Chapter 7 Part I: Deal with them
Author: Queen B
last update2026-11-02 13:29:13

Andrew stepped out of the shadows and walked toward the entrance of the underground facility.

​“I am here to see the person in charge,” Andrew demanded, his voice steady and cold.

​Two towering guards immediately blocked his path, sneering as they looked him up and down. “Who do you think you are, little man?” the first guard mocked, resting a hand on his holstered weapon. “What does an ordinary, weak-looking runt like you want with our boss? Get lost before we break your scrawny neck!”

​Andrew didn't flinch. “Move out of my way.”

​The guards’ sneers vanished, replaced by scowls of annoyance. Just as the confrontation was about to turn violent, the heavy metal door at the back creaked open. A burly man in an unbuttoned designer shirt strode forward.

​It was Donald Vance—Marcus’s uncle.

​The moment Donald’s eyes landed on Andrew, he froze dead in his tracks. His jaw slackened, and his eyes widened in sheer disbelief. He recognized this face instantly. It was the battered fisherman his men had abducted from the hospital room and hurled into the raging river six months ago.

​Surprise flickered across Donald’s face for only a second before twisting into a loud, amused roar of laughter.

​“Well, look what crawled out of the gutter!” Donald laughed, clapping his heavy hands together. “I can't believe it! You actually survived that icy swim? Hahaha! Seems you spent so much time reeking of crabs and rotting fish that even the river fish rejected your filthy meat!”

​The mercenaries around the room erupted into harsh, mocking laughter.

​Andrew said nothing. His sharp ears had already caught the cadence of their laughter. He recognized several of those exact voices—the very same men who had laughed into the dark night air while tossing his dying body over the rocky ledge.

​His gaze swept across the room, settling on Donald with an icy calm. “How do you intend to pay for your sins?”

​The laughter died instantly. Donald’s expression darkened into a venomous scowl. “Listen to me, you worthless nobody. You were nothing more than an illiterate fisherman fifteen years ago, and you’re nothing more than an illiterate fisherman today. Don't let your dumb luck go to your head. Turn around and walk out right now before you lose the chance to leave on two legs.”

​“I’m not going anywhere,” Andrew replied flatly.

​One of the hulking guards sneered, stepping aggressively into Andrew’s personal space with a cocked fist. Before the guard could even blink, Andrew’s hand lashed out in a devastating strike, smashing the man directly across the face.

​CRACK!

​The guard flew backward through the air, crashing violently into a heavy wooden worktable and smashing it to splinters.

“Kill him!” Donald roared, stepping back. “Tear him apart!”

Leo immediately stepped forward to draw his weapon, but Andrew held up a single palm, stopping his subordinate in his tracks. “Stay back, Leo. I’ll handle this.”

Something primal was roaring to life beneath his ribs.

Donald saw the gesture and let out a thunderous, mocking laugh, wiping a fake tear from his eye.

“Handle this? You?” Donald sneered, pointing a thick finger at Andrew. “Look around, you stupid fisherman! You might have learned a cheap bar trick, but you're still outnumbered ten to one. Do you really think you can take us all on with your bare hands?”

The mercenaries, emboldened by Donald's laughter, raised their weapons and slowly closed in, forming a tight circle around Andrew.

“I'm going to enjoy watching them break every bone in your body,” Donald smirked, leaning back against the wall with his arms crossed, looking completely untouchable. “This time, I’ll make sure they dump your corpse in an incinerator. Nothing left to swim away.”

Andrew didn't look at the armed men. He just stared directly into Donald's eyes. A faint, dangerous smile played on his lips.

“Ten to one?” Andrew asked softly. “That's barely a warm-up.”

Before Donald could laugh again, Andrew’s figure blurred.

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