2024-11-07 23:03:41“Claire,” Elijah muttered as he walked back to where Thomas stood with the little girl.
Thomas didn't hesitate to hand her over with Elijah instinctively cradling like she was his child. He didn't know why but he felt like she was his kin, like his blood flowed through her veins. Even as he was a God of Slaughter and a King of War, in this moment, he found himself unable to breathe properly. Holding her tightly, almost like he was scared that she'd fall from his embrace, he muttered. “I didn't come on time. Forgive me.” After what felt like a long while, Claire woke up. “Sir.” She called out as she reached out and wiped away Elijah's tears. “Are you my dad?... But mommy said that my dad is dead, that he died on the battlefield protecting the country.” Elijah's lips quivered as he didn't know how to respond. As it was, he had so many questions so he thought it best to wait until he returned home and had a conversation with Alice. Only then would he be able to resolve the knots in his chest? Just as he was about to say something, a thunderous roar interrupted his train of thought. “How daring!” Elijah’s expression shifted as he turned to look in the direction of the person who had decided to be a bit too daring, ruining the moment. It seemed those from the audience who had run away didn't like the fact that they were spared and, instead, dared to come back with help to deal with Elijah, pointing fingers in his direction. Over a dozen security guards who worked at the Blood Cage quickly surrounded the arena while carrying cold weapons. Elijah maintained a sense of calm, even going ahead to assure Claire that everything was okay as she had begun to panic. Thomas on the other hand, didn't even bother hiding his killing intent, standing next to his brother while glaring at the fools that didn't know what was good for them. The head of the security guards snarled at Elijah. “Do you even know where you are?... How dare you cause trouble in the Blood Cage?... Do you think you can just come in here and do as you please?... Insolence!... You'd best get down on your knees and beg for mercy, else, you can forget about…” The man wasn't able to complete his threat as he screamed out in pain. Elijah didn't even need to move as Thomas sprinted into the group of security guards, sending them all flying in a few moves. The men didn't even get a chance to fight back as Thomas struck them down, leaving them bleeding profusely and suffering from broken bones on the ground. Chaos instantly erupted in the arena as Thomas continued his reign of terror while Elijah ignored the chaos around him, even shielding Claire's eyes so she wouldn't see something she shouldn't while walking toward the shattered main gate of the cage. It didn't take long before Thomas joined him outside the arena, having dealt with the troublesome elements within. Just then, Elijah got a notification causing his expression to shift. [Code Red!] [Mission Generated] [Mission: A life at stake] [Reward: 1000 Spirit Points] Before he could figure out why the system had sent a code Red, he got a call from the driver that he charged to protect Alice. “Boss, there's trouble.” “What is it?” “I tried my best but I couldn't protect Miss Alice.” “Speak clearly, what happened?” The driver quickly explained everything causing Elijah's expression to shift. On the way back to his home, Alice and the driver were attacked by gunmen and if not for the driver's quick thinking, they would have died. Unfortunately, a stray bullet had struck Alice and now she was in a critical state. The driver had managed to take her to the hospital where Alice was familiar with a doctor who was also one of the few friends she had but now, the hospital was refusing to allow the doctor to treat Alice. As it was, Alice's life was hanging by a thread and the driver couldn't do anything about it as he was currently being hounded by strange men. Gritting his teeth, Elijah bellowed. “Mr. Leroy!... You have gone too far!... If this feud between us isn't settled by blood, then call me a bastard!” Saying those words, Elijah handed Claire over to Thomas, charging him to protect her with his life before hurrying over to the hospital to save Alice. *** Meanwhile, at CarlCare hospital located in the middle-class area of Crystal Falls, a group of black-suited guards burst into a hospital room, forcefully dragging out the doctor that was attending to Alice, hoping to pull her out of the condition she was in, which was close to death. The doctor, whose name was Madison, was a close friend of Alice, and even though the hospital had threatened her not to attend to Alice, else she'd lose her job, she couldn't just sit back and watch Alice die when she'd done nothing wrong. Unfortunately, it seemed the powers that wished to see Alice suffer had come to stop her by force. Madison's distress was evident as she desperately exclaimed. “Who are you?... Why are you stopping me from saving a life?... That woman's life is hanging by a thread!” Just then, the sound of footsteps echoed through the corridor outside the emergency room. It didn't take long for the owner of the footsteps to arrive, revealing himself to be Mr. Aiden Leroy, the same man that Alice had rejected earlier in the day.
