All Chapters of AWAKENED ADRIAN LACANSTER : Chapter 171
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CHAPTER 171- Disrespect
The soldier nodded, small and meek as a scolded child.Ethan’s voice sharpened. “And the others?”The man’s throat bobbed. He gave a single, broken shake of his head.Understanding flickered in Ethan’s eyes.They were either gone… or as good as dead.A low growl escaped him, more beast than man.“That’s outrageous,” he hissed. “That useless fool dared to lay a finger on one of my men?”His chair scraped back, a harsh metallic screech.“He is a dead man!”Ethan surged to his feet, the floor vibrating under the impact of his boots.In two strides he was across the desk.CRACK!His open palm whipped across the soldier’s face, the sound like a gunshot.“You incompetent fool!” Ethan thundered.“You have the guts to come back here? You are a disgrace to this army. Useless!”Another slap landed, brutal and ringing.“Just one man? And you dare bring me this… humiliation? You should have thrown yourself off a cliff before crawling back to me!”Blood trailed from the soldier’s lip. He struggled
CHAPTER 172- Bloody Civilian
The heavy steel door swung inward with a low groan.Every guard in the corridor stiffened, rifles lifting as Adrian strode past them.Not one dared move. The quiet weight of his presence pressed like a storm.At the far end of the hall, a second door stood ajar. Harsh light spilled across the concrete.Adrian stepped inside.He saw the warrior, with a naked woman in front of him doing the unthinkable, and she was shaking, showing that she didn't want to be here at all.Behind a massive desk, Ethan—the Warrior of Silver City sat, broad shoulders filling the room. He shoved the woman aside with a casual flick, like brushing away a piece of dirt. She scrambled behind a chair, trembling.Adrian’s jaw tightened, a cold disgust flashing in his eyes.This must be one of the women that Victor trafficked... That meant the warrior was aware of the entire network and even facilitated it. Ethan finally turned to face him. His scarred face twisted into a sneer.He looked at Adrain from head to to
CHAPTER 173- Blood Bath
Clara’s face flashed in his mind.He remembered that night when Lucian planned to sell her to these bastards.This is what she might have suffered if they had taken her.His eyes burned with icy fire. "Release them... All of them. And apologize,” Adrian said, each word a steel command.“Or I will end you where you stand.”Ethan barked a harsher laugh, the sound jagged as broken glass.“Do you truly believe you’re in a position to make demands?” he sneered.“I heard about you... The Rhein Group’s errand boy. Sitting in that shiny chair at the banquet has gotten to your head.”He stepped closer, towering but wary of Adrian’s calm.“You’re nothing but a tool they use and discard. Garbage wearing a suit.”Ethan’s lips curved into a cold smile.“I’ll give you one last chance. You’re strong and useful. Get on your knees and lick my boots and apologize, and maybe I’ll let you stay here as my errand boy.”Ethan’s smile turned to a cold sneer.“I’ll give you until the count of three,” he said
CHAPTER 174- Vengeance
Adrian advanced, slow and deliberate, each step echoing like a drumbeat.The blood on his knuckles gleamed black-red under the overhead light.Ethan tried to race for the rear doorBut Adrian was faster.One hand clamped Ethan’s collar, the other wrenched him sideways.The desk cracked down the center as Ethan crashed across it with a howl.“I warned you,” Adrian said, voice like thunder, “I told you that if I walked in here, I'm going to kill you.”Ethan flailed, but Adrian bound his wrists with a length of heavy cable torn from the shattered desk, and he anchored him to an exposed beam.The warrior who had boasted of armies now dangled helplessly from the ceiling.The room was heavy with his ragged breathing.Adrian turned toward a shadowed doorway at the back.“Come out,” he called, steady but gentle.They hesitated at first, but Adrian insisted that he was not going to hurt them.One by one, frightened women stepped into the light.They had heard the noises, and they could not bel
CHAPTER 175- Congratulations
He had granted them justice, and he would not interfere.The women didn't listen to Ethan's pleas. They didn't see a powerful warrior begging for his life; they only saw the man who had taken advantage of them. They flogged him over and over and over again, each lash a strike against the man who had stolen their dignity, their freedom, and their lives.The air filled with the sounds of their fury: the crack of leather and Ethan's guttural pleas for help."You took me from my children!"Lash!"You deserve worse than death!"Lash!"You made me believe I was worthless!"Lash!The sounds of the whips and the women's cries of vengeance filled the room, but Adrian's face remained impassive. He checked his watch and nodded slowly."I have a dinner to attend to," he said, his voice cutting through the chaotic sounds of the room. He didn't look at Ethan. His gaze was fixed on the women. "I have already called for help. They will take you to your respective homes and make sure you are safe."E
