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CHAPTER 623
The giant metal bucket of the tractor rose into the air like the jaw of a monster. It began to descend, a shadow falling over Vanessa and her son. She braced for the impact, but it never came.She opened her eyes to see a figure standing over her. It was Michael. He wasn't running. He wasn't hiding. He was standing with his feet planted in the dirt, his arms raised high, his bare hands stopping the massive steel bucket of the tractor mid-air."Michael..." she breathed, her heart stopping."Hey, you!" Frederick screamed, his eyes bulging. "Who the hell are you? You have a death wish? Get out of there, or I'll crush you along with them!"Adrian didn't say a word. His eyes were cold, glowing with a dangerous, quiet fire."Crush him!" Frederick screamed at the operator. "Crush them all! I’ll triple your money!"The worker’s eyes shone with greed. He slammed the gear into the highest setting. The tractor’s metal tires began to roll aggressively, digging deep into the soil. Black smoke erup
CHAPTER 622
Mr. Frederick stood with his arms crossed, his face a mask of jagged cruelty."Please, Mr. Frederick!" Vanessa cried, her voice breaking as she clutched the envelope containing the company’s donation. "Take the two hundred thousand dollars. It’s a fortune! I will find a way to pay the rest, I promise. Just give me time!""I don't have time for this nonsense!" Frederick barked, his spit flying. "Since you aren't ready to pay the full five years, your home is gone today!"He whipped out his phone and jabbed at the screen. "Yeah, bring the caterpillar in. Now! I’ll pay you an extra twenty thousand if you level the place by sunset." He snapped the phone shut and glared at Vanessa. "Go in and grab whatever junk you can, woman, because this shack is coming down.""Where will we sleep?" Vanessa begged, falling to her knees. "My son just got out of the hospital! The doctor said he needs rest. This stress will kill him!""I don't care if you sleep under the rain or under a bridge," Frederick s
CHAPTER 621
Adrian chuckled as he pulled the vehicle out into the street. "I think you just might, kid."Vanessa sat in the plush leather seat, the silence of the luxury cabin making her feel like she was in a dream. Finally, she couldn't hold it in any longer. "Michael... who the hell are you? I’ve worked with you for months. You’re a janitor. You clean floors. Why did a world-renowned legend prostrate himself before you? Why did he call you 'Master'?"Adrian kept his eyes on the road, his hands steady on the wheel. "There’s a lot you don't know about me, Vanessa. It will all make sense one day, I promise. For now, let’s just say Aldric and I go way back. He’s an old friend who owes me a few favors.""An old friend who rips out his own fingernails because he was two minutes late?" Vanessa muttered, though she didn't push further. She was exhausted, and for the first time in weeks, her son was breathing easily beside her.They eventually pulled up to Vanessa’s home, a small, modest bungalow on th
CHAPTER 620
Adrian offered a small, tired smile. "I told you I was going to handle it, Vanessa. I keep my word."Standing a few feet away, Aldric Sylvester watched Adrian with a look of absolute awe. As the "Legendary Healer," Aldric knew his own limits. He knew that if he had arrived ten minutes earlier, he would have made a foolish, traditional diagnosis just like Sedric. He would have treated the symptoms and watched the boy die. But Adrian had seen the invisible; he had treated the soul and the body at once.Aldric stepped toward Adrian, bowing his head again. "Sir, if I have one wish left in this short life, it is to be your student. To learn even a fraction of what you just displayed... it would be the greatest honor of my career."Adrian looked at the old healer. He saw the sincerity in his eyes, the genuine hunger for knowledge that had been lost in men like Sedric. "You have a good heart, Aldric. I will send you some of my documented remedies and ancient formulas. You have earned them."
CHAPTER 619
Dr. Bernard was almost shaking out of his skin. He stepped back into the shadows, praying with every fiber of his soul that Adrian wouldn't remember the insults he had hurled earlier. He felt the cold sweat of a man who had narrowly escaped a death sentence.Aldric turned to Adrian, his voice returning to that low, humble tone. "I cannot heal this patient when someone of your caliber is here. Please, Sir... heal the boy."No one opposed him. Adrian stepped forward toward the bed where Victor Gale lay. He turned to the nurses, who were now moving like robots, their faces pale with shock. "The materials I asked for. Bring them."They rushed to obey, handing him a heavy mortar and pestle, charcoal, and a collection of rare herbs. Adrian’s movements were like the movements of a priest performing a holy rite.He ground the charcoal into a fine powder, his hands moving with a rhythmic grace. He ignited the mixture, adding the dried herbs until a thick, sweet-smelling smoke began to rise. Bu
CHAPTER 618
Sedric was trembling so hard his teeth were chattering. "H-him? A great healer? But he’s a cleaner! He empties the trash!""If you knew who you had truly challenged," Aldric hissed, leaning over Sedric until their faces were inches apart, "you would pick up a surgical knife and slit your own throat right now just to avoid the shame. I have witnessed his power. It is nothing in this world. It is a force that bends life and death to its will."Aldric straightened his back and looked at the black vial. "Well, since I heard you have signed your own death warrant, go ahead. Drink the poison. You crossed someone beyond the stars; you were a dead man the moment you opened your mouth. Drinking this venom is actually me being merciful. I have seen people cross him and suffer deaths so lingering and painful that they prayed for a thousand years for the end. Go on. Drink."The reality finally shattered Sedric’s mind. He fell to his knees, crawling toward Adrian’s feet, his silk coat dragging thr
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