Chapter 38
last update2025-05-17 23:28:06

Jack's fingers trembled as he ran them over the faded map, tracing the curling paths and ancient symbols inked in a language that pulsed with forgotten fire. The scroll's seal—the crest of the Eastern Dragon Clan—had unraveled something inside him. This wasn’t just a piece of parchment. It was a call.

“When the true flame awakens, the God of War returns.”

Sarah sat across from him in the candlelit vault, her brow furrowed. “Do you think this ‘God of War’ is… real?”

Jack exhaled, the weight of legacy pressing deeper into his shoulders. “If it’s tied to the Dragon Clan, then yeah. It’s real. And probably buried beneath this city.”

She leaned closer. “That message—it wasn’t just for you. Joe knew something was coming.”

Jack nodded. “He always did.”

His eyes lingered on the scroll before reaching for a stack of faded letters tucked behind the map. The handwriting was unmistakably Joe’s—rough, deliberate, almost angry with purpose. One envelope had Jack scrawled across it in bold ink.

He o
Continue to read this book for free
Scan the code to download the app

Latest Chapter

  • Chapter 128

    The sun dipped low across the Sahara, casting amber across the green veins of life Jack, Sarah, and Emily had once only dreamed of. The camels moved slow now, not from fatigue, but reverence. There was something sacred about the silence, the way nature and technology hummed in harmony.Jack looked at the horizon, still repeating Old Joe's words in his head. But something else pulsed inside him now. Something louder.Three days after that ride, Jack stood at the summit of DragonCorp Tower in Harmonfield, facing a transparent map of the globe stretched across a holographic wall. The system was alive—flickering networks across every continent: energy, water, knowledge, and communication. All forged by different projects. But now, it was time they spoke the same language.He turned to Emily, who stood quietly behind him, fingers interlocked."It's time to unify them," he said. "Not just in name. In function. One system. One purpose."Emily stepped forward. Her voice was clear, thoughtful.

  • Chapter 127

    Jack stood in the center of DragonCorp’s operations hub, his fingers tapping lightly against the console where the Dragon Dagger still rested. The weight of the night before hadn’t left his shoulders—but neither had the fire in his chest. Sarah and Emily stood nearby, watching him, watching each other, eyes not heavy with fear anymore, but filled with something else.“We define tomorrow,” Jack repeated to himself under his breath. Then louder: “Let’s talk about DragonSolar.”Emily tilted her head. “You’re thinking it’s time?”“It’s overdue,” Jack replied. “No more waiting. We stabilized the Arctic. We anchored the poles. Now we take the heat.”Sarah folded her arms. “Sahara, Kalahari, Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan... We’re talking over twelve million square kilometers of sand, drought, and decline. And you want to reverse that?”Jack smiled faintly. “Not reverse. Reinvent.”Six weeks later, the DragonSolar Initiative launched globally.It wasn’t a single machine or software. It was an e

  • Chapter 126

    The glow from the ice domes faded into a distant memory as Jack Parker leaned back in his Polaris Haven quarters, the last of the Arctic tea cooling at his fingertips. Sarah had drifted to sleep beside him on the couch, Emily still going through simulations on her holo-tablet.Jack exhaled slowly. The road ahead was filled with pressure, strategy, vision. But for now, they had clarity. Purpose.Then, deep beneath the layers of DragonCom’s servers, a pulse rippled.Haida AI’s voice whispered through Jack’s neural implant:"Jack. You may want to come to the tech room. Now."Jack stood immediately. "Is it system-wide?""No. It’s something... external. An inbound presence. Reidsville origin. They’re seven hours out. Armed. The signature patterns match Victor Krane’s encrypted movement protocol."He turned his eyes toward Emily, who instantly caught his shift in energy."What is it?""They’re coming."Seven hours later. Midnight.Harmonfield slept beneath starlight and sky-bridges, unaware

  • Chapter 125

    The ice hummed beneath Polaris Haven as the last echoes of chants faded into silence. Jack sat with Sarah and Emily in the soft blue glow of the domed quarters, breath slowing, tea cooling between their fingers."Tomorrow’s another continent," Sarah whispered, her head still resting on Jack’s shoulder.Emily stretched, talisman still tied gently around her wrist. "Siberia first. Then Greenland. Climate equity pacts and geothermal prototypes."Jack looked between them. "And after that...?"Sarah answered, "We start planning the Celestial Energy Bridges. If we get the Nordic and Arctic Union onboard, the fusion loop becomes global."Emily gave a faint smile. "And maybe, just maybe, we’ll get ahead of the next crisis."But back in Draconia, buried beneath an obsidian skyline in Reidsville, the air was thick with a different kind of ambition.Victor Krane stood in the pitch-black conference hall of the VK Directive Building, every curtain drawn, every camera disabled, every drone jammed.

  • Chapter 124

    The ocean was a soft hum beyond the dome, like a giant lullaby soothing the city of Neridia to sleep. But Jack, Emily, and Sarah remained awake, the last of the popcorn kernels scattered like little stars across the floating mat.Emily yawned. "Alright... bedtime. We’ve got a climate treaty call with the Nordic Union in six hours."Jack groaned as he stood. "Why did I agree to a 4 AM conference call across four time zones again?"Sarah grinned, brushing crumbs from her leggings. "Because you’re the guy with half the planet’s climate solutions in your portfolio. And because Emily threatened to unplug your coffee dispensers if you didn’t."Emily shrugged, innocent. "I stand by that threat."They all headed toward the sleeping quarters, still laughing, but even in rest, their work continued.The next morning, Jack was already in a high-altitude jet headed north. The view shifted from deep ocean blue to icy white as they crossed into Arctic airspace. Beneath the clouds, nestled between gl

  • Chapter 123

    The soft glow of the DragonCom panel faded into the walls as the message ended. Jack, Sarah, and Emily sat quietly around the dinner table, the hum of the city outside a distant comfort. The stars no longer the only frontier—they had opened the heavens. Now, the ocean called.Emily pushed her empty bowl away and stood, stretching. "I have to finish the final recalibration for the reef sensors before we dive. They’ve been drifting south by half a meter."Jack leaned back, swirling the last of his wine. "Still worried about the current’s interference with the dome anchors?""That, and the tiger sharks nesting closer to sector 4." Emily walked toward the control deck with practiced urgency. "I’ll meet you both at the bay level in twenty."Sarah looked at Jack as Emily disappeared through the sliding door. "Do you ever get the feeling she loves the ocean more than anything?"Jack smiled. "Not more than anything. But close."They arrived at the launch bay deep beneath Dragon Corporation’s

More Chapter
Explore and read good novels for free
Free access to a vast number of good novels on MegaNovel app. Download the books you like and read anywhere & anytime.
Read books for free on the app
Scan code to read on App