2025-01-07 20:26:36Adrian's head banged loud at the urgency of the situation. He had to save Ricardo's sister again? He already saved her life last night? Why was her life already in danger again? Now he had to abandon the search for his father?
"It is your choice, Adrian. Do you want to continue with the filler mission, or you would like to take on this one instead? You have four minutes left." He really wanted to find out about his father, but the thought of Lyana dying after what he went through last night to save her was not good. He needed to save her again. Afterall he could come back and do this later. "Wh... Where is she? At the hospital?" The map appeared. "No, Adrian. She appears to be in a vehicle on her way home from the hospital. For some reason, she was discharged today under untold circumstances." Adrian checked the map. Lyana's vehicle was driving across the Stephanie Lane Bridge Pass. That was way on the other side of town, there was no way he could get there in four minutes. "But I can't make it..." He whispered. "Yes, you can." The system responded. "All you have to do is to use your character points." His character points? Those things which he had no idea what they were? He had ten points as shown on the screen. Making use of his mind to control a cursor on the screen, he chose to use one of them. A variety of options came up before him. It was a list of abilities. "These abilities are in relevance to the problem at hand. You have to choose one." The first thing he saw was speed. He had chosen that before he saw teleportation, time freeze and flight. "Congratulations! You have been granted the character of a speedster for this mission." A wave of fresh energy swept through his body and mind. It felt electric. "Wait... Does this mean??" "Yes, Adrian. You can now travel at the blistering speed of light." "You have got to be kidding me!" Adrian carried his legs, they went faster than his eyes could capture. Soon the houses around him flew behind, the trees and the cars started to disappear in the blink of an eye. The moving vehicles looked still, and the time on the screen counted down really slowly. "Two minutes left!" Time was no longer a problem. He was running as fast as Barry Allen. There was no doubt he would make it. "There she is!" He sighted her vehicle driving away. With reinvigorated strength, Adrian raced at her and stopped a few yards in front of the car, forcing it to screech to a halt. "Who is this mad man?" The man driving the car was furious. "Are you crazy? Do you have a death wish?" "You have to exit the vehicle!" Adrian warned, certain the danger was part of the car somehow. It was the latest Luxury SUV in town, but there was something strange about it according to his eyes. It was coloured in blinking red. Adrian didn't understand the meaning of this but he was sure the system was telling him something. "I think you want to exit this world, you nobody! How dare you interrupt lady Lyana's journey?!" The driver was on his way out now and was charging towards Adrian. "Wait!" The back door opened and a face popped up through the cracks. It was more beautiful than how Adrian remembered it from the hospital. "I know you." Lyana came out with the kind of expression which exposed her struggle in trying to remember whom Adrian was. "Miss Lyana, please don't go any close to this pauper. He might be a criminal here to put you in danger. Please return to the car and let me deal with this." She didn't listen. Closer and closer she came till they were just a heavy breathe apart. The time on the screen counted down into seconds. "I remember..." She said finally, raising her fingers towards his face. "You are the man from the hospital... I saw your face when I woke up..." "ADRIAN, YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS! TAKE HER TO SAFETY!" A reflex surge of power rose in his veins. He held her tight and ran as fast as he could away from the car. 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Boom! A terrible wind blew at them from behind. He stopped and they turned around to behold the burning SUV as some of it's parts still flew around in the air. "What...?" Her face was filled with immense fear. "There was a bomb on your car." Adrian explained, only just realizing himself. "You... You saved my life... Again..." It seemed like she was going to cry as she threw her arms around him. It was a warm hug. He didn't remember having one of those ever since he said goodbye to his foster mother in the village three years ago. Adrian always had a certain impression of the Rodriguez family. Wealthy, pompous and proud, never appreciative of others no matter what and always ready to step on the lower class. He experienced that himself when he was very young. Ricardo and his step mother, Matilda had only proved his sentiments right the night before. But it seemed Lyana was a different person. "Lucas..." She sobbed, referring to her driver. Adrian couldn't save him. He felt bad knowing Lucas is probably burning to ashes at the moment. "Do not worry, Adrian. He was never a good person. LUCAS VASQUEZ WAS THE ONE WHO PLANTED THE BOMB IN THE FIRST PLACE." Adrian was agape at this piece of information, but chose not to inform her. Afterall, the man was now dead. A fleet of luxurious cars swam towards them from afar with dangerous speed, sirens blasting the evening alive. Police cars, ambulances, the fire department and some exquisite private vehicles all flashed the evening into brightness, surrounding them. A car stopped by their side and a familiar man came running. "Miss Lyana! Are you alright?" James Halton held Lyana by the shoulders and checked her for injuries. "I'm fine, James. But Lucas..." James Halton shut his eyes close in a brief grief of Lucas Vasquez. Adrian was tempted again to tell them Vasquez was a traitor but he persisted. "This man here saved my life a second time." Lyana pointed Adrian out. James Halton turned to notice him. "Mr Adrian Blood?! What can I say? You just saved my life as well. If anything had happened to Miss, I would blame myself forever for allowing her travel on her own. Thank you one more time. We surely owe you a lot right now." "You are welcome, Mr Halton. I just happened to be passing by." Adrian waved it aside. James Halton was going to walk away but then he stopped and turned around. "How did you know about the bomb? Not even my highly trained men could detect it before Miss Lyana would travel in the vehicle. That is a great failure on our part. You seem to be better skilled than us and I would be happy to learn from you." Adrian could not tell him that he was informed by a magical system. Of course James Halton would not believe that he could see into secrets and predict the future. It was all crazy. "Let us just say... I was lucky." "Luck?" James Halton smirked. "You see, Mr Blood. Here's one thing about me: I don't believe in luck. Or is there something you don't want to reveal?" It looked like he was getting suspicions now. Adrian couldn't stand there for any more minute.
