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Author: Anoushka
last update2025-10-19 14:53:43

“Hudson…”

Ivory’s voice trembled as she tried to snap Hudson out of his daze. Her face had turned pale, her body shaking uncontrollably. She could barely breathe.

A chilling energy had suddenly surged from Hudson, filling the entire room. It was suffocating, like the air itself had frozen solid. Everyone felt it. The weight pressed down on their chests, making it hard to move, hard to breathe.

“Easy there, son!”

Arlo, who was the strongest among them besides Hudson, gritted his teeth as he felt the oppressive pressure. Even he was surprised by how intense it was. Trying to contain it, he quickly stepped forward and reached out to place a steadying hand on Hudson’s shoulder.

But while he could endure it, the others couldn’t. Michael’s wife, an ordinary woman, looked like she was about to faint. A few more seconds of that energy, and she could have been seriously hurt.

Then, a loud sound came.

The moment Arlo’s hand touched Hudson, he was suddenly thrown backward, as if hit by an invisi
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  • 103

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    “Boss… are you sure I really need to do this?” Nathan’s voice trembled.He had never dealt with anything like this before. He’d only seen things like “mystical formations” in movies and TV series. But considering Hudson was the one who built it, he knew the danger was real. Even as the former head of the Blue Tiger Crew, someone who had seen a lot, Nathan couldn’t stop the instinctive fear creeping up his spine. What if he didn’t make it out?“What are you afraid of?” Hudson shot him an annoyed look. “You think you’re actually going to die in there?”Then he softened his tone just a little. “Relax. You’re the best person to test it. If the formation can’t handle you, then it’s useless anyway. Don’t worry, I’m watching everything. If anything gets dangerous, I’ll shut it down.”At that point, refusing wasn’t an option anymore. With a stiff smile, Nathan walked off, completely unaware of the small grin curling at the corner of Hudson’s mouth as he watched him leave.When Nathan reached

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    “Don’t!” Patrick clenched his fists hard, silently praying they weren’t talking about the same person.If the man Arthur wanted revenge on was really Hudson, then things were about to get complicated. Moments ago, he had confidently promised to help. If he suddenly turned around and claimed he couldn’t do anything, it would be humiliating.Arthur was caught off guard by Patrick’s hesitant question. A thought flashed through his mind, Could it be the two of them actually know each other?Patrick hadn’t mentioned Hudson’s name outright, he only asked whether the guy’s last name was Brown, and the Lewis family only had one young man with that surname. It clicked for Arthur immediately: they were talking about the same person.Because he still didn’t know what kind of relationship Hudson had with the Shekat Gate captain, he asked cautiously, “Is his last name Brown? Hudson Brown? Are you two friends?”He remembered Enzo telling him that Hudson was a martial artist, and the Shekat Gate wa

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