sheets cradled his body. The faint scent of polished wood and clean linen lingered in the air. Sunlight filtered through half-drawn curtains, painting warm streaks of gold across the ceiling. For a few seconds, he simply stared upward, blinking slowly. …My room? The realization came with confusion rather than relief. His body felt heavy, as if gravity had doubled overnight. A dull ache pulsed through his ribs, his arm throbbed beneath layers of bandages, and every breath reminded him that he’d been pushed well past his limits. Still, compared to the last thing he remembered—blood, pain, Mason’s twisted grin—it was… peaceful. Too peaceful. His brows furrowed as fragmented memories surfaced. Eva’s scream. Mason’s grip. The burning fury that had drowned out everything else. Then darkness. How long was I out? As if summoned by the thou
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Chapter: Chapter 519The door opened, and Charles strode in. For a man who usually carried himself with composed authority, his unease was unmistakable. His eyes swept the room immediately, landing on Chris’s battered form before snapping to Eva. “Eva,” he said sharply, crossing the room in long strides. “Are you hurt?” She shook her head quickly. “I’m okay,” she said, then corrected herself. “Mostly. Chris—he—” “I know,” Charles said, his voice softening as he placed his hands on her shoulders, inspecting her carefully. Relief flickered across his face when he found no serious injuries. “Thank God.” Her throat tightened. “He saved me. He got there just in time.” Charles closed his eyes briefly, exhaling. When he looked back at Chris, something dark and dangerous passed through his gaze. Gratitude, yes—but also fury at the cost. The doctor cleared his throat. “Mr. White, I’m going to need the room cleared. Master Chris requires complete rest.” Eva stiffened immediately. “I’ll stay.” Charles hesit
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