
"You! Do you want to die? How dare you touch me"
Room 456 on the top floor of Hotel Elorix, the raging voice of a beautiful woman echoed at the waking man on the bed beside her. He groaned painfully and lifted his eyes to see the flushed-faced woman glaring dangerously at him. "Are you dumb?" She gritted her teeth and began to hit his head with her purse. Elijah protected his head and said painfully, "What are you doing?" "What am I doing?" Serena cursed under her breath and stumbled out of bed in anger. His eyes followed her frame and caught sight of the crimson stain on the bedspread, evidence of what had happened the previous night. Now, he actually understood what she was talking about. "You initiated it, I was only helping you out" Elijah spoke in an aggrieved tone and even added, "You started to kiss me and even tore my shirt" "You--Don't say nonsense. How--" Serena stopped speaking and groaned as the memory of the previous night passed through her head. She was at this hotel last night to meet some influential investors for her business but after taking a few drinks, her body became excessively hot. Her body wanted a man urgently and it felt like she was going to die if she didn't do it. Serena had remembered escaping only to bump into a tall, handsome man whom she then forced into the closest room. She had indeed forcefully kissed him and even torn his clothes from his body. The realization of this made her face go as white as paper, but she didn't choose to acknowledge herself as the initiator. "What if I mistakenly touched you? Aren't you man enough to run away?" She berated Elijah, who could only stare in confusion. Was she really blaming him for this? Who could resist a beauty like this? Her skin was porcelain smooth, fragile, and looked like it could break from pressure. "What are you looking at?" She struck him on the head with her purse again. Serena would have called people to beat him till he could no longer see but if what happened here was to go outside, wouldn't she be ridiculed? She was the prestigious daughter of the DiLaurentis family and the most sought-after woman in Brooklyn Heights. What would happen to her pride if people were to find out she was no longer untouched? Serena picked a few dollar notes from her purse and threw them on Elijah's face. "Leave Brooklyn Heights.... If I see you again, I'll have you killed" She turned around and hurried out of the room, leaving Elijah to rub his temple. Even if this woman was irresistible, he had the mental capacity to run away from her last night but had perceived the smell from her body. The deadly aphrodisiac she consumed would kill a woman within thirty minutes if she didn't have a physical relationship with a man. Crafting a cure for her would take at least an hour, considering he didn't have the ingredients, so sleeping with her was the only choice. He only did it to save her life but she hated him for it. Elijah picked the dollar notes and stuffed them into the burlap sack by the side of the bed. He would only consider this money her payment for saving his life. Hanging the sack over his shoulder, he put a straw hat over his head and left the room. He had somewhere else to be if only he hadn't encountered that beautiful woman last night. He felt a buzz in his pocket and brought out a small phone from his pocket. It was an unknown caller. When he picked up, the voice of a man came from the other end, "Good Doctor, when one of my subordinates mentioned seeing you, I didn't believe them. Have you truly returned from the mountain?" "Did your son fall sick again?" "Ah, no, he hasn't even had a cough ever since. I have always wanted to thank you for saving my son. If you let me good doctor, I'll make you the richest man in Brooklyn Heights. You might have forgotten, but I'm the biggest financier in this part of the world," The man offered with deep adoration in his tone. "I didn't return for riches, Mr. Charles. I need your help with something else. Fifteen years ago, the Langston Family was destroyed and almost immediately, five new powerful families rose to power in Brooklyn Heights. Find out if they were coerced or if they willingly partook in the atrocities against the Langston" "Good Doctor, are you associated with the fallen Langston family?" The man asked curiously. "Do what I asked," Elijah hung up the call and pocketed the small phone. Fifteen years ago, his Langston family had been wiped out by a terrible disaster and everyone in his family was killed. He was the only one who survived with his mother, who had a spear through her chest, but she later gave herself up when the enemy closed on them. The one who had saved him and treated his wound was an old master from the deep mountains. Elijah made his way to the ground floor and was welcomed by the commotion from several people. "Look closely, I think he's dead, he's no longer breathing" "What could make a man suddenly drop dead? This is surely strange" "I don't think he has a family, he was leaving all by himself" As Elijah drew closer, he could see the well-dressed old man on the floor of the hotel, surrounded by a lamenting crowd. To their eyes, he was dead but he knew better. "He's not dead, his Qi energy is blocked from too much stress" When Elijah spoke, all eyes turned to him but they couldn't help but be disgusted by the way he appeared. The burlap sack over his shoulder, the straw hat on his head, his faded jeans, and his tattered shirt. Who was this riff-raf? "Who are you? What do you know?" A fiesty young lady in the crowd was the first to speak and the others agreed with her. "You must be here to secretly steal something. Hurry up and leave" Ignoring them, he pulled a golden needle from the sack and squatted close to the unconscious old man but was immediately stopped by a young man in a tailored suit. "What are you trying to do?" "He's not dead yet. If I delay for another minute, he might actually be" Elijah spoke very calmly. This was true. The old man's life energy was slowly fading away. "What nonsense is that? Do you know who I am? I'm a certified Doctor and one of the directors at Asheville clinic. If I say this man is dead, then he's dead. I've already called an ambulance to take his body to the mortuary. His family can come to claim his body "The face of the young doctor was full of arrogance. "Doctor Gerald here is one of the best doctors in Asheville. He knows best" An elderly woman in the crowd pushed forward, "Don't even think of acting reckless here" Hearing this, the young doctor puffed his chest and spoke even more arrogantly, "I have pronounced him dead and that's final. Do you want to play around with a dead body? You must have escaped from an asylum" "Are you that eager to pronounce a man dead? If you checked well, you would notice he is alive... " Elijah didn't even hesitate and stabbed the golden needle between the forehead of the man. The pressure point where all the life force in the body of a man crossed paths. The young doctor frowned and stretched his hand to pull away the golden needle when the old man gasped loudly to a seating position. He was so frightened that he stumbled to the floor. Even the crowd took steps backwards in disbelief. Someone had been brought back to life before their eyes. Was this sorcery? Elijah helped the old man to lie back on the ground and carefully pull the golden needle. "Ensure he is treated properly," He said to no exact person before making his way out of the hotel's exit. The crowd quickly raced after him to ask questions but when they got outside, he had mysteriously vanished. It was as though he were never there.Latest Chapter
