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CHAPTER 354
A wave of sound ripped through the plaza.Some gasped in shock while some burst out in laughter.Some faces lit up with cruel excitement.“Finally! This boy will die a disgraced death!”“He dared the Shadow Duel? Madness!”Others shouted warnings, fear sharp in their voices.“Do you even know who Azazel’s shadow is?!”“That thing doesn’t just kill!”“It traps the souls of those it slays!”“Your soul will be chained to him forever!”“You’ll be tortured for eternity!”A robed elder stepped forward, voice shaking.“Kneel, boy! Apologize now while you still have a soul to save!”“Beg Azazel for mercy!”The pressure in the air became unbearable.Even the Don… for the first time… hesitated.Don Ventresca took a step forward, his grip tightening around his cane.His eyes flicked to Adrian.His eyes were filled with real concern.This was no street fight.This was not politics.This was death.He opened his mouth to speak.“Azazel,” the Don began, his voice lower, careful. “The duel...”But b
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Azazel’s face twisted in disgust.“This man?” he spat. “This washed-up little bully? This is your shadow?”He scoffed, shaking his head.“No. Impossible.”He pointed a shaking finger at Adrian.“How can you claim someone this ORDINARY is your shadow?”The crowd erupted.Voices rose from every corner of the plaza.“This man mocks us!”“He killed a second-in-command of Azaael in front of the Summit!”“This is an insult to the underworld!”“He deserves to be beheaded on the spot, not promoted!”Finger after finger pointed at Adrian.Hatred spread like fire through dry grass.Some stepped forward boldly, emboldened by numbers.Others spoke with fake calm.“If you allow this,” one man said coldly, “then the rumors are true.”“You have grown old, Don Ventresca.”“Weak.”“Unfit to rule.”Another voice followed, quieter, sharper.“If you go ahead with this madness… an anonymous bounty will be placed on your head.”“And on his.”A murmur of agreement rippled through the elites.Threats disguis
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Azazel stood frozen.His eyes blazed with confusion and rage.Gaius’s body twitched once on the marble… then went still.Azazel took a step forward, his voice breaking with fury:“What… did you just do?”Adrian didn’t blink.Didn’t flinch.Didn’t show a single drop of fear.“He offended me,” Adrian said calmly, as if stating the weather.“And you refused to apologize on his behalf.”He dusted his hands.“So he had to go.”Gasps tore through the crowd.“Is this man insane?!”“He killed Azazel’s second-in-command??”“Oh God—someone stop this.”Azazel snapped.His aura detonated outward like an explosion.CRACK—CRACK—CRACKThe decorative windows nearby shattered under the pressure.His hand flew to the hilt of his true blade.The blackened sword was covered in burning red runes.“You dare kill my right hand?” Azazel roared.His voice shook the entire plaza.“You DARE?!”The mercenaries scattered back instinctively, terrified to be caught in the blast radius.The crowd had now fully forme
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The air pressure spiked.Even the mercenaries several meters away choked for breath.Azazel’s aura flared like a burning sun.He raised a hand.Dark flames spiraled into existence, forming a blade made of pure shadow and fire.His coat snapped violently behind him, reacting to the magic.“Today…” Azazel roared, pointing the flaming blade directly at Adrian’s chest.“…YOU. WILL. DIE.”The opera house trembled.Gaius whimpered at Adrian’s feet.And Adrian?He let go of Gaius’s hand…Straightened his suit…And stepped forward calmly.He stepped forward through the broken bodies, through the trembling guards.“I was just about to enter,” he said calmly, tucking his hands into his suit pockets, “when your men decided to be rude to me.”He tilted his head, eyes meeting Azazel’s blazing red stare with ice-cold boredom.“Maybe,” Adrian added, “you will apologize on their behalf.”Gasp rippled from the surrounding crowd.“He... he asked Azazel to apologize?”“Is he insane?”“Does he have a de
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The first man swung a metal baton toward Adrian’s head.Adrian leaned aside a single inch.The baton sliced empty air.Adrian caught the man’s wrist.Twist.CRACK.The guard screamed as Adrian shoved him into two others, knocking them down.Another guard charged from behind with a taser.Adrian pivoted, grabbed the guard’s arm, and slammed him into the opera house pillar—BOOM.The decorative lantern above them swung wildly from the impact.Three more lunged at once.Adrian ducked under the first punch, slid across the polished marble, and swept his leg under the nearest guard.The man flipped upside down and crashed onto a velvet rope barrier, tangling himself hopelessly.The second man pulled a knife.Adrian kicked a dropped baton across the floor.It skidded and slammed into the man’s shin.The guard screamed and collapsed.The third guard tried to tackle Adrian, but Adrian simply side-stepped, grabbed the back of his collar, and hurled him straight into a stone.The entire structu
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The guard straightened instantly as Gaius approached, his voice suddenly nervous.“This man claims to be here for Don Ventresca, sir,” the guard said quickly. “But he’s not on the list.”Gaius stopped in front of Adrian, towering over him.He looked Adrian up and down with slow, deliberate disdain.Recognition flickered in his eyes.Then he burst into laughter.A deep, harsh laugh that made the other guards smirk.“Well, well,” Gaius drawled. “Adrian Lancaster. The famous little doctor.”His lip curled mockingly.“The one who follows the Triad Princess around like a loyal puppy.”Several guards laughed under their breath.Gaius leaned closer, his breath hot with arrogance.“Tell me,” he said, voice dripping poison, “is Don Ventresca truly so desperate he’s using Lilith’s sloppy seconds as his shadow?”Adrian’s expression didn’t move.Gaius chuckled again, pleased with himself.“Moretti doesn’t need protection,” he said. “He needs a coffin. Go home, Doctor. Crawl back to your girlfrien
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