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Chapter 616
Edward blinked, his eyes zeroing in on Darius and focusing. Then, his lips started trembling as he said, “Mr. Reid, I never would’ve expected to be able to see you again.”Darius rolled his eyes. “By that, do you mean you’d die, or were you afraid I’d die?”Edward faltered, then shook his head. “That’s not what I meant, sir.”Darius smiled. “I know that, of course. I just find your way of putting things amusing.” They shared a glance and saw the relief in each other’s eyes. Bridget was still standing atop the pile of debris as she watched the two of them chatting away beside the tornado, and she shook her head helplessly. Then, she cupped her hands around her mouth, channeled her life force to her throat, and said loudly, “Come on down! Mr. Reid, your mentor and that old man have left. We have to go after them.”Darius frowned. He thought Teivel and the old man had been transported somewhere else, similar to what had happened to himself before. It turned out they’d actually left. He
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“Despite that, you’re bold enough to test my limits at this moment,” Darius finished, his nose scrunching up with disdain.The old man froze for what felt like forever. Eventually, he gritted his teeth and lowered his head while retreating backward.Darius believed the man would have immediately knelt for mercy if the latter was not trying to escape. Thus, his gaze snapped doubtfully toward the man. “What are you trying to do?”Meeting Darius’ eyes, the old man shook his head and answered, “Nothing. It’s just that those guys have abandoned me, so—”“So, you intend for me to chase them down and kill them,” replied Darius, who quirked a brow.The man nodded.“Are you sure?” Darius asked, his eyes widening slightly. “You’re content even though you’ll end up dying anyway?”Without hesitation, the man nodded.A broad grin spread across Darius’ face just then. He could tell the man harbored no ulterior motive, and the latter was also a martial artist that had cultivated for some time. Thus,
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Darius caught a whiff of even more blood from the cracks. It sent a vile sensation down his throat, and he wanted to vomit. Darius kept his eyes open, not wanting to miss out on what had happened. However, he immediately frowned, taken aback by the endless pool of blood and tall piles of dead bodies. As the black barrier gradually vanished, the bodies poured outward like water gushing from a broken dam. Lips twitching, Darius could not accept the gruesome and unjust scene before him. His breathing hastened, and his mind filled with murderous rage.Just then, Teivel spoke up; the only difference was his voice rang out from before Darius this time. He snapped, “Darius, those bodies belong to the people in black robes. You may find them pitiful now, but you’ll ultimately learn that they’re unworthy of your compassion.”The former spoke with an edgier, almost angry tone that Darius had never heard before. Because of that, Darius realized the gravity of things and took several deep breat
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“You’re wasting your energy on unnecessary thoughts right now.” Teivel squeezed Darius’ shoulder, adding, “I should’ve died long ago. Yet, by some miracle, my consciousness remained in this book. Thus, our meeting is abnormal and should never have happened.”Teivel no longer spoke. He lowered his hand, watched as the black gas vaporized, then looked ahead to where the old man in black robes ran. With a level stare at Darius, he stated, “We have to hunt him down and kill him at once—because he’s always had a hand in all the suffering the past years had brought. One could even say he planned the first seed of these many tragedies. If he escapes, he can disguise himself as anyone and continue to do terrible things. We won’t be around to stop him. Although you and I are enlightened martial artists and have slightly longer lifespans than most people, we’ll still die at some point. Our deaths will come much sooner than his, especially considering how he’s been devising ways to extend his l
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Teivel spoke with a hoarse but content voice. “That old man has never been able to unleash his full strength. He’s never been able to and still can’t beat me, even though I’ve grown frail and can no longer wield my powers as well as I used to. Besides, his powers are now weaker than mine.”Darius raised a brow in amusement. He turned again to look at Teivel and asked, “Well, since he’s already turned himself into this black fog thing, what do we do now?”Face darkening grimly, Teivel replied, “Haven’t you been itching to ask me about the enchantment? I can tell you about it now. When you and Yarlyn Weiss chatted in his confinement chambers behind the gold brick wall, that energy you released—the one that resembled a layer of water—was an enchanted barrier.”Darius nodded, his focused gaze pinned on Teivel without moving away once.“I was impressed that you mastered it,” Teivel remarked with a smile. “However, I didn’t realize you did so without knowing. Nevertheless, you did all those
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Darius squeezed his eyes shut, hiding how miserable he felt inside. He could afford to pay the black gas that slipped past him more mind. Instead, the one thing Darius could do was guard the barrier better and prevent any more black gas from escaping. Thoughts burst out from every corner of his mind as he brainstormed a way to be more officiant.That was when Teivel’s voice rang out. “Darius, I need your help like before. If you don’t want us to go back to square one where we kept having to hunt down that old man in black robes, and if you don’t want to get hunted down by the old man, please pull yourself together and clear your mind at once!”It was Darius’ first time hearing such urgency in Teivel’s tone. He frowned and realized he had never experienced such flickering emotions and inner turmoil before; Darius had always been a stern and focused man, regardless of whether he was rich or poor. Similarly, he had never spent more than ten minutes deciding anything. Yet, Darius was no
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“I’m not dealing with whatever happens next,” Darius finished.With a nod, Teivel waved dismissively and replied, “Okay. You may return to the Anderson family and sort out their affairs now.”Darius raised a brow but eventually nodded and turned to leave from where he had entered. That also happened to lead to the Anderson family’s villa. When Darius arrived, he was shocked to see Kate and William waiting for him in front of their home, despite it being in ruins. Lips curving upward, he said, “I didn’t think I’d see you two here. I thought you’d have left by now.”William turned to meet Darius’ eyes. The latter’s candid words made William uncomfortable, but he still behaved respectfully; he willed every muscle on his face to form a polite smile, which was near impossible, so he ultimately failed. William’s eyes reddened with a tinge of reluctance. “Mr. Reid, I merely wanted to see the place I used to live in and perhaps collect whatever’s still intact. I grew up here, so these thing
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That was enough to stop Calypso’s breathing permanently. Kate stood beneath the rubble and saw everything happen. She parted her lips but soon clamped them shut again. Kate closed her eyes tightly, unable to stand the gruesome scene but not voicing her discomfort as she had no right to speak up. Placing both hands behind her back, she eventually opened her eyes to look at the ground. Her breathing grew deeper and quieter as the seconds passed.…On the other hand, Darius had finally returned to the hotel. Although it felt like many things had happened, the events only took a little of his time. Still, an immense wave of exhaustion hit him, and he could not bring himself to cultivate his skills after returning to the hotel. All he wanted to do was lie in bed, so he did that. At that moment, he could not care less about dealing with the company’s affairs. Shutting his eyes, Darius took deeper and steadier breaths, allowing himself to relish in the peace. Alas, he only lay down brief