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Chapter 538 – Xavier’s Extended Offer
*****“I didn’t realize I was this important. An A-rank assassin hired to take me out? What an honor.”Xavier’s words, though clearly sarcastic, rang with a strange dignity.Bloodfang Viper, for a moment, seemed caught off guard but chose not to correct Xavier. After all, the job had originally been beneath his status—he had only taken it on out of convenience.As for the others, Xavier’s words struck a different chord.To them, they sounded… pitiful.Even Cassandra and Malcolm, who had originally viewed Xavier with suspicion and disdain, found themselves pitying him. Their perspectives had shifted, unknowingly and irreversibly.Little Lola’s eyes turned red with tears.“Un… Uncle, did that bad man really want to kill you?” she asked, her voice trembling.Xavier’s heart softened. He forced a gentle smile and reached out, ruffling her hair.“He wanted to,” he said lightly. “But he can’t.”His confident tone might’ve reassured the little girl, but to the others, it sounded li
Chapter 537 – Xavier’s Disbelief
*****“Gather four of our elite shadows. I want the Myron estate surrounded within the next five minutes.”‘Huh?’The agent’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing Ayra’s words.“Are we… planning to confront Bloodfang Viper, the A-ranked fighter, directly?” he asked hesitantly.For the first time since his report, a faint smile tugged at Ayra’s lips. Not one of amusement, but of mild exasperation.“Have you all lost your wits?” she said dryly, rolling her eyes. “Do I look suicidal to you?”Even though the man’s face remained hidden in the shadows, a wave of embarrassment rippled off him like heat. If he had been standing in the light, the crimson blooming across his cheeks would have betrayed him instantly.But Ayra didn’t dwell on it. It was a rhetorical jab—one that spoke volumes about her state of mind. She was back in control now, and her intellect was fully engaged.“Monitor the situation closely. Do not engage unless I command it directly,” she said firmly.She paused, thi
Chapter 536 – Mistress Ayra’s Directive
*****At the same time, inside a dimly lit, hushed, and shadowy room, cloaked in gloom…At this moment, an oppressive silence blanketed the room, broken only by the soft, wavering crackle of candlelight that threw long, twitching shadows against the stone walls.The flickering flame danced with restless energy, painting the air with unease.Mistress Ayra, the once calm, alluring bartender who had served Xavier with such grace and warmth some days ago, stood at the heart of the shadows. But tonight, the composed façade that had defined her presence was completely unraveled.Now, gone was the serene mask of poise and calculated detachment. In its place surged an intense, visible nervousness.She paced restlessly across the creaking wooden floor, her footsteps light but erratic. Every few seconds, her hands clenched into trembling fists before relaxing again. Her pulse thundered in her ears, each beat thudding like a war drum against her ribcage.Her usually sharp eyes flicked tow
Chapter 535 – I Can Kill Two Birds with One Stone
*****Sage Myron had stared death in the face just last night, but back then, he had faced it with a cocktail of defiance, anger, and a tinge of hopelessness. Even in the shadow of death, he hadn’t truly been afraid.But now?Now, his fear had evolved into something else entirely… paralyzing helplessness.‘He’s an A-rank fighter… for the love of all things sacred, we provoked a walking calamity!’ Sage Myron’s inner voice howled in disbelief.In an instant, his eyes turned bloodshot as the gruesome scene replayed again and again in his mind—guards torn apart like rag dolls, their dismembered limbs scattered across the courtyard like discarded trash, their blood decorating the ancient stones like cursed paint.For the first time in decades, the venerable patriarch and sage felt powerless.Truly powerless.A creeping, devastating sense of worthlessness seeped into his bones. He even began to wonder if perhaps he should have died the night before. Maybe then, this wouldn't have ha
Chapter 534 – The Terrified Crowd II
*****‘Xavier… you were strong,’ Mordek thought, his lips trembling. ‘But this… this is something else entirely. This man is a natural disaster given form.’Still staring at the shattered remains of once-living men, Mordek found himself oddly relieved.‘Hehehe… brothers… you’ll get your revenge soon,’ he thought, a cruel smile curling at the edge of his lips.Back to Cassandra.Still standing, her legs trembling like brittle twigs in a storm, she was utterly saturated with despair and remorse at this moment.Her father had warned her countless times… pleaded with her, even though she was no detective. That her fantasies about conspiracies and hidden truths were nothing more than misguided delusions. He’d told her to abandon her delusions and pursue something grounded. Something real.But she had always assumed he simply didn’t believe in her. She believed he wanted her to abandon her passion, to crush her so-called destiny. She had thought exposing schemes and uncovering hidden
Chapter 533 – The Terrified Crowd
*****While the entire Riverton City was submerged in chaos, dread, and paralyzing fear, a stark contrast existed within a single location—the Myron Courtyard.It was silence.Deafening, unnatural silence.It was the very eye of the storm currently causing chaos in the entire city, the epicenter of the terror that had brought it to its knees. Yet, not even the faintest breath could be heard from within.No whisper of wind, no rustle of leaves, not a cry, not even the fluttering of a robe.One would expect the courtyard to be filled with panicked screams, agonized groans, or desperate pleas for mercy. But instead, what reigned was a stifling, all-consuming quiet… the kind of silence that didn't simply fill the air but devoured it.If someone from outside had walked in at that moment, however, they would have been convinced they’d stepped into another realm altogether… a frozen painting of violence and horror, locked in a singular moment of unspeakable dread.This courtyard, thi
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