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Dressed in an impeccably black suit, Aiden smirked as he remarked. “Well, well, quite unfortunate, don't you think so?... I did warn you that I'd teach you a lesson. Since you dared to reject me, then you can forget about seeing the end of today, and as for your family, they don't care if you live or die; they just want you gone. As a replacement, your sister seems to be smarter than you, picking the obvious choice.” Though Alice was currently in a coma, a tear slid down her cheek, causing her to appear even more pathetic. Madison glared at Aiden before suddenly lunging at him and grabbing hold of his collar. “You bastard, it was you that put Alice in this condition!... How could you!... Why would you do such a thing?... Hasn't she suffered enough already?” Her cries quickly turned into uncontrollable wails as tears streamed down her cheeks while she pounded her fist against Aiden's chest. In response, Aiden slapped her across the face, before forcibly grabbing her wrist, causing
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“Alice!” Elijah exclaimed as he raced into the hospital without a single care in the world, exuding a chilling sensation that spread throughout the entire hospital, engulfing everyone in its powerful presence. He arrived at the entrance of the emergency room only to lay eyes on Alice's fragile body, covered in sweat and struggling to breathe. His heart shattered as he witnessed such a heart wrenching sight, leaving him choked. “Elijah… I'm sorry.” Alice muttered in a hoarse tone, barely holding on to life as she made eye contact with Elijah who was standing at the doorway. Tears flowed down his face, revealing the weight of the sorrow he felt. Alice asked. “Is Claire safe?” “Yes.” “Good.” She said with a smile. “That's very good.” As she finished speaking, she slowly closed her eyes, and the next moment, the heart monitor emitted a long, steady beep. “No!!!” Elijah let out an angry roar, exuding hostility before fearlessly charging forward to confront the henchmen bl
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“You are in charge while I'm gone, understood?” Elijah remarked, entrusting the safety of the house to the driver and the Dragon Legion regiment that was stationed in the villa.“Yes, Commander.”Satisfied with the response, Elijah gestured for Thomas to follow him with the latter quickly doing so.However, just as they got to the entrance, a commotion erupted outside.Dozens of black armored vehicles surrounded the area, cutting off all routes in and out of the villa while a helicopter hovered overhead.Several special unit operatives hurried out of the vehicles, fully armed and seemingly prepared for battle.Then a thunderous voice reverberated through the villa with the aid of a microphone.“Listen up, this is Dick Grayson of the Delta Special Forces Division in Crystal Falls and I am issuing an arrest for everyone in this villa for deliberate infliction of harm upon others. Drop your weapons and surrender, or else we would not hesitate to open fire!”Thomas raised a brow as he inq
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Aiden kicked the table over, causing the drinks to spill all over the floor, before angrily pointing at Madison. “You bitch, you dare to avoid me!?... Consider yourself lucky that I'm interested in you but don't think I won't handle you roughly if you push me too far!... Let me tell you, if you don't serve me well and make me happy, I'll make sure you never see another sunrise!”Then, he bent down and grabbed her neck, staring at her tear-stained face. “I hope you are listening closely!... With just a phone call, your friend is going to join her ancestors in the afterlife so you'd better behave yourself, understood?”“No, please, Mr. Leroy, just leave Alice alone. She's already suffered enough. I'm begging you.” Madison begged Aiden as she was on her knees with tears streaming down her cheeks.Feeling utterly helpless, she hoped that someone would come to her aid, rescuing her from the claws of the beast standing before her.Just then, Alice's sister, Bianca, the same one that had rep
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Elijah looked at the fragile Madison in his arms, her blood slowly staining his clothes though he didn't seem to care one bit as he cleaned the blood from her face.Then, he looked at her abdomen to find that there was a bullet hole in it.As it was, she was seconds away from dying due to blood loss.“Thomas,” Elijah muttered as he used his spiritual energy to cauterize the wound, saving her from instant death.“Yes, captain.”“Keep her safe.” Elijah intoned as he handed an unconscious Madison over to Thomas who quickly took her in his arms.Meanwhile, in the penthouse above, Aiden was licking his lips in annoyance.He'd hoped to misbehave with Madison before her death, but it seemed that plan would have to be shelved, considering she had no way of surviving a fall from the tenth floor.He didn't even care that she was dead because it meant nothing to him.Even if everyone saw him, they wouldn't be able to do anything to him because he was a part of the Leroy family, leaving him untou
