Alex pretended not to notice anything and concentrated on the crowd before him. There were more saboteurs of course, but he pretended not to notice since they wouldn't dare behave rashly for fear of being discovered. Soon, Alex's men in Hill City who were posing as members of the police arrived to help quell things. “Please, if you or either of your relatives are wounded, move to the side. The workers who were trapped in the fire should please move to the relief tents being set up.” Alex announced in a loud voice just as his ‘police officers’ took the captured saboteurs away. Some of the ‘policemen’ had set up some tents at a corner just outside the factory's gates, waiting for the treatment to commence. Shadow's voice filtered into Alex’s ears, making him pause for a while. “Boss, I'm here. The assassins suddenly withdrew at the last minute. However, the one I wanted to take hostage was killed by his teammates before they escaped.” He whispered to Alex through the chip they used
“Alex,” Eleanor called, making his steps to halt in between going after the evil aura he felt. He turned towards her with a smile, trying to hide his anxiousness. “Babe, what's wrong? You look all flustered, did something happen?” She whispered, tightly holding his arm with a look of anxiousness on her face. Alex turned and gave her a slight smile. “Um, weren't you busy with the workers? You should go back to them and sort things out. Also, my people are busy with the investigation. You should recall that the authorities are ignoring this case, you have to tackle it yourself since it's obvious they have been bribed. Go talk about compensation and insurance with them, hurry up, it will soon be morning.” Alex whispered urgently and pushed her to the tent, while ignoring the look of indignation on her face. “Where are you going? Why does it seem as if you're in so much hurry? What happened? I feel nervous watching you leave, I don't want you to get hurt.” Eleanor whispered, making
Alex chuckled, not feeling really surprised that the man detected his presence. The wicked wizard masquerading under the monk's kayak was obviously a force to be reckoned with. To be able to commit such atrocities with so much smoothness required much more than ruthlessness; it required strength and a sly spirit acquired through ages of warfare. He appeared before the man wearing his mask. He was no longer dressed like the corporate shark he depicted less than an hour ago. No, he had shed the Alexander Winthrop identity and assumed that of Lord Dracula to stalk the monster. He was girded in a totally black attire, and his outer suit jacket had been removed, replaced by a leather one. Black gloves adorned his hands, and his signature black mask was on his face. “Coming over here to follow me like this, you must have lots of guts, young man.” He said, looking at Alex. “I could day the same for you, committing so many atrocities till the stench of your evil saturates the heaven, aren'
Alex turned around, but to his greatest surprise and dismay, the ghosts he had expected to disappear after their tormentor died kept floating around instead of crossing the yellow river.“What's wrong? Could it be spiritual shackles? What kinds of evil art is that?” Alex muttered and quickly floated into the temple that have nearly been reduced to a rubble to take a look.He sent his spiritual consciousness to envelope the environment and almost lost his balance due to the horrifying things he encountered.“Another monster that's experimenting with human lives. There's also a young demon imprisoned and being tortured underground. Those two pots cooking on the mysterious fire should be the center of the evil devouring and imprisonment formation.” Alex muttered, examining the outline of the evil man's hideout.He went down to the underground and entered the room where he detected a weak life force.A young man was chained there, with parts of his skin missing. No, to be precise, he's no
Alex was immediately alarmed and hastened towards the tent area where he had left Eleanor and her group. The entire place was in disarray, some tents were broken or torn, and the relief materials were scattered. Food and drinks were poured on the ground, and the cartons of beverages destroyed. Alex clenched his fists in fury. Those food items and relief materials costs a lot of money. But someone dared to damage them. His eyes went to the area where Shadow was fighting with a man in black cloak. “Presumptuous!” Alex roared in fury, sending a bolt of lightning to the man. At once, screams of horror resounded in the area. The man in black cloak vomited blood and quickly disappeared, running faster than lightning. Alex quickly appeared before Eleanor who was shivering in fright. There was lots of wounds on her body and a long gash stretched from her temple to her ear. “Boss they attacked so suddenly when everyone had already settled down to get a short nap. But the most crazy thing is
Alex was stunned for a moment because he didn't expect the question. He kept staring at her for nearly two minutes, feeling speechless. He sighed and a bright smile spread on his face as he caressed her face lovingly. “I'm your husband, your man, your lover, and the father of your twins, who else will I be?” He whispered, placing his forehead against hers. Eleanor took a deep breath and held his arm. She slowly looked into his eyes and chuckled. “Alexander Winthrop, you don't need to act all cheeky with me. I'm not one of those naive women out there that will swoon because you flashed a smile at them. Your charms are no longer effective on me. So tell me, why are people always after us? Who are you? A drug baron? A top assassin? Is your mafia ring that horrible?” She whispered, not backing down. “Eleanor!” Alex growled, feeling short of words. “I'm not any of the things you mentioned. I may not be the best man in the world, but I'm definitely not a horrible person. I will never
The moment Eleanor slept off, Alex covered her properly with the blankets and hurried out of the bed. “Aridan has been gone for too long, I don't think this is a good sign” Alex whispered and quickly set up a protective and monitoring formation around her.The moment he left the house, he looked around to make sure that no one saw him, before taking off into the air. He turned towards direction which Aridan chased after the evil cultivator from.“Damn it, I don't have any article that belongs to him. How exactly am I supposed to trace his aura?” Alex whispered, going deeper into the clouds.He kept floating around in the clouds, searching for signs of Aridan. After three hours, there was no sign of him, making him incredibly worried despite his exhaustion. He kept himself suspended mid air using his spiritual energy, and it was especially tasking for him to stay suspended mid air. After some time, he began to float back to the tent area.“Huh? I already left the local government. Ho
The man chuckled and looked at Alex. “Why don't you take a guess, benefactor? I'm certainly not your enemy.” he said and laughed lightly, annoying Alex the more. Alex scrutinized him coldly. “What do you want? If you merely wanted to help my boy, you would have been long gone.”The man smiled and looked at Alex. “Forget about me, let's talk about this little mountain village you just came out from.” Alex kept scrutinizing him carefully, watching out for the slightest signs of foul play. Even though the man bore the energy of a seasoned killer, he wasn't deranged or tainted by bloodlust in any kind of way. Which meant that he was not an evil cultivator, and the darkness aura around him wasn't all that strong. “What were you going to tell me about the mountains?” Alex suddenly asked with a smile, trying to wrap things up and return to his responsibilities. “I guess that you're not happy to be in my presence. Do I seem that unpleasant?” He asked with a smile, causing Alex's patien