A mischievous grin formed at the corners of Elvis as he looked forward to seeing William kiss up to him like he once did to him.William's eyebrows furrowed as he replied. “I don't quite understand what you hope to achieve by approaching me with such an offer but I should let you know that it's not worth it. Now then, if you'll excuse me, I'll be taking my leave now.”With those words, William turned to take his leave without wasting any further time with Elvis. Unfortunately, Elvis wasn't about to let things go just like that as he grew furious, prompting him to shout. “You think you can just walk away?... I don't think so!”As soon as the words escaped his mouth, the bodyguards standing behind him stepped forward, swiftly encircling William.William's expression darkened as he turned to face Elvis once more, his tone laced with a frightening chill. “What is the meaning of this?”Elvis let out a sneer as he closed the distance between them, locking eyes with William before replying.

With that, he turned to Lieutenant Briggs and ordered. “Immediately seal off all assets owned by the Wilhelm family!... Any evidence of crimes committed by members of the Wilhelm family should be handed over to the local law enforcement for investigation. Lastly, handle matters concerning my identity discreetly. I don't want unnecessary speculation from outsiders.”“As you wish, general!” Lieutenant Briggs commanded.Upon hearing those words which were the same as a death sentence, Elvis was consumed by terror as he immediately prostrated himself before William, pleading for mercy. “Please, I beg of you, I'll do anything you ask!... Considering our past, spare me!... Spare my family!”However, instead of a red, Elvis was met with a forceful kick delivered by Lieutenant Briggs as he commanded the troops. “Take them all away!”Realizing that there was no escaping William's declaration, Elvis lost his mind as he screamed hoarsely. “William Belmont, I'll take you with me to hell!”Saying

“Please spare us, we didn't do anything wrong!” Some of the hostages began to plead for their lives with some even daring to offer the gunmen money in exchange for freedom.One of them was the wife of a wealthy businessman who was kneeling next to Victoria.“Please, I can pay you anything, just don't harm me, please.” the woman said, hopeful that they would accept her offer.Unfortunately for her, the leader of the gunmen wasn't at all moved by her offer as he bellowed. “Do you think you can buy me with the little change you have?”He didn't even give her a chance to respond as he aimed his gun at her and following that, a bang was heard.The woman was shot in the thigh causing her to scream out in pain as she toppled to the ground.Victoria who was kneeling beside her went pale with fear as she hastily tried to help the woman by applying pressure to her wound.The gunmen leader didn't pay any more attention to her as he bellowed. “You have all been taken hostage. Don't you dare move

Briggs was not an individual that took well to be threatened, so he angrily replied. “Stop being such a coward and leave civilians out of this. I guarantee you that no one will interfere if you agree to take on the general one on one, but if you dare to touch any of those hostages, you can forget about dying a good death!”His words were enough to shock even the police officers because they weren't used to such aggressive words.They were even worried that his anger would end up worsening the situation.Imagine their surprise when Ivan say nothing back, instead moving to show himself at the balcony of the hotel.One of the snipers that the police had brought along was foolish enough to try and snipe him only for the bullet to be repelled like it was a pebble.Ivan glared at the offending party and a moment later, the individual let out an agonizing scream before passing out.“Damn it!” The police commisoner was about to order his men to shoot but Briggs spoke up.“If any police office

William could have protected himself but that would mean creating a spiritual energy barrier that would impede the flow of the water.So he had no choice but to keep pushing even as it felt like his bones were about to break and his lungs were about to give out.He held on, passing out several times in the space of several minutes as he swiftly approached the water reservoir in the school.By the time he arrived, he was teetering at the edge of consciousness, struggling to open his eyes as his body was too weak to even move.But then, he suddenly opened his eyes, taking a deep breath as he did so.He had made a promise to save the hostages and until he had done that, he couldn't die just yet.Clenching his fist, he swam up to the surface, gasping as he reached the top where there was no water.He reached out and grabbed the cover only to realize it was sealed shut.But that was no problem for him as he put out two fingers and coated it with spiritual energy before using it to cut a ho