Moments earlier.After Jack and Maartje set their respective plans, the young man immediately moved towards the hall."Jack, stop!" A man's voice sounded from behind him, causing him to halt his steps."You called me?" Jack was still somewhat annoyed by Wim's behavior of shooting him without waiting for Maartje's orders first.Not that Jack minded. But wouldn't it be regrettable if it concerned Maartje? Right now, Jack needed Maartje, not just to eliminate Irvin, but also to get information about Gunnar."I know you're still a little mad at me! But this time, I need you to guard Lady!""Why do you say that? Isn't it your duty to guard her?"Wim shook his head. "Irvin knows our arrival! I got reports from some spies that the old man is also targeting her!""Then why did you tell me?""Because it seems like only you can fight him!" At this moment, Wim's gaze turned serious. "Irvin paid a hefty sum to bring forth the Shadow Warrior!"Jack furrowed his brows. "Shadow Warrior?"Wim nodded.
"Do they know of my arrival?" Maartje thought to herself. "That's impossible, isn't it?"Jack could see that the girl was pondering deeply. "Lady, it's pointless to dwell on that! We need to find Rebecca right away!""Yeah!" That was all Maartje said as Jack led her away from the spot.But only about ten steps later, a hoarse and deep voice sounded in their ears. "Lady Maartje Dujardin!"Maartje was startled. "Who is that?" she thought. The girl then looked around, unable to discern where the voice was coming from."Do you think by putting on a human mask on your face, you can fool me?" The same voice echoed, reverberating throughout the northern corner of the vast and grand palace."Who are you? Don't speak in the dark! Show yourself if you dare!" Maartje didn't expect someone to recognize her disguise.There was no more sound from the man.But this time, it was Jack who was slightly surprised. "Lady, what does he mean? Is what he said about you true?""I had to do it!" Maartje said,
"Lady, you should go see Rebecca immediately!" Jack said, gesturing with his palm towards one of the other rooms on the west side of the palace. "Let me handle this person!""But..." Maartje glanced towards Jack, her incredibly beautiful face unable to conceal the worry in her heart."Don't worry! This time I am not going to give you the wrong estimate of the location again! Rebecca is right in the direction I indicated!""That's not what I'm worried about!" Maartje shook her head. "Esdras is not an opponent to be underestimated! Despite his disturbed sanity, his strength is no weaker than when his mind was clear!"Jack nodded. "I know! That's why, while I stall for time, you need to find Rebecca and take her as far away from this palace as possible!"Not only that, Jack then handed his weapon to Maartje.Maartje looked at Jack again. Her gaze seemed to convey a lot even though her mouth remained silent. "Alright! I'll go now!"Seeing Maartje stepping away, Esdras, who had been talkin
"Hahaha! Where's the pride and empty talk you've been showing since earlier?" Esdras stared at Jack with a cynical grin as he slowly walked towards him. Although the general also felt numbness and tingling in his right arm, his condition wasn't as bad as Jack's."After all this time, I finally found someone who can reignite my fighting spirit! It would be a pleasure to kill you with my own hands!" The general showed a fierce gaze. The desire to kill burned even stronger in his heart. "Nevertheless, of course, I won't delay it!"On Jack's side, after experiencing the immense quantum power, this was the first time he encountered such a strong opponent, forcing him to experience such a great defeat. "Damn! His strength is truly terrifying!" he muttered.Although Esdras was getting closer to him, there was no trace of fear on Jack's face. On the contrary, his eyes showed an unquenchable fighting spirit. He had made a plan. "Come closer, you ugly bastard! I will make you feel the power of
Knock-knock!Maartje knocked on the door of one of the rooms with a hint of urgency. It was the room Jack had shown her earlier.Creak!"Sorry, who are you? What brings you here?" A young woman who opened the door asked Maartje with a face unable to hide the feelings of worry and fear in her heart."Is Rebecca inside?""Yes! She's getting ready for her engagement party!"Maartje said nothing further, but pushed the door wider and entered the room without asking for permission."Miss, excuse me! You can't come in!" The young woman blocked Maartje. But as if not hearing her voice, Maartje continued to step into the rather large room.At the far end, a young woman in a white wedding dress sat on the sofa. On her right and left sides, there was a girl each watching her. The girl on the right fanned her, while the girl on the left continued to touch up Rebecca's makeup."My dear, you look so beautiful! I'm sure Gerhard will fall even more in love with you when he sees you later!" Ignoring
Wim was shocked to see Yellow Hair also falling to the floor.The bodyguard knew that the three siblings were Warriors at level five, only one level below him. Therefore, if someone could shoot faster than them, surely that person must be at his level or even far above. "Who is this person stronger than them?" thought the bodyguard. Since earlier, he hadn't seen anyone among these mercenaries who had strength equivalent to the three siblings, let alone surpass them. "These people are just ordinary killers who don't have any inner strength! If there is any, it's only one or two Warriors who are at level 1!"Wim looked around while continuing to shoot.A few moments later, his gaze fell on a figure with a steel vest shooting Jeremy's people very casually. At that moment, cold sweat began to flow from his body. "The Shadow Warrior?" he muttered.Esdras continued to aim his pistol and shoot one by one the people supporting Jeremy. And as expected of a Paragon, it didn't take him more th
Bang!Wim closed his eyes when he heard the loud pistol shot ringing in his ears. At that moment, he thought his fate would not be much different from the three colorful-haired brothers, each of whom had died at the hands of the general."Perhaps my time has come!" He murmured in his heart since Esdras aimed his pistol at him.However, strangely, after the gunshot, he felt no pain in his body. He could still think clearly.Driven by curiosity, Wim slowly opened his eyes to find the figure of the young man he was familiar with, Jack, standing before him!A few minutes earlier.Jack was still puzzled by Esdras's sudden departure."Aargh!" Trying to stand upright on both feet, Jack felt not only very weak but also very sore."Jack, your body condition is not good! Especially your right hand, I estimate it's damaged about sixty-five percent!"Sixty-five percent?That was a significant level of damage for someone at the peak level of a Warrior like him."I can't stop! I have to keep my pro
Meanwhile, Esdras seemed to experience a different condition. He was thrown almost twenty meters before his body finally crashed onto the floor.Thud!Unlike Jack, who could immediately rise from the ground, Esdras didn't seem to get up from the floor even several moments later.On the other hand, what Jack displayed made Wim shake his head, finding it hard to believe."Insane! This is truly remarkable!" exclaimed Wim, summoning his inner strength to shield himself from the strong gust of wind originating from the clash of the two fists. "I never expected Jack to match the Shadow Warrior's power!"When the bodyguard previously warned Jack to be wary of the Shadow Warrior, he didn't think Jack would be able to confront him."I just said that to boost his morale, didn't I? But in reality, his abilities far exceed what I imagined!" muttered Wim.Yes, when Wim said that perhaps only Jack could face the Shadow Warrior, he didn't mean that Jack could match, let alone defeat, the general's p