All Chapters of Hudson: The Secret Doctor: Chapter 401
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"I'm willing to die with you."The words had barely left Reilan's mouth when Hudson's heart tightened slightly.He had only been teasing her, asking whether she regretted having to die with him. Yet her answer had come without hesitation.There was a difference between saying something casually and genuinely being willing to do it.Hudson cleared his throat and tried to hide his reaction."We really could die today. That's an unavoidable possibility."He paused, then added confidently, "But I'm not dying today."Reilan stared at him in surprise."You're not dying? There are still five Grandmasters waiting outside!"She knew Hudson was incredibly powerful, but no matter how strong he was, he still needed enough energy to support that strength.The attackers had clearly planned everything carefully. They knew Hudson was powerful, so they had prepared the poisonous gas specifically to drain his energy. Once he was weakened enough, the five Grandmasters would move in and finish them both.
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The sudden voice startled the five Grandmasters. But they recovered quickly. The moment they realized Hudson and Reilan were standing there, they immediately spread out and surrounded the two of them, trapping them in the center.Confusion filled the five men's faces. They couldn't understand how Hudson and Reilan had disappeared only moments ago, only to suddenly reappear right in front of them.Could Hudson know some kind of invisibility technique?The leader stared at Hudson's smug expression and sneered. "Kid, I thought you'd escaped. I was just about to let you off.""Yet you actually came back. You must have a death wish!"The five exchanged glances before quickly taking their positions. Their auras surged at the same time, intertwining with one another until an invisible pressure gathered in the center of their formation.They clearly knew Hudson wouldn't be easy to deal with. Before launching the ambush, they had already studied a strategy specifically for him. Their plan was
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Five minutes later, Reilan's battle finally came to an end.Her opponent was only a pseudo-Grandmaster. Even though Reilan was injured and had already used up most of her true energy, she was still far stronger than him. A weakened tiger was still a tiger, and killing him wasn't particularly difficult.The moment the man fell, the third battle soul pounced on him without hesitation and began absorbing his remaining life force.Reilan stared at the dried corpse on the ground, a chill running through her.She hadn't expected these ghost-like creatures to actually feed on life force. Just how many people had they absorbed to reach the Grandmaster level?The battle had also left Reilan exhausted. Her face was pale, and her body felt noticeably weaker as she staggered back toward Hudson.She was about to speak when she noticed something strange.Hudson looked pale as well. More importantly, he seemed completely lost in thought, as though he hadn't even noticed her approaching.Reilan waite
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From that day forward, none of the women were allowed to leave Omega Pavilion.At least until the danger posed by Crane was dealt with, they had to remain inside. With Crane now possessing a secret technique capable of rapidly advancing a Grandmaster to a higher level, he would no longer care about his losses. He would simply keep sending people after them.Even if those pseudo-Grandmasters weren't strong enough to cause serious harm, they could still cause plenty of trouble. Constant harassment alone was enough to make anyone miserable.Hudson didn't believe Crane was the kind of man who would play by the rules. Once someone became his enemy, he would target them relentlessly.And now that the people Crane had sent had been eliminated one after another, it was only natural that his attention would eventually turn toward Ivory and the others.When the women learned that they were no longer allowed to leave Omega Pavilion, none of them complained. They didn't want to become a burden to
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Hearing this, Hudson and Julo instinctively exchanged a glance. Neither of them fully understood what Reilan meant.When something didn't make sense, Hudson had never been the type to keep guessing."What do you mean?" he asked directly. "Are you saying you'll die if you enter Big Sur Mountain?"Reilan nodded, her expression complicated."More or less."After a brief pause, she continued, "When I was born, my father hired a master to read my fortune. According to his calculations, Big Sur Mountain was a place I should never enter. If I did, my chances of dying would be as high as ninety-nine percent."Her expression darkened as she said the last sentence."Big Sur Mountain is my death ground."Hudson had studied metaphysics before, so he understood what she meant by a death ground.Some people were believed to have a natural conflict with certain locations or directions. They might live and work somewhere else without experiencing any major problems. Even when they were injured, they