Chapter 812
Silas watched them set to work before returning to his daughter, his expression softening.“When Lieutenant Stone told me this morning that you still hadn’t submitted a report to the higher-ups, I knew I had to come here myself. You hadn’t even formally acknowledged the capture of that high-profile criminal beyond the rumours already reaching their ears.”He glanced at the unconscious Shadow of Death as he added, “This isn’t just any criminal you can keep at a training base, Tessa.”“Hmph! Are you scolding me?” she demanded.“It’s not what you think, Tessa.” Silas sighed. “This man is extremely dangerous, and he works for people who are even more dangerous. Our border military isn’t the only one hearing the whispers about his capture.”He surveyed the assassins his soldiers were restraining, his face losing the softness it had held while he spoke to her.“The Whispering Shadow Alliance has no restraint whatsoever. Just because we don’t want to go to war with them and give enemy nation
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The Shadow of Death gave nothing away. Despite the red light resting on Elijah’s back, his expression offered no indication that he had noticed anything.“You’ve put yourself on the radar of the Whispering Shadow Alliance,” he said coldly. “They don’t forgive those who interfere with their business. Not even the military would dare be this brazen.”“I can see why they went through all this trouble to get you out instead of simply leaving a bullet in your skull,” Elijah replied with a smile.The assassin’s face twitched in confusion, but Elijah only added, “Your replacement is quite the amateur.”He waved one hand to the side as he spoke, and the red light on his back disappeared. The Shadow of Death searched frantically for it, then looked at the distant mountain where it had originated, unable to understand what had happened.Whoosh! Two golden streaks appeared in the night sky, returning from the mountain and crossing the open space above the military base.Elijah raised his hand a
Chapter 810
BAM! The slap sent dozens of assassins flying behind him, their bodies colliding with one another before they hit the ground. Swords fell among them as they tumbled over the field, leaving Elijah enough space to move clear of the remaining men.The assassins regrouped between him and the helicopter, but none rushed to attack after seeing what had happened to their companions. One stepped ahead of the others, his voice mocking through his mask. “Our mission here is accomplished. Kill yourself right now, or we’ll make you wish you had.”“The history of the Shadow of Death has ended in Sorevia. He goes nowhere,” Elijah answered, showing no reaction to the threat.“He’s gone already.” The assassin laughed and lifted his head to the helicopter, which had climbed high above the field and was moving away from the base.“I just wanted him to have a little taste of freedom for the last time,” Elijah said as he followed the man’s gaze.“What?” The assassin turned back to him, only to see Elij
Chapter 809
Within a minute, the fighting in the armoury hallway had come to an end. Elijah Langston stood alone in the passage, his clothes covered in blood while the assassins around him writhed in severe pain. Broken swords and severed limbs lay among the fallen men, and those still conscious could only struggle on the floor, unable to get back on their feet.Leaving the swords behind, Elijah started walking to the armoury. Tessa hurried after him, stepping around the bodies until they reached a heavy reinforced door at the far end of the hallway. A keypad was mounted beside it, and there were no visible signs that anyone had managed to force their way through.“They haven’t gotten in yet,” Tessa said with relief, approaching the keypad and entering the access code. She glanced at Elijah while her fingers worked over the keys. “I thought you said they were professionals.”“The Whispering Shadow Alliance sent what they believed would be enough to handle a training base,” Elijah replied. “The
Chapter 808
Elijah drew her back by the arm. “They’re professionals. Stay out of this.”One of the assassins crossed the distance in a single step, his movement so quiet that even his clothes made no sound. His sword was coming down at Tessa when Elijah reached out with his left hand and seized his wrist.The blade stopped a short distance from her as Elijah used his free hand to push her fully behind him.“You don’t have to watch.” His voice was calm, but there was something in its tone.The assassin struggled to free his wrist, only for Elijah’s grip to grow firmer as his right hand formed a fist.BOOM!Elijah punched him in the chest with unrestricted force, releasing the trapped wrist as the blow landed. The man’s ribs shattered, and he flew down the hallway, colliding with his companions and knocking them aside before hitting the floor farther along the passage.Elijah faced the others with murderous intent in his eyes.The black-clad men recovered from their surprise and charged with a shou
Chapter 807
Tessa sucked in a cold breath, looking increasingly troubled.“Of course, it’s them. They’re brazen enough to do something like this. Even the Supreme Marshal didn’t dare make a move against them after the Shadow of Death assassinated his son-in-law during his honeymoon. One bullet straight through the head.”She paused before adding, “His daughter was so traumatized that she hasn’t stepped outside to see daylight since then.”“All the more reason you should have handed him over to the Supreme Marshal or at least your father the moment you brought him out of Brooklyn Heights,” Elijah told her. “The higher-ups don’t joke around with nation-level threats like him.”Tessa lowered her head, the confidence she had shown earlier gone from her face. “Husband, I was wrong.”Elijah rested a hand on her shoulder. “I don’t blame you. What’s done is done. We just have to stop them from taking him, dead or alive.”“You think they might be here to kill him?” Tessa asked, lifting her head.“It’s pos
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