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Chapter Three Hundred Eight
Many years ago, when the old butler was first arrested, some people thought he would soon confess to aiding his son in his crimes as soon as he realised that he had been abandoned. But that never happened. Inside his prison cell, the old butler maintained that he knew nothing about the murder.He denied every allegation brought against him, insisting that he had neither participated in the crime nor known anything about his son's involvement. The only thing he eventually admitted was that he and Baldwin had not been on speaking terms for several years."Baldwin is a foolish boy," he told Sebastian Waters and Lyu during one of their conversations. His voice carried the bitterness of a disappointed father. "He has always been foolish. He dreams of things that are beyond his reach, things he has no business desiring."Lyu remained silent, allowing the old man to continue."Some people are born into certain positions, and there is nothing wrong with accepting the life that comes with it.
Chapter Three Hundred Seven
Through the scope, Lyu continued observing the two men seated across from each other.The younger man was the original target, but his attention had gradually shifted toward the individual sitting opposite him. The meeting appeared cordial enough from a distance. A low table separated the two men, with a tea set placed neatly between them. One seemed to be making an offer, while the other listened.Lyu adjusted the scope slightly. Then his eyes narrowed."Baldwin Manchester." He recognized the man immediately.Although several decades had passed since their last encounter, there was little doubt in his mind. Time had added a few wrinkles to his face and silvered his hair, but certain features were difficult to forget.Who would have thought their paths would cross again under such circumstances? He remembered him from a different time, when the Rodriguez family was a dynasty full of flourish and the household operated under the authority of Lyana's grandfather.Baldwin had been the so
Chapter Three Hundred Six
Fists pounded against the restroom door."Mr. Blood? Is everything all right in there?"Adrian stood before the mirror, adjusting his collar. He had already regained control of his emotions, but the revelation about Lyana continued to weigh heavily on his mind. He needed to act quickly. Every second spent here was a second wasted."I'm fine," he replied."Then perhaps you should come out, sir. Mr. Manchester has been waiting for some time."Adrian ignored the remark.For a few moments, silence settled outside the door. Then came another knock, harder than the first."Mr. Blood, we really need you to open the door."The concern in the guard's voice had begun to sound like a lazy attempt to conceal growing impatience.Adrian Blood narrowed his eyes. What's the hurry? He moved away from the mirror and stood beside the door, listening carefully. A few seconds later, he heard footsteps retreating. One of the guards had apparently moved farther down the corridor to make a phone call."Sir,
Chapter Three Hundred Five
Five minutes passed, and the target finally arrived.A black car glided beneath the hotel's grand canopy, its polished surface reflecting the golden lights illuminating the entrance. A doorman hurried forward to open the door, and a young man stepped out, straightening his coat before making his way toward the building.Lyu adjusted his position, bringing the man's face into focus through the scope.It was him.The same young man from the photograph.Lyu studied his features carefully, comparing them with the image he had memorized. The dark hair, the sharp contours of his face, the composed expression that seemed almost indifferent to the world around him. There was no mistake.Yet, as he watched the young man approach the entrance, that familiar sensation returned.It was faint but persistent, like a distant memory buried beneath layers of forgotten experiences. Something about the young man's face stirred a feeling Lyu couldn't explain. It was as though he had encountered him befor
Chapter Three Hundred Four
London greeted Lyu with rain.It fell in thin, gray sheets across the airfield as he descended the airplane's narrow stairs, his single suitcase in one hand, the briefcase Joseph had left him in the other. The cold found the gaps in his coat immediately, and he welcomed it. Cold was clarifying. It kept a man from thinking too much, it kept a man alert.He cleared immigration without incident, a tired old traveler with nothing to declare, and had barely stepped into the arrivals hall when the phone they had forced on him vibrated against his chest. A message from an unknown sender. No greeting, no signature, only an address in a district he did not recognize, typed out in plain text as though it were a restaurant recommendation.He was still staring at it when the phone rang."Mr Lyu." The voice was male, young, careful in a way that suggested a script. "You have received the address." The voice did not await his response."Proceed to it. Your assignment will be waiting there. The det
Chapter Three Hundred Three
Lyu sat alone on a hard plastic bench near his departure gate, a single suitcase resting against his leg, watching the departure board flicker through its endless rotation of cities and times without truly seeing any of it. His mind had drifted backward, unwillingly, to the room he was in just a few hours ago.Melissa's voice still echoed in his ears, cold and satisfied, delivering her ultimatum with the same casual cruelty she had always worn like perfume.You will do exactly as I ask, or your daughter dies. It really is that simple, Lyu. That was the way she made her threat just after the call ended in her room. Lyana had been captured, and only Lyu could save her now. The only way to do that was to obey Melissa's instructions.She had wanted someone dead. She had refused to name the target outright, only informing him that the man he needed to kill was currently in London, and that further instructions would reach him the moment he landed. It had unsettled him more than he cared to
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