The moment Harrison Caldwell opened his mouth, everyone in the room subconsciously became tense.The atmosphere immediately turned heavy.Beatrice was the first to react.Her face changed dramatically as she hurried toward Harrison with a nervous smile plastered across her face.“Mr. Caldwell , please allow me to explain!”Everyone looked at her.Beatrice pointed directly at Elara without hesitation.“Whatever happened has absolutely nothing to do with the Voss family.”Her voice became louder.“My son Brent, myself, and the entire Aldric Group had no involvement whatsoever.”She pointed again.“It’s her.”Her finger practically stabbed the air.“That girl right there.”“And her ex-convict boyfriend.”“Whatever happened between your son and them has nothing to do with us.”Diana’s face immediately darkened.“Beatrice!”But Beatrice wasn’t done.“If you’re here for compensation, revenge, or justice, then she’s the one responsible.”She stepped backward toward Brent.“We want no part o

Abel casually adjusted his suit before looking at the armed men surrounding them.“Good afternoon, gentlemen.”Nobody responded.The tension remained unbearable.Abel sighed dramatically.“Tough crowd.”Then his smile widened.“We’re here for Victor Crane.”The guards immediately became even more hostile.One of them stepped forward.“State your business.”Abel chuckled.“Simple.”His eyes narrowed slightly.“You can go get your boss.”The smile remained on his face.“That’s the easy way.”Then his tone changed.Slightly.Barely noticeable.Yet everyone felt it.“Or…”He glanced around the street.“The hard way.”His smile returned.“We ruin everything.”“And still get your boss.”The words instantly enraged several Iron Wolves members.“You bastard!”One man pointed his rifle.“This is Hollow Street.”“Turn around and leave.”Others quickly joined.More weapons were raised.The atmosphere became increasingly dangerous.Yet Abel simply sighed.Almost disappointed.“Very well.”He shoo

Cain didn’t give Victor the courtesy of distance for long, because the moment Victor broke into a retreating sprint through Hollow Street’s broken roads, the behemoth followed with a heavy, earth-shaking charge that cracked the pavement under each step, his massive frame moving with an almost unnatural speed for something that size, while Victor, still weakened from recovery and with his arm strapped in a sling, twisted his body just barely enough to avoid a descending fist that would have flattened a car hood.The impact of Cain’s missed strike alone shattered the ground where Victor had stood, sending shards of concrete upward like shrapnel, and Victor used that split-second opening to pivot sideways and slam a sharp elbow into Cain’s ribs, a blow that would have broken normal bone instantly, yet instead only made Cain grunt once, low and annoyed, like someone brushing off a mild irritation.“Still standing…” Victor muttered under his breath, eyes narrowing as he realized what he wa

Meanwhile back at Victor and Cain.Victor barely managed to throw himself sideways as a car door spun through the air like a giant blade.WHOOSH!The metal passed inches from his face before embedding itself into a concrete wall several meters away.Before Victor could even regain his footing, Cain was already moving.The giant monster charged forward with frightening speed, his enormous feet crushing the road beneath him. Every step left cracks spreading across the pavement.“RUN!” Cain roared with excitement.His massive fist descended from above.BOOM!The ground exploded.Victor rolled away just in time, pieces of concrete flying in every direction. He immediately pushed himself forward and launched a punch toward Cain’s ribs.BAM!The blow landed solidly.Cain’s body shifted slightly.Only slightly.Victor frowned.That punch could easily knock an ordinary man unconscious, yet it barely seemed to affect the monster.Cain looked down at the spot where Victor had hit him.Then he g

Victor’s fist crashed into Cain’s face with explosive force, sending the giant stumbling backward once more. Before Cain could regain his footing, Victor was already upon him again. Another punch landed against his ribs, followed by an elbow to the jaw and a devastating knee strike to his stomach. The giant roared angrily as he swung both fists downward, but Victor moved aside at the last second and countered with another blow that snapped Cain’s head sideways.The battle had completely changed.Just minutes ago Victor had been the one desperately trying to evade the monster’s attacks, but now the situation was reversing. Every movement Victor made carried frightening speed and power. His eyes had become cold and empty, devoid of hesitation or fear. He wasn’t fighting like a human anymore. He wasn’t even fighting like a skilled martial artist. He was fighting purely on instinct.Survival.That was the only thing remaining inside his mind.Surge Mode.The forbidden technique Kade had t