Henry lunged desperately at the girl.However, the sword was no more than 10 centimeters away from Mia's chest.Even if Henry used all his strength, it might not be enough to prevent the masked woman's sword from hitting its target.At that moment, an unexpected event happened in front of him.When the tip of the sword touched Mia's shirt, two delicate fingers pinched it.Seeing this, the masked woman's body fell silent for a moment.Surprise filled her heart."Damn it! What's going on? Could it be that this girl is also a cultivator?"She had put all of her power into that attack.It should have been more than enough to pierce her heart.However, not only did the sword not move an inch, even when the woman pushed it with all her remaining strength, it didn't move at all.A moment later, while slowly opening her eyes, Mia twisted the tip of the sword with her two fingers.Snap!The tip of the sword broke.Immediately, Mia caught the broken tip and quickly shot it at the masked woman.
After almost an hour of driving, Henry began to approach the residential area located south of the city of Fairfield.Up ahead, next to the entrance gate of the housing complex, was a sign that read "Serene Gardens.""Looks like this is the place," he muttered after checking his phone screen where Hannah had sent Oliver's address earlier.Entering the area, Henry drove slowly, glancing left and right.After passing several houses, his gaze focused on a three-story bungalow with the number 16 on the front door.After parking his car, Henry walked through a four-foot-high white wooden gate and pressed the doorbell on the wall next to the front door.Ding dong! Ding dong!Moments later, hurried footsteps were heard from inside.When the door opened, a beautiful girl wearing a short tank top jumpsuit with floral patterns stood before him."Is this the residence of Mr. Oliver Dunn?""Yes, that's right!" The girl nodded softly, with a hint of sadness on her face."May I meet him?"Hearing H
Gabby spoke with a panicked look on her face.As the days went by, her father was showing more and more strange symptoms.Not only did she not understand what was happening to the old man, but even the doctor was puzzled.How could the girl not be worried?On the other hand, Henry was surprised by another part of the girl's explanation.A black box?Gaby's words only made Henry more convinced that the old man was involved in the Barnabus treasure project.But for now, the most important thing was to heal the old man."Gabby, calm down!I will do my best to help him!"Saying this, Henry pressed a nerve on Oliver's body, causing the old man to relax his grip and return to a normal sleep.After that, Henry placed his hands in front of Oliver's forehead, about 10 centimeters away.He then moved his hands to the old man's face, then to his neck, chest, and entire body, as if conducting a scan."Nothing strange is happening to him! This is not the effect of magic!" he muttered.Although Gab
Two hours later.Henry had returned to Oliver's residence with a bottle of potion in his hand.After Gabby helped him rest the old man's head on the headboard of his bed, Henry poured the medicine into Oliver's mouth.After a while, the old man's face, once pale and weak, now appeared red, a sign that his condition was rapidly improving.Moments later, the old man's eyes began to open."Father, you're awake!" Gabby cried, hugging her father as if afraid of losing him.Gently stroking his daughter's back for a moment, Oliver's gaze suddenly turned to Henry."You...?""Mr. Oliver, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Henry... Henry Matthews! Miss Chapman asked me to come."Henry didn't mention that he was the new dean replacing Oliver because he didn't think it was the right time."Father, Henry is the one who healed you! Without the potion he made, you might still be unconscious!" Gabby added."Besides..." Staring at Henry with admiration in her eyes, she continued, "He is also the
No matter how many offers came his way, Oliver continued to deny the existence of the map at that moment.However, this only made those who were following him more suspicious that the former Dean actually possessed the map they wanted."As more and more people became aware of this map, I finally decided to keep it a secret from my daughter, as well as from Miss Hannah," Oliver said.The reason was simple.If both girls knew about this map, greedy people might approach them to persuade Oliver to give it to them.So until he found someone he could really trust, he wouldn't reveal it to anyone.But these people didn't give up.Unable to persuade him peacefully, they resorted to threats."One of them gave me a threatening letter, basically saying that my safety would be compromised if I refused to cooperate with them!I don't want to involve people who shouldn't be involved, including my family, those close to me, especially the students!That's why I've decided to resign my position."He
Henry had arrived at the basement of Mia's apartment building.After parking the girl's truck, he casually walked towards the apartment.When he reached the front door, Henry was about to reach for the doorknob when he noticed that the door was already open."Weird! Why didn't Mia close her door?"Henry entered the apartment to find that some of the furniture had been rearranged and the TV was on."Hmm, not bad! This place is a lot more comfortable now!"Henry assumed that Mia had gone out for a while.But just as he was about to lie down on the sofa, he saw Mia's cell phone on the table. His instincts immediately told him that something was wrong.Henry rushed to Mia's room but didn't find the girl there.Just then, his phone rang and the caller was not listed in his contacts."Who am I talking to?" Henry asked.The voice of an adult man, slightly resembling a child's, rang in his ear."If you want your girl to be safe, give yourself up now!"That was the only sentence spoken by the
The dwarves were standing in front of him, each holding a hammer or other mining tool.Seeing this, Henry realized that what they had shown earlier was just an act."Damn! Does that mean they're immune to my sleep spell?" he thought."Hey, kid! I admit that you're quite talented in magic!But if you think you can defeat us with cheap tricks like that, you're overestimating yourself!" said a dwarf, who seemed to be their leader, while banging his hammer in his hand."Right, brother! It looks like he's underestimating us! Shall we teach him a lesson right now?" another dwarf chimed in."Come on, brother! Let's attack him now!" added another.But before they could move, Henry said, "Wait! Who are you? And why are you attacking me? As far as I can remember, there has never been any dispute between us, so why are you after me?""You say there's no previous dispute?" asked the dwarf leader, glaring with both eyes."You killed a member of the Witch Order, and you still want to hide your hand
Henry's body took two steps forward.Although he didn't suffer any fatal internal injuries, the attack had startled him.At the same time, Roa, not wanting to waste the opportunity, swung his right hand with an axe towards Henry's chest.While Vo and Fal, both wielding long swords, attacked Henry from both sides.Chop!Slash! Slash!Realizing that they might attack him again, Henry quickly stepped back and jumped into a corner, creating distance.With his left hand, he pulled out the axe that was still lodged in his chest.At the same time, red-colored liquid quickly flowed from his chest and both arms."It's better if you kneel before us and apologize!Maybe I'll give you a relatively painless death!" Ira said with a mocking smile on his lips.In their estimation, Henry wouldn't be able to last much longer after losing so much blood.So there was no need to take it too seriously.Meanwhile, in another corner, Tel and the three dwarves Henry had defeated earlier approached Mia again.