2025-04-30 09:58:05Elder Dusk stepped forward.
His hands remained clasped behind his back, posture relaxed, as though the massacre around him was nothing more than an inconvenience. His eyes, however, were cold. “I admire your courage,” Dusk said calmly, his voice carrying through the ruined hall, “walking into the Thornfells Estate and making such a mess.”
He glanced briefly at Hogan’s broken body, then looked back at Jaden with faint disdain.
“You may have defeated Hogan,” Dusk continued, “but even he is nothing more than an insect compared to me.”
A murmur rippled through the guests.
“Exactly, no one’s stronger than Elder Dusk”
“That’s Elder Dusk…”
“He’s finished now.”
Dusk took a slow step forward.
“I will give you a chance,” he said, as though bestowing mercy. “Kneel. Apologize to the young master. And I will only break your legs and spare your life.”
His tone was gentle. Reasonable. As if this were the most generous offer in the world.
The guests reacted immediately.
“He’s lucky…”
“Elder Dusk is merciful today.”
“Anyone else would’ve been killed on the spot.”
“He should kneel before it’s too late.”
Some even nodded in agreement, convinced Jaden had been granted an escape.
Jaden, however, laughed softly.
He tilted his head, studying Dusk like a curiosity.
“So you’re Dusk,” Jaden said casually. “The one your men at the gate wouldn’t shut up about.”
A few guests gasped.
“He’s mocking him…”
“Is he insane?”
“You’re quite popular,” Jaden added, a teasing edge in his voice.
The temperature in the hall plummeted.
Dusk’s expression darkened instantly. The calm façade cracked, fury flashing in his eyes. The guests felt it too—an oppressive pressure weighing down on their chests.
“How dare you!” Dusk shouted, his voice suddenly thunderous. “This is your final warning! Kneel now, or I will personally cripple you and grind your bones into dust!”
Jaden’s smile vanished.
He stepped forward, eyes cold and unyielding.
“Kneel?” Jaden said slowly. “You think I should kneel… to you?”
He looked Dusk up and down, then scoffed.
“You’re beneath my feet,” Jaden said flatly. “Why would I kneel to trash?”
The hall erupted into stunned silence.
Gasps rippled through the hall.
“Is he insane…?”
“He’s really provoking Dusk…”
“That man just killed Hogan—and now he’s asking for death?”
The guests stared at Jaden as if he were already a corpse. Some turned away, unwilling to watch what came next. Others leaned forward, eyes glittering with cruel anticipation.
Dusk cracked his knuckles slowly.
The sound echoed.
A deep purple glow seeped from his skin, wrapping his arms like living smoke. Chaotic energy spiraled around his fist, warping the air, making the torches flicker violently.
“So you chose death,” Dusk said coldly. “Seems you’re in a hurry to meet your maker.”
He took one step forward.
The stone floor cracked beneath his foot.
“Then I might as well grant you your wish.”
In the blink of an eye—
Dusk vanished.
A violent shockwave followed as he reappeared before Jaden, his fist tearing through the air, packed with enough force to shatter steel and pulp bone in a single strike.
“Yes—kill him!” Derek shouted, his face twisted in manic joy. “Crush him! Let him die like the trash he is!”
Some of the guests grinned.
Others winced.
A few even closed their eyes. They all knew only one thing happens when Dusk strikes, and that’s ultimate death.
But the impact never came.
Jaden’s hand shot up.
He caught Dusk’s fist effortlessly.
The hall froze.
“…What?” someone whispered.
“Did he just catch Dusk’s blow with one hand?”
“No one has ever done that before!”
The purple energy around Dusk’s arm trembled violently, like it had struck an immovable wall. No matter how much power he poured in, his punch wouldn’t move another inch.
Jaden tilted his head slightly, eyes calm—it felt like he was watching a child misbehaving.
“Too much talk,” he said quietly, “for such a weak man.”
Then—
BOOM.
A golden aura erupted from Jaden’s body. It wasn't explosive energy but it was overwhelming.