CHAPTER 176- Hidden Secret
Adrian lifted his glass slightly, deflecting with practiced ease. “The congratulations are yours. This achievement is the result of your work, your vision. I’m just glad to witness it.”The evening swelled with music and laughter.Rowan Aldridge stepped forward, his smile wide and full of quiet pride.He tapped the rim of his glass with a fork...Ting, ting, ting... The room softened to a hush.“Ladies and gentlemen,” Rowan began, his voice carrying over the hush of the crowd, “thank you for being here tonight to celebrate with my family.”He paused, eyes sweeping the sea of faces: investors in sleek suits, city officials, friends who had known the family for a very long time.“I am,” he continued, his tone filled with emotion, “the happiest man alive. Years ago this company was nothing but a small dream. And now… look how far we have come.”Polite applause rippled through the hall.Rowan raised a hand for quiet. “I must give thanks first to my family, who stood by me, especially my
CHAPTER 177- Sick Heir
And then...The codex began to glow with a strong blue energy.The same symbols on the mysterious box ignited across the page like embers catching wind.Three images seared themselves into his mind in a rush of fire and shadow:A dragon’s claw is clutching a heart-shaped stone.A spare, abstract map of the capital’s oldest district.And a single, bold name burned in his vision:Liu.Adrian jerked back, heart hammering, the name echoing in his skull like a tolling bell.The energy died down and the codex lay still once more, its page blank again.But the visions remained, etched deep into his mind.Adrian sat motionless in the study, the codex’s faint blue afterglow still pulsing behind his eyes.Heartstone… Dragon’s Clan… Liu.The images weren’t random...The dragon’s claw gripping the heart-shaped stone was unmistakable.The dragon clan was the keeper of dragon magic.They were forgotten... And most people, even though they were myths.And the Liu family was the last known keepers of
CHAPTER 178- No Solution
Mr. Liu’s hands gripped the arms of his chair until the wood creaked.Adrian’s gaze lingered on Meiling, then on the intricate dragon sigils carved into the pillars... a symbol of a legend whispered across the centuries.The Dragon Clan, saviors of a wounded dragon long ago, were said to carry a fragment of its fire.That flame could burn cities to ash.The dragon clan was a peaceful people and they had never used their powers for centuries. However, the gift can be passed through a sacred Dragon Ritual led by the clan's headman.Meling was the only heir to the throne; if her father were gone, she would be the only one who could perform the ritual.Adrian exhaled and he sat in silence.The chamber doors burst open and every head snapped toward the sound.A tall figure strode in, his dark robes whispering across the floor.Moon-white hair crowned a face lined with pride and years of study.A hush fell over the crowd.It was Elder Yun.The name rippled through the hall in awed murmurs.
CHAPTER 179- The Outsider
“It's an Outsider,” someone hissed.“Are you saying you are greater than the Grandmaster himself?” another spat.Elder Yun’s head snapped up.His eyes blazed with fire.“You dare?” he hissed. “Do you even know where you stand?"I am Yun—the Healer of a Hundred Dynasties.""Even Aldric Sylvester, the legendary sage, bows when I enter a hall.""And you...” his voice cracked like a whip, “you dare to challenge me?”“I should strike you where you stand!”“Let him speak,” Patriarch Liu said, his tone unexpectedly firm.The clan fell into uneasy silence.“She is not dead,” he repeated.“She is trapped between life and death.Her spirit still clings to her body.I can feel it.”The crowd gasped at his audacity.The chamber trembled with whispered disbelief.Patriarch Liu turned his sharp, grief-lined gaze to Adrian.“Young man… are you certain of what you claim?”Adrian met the patriarch’s eyes, unflinching.“I am.”A hiss of outrage rippled through the clan.“This is nonsense!” Elder Yun’s
CHAPTER 180- Dungeon or Dragon
Adrian didn’t even glance his way.He knelt beside Meiling. Her life was hanging by a thread.“Golden needles,” he said quietly.A servant hesitated, caught between awe and fear, then hurried forward with it.The crowd leaned forward as one, held in a spell of disbelief.Adrian’s fingers moved with precision.One by one, the needles sank into precise points along Meiling’s heart line, throat, and crown.A faint thrum filled the chamber as each needle locked into place, humming like a bell.Adrian closed his eyes and exhaled.From his palms flared a soft light— an energy unlike anything the Liu clan had ever witnessed.It pulsed once, twice, then streamed into the golden needles.A low murmur rippled through the hall.Elder Yun stiffened. His eyes widened.“The… Nine-Needle Revival Art?” he breathed, the words trembling out of him.“That technique was lost a thousand years ago…”How did he know of this technique?His disbelief twisted into bitter laughter.“Even if you know the patter