All Chapters of Hudson: The Secret Doctor: Chapter 211
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A violent burst of air exploded outward, whipping up a fierce gust of wind.Combined with the crushing pressure of Andrei’s aura, it forced the people nearby to shut their eyes instinctively.Then the roar of impact slowly faded.One by one, everyone opened their eyes and looked toward the center of the clearing.Hudson was still standing there. Completely motionless. A wave of shock ran through the crowd.Even that attack hadn’t forced him back?“Look at his feet!”Someone shouted, and every gaze dropped instantly.The stone tiles beneath Hudson had shattered in a spreading circle, cracks racing outward from where he stood.The crowd immediately understood what had happened.The full force of Andrei’s final punch, the one fueled by every ounce of his hidden strength, had never truly landed on Hudson.Hudson had redirected the entire impact straight into the ground beneath him.That was why he hadn’t moved.Not even half a step. Anyone capable of doing something like that had to be, a
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“Luie…”The moment Edward turned and saw who had spoken, it felt like his entire body went numb.It wasn’t just shock.It was fear.Because he knew Luie not only had the confidence to say those words, he had the strength to back them up.“Luie.”Edward clenched his fists and bowed, though the bitterness in his voice was impossible to hide.“It’s not that I want to make trouble,” he said unwillingly. “But he went too far.”He pointed toward Hudson.“You saw what he did to Andrei. He forced him to crawl like a dog in front of everyone. Isn’t that the same as openly humiliating the Tipcan Sect?”He gritted his teeth.“If this happened to the Thousand Sands Sect, could you really just swallow it?”“Hmph.”Luie let out a cold laugh and stepped forward.“Have you ever heard the phrase you brought this on yourself?”At his age, he shouldn’t have needed it explained.“Was any part of this forced by Hudson?” Luie asked sharply.“Didn’t you all rely on the Tipcan Sect’s name from the beginning?
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“Someone outside?”Hyan and Shienna instinctively looked at each other. Hyan had just started to stand and check when Luie walked in through the front door with a calm smile.Hyan’s expression immediately tightened. She knew how heavily the Garcia estate was guarded. Whenever a guest arrived, one of the household staff or security team always escorted them inside.The fact that this man had entered on his own, without anyone noticing, meant only one thing.With an easy smile, Luie looked at Hudson and said, “Looks like fate really likes bringing us together, huh? We meet again.”Hudson gave a dry snort. “Following me the whole way and calling it fate? That’s a stretch.”He leaned back and added, “Why didn’t you just wait until tomorrow?”Ever since they left the cavern system in the Sierra Nevada, Hudson had already sensed Luie trailing behind them all the way back to the Garcia family estate in the hills outside Los Angeles.He simply hadn’t cared.Luie had been intentionally leaking
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“What is it?”Catching the slight shift in Luie’s expression, Hudson narrowed his eyes and asked, “Is this difficult?”“No.”Luie shook his head, then paused for a couple of seconds before speaking carefully.“It’s just that Thousand Blades Academy has actually been investigating the White Night Society for quite some time.”“It’s an extremely secretive organization. We’ve tried more than once to uncover the identity of the regional controller behind it, but so far we haven’t been able to reach that person.”Hudson gave him a flat look and replied without mercy, “So in other words, you made a big promise and still can’t deliver.”He leaned back slightly.“And this whole region of California is supposed to be under Thousand Blades Academy’s control? That’s kind of embarrassing.”Faced with the blunt criticism, Luie only gave a humble nod.“You’re right.”Then he quickly added, “But don’t worry. Even if we haven’t identified the controller, the academy has still gathered a lot of intell
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Aldon shook his head quickly. “I really don’t know.” The moment he said it, the chill in the room seemed to deepen.He hurried to explain, “Mr. Brown, I’m not lying. My rank in the organization is only slightly above the lowest level. On normal days, we’re not qualified to contact Elder Gerald directly. All communication goes through intermediaries.”He swallowed hard before continuing.“Ever since the Dragon Valley incident in Northern California, we haven’t received any new instructions.”A flicker of disappointment crossed Hudson’s eyes as he studied Aldon’s expression. He had hoped to pry something useful out of him, but it was obvious Aldon was telling the truth.His level in the organization was simply too low. He didn’t know enough.Hudson asked, “Who’s the intermediary? Can you still contact them?”Knowing that lying now would only get him killed, Aldon nodded immediately and revealed the intermediary’s identity.The moment Hudson heard the description, his eyes narrowed.“A w
