"What's going on?"Freddie exchanged a confused look with his son. Neither of them had ever seen Dr. Eric react like this.The doctor's expression was filled with shock. "Do you still have the X-rays you took earlier?" Dr. Eric suddenly asked."Yes, they're upstairs."Freddie hurried upstairs and returned a moment later with the original films.Dr. Eric laid the old X-rays beside the new ones and studied them carefully.Almost immediately, he noticed the difference.The earlier X-rays clearly showed a dark shadow on the chest.The new X-rays were completely clean.The contrast was so obvious that anyone could see it.Freddie knew even better than anyone what that meant.Earlier, Dr. Eric had explained that the mysterious shadow on his father's chest was the source of his illness. Although he hadn't been able to identify exactly what it was, he believed that if the shadow could somehow be removed, the illness would disappear with it.His voice trembled as he asked,"Dr. Eric... does th

Trying to cheat Hudson had backfired spectacularly. Flavio had set the trap himself, only to fall into it.No matter how unwilling he was to accept reality, he had no choice but to face it.Trembling, Flavio asked, "H-How much...?"Hudson calmly raised three fingers again.Three million.Flavio nearly collapsed. ‘Another three million?’That would wipe out most of the money he'd spent years building up. How was he supposed to recover from that?"Master, please show me some mercy. I know I was wrong," Flavio pleaded. "I can come up with three million, but six million is impossible. My business has taken a lot of losses over the years."Hudson didn't respond. Instead, he casually took out his phone and started playing a game.Realizing Hudson wasn't going to budge, Flavio turned to Boss Jude. With a desperate expression, he hurried over and pleaded,"Boss Jude, we've known each other for years. Please help me talk to Master Hudson. You know my situation. It took everything I had just to

Hudson glanced down at the wet stain spreading across Yuhan's pants. He couldn't help but shake his head.The guy had wet himself just from having a gun pointed at him.With courage like that, he still thought he could hire people to rob someone?Hudson honestly couldn't understand what had been going through his mind."M-Master... I..." Yuhan wanted to explain, but no words came out.Only moments ago, he'd been imagining himself driving away in a brand-new sports car.Now, that fantasy had turned into a nightmare.The moment Hudson stepped out of the SUV, Yuhan dropped to his knees."Master, please don't kill me! I know I was wrong! Please... don't kill me!"Hudson looked at him coldly. "Kill you?" He glanced at the wet stain again. "Someone who wets himself this easily isn't even worth dirtying my hands.""Y-Yes… You're right...I'm not worth it. Killing me would only dirty your hands. I'm nobody. I'm not worth it."Yuhan threw away every shred of pride he had.There wasn't a trace l

As Hudson's strength gradually returned, the amount of spiritual energy he needed increased as well. Based on the spiritual energy surrounding the mountain pool alone, he estimated it would take at least six months to recover.Six months was far too long.After diving deep into the pool, Hudson had discovered that the spiritual energy beneath the surface was far denser than what surrounded it. The closer he got to the enormous stone gate hidden below, the richer the energy became. If he could cultivate there safely, he estimated he could recover nearly eighty percent of his strength in just two months.Once he reached that point, he should be able to reopen the Sealed Heaven Realm.After that, there would be no reason to remain in Pine Ridge Village, wasting time recovering little by little. He could simply use the flood dragon meat stored inside the realm to restore himself completely.But every time he thought about the guardian beast lurking in the depths of the pool, a knot formed

A few minutes later… Hudson and Zenard emerged from the woods.Looking defeated, Zenard walked back to the people from Shimo Village. Without saying a word, he gathered them up and led them away.The villagers of Tieran Village all stared at Hudson with puzzled expressions.They couldn't understand why he had let Zenard go.Some had expected Hudson to cripple him, while others had even thought he might kill him.Hudson could only shake his head.Although Zenard had crossed the line, there had never been any personal grudge between them.Why would he take someone's life over something like this?Everyone had their own perspective.When the villagers of Shimo Village were bullied and even Zenard's father had his arm broken, any son would naturally stand up for his family.From Zenard's point of view, bringing people to seek justice wasn't unreasonable.After confirming that the injuries suffered by the people from Shimo Village were no worse than those in Tieran Village, Hudson chose no