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Hudson helplessly got to his feet and gave the bed to Reilan, whose face was twisted with pain.Her condition clearly needed to be treated immediately."Why would it flare up at a time like this?" Hudson asked, genuinely puzzled.Reilan had been with him for quite some time, and he had been the one treating her whenever her condition acted up. Under normal circumstances, he knew her body well enough to know that this shouldn't have happened now."Maybe it's because we're so close to Big Sur Mountain," Reilan said through the pain. "That place has always been my death zone. Now that I'm here, something was bound to happen."Although she had decided to follow Hudson and face Big Sur Mountain, she couldn't completely shake the u
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The situation, the atmosphere, and those words were enough to push Hudson, who was already struggling to maintain control, dangerously close to his breaking point.His hand, still resting against Reilan's chest as part of the treatment, instinctively shifted.Reilan kept her eyes closed, her hands tightening into fists at her sides. At the same time, she clearly sensed Hudson moving closer.His warm breath brushed against her face, sending waves of heat through her body and leaving her increasingly weak.Yet the next step she expected never came. Hudson's hand stopped moving completely.Confused, Reilan slowly opened her eyes to see what he was doing.The moment her eyes opened, e
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Fierce wolves, massive tigers, savage bears...These animals, which would normally attack one another on sight, seemed to have formed an uneasy alliance after the warriors entered Big Sur Mountain, turning their attention toward the outsiders instead.The strange environment had clearly changed them. Hudson could tell at a glance that these creatures were different from ordinary animals. Their bodies had mutated, and their strength was far beyond what it should have been."Last time, I was surrounded by three wolves and almost got eaten."Reilan still remembered the experience with lingering fear. "These creatures aren't ordinary animals anymore. They've evolved into something much more dangerous.""Whether it's their strength or their ferocity, they're at least a hundred times more dangerous than their counterparts outside."Hudson raised an eyebrow.Three wolves had nearly killed Reilan, a newly promoted Grandmaster?It was surprising, but after thinking about it, he realized it mad
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The valley was a wolf's den.Hundreds of fierce wolves occupied the area. Some were playfully chasing one another, while others lay lazily in the sunlight, completely at ease within their territory.When Hudson reached the edge of the valley, he stopped and thought for a moment before turning to Reilan and Julo."You two find somewhere to hide first.""It'll be easier for me to move around alone."Reilan and Julo didn't argue. They immediately followed the ridge and disappeared deeper into the surrounding woods.As they moved, however, Reilan couldn't help feeling puzzled. Why hadn't Hudson simply taken them into that mysterious space?Instead, he had them hide somewhere in the forest.Not everyone had a body as strong as his. If there were other ferocious beasts lurking in the woods, hiding there could be extremely dangerous.What Reilan didn't know was that Dangie and the others were already following closely behind them.If they had been carrying binoculars or other equipment to ob
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Hudson had originally planned to use the wolves to take down his enemies.He just hadn't expected Dangie to get caught up in the trap as well.Dangie couldn't understand it. The Wolf King's sense of smell was incredibly sharp, so how had it lost track of Hudson? No matter how carefully Hudson had planned everything, Dangie had still fallen straight into his trap.The Wolf King approached step by step, its heavy paws crushing the leaves beneath it.Dangie knew the beast possessed a certain level of intelligence, so he quickly tried to reason with it. "Wolf King, that kid is the one who provoked you. I have nothing to do with it!"He paused before adding, "The enemy of your enemy is your friend. We're on the same side!"The Wolf King bared its teeth, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs. The sight sent a chill down Dangie's spine.Dangie's reasoning wasn't entirely wrong. The Wolf King knew Hudson had deliberately provoked it. However, it had also seen the poison gas released by Dangie's