The normal routine at Drummond Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Corporation returned to normal the next day. As if nothing happened and the smiles on the faces of the people there already came back. Sebastian and his group started roaming around the building area. Also, he ordered the security to be more strict with the people coming and going out of the building. Even to the employees. They made sure that they were really registered in their database before they could enter the premises. They also stopped receiving visitors in their office. Jake asked Sebastian to assign a place where their personnel could meet their clients or visitors. Many asked questions about these sudden security restrictions, but they just told them that they were for the safety of everyone, especially now that the crime rate in the city has reached its peak. It was already late afternoon, and Jake had just finished meeting with a client. He went directly to the conference room for a scheduled meeting with the
Jake called Archris again and ordered him not to fight as of now. He wanted them to just watch over what was happening and save, if they could, some people’s lives. Then he ordered Sebastian to take care of the building, no matter what. “I already saw you fight,” Jake said. “I believe you can protect this building together with our bodyguards. But if you face a magic wielder, don’t engage. Run and hide.” Sebastian grimaced and walked in front of him. “I’m not a coward like you used to be, and I know what to do! Just make sure you go now, because I’m already worried about Caroline!” He exhaled and stretched his neck. “Alright!” He moved his hand as he cast a teleportation spell. Then bright orange sigils appeared beneath and above him, and in an instant, he disappeared from his office. And that left Sebastian with his mouth open and confused. Jake arrived in his room at their mansion. He heightened his senses and enhanced his physical strength with magic. Then he slowly opened his
Jake cast a binding spell on the one with the gun and the one with the long hair. Then he walked in front of the huge, bald man.“Don’t you remember me, huh?” the man with a scar asked while grinning and glaring at him. “For sure you know me, you dumb kid!”He stared at the man as he tried to remember him. The man’s face was really familiar, but he couldn’t tell where he saw him.“I am Rex Allen,” the man introduced himself, then groaned as he pulled himself up to sit up. “And I was the top pharmaceutical scientist in your father’s laboratory. I was behind some of the greatest drugs that he released, but he took all the credit, and I took all the blame.”He paused for a while as he kept on staring at the man. Until he remembered an incident when he was a child where there was a scandal involving a certain drug from their company that killed hundreds of people.“Your face is telling me that you recalled something,” the man said. “Aren’t you disgusted to live in this luxury because your
“Listen, Sir Rex. I sincerely want to help you,” Jake said while looking straight into the man’s glaring eyes. “But if you’ve decided to continue this, then I’ll have no choice but to fight back.”Rex laughed. He stood in a fighting stance, stretching his neck from left to right.“Ah, don’t listen to him, Rex. We have decided to rule this city after this,” Will said while aiming the gun at Jake, ready to fire.“That’s right, hulk! We are now more powerful than before. We can get anything we want!” Jason seconded.“This must be the result of the mutation experiment Christine told me about,” Jake thought to himself while casting to repair his mystic barrier. “This is a problem. I hope he didn’t give this drug to all the prisoners!”A police siren was suddenly heard. It was far, but it was getting louder gradually.“Ah! The pests are here!” Will said. “How many police officers does this city have? They keep coming even though we keep on killing them!”“Mr. Rex,” Jake called the huge man.
Jake partially healed all their bodyguards and maids before he let the paramedics bring them to the hospital. The police also asked questions about what happened, and he and the first maid he healed told the police everything. But of course, he didn't tell them about magic. However, Police Captain Cruz noticed something very bizarre. "You said that they only have guns, but why is this kitchen like this? It looked like it was destroyed by a bomb," the officer asked. He smiled while scratching his head, and the maid looked at him. "Ah! Yeah! They had these small improvised bombs, and they threw them in every corner of our kitchen." "And you only got a little scratch on your jaw?" "Come on, Captain. Just be thankful I wasn't hurt," he said before putting his arm on the officer's shoulder and pushing him slowly away from there. "Alright, if you say so. Thank you for your time and cooperation." The officer turned away and called his men. "Uhm, wait!" He ran after the police captain.
Jake woke up in a very black and dark place. It had no beginning and no end. There was nothing there except darkness. He sat up and squinted his eyes, trying to think where he was. “You’re finally awake, huh?” A familiar voice spoke behind him. He quickly turned around, and there he saw a tall man with short, frizzy black hair, pale skin, and a huge burn scar on the left side of his face. The man was wearing a black suit and shirt.Jake quickly stood up and jumped back away from the man. “Who are you?”The man burst out laughing. “I didn’t know you were a scared cat, Jake. Don’t worry, I can hurt you here in your dream.”“Who are you?!”“Relax,” the man said while smiling at him. “I am Dragon, and it’s nice to meet you.”“What?”He stepped back again, then cast a spell, but nothing happened. “I told you, we’re in your dream,” the man replied. “Both of us cannot use magic here.”Jake paused and tried to remember what happened last time. And he recalled that he collapsed after getting
Jake ordered Archris to keep an eye on the incident, allegedly involving the Wolves. He also asked his former student to roam around the city and look for any marks of the Dragons. Archris also told him that Anthony and his men had also escaped from prison and were already missing. That made Jake scratch his head, and he just asked Archris to assign at least two people to look for Anthony and his men.“They are probably with the Dragons now,” Jake said. “Anthony is knowledgeable about science and pharmacology. He also has a big influence in the black market. He will be a good asset for them, if ever.”“Okay. I’ll do my best to find them, Professor,” Archris replied.“One more thing: please lend me at least four of your men. Those who can use binding magic and can build barriers,” Jake said. “I need them to protect the mansion.”“Sure thing, I’ll send them right away.”Jake approached Archris, and he messed up the young man's hair. “Don’t be too hasty, kid. The next time you explode,
Jake sat on his bed and thought of what was going on. A lot of things were happening; different villains were appearing before him, and they suddenly wanted to destroy the city and the world. And now, a powerful wizard who betrayed Eldramoria suddenly appeared in his world. He grimaced as he recalled his fight with that man. It was one of his bloodiest and most gruesome fights in that world, and it was a painful memory for him because that man used to be a friend of his.He then teleported to his office and started to work. They received a lot of orders from their city hall, other cities, and the national government. He even had a meeting scheduled with the health minister and the mayors of the affected cities. “Do we still have stocks?” he asked Sebastian. But Sebastian didn’t answer. He just stared at Jake with an open mouth.“Hey, I am asking you,” he followed up.“What are you? Three days ago, I was already celebrating because I thought you were going to die, and now you are he