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Shock flooded Rosian’s face.She never would have imagined that the old man she regularly saw cleaning the streets outside and handling sanitation for the neighborhood, was actually Elder Gerald.It was terrifying.Even after spending years inside the White Night Society, this was the first moment Rosian truly understood just how frightening the organization really was.She had always believed she operated freely.But in reality, there had always been a pair of unseen eyes watching.The more she thought about it, the colder her back felt. Quietly, she was grateful she hadn’t revealed anything important moments earlier.Otherwise, death would have been certain.Hudson turned and looked at the newcomer, surprise flashing in his eyes.He had already assumed negotiations were impossible and had been preparing to find another way to protect the Garcia family.He hadn’t expected the true mastermind to show up on his own.After looking the old man over from head to toe, Hudson smiled faintly
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Hudson’s heart leapt with excitement. He knew the dragon-shaped jade pendant was about to react.Curious about what kind of change was coming, he focused on it, only for a sharp pain to stab through his mind. Instantly, the whole world spun around him.When everything finally settled, Hudson froze.White surrounded him on all sides, as thick as the heavy morning fog rolling over the California coast. Just a moment ago, he had been standing inside his room. In the blink of an eye, he had somehow been transported to this strange place.After thinking it through, he became certain this had to be connected to the dragon-shaped jade pendant.Just as he was about to take a closer look around, the dense fog suddenly began to thin and drift apart.A dragon’s corpse?About a hundred yards ahead, Hudson’s eyes locked onto the massive body lying on the ground. He quickly rushed forward and confirmed that it was the same dragon he had killed earlier.The moment he saw the corpse, he immediately u
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"I’ll wipe it down.""You can’t cook?"In the kitchen, after nearly two hours of trying, Hudson stared at the pot in frustration. The dragon meat inside was still just as tough as the moment he had dropped it in. It hadn’t softened in the slightest.He had never handled anything like this before, so for a moment, he had no idea what to do.Still, he reminded himself that a dragon had lived for hundreds of years. Meat from something like that had to be different. It made sense that it would take much longer to become edible, so he forced himself to settle down and wait.Standing nearby, Hyan widened her eyes and asked, "Hudson, is that really pork?"She had originally offered to ask the housekeeper to bring in a professional chef, but Hudson had insisted on cooking it himself.Curious to see what the man she admired could actually do in the kitchen, she had followed him in. Just when she was about to ask what he planned to make, Hudson had somehow pulled out a slab of meat as if by mag
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The moment Hudson began to meditate, the power hidden inside the dragon meat was drawn out.Instantly, he felt a majestic force surge from the flesh through his hands and rush into his body like a flood. The impact was so intense that his whole body trembled uncontrollably.It was undeniably the dragon’s power.Unlike any other energy he had encountered before, Hudson could clearly sense a violent, untamed quality within it.At the same time, the scale armor hidden beneath his skin seemed to recognize that primal force. It emerged on its own, faintly visible beneath the surface, shimmering with streaks of flowing light that made it look mysterious and ancient.The violent dragon energy tore wildly through his meridians.The moment Hudson steadied himself, he immediately circulated his inner force to suppress it and begin refining it.“It’s incredibly powerful.”As he converted the dragon’s energy into his own power, Hudson clearly felt the nature of his inner force changing.Before, h
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Among the nine major sects, each one was hidden away in some remote, desolate region where almost no ordinary people ever ventured.Every sect concealed its true grounds behind powerful barrier arrays that completely masked their existence.Without knowing the correct method to enter, no outsider could ever find their way inside.When Luie suddenly stopped, Hudson’s eyes sharpened.The old man took several steps forward, then threw a punch diagonally into the empty air ahead.A wave of invisible force shot upward. The space in front of them visibly trembled.Then, little by little, something began to appear. A massive gate, dozens of feet tall, slowly materialized before them.As the giant doors emerged, an ancient, desolate aura drifted out from within, yet beneath that aged feeling was an unmistakable sense of vitality.It was as if an old world hidden for centuries had just opened its doors.Standing beneath the gate were more than a dozen disciples from the Quaten Sect’s Sierra Ne