Just as Damian and Nick had suspected, Ben went to meet the person who had incited him to defect. The man was even given special access to a room that only trusted individuals were allowed to enter.“Boss,” Ben bowed his head in respect to the person he greatly admired.The figure was a lieutenant from the enemy side. His name was Samuel. He was a highly admired and feared figure because he was considered a cold-blooded and iron-fisted man.The man did not hesitate to kill, especially traitors. It was certain that no one could survive long in this world if they met that man.“How is it? Has the man opened his mouth yet?” Samuel asked Ben in a cold tone.“Not yet, Lieutenant. But I assure you, tomorrow morning he will open his mouth and reveal every secret and plan he has devised to fight us,” Ben explained.“Good,” Samuel praised him.Ben looked proud after receiving the praise, because previously he was just an ordinary soldier on Damian's side.Now, on Samuel's side, he felt as if h

Damian stared intently at Samuel, his sharp eyes seeming to pierce the man's heart. The room felt silent even though time continued to tick away. Only Samuel's rapid breathing and his son's soft whimpers broke the silence.“Don't think you can just leave here because you've said what you wanted to say,” Damian said coldly. “You haven't explained everything.”Samuel tensed. “I've told you everything I know.”“No, you haven't,” Damian interrupted quickly. He walked slowly toward Samuel, his footsteps echoing eerily on the concrete floor of the prison. “You said the President wants to sell the island. But for what? And why were you sent to kill me, not a professional assassin or special forces?”Samuel clenched his teeth. His face showed great inner conflict, but he knew that one move from Damian could cost his son his life—or worse.Finally, he said, “The island… the island has a gold mine, Damian.”Damian narrowed his eyes. “A gold mine?”“Yes… A massive gold mine. The president preten

Samuel stood frozen on the deck. His hands trembled. Tears fell silently.“This isn’t about revenge anymore. It’s about salvation,” Damian said softly, his sharp eyes fixed on the island.“Send down the team. No one is left behind.”Mist began to shroud the waters around the island, like a thick blanket trying to hide the sins buried in its soil. The stealth ship sliced through the water slowly, almost silently, but every second brought the troops closer to the heart of the nightmare.Damian stood at the edge of the deck, his gaze piercing through the fog. Beside him, Samuel had already donned his body armor, his face pale but resolute. There was no fear left. Only one thing occupied his mind: save his son or die trying.“Commander, the reconnaissance drone is showing military movement on the northern coast. They’re fully armed,” the operator’s voice broke the silence.Damian didn’t flinch. “We won’t go through the usual route. Use the underwater tunnel. We’ll break through directly t

"Just relax. We'll come back later, but wait until it's completely safe here because if we force ourselves to continue researching this place right now, we'll just end up dying in a ridiculous way. Just relax. Those people won't try to come back here again, but they'll realize that their valuable research has been destroyed." Damian closed his eyes; the man wanted to confirm something, and suddenly, a whisper echoed in his ear."They haven't managed to bring that strange human out of this place because I remember that the code on some of the tubes there reads 01, meaning their first research hasn't truly succeeded yet. So for now, we feel safe because they can't actually produce that mass destruction weapon," Damian continued confidently.Damian was actually relying on the power he had gained from his life-and-death pact with King Marcus, and he was aware that this power could also guide him toward the truth. It also made his memory stronger.If it weren't for the mysterious whisper a

"Mr. Damian, don't get me wrong, I won't let you down, and he's been caught again. I even burned him. Do you think I would let you down?" George replied quickly before Damian misunderstood him."Why didn't you say so from the start? You're beating around the bush," Damian sneered.Damian didn't want to jump to conclusions, so he often told his subordinates to be straightforward with him about anything that happened."You're so harsh. I wanted to tell you that I found another clue about who's really behind that stupid man, but it seems like you don't want this information from me anymore, Mr. Damian."George sounded sulky. The man wasn't as harsh as he appeared because when he was with Damian, George always looked like a man with the softest heart.George's fierce face was very different from his heart, but the man could not be underestimated because when he was in his true fierce mode, George was no less scary than the other Damian's henchmen."George, don't play games with me," Damia