Rita waited for several minutes, her heart thumping heavily. She was waiting for Jeffery to arrive with Daniel—or even without him. She had expected that by now he would have gotten to her uncle's house.Jeffery would have been back by now. All he had to do was to retrieve the company's documents. Digging out all of Daniel's secrets as well as the mysterious figure's identity wasn't also out of place.But the young man wasn't back. Neither was Daniel, her uncle. It was strange...and suspicious.Rita narrowed her eyes, trying to imagine what had happened. Perhaps it was a trap. Perhaps it was something else. Whatever it was had plunged everything into a more problematic situation.He's supposed to be here, she thought within herself. Her eyes quivered, her lips trembling. Her heart thumped more heavily within her chest. It was heavier than the blacksmith's hammer. Deliberate and strong.The reporters were still interviewing the other employees of the Stirling Enterprise. They were stil

Rita stepped on the acceleration pad hardly, her hands firmly holding the steering wheel. Wisps of air escaped from her mouth as she let out short gasps. Her heartbeat was accelerating just like the car she was driving. She was already covered in perspiration.She had to escape from that mysterious figure that had just appeared—whoever he was. To be able to kill several cops like that meant he had supernatural abilities. Just like Jeffery Flamel.And only someone with a very cold heart would be able to kill others in cold blood. She believed the man hadn't even batted an eyelid while doing so.It still baffled her how people could be so brazen. How could they could be so heartless. It was a thing of utmost perplexity.She believed she hadn't wronged any of these assassins in any way. But they were still after her life. Worse still, they were ready to eliminate anyone who stood in their way. Including the innocent cops who had just been trying to do their duty.It was very heartbreakin

Mark couldn't move when he heard the voice behind him. His heart was already palpitating as short gasps escaped from his mouth. His fingers trembled and his legs buckled under him.How did he get behind me? he thought within himself, his pupils dilating. How did he even kill Stephen to begin with?Stephen was the name of the bodyguard who had been murdered by the mysterious figure. He had seen the young man crashing into the door suddenly. He hadn't even seen the attacker yet.And then he had seen Rita Stirling being tossed into the air by an invisible force. The attacker hadn't even shown himself all this while.Even now when his voice sounded from behind Mark believed that the assassin might not be there. At least visibly.Up till now Mark had never believed in the existence of supernatural abilities. Anything supernatural was a fairytale to him. But after finding himself in this situation, he realized that he was wrong.Supernatural powers existed and this assassin was a testament.

Da! Da! Da!The sound of gunshots ring out of the Stirling mansion. The bodyguards and cops wasted no time in firing at the assassin once they arrived. They didn't need to be told what had to be done.The intruder, however, had turned out to be very terrifying. The way he moved, the way he attacked each of them—it was as if he had come out of a fairytale.All they could see were blurs as he moved within the hallway, his palms and legs lashing out at them. They watched as several men were sent crashing into the wall one after the other. He was just too fast and powerful."Keep on engaging him!" Mark yelled through his walkie-talkie as he ran towards Rita who was still lying unconscious in her room.The mysterious assassin was still occupied with the bodyguards and cops. Despite possessing supernatural abilities he couldn't take all of them down at once.Mark seized the opportunity to save Rita Stirling. He had to take her far away from here. He didn't know anywhere which was safe for h

Jeffery's eyelids fluttered, his body trembling. He was still feeling very dizzy from the unknown attack, his mind dull. He was trying hard to move but it was all futile. His mind was weak and his body unresponsive.He had been attacked, that he was very aware of. He had expected Daniel to lead him to a trap. But he hadn't expected the trap to be right under his nose. He had fallen into the trap too soon. And he had been attacked without knowing who did it.Whoever had attacked him was more than just an average advanced alchemist. To be able to cause him to go unconscious in a flash like that...it was very terrifying.Whatever the alchemist had done to him, he hadn't still recovered. He was still weak from it. He couldn't make use of his mind much less his abilities. He was really helpless right now."How did you manage to lure him here?" a voice sounded. It seemed so distant—as if it was from somewhere beyond."I didn't need to," another voice answered. "He was too proud to care that