The air grew heavy—so heavy that several guests dropped to one knee without realizing it. The walls groaned. The chandeliers rattled. Even the chaotic purple energy around Dusk was crushed flat, snuffed out like a candle in a storm.
Dusk’s smile vanished as his pupils shrank, the sudden pressure of that presence was suffocating, overwhelming, and absolutely crashing down on him. His breath hitched, his hands beginning to shake as the weight of that authority settled deep into his bones.
No…
Impossible…
Only one man…
Memories flooded his mind—the rumors of one man, the dominator of wars. The man who saved the entire country single handedly.
Dusk’s breath hitched.
His voice dropped, barely audible. “That... that can’t be... Who are you?”
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The afternoon sun hung low above Ironvale as rows of parents and vehicles lined the road outside Brightstar elementary school.Children ran out excitedly through the school gates while teachers stood nearby supervising the dismissal.Parked quietly along the roadside was Jaden’s black Honda Civic.Compared to the luxury cars around him, the vehicle looked completely ordinary. No one would have imagined that the man leaning casually against it was someone capable of shaking an entire nation with a single order.Jaden checked the time briefly before looking toward the school entrance.Right then—“PAPAAA!”A tiny figure burst through the gate excitedly.Mia.Her backpack bounced wildly behind her as she sprinted across the sidewalk toward him with the biggest smile on her face.Jaden’s cold expression instantly softened.The moment she reached him, he lifted her effortlessly with one arm.“You ran out like a little tornado again,” he said with a faint chuckle.Mia wrapped her arms aroun
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Special Force Headquarters, Ravensmoor.The atmosphere inside the military medical wing was suffocatingly tense.Bright surgical lights illuminated the emergency treatment room while multiple military doctors and medical specialists moved rapidly around the operating bed. Machines beeped nonstop as advanced scanners projected holographic readings across the walls.On the hospital bed—Drax lay motionless.Bandages wrapped around most of his upper body while blood stains still remained visible beneath the medical coverings. His chest rose slowly with the assistance of a breathing machine, and bruises covered nearly every exposed part of his body.The condition of his face alone was horrifying.Several ribs had been shattered.Internal bleeding.A fractured shoulder.Multiple damaged organs.And severe trauma around the neck from the choking.Any normal human being would have died long ago.Yet somehow—Drax was still alive.Outside the treatment room, Hope stood silently with her arms
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The masked man laughed softly the moment he noticed the caution appearing in Drax’s eyes, and before Drax could react properly, the man suddenly moved.BOOM!A brutal side punch crashed directly into Drax’s ribs with terrifying force.CRACK!The sound that followed was horrifying as Drax’s entire body twisted violently from the impact before he was blasted sideways across the highway, his boots scraping harshly against the asphalt while blood spilled instantly from his mouth. Several ribs had definitely shattered from that single attack alone, but before he could even steady his breathing, the masked man was already in front of him again, moving with frightening speed that made Drax’s instincts scream in warning.Drax barely managed to raise his arm in time.BOOOOM!!!Another devastating punch slammed into his guard, forcing him backward once more as a violent shock ran through his arm, numbing it almost instantly.This monster was absurdly powerful.The masked man continued attacking
Chapter 1053
The highway burned behind them, smoke curling into the sky while shattered vehicles littered the asphalt like broken toys abandoned after war. Inside the crumpled wreck of the destroyed car, Drax remained motionless for several long seconds before a low laugh suddenly escaped his mouth.At first, it was quiet.Almost unstable.Blood dripped from the side of his head as the laughter gradually grew louder, echoing strangely across the ruined highway while the masked man watched him in silence, his eyes narrowing slightly beneath the dark helmet.Then—CRACK.Drax pushed against the twisted metal surrounding him and slowly forced himself back to his feet, the ruined frame bending apart under the sheer strength of his grip as he stepped out from the wreckage clutching his aching chest, blood running freely down his face.Yet despite his injuries—He was still aughing.The sight alone felt deeply unsettling.Drax rolled one shoulder slightly before spitting blood onto the ground. “You hit
Chapter 1052
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