“Go,” Valentina said, glancing briefly at Martin before shifting her gaze back to the thugs.“I’m fine.”There was a reason Valentina rejected Martin’s request.As a former special forces operative, she understood one fundamental rule of hostage rescue missions:the team leader’s safety always came first.He was the one everyone protected.In this mission, that person was Martin.Valentina knew exactly what she had to do.Rather than allowing Martin to risk himself against these people, she chose to follow protocol.Martin had to be the priority.“I can handle them,” Valentina added calmly.“There’s no need to worry about me.”“About that—”Martin was about to say that formalities didn’t matter right now, and that Quinn’s safety was far more important.But before he could finish, the thugs who had been trembling moments ago suddenly began shouting again.“Hey, devil! Don’t think you’ve won!”“I’ll chop your body into pieces and feed it to the dogs! Hiiyaaa!”No one knew where they got

At first, the Black Spider members couldn’t understand why the notoriously savage and ferocious Red Skull had suddenly fallen into fear.Especially when they realized that their opponents were merely two people who didn’t look special at all.But their confusion was fully repaid the moment they witnessed what Martin and Valentina were capable of.The abilities of these two were far beyond those of ordinary humans.As drug dealers operating in Havenport, Black Spider was no stranger to the existence of that serum—though they had never had the chance to use it themselves.“So the rumors were true,” the boss thought as he watched Martin and Valentina take down Red Skull thugs with a single punch each. “That serum’s effects are terrifying.”Yet despite how nearly impossible it was to fight the two head-on, the boss realized something.“But no matter how strong a human is… they still kneel before firearms, don’t they?”Lowering his gaze to the AK-47 in his hands, the solution was right in

“I should finish this quickly,” Martin muttered.Now that Valentina had successfully left the area, there was no reason for him to linger any longer.Truthfully, he had initially planned to leave immediately and follow after her without bothering to deal with these people at all.But he knew better.If he let them live, they would only become trouble later.Stepping forward, Martin’s already terrifying speed suddenly surged.Within just a few seconds, his body vanished from their sight.“Huh?! Where did he go? Where is he?!”The Black Spider members stopped firing, snapping their heads left and right in panic.“He couldn’t have just disappeared, right?”While everyone else frantically searched their surroundings, the so-called seer began sweating even more heavily, his head shaking in disbelief.“T-this… this isn’t right.”Turning to the others, he spoke with a trembling voice.“We have to leave. Now. There’s no time. We need to run immediately.”Every instinct in his body screamed th

“Is that… Quinn?” Valentina murmured.But before she could look any closer, a voice disturbed her.“Well done, agent. You’ve proven which side you’re on.”Turning her head, she saw Axel sitting leisurely on a chair in the corner, both of his legs crossed.Behind him stood two men just as tall and heavily built as he was, their stances alert and ready.“Doris, tie her up,” Axel ordered.The man in a karate outfit standing to his right immediately stepped forward.“Boss, she’s really beautiful.”Grabbing Valentina by the hair, Doris stared intently at her face.“May I have a taste first?”Spit!Valentina spat straight into his face.“Watch your mouth, or I’ll cut out that tongue of yours!”“Woah! Feisty, huh? That’s totally my type.”Without waiting for Axel’s response, Doris leaned in to kiss Valentina.“That’s enough.”Axel’s voice suddenly sounded from behind him.“Now isn’t the time. After we kill that man named Martin, you’re free to do whatever you want to her.”“Hehehe. Sounds li

“How dare you say something like that!”Slap!Doris swung his right hand across Valentina’s face, leaving clear finger marks on her pale skin.Slap!Slap!Slap!The sharp sound of slaps quickly filled the room.“A woman like you shouldn’t be allowed to run this wild!” Doris shouted as his hands alternated, striking Valentina’s cheeks again and again. “You need to be taught a lesson until you’re properly tamed!”“You bastard!”Placing both palms against her cheeks, Valentina endured the blows, lowering her head.“That’s enough.”Cassandra’s voice suddenly rang out. But as if he hadn’t heard her, Doris continued striking Valentina.“I said stop!”Her shout made the man freeze.In this place, aside from Alexander, she was the only woman whose orders carried absolute authority.“There’s no point in you resisting,” Cassandra said calmly. “Even if you use everything you have against him, you’ll never be his match.”She crouched in front of Valentina, holding her face.“He’s already reached