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Chapter 97
Seeing Adrian neither agree nor speak, Lorenzo Watson hopped up, trying to catch his eye.“Face me! If you won’t, I’m not leaving. Not leaving!”His tantrum stunned the crowd. They had always pictured Lorenzo as a venerable elder—only to find he was a mischievous old rascal. And an unreasonable one at that.Adrian longed to knock the little old man out and drag him away, but he couldn’t.Daisy had just returned from R&D when she spotted the scene in the lobby: a crowd gathered, a strange elderly man squaring off with Adrian. Trouble again? Her heart jolted. She hurried to Freya.“Freya, what’s going on? Did Adrian stir something up?”Freya shook her head and leaned in to explain the situation.Only then did Daisy understand. She stepped up beside Lorenzo and said politely, “Mr. Watson, this is a workplace. Causing a commotion here really isn’t ideal. Why not schedule a proper time to compete with Adrian?”Lorenzo shook his head at once, flatly refusing.“No, no. What if the kid runs?
Chapter 96
“The lobby’s in trouble. An elderly man is making a scene, rolling around and demanding to see Adrian—says he’s issuing a challenge. He’s old, and our people don’t dare lay a hand on him.”It was the receptionist on the line. Before Freya could speak, the girl had already laid out the situation—clearly urgent.Freya frowned. Looking for Adrian?“Did you find out who he is?”“No. Security is here, but they don’t dare act. He’s elderly; if he turns it around and accuses us…”“I understand.”Freya hung up, anxiety gnawing at her. When she turned, Adrian was already standing behind her. She jumped.“Are you part cat? You move without a sound. Nearly scared me to death.”Adrian scratched his head, sheepish. “I got up when I heard the call.” Freya sighed. “Reception says there’s a strange old man downstairs, insisting on challenging you… Where are you going?”“The challenge is on the table. I should at least take a look,” Adrian said, already heading for the door. A “little old man,” huh?C
Chapter 95
Adrian looked at the four of them as if they were idiots, then absently touched his own face.“I admit, I did kill quite a few just now.”Quite a few? It was over three hundred! Quentin Newman and the others screamed inwardly.“But I don’t kill indiscriminately. If I wanted you dead, I’d have done it already. Why wait until now?”Quentin swallowed hard. “Then… why are you here? What do you want from us?”He rushed to add, “As long as you don’t kill us, we’re willing to pay—handsomely.”The other three bobbed their heads in frantic agreement, terrified of falling behind.“Money, women, property, art—whatever you want, I can provide,” Tessa Dawson said. If Adrian so much as nodded, she’d produce it on the spot.Adrian grinned. Tempting as the offer was, he had something else in mind.“What if I want your allegiance?”The four of them grimaced in unison, exchanged a look, and let out a collective sigh.“What? Unwilling? Then I suppose I’ll have to kill—”“It’s not that we’re unwilling!”
Chapter 94
“Conrad Owen? You’re the sharpest of the Five Tigers, aren’t you?”Adrian regarded Conrad with a half-smile. He had already noticed it during the fight: Conrad showed up plenty, yet always at the most convenient moments. And when it was over and everyone was injured, Conrad had gotten off with the lightest wounds. How could that not be called clever?Among the more than three hundred men, Conrad was also, without question, one of the brightest. Otherwise, how else could he be the only one still standing there with ease?Conrad gave a fawning chuckle. “Mr. Adrian, you see, I was just following orders—and I barely lifted a finger. You’re a generous man. Why not let me go?”Seeing that Adrian wasn’t moved, yet didn’t look like he’d kill him outright, Conrad dared to take two steps forward.“Mr. Adrian, I can’t harm you in the slightest now. As long as you spare me, I swear—next time I see you, I’ll give you a wide berth. I won’t take a single step closer!”He was one oath short of callin
Chapter 93
As the killing blow seemed about to land, the smile at Crane Sage’s lips grew triumphant.He was a man of the Storm Ranking. No one had ever taken his full-strength strike without paying dearly.At the last instant, Adrian brought up both fists.A thunderclap split the air.Crane Sage’s face changed. The clash between two powerhouses seemed to freeze the atmosphere itself.Wave after wave of force condensed into something almost tangible. Crane Sage’s wide sleeves shredded; his robe came apart in ragged strips.His eyes only grew more fevered.The delicate throwing knife ignored the raging currents, splitting from one into a dozen mid-flight, all with a single target:Adrian.Die. Die.Crane Sage wanted to howl at the sky, his twisted expression enough to chill the blood.Adrian’s face did not change.A heartbeat later, the knives reached him.Crane Sage’s delight burst free. “Hahahahaha! My blade never returns to my hand without tasting blood!”“Is that so? You sure?”The contempt in
Chapter 92
Adrian watched the survivors shriek and scatter, cold-eyed, then brushed his hands together.That batch—done.Even if some were still breathing, they’d lost all will to fight.Tabitha stared, dazed, mouth open, while Daisy swallowed hard. “H-he’s… that strong? Over three hundred people—and he’s already won?”It wasn’t just Tabitha. Daisy and the driver, though they’d seen Adrian’s terrifying prowess before, still struggled to believe he’d taken down more than three hundred on his own.And without a scratch.It defied belief.The driver tapped the steering wheel. He could stop planning an escape.But his nerves remained taut as wire.Adrian glanced at the sealed car door, then at the driver.The driver understood at once: Adrian didn’t want them assuming it was safe and stepping out.He nodded quickly. He wouldn’t open the door. Not for anything.With his rear secured, Adrian’s gaze slid past the parked vehicles to the white van that had never opened its doors.An executive business mo
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