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Aiden's subordinates thought that they would be able to overwhelm Elijah with numbers, unfortunately, they couldn't have been more wrong. All of them ended up on the ground, unable to get back up with Elijah standing over them without breaking a sweat. Aiden could only watch with terror, unable to believe that Elijah was so terrifying. Turning around, he tried to flee in silence but Elijah wasn't about to let that happen after everything he'd done. He kicked a knife that was lying on the ground, causing it to slice through the air, before meeting its mark as it sunk into Aiden's leg. “Ah!... Don't come any closer, stay away!” Aiden screamed in terror as he lay in a puddle of his blood. His right leg wouldn't stop bleeding even as he tried to stop it while watching as Elijah approached him like a grim reaper. If only Aiden had behaved himself, none of this would have happened but unfortunately, he dared to touch what was most important to Elijah. Even if he hadn't touched Madi
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Charles had experienced a lot in his years, working as a don in the Mafia world of Crystal Falls. So, even as Elijah was so bold, that didn't mean it was the first time he'd seen such but unequivocally, all those that had been so audacious had met the same fate. Either they'd ended up bowing to him or they were six feet under. Hence, the reason why he wasn't worried about Elijah and remarked. “Good, very good. Since you have decided to make your bed, you shall lie on it. Men!” “Yes, boss!” “Teach this fool some manners.” Immediately, a hundred men surrounded Elijah, leaving him no room to escape. However, Elijah stood in place, not bothering to move an inch as he waited for the unlucky fool that would attack him first. There was not even a hint of worry on his face, same with Thomas who stood a distance away, watching the proceedings. Suddenly, Elijah's aura surged, turning into an unstoppable force that surged through the sky. Despite this, Charles didn't think
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Elijah's villa on the outskirts of Crystal Falls occupied about 20,000 square meters and it was one of the most luxurious villas in the city. It had everything from a garden to a swimming pool and even a golf course. Alice sat on the soft couch of the foyer, looking around in disbelief at the villa that could be easily mistaken for a palace belonging to a powerful ancient ruler. She had thought that she would never be able to see anything beautiful again in her life after everything she'd had to endure in her family manor but now, sitting within this paradise, she was unsure of how to feel. Just then, Elijah joined her in the foyer before kneeling before her. Alice instinctively turned away, unwilling to allow Elijah to see her scared face which made her appear like a monster. Elijah said nothing as he stared at her causing her heart to beat rapidly. Alice wanted nothing more than to disappear and hide at that moment. But then Elijah reached out and tilted her face up gently,
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With that, Elijah turned to Denise. “Happy?”Denise nodded in slight embarrassment. “There was no need for that.”“You were being maltreated. There's no way I'd allow my daughter's benefactor go through such.”Then, Elijah turned to Celeste and said. “Her name is Denise, and she once saved my daughter.”Celeste was greatly surprised.She thought that there might be some other relationship between the beautiful Denise and Elijah.But they didn’t expect that Denise had saved Claire.It was no wonder that Elijah had helped her just now and had even forced Taylor to slap herself ten times in the face in order to help her get justice.Celeste’s heartstrings, which were tensed up, suddenly eased up as a smile bloomed on her face.“So you once saved Claire. That’s great!” Celeste said smilingly as she held Denise’s hand.Denise felt a little embarrassed. “Actually… I didn’t help Claire with anything. I’m not really considered her savior.”Elijah said firmly, “You helped Claire, and you did i
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The restaurant lobby wasn’t that large, and their conversation was soon heard clearly by the onlookers, who were waiting for the matter to develop further.“Who exactly is this young man? Celeste Ainsworth is on his side, and she doesn’t mind going against Miss Taylor for this young man!”“I don’t know, but I reckon he must be someone with an incredible identity! No wonder he insisted on confronting Sparda and Miss Taylor. It turns out he really has what it takes to do so!”“Hehe, do you guys think Taylor Baylor will slap herself? Just look at how arrogant she was. Now, she’s finally defeated. I’m so happy!”“Hahaha, why don’t we have a bet? Let’s see if Miss Taylor will slap herself or not.”“Shh, shut up! Keep your volume down. Be careful they might take revenge on you! You’re not like that young man who has the power to go against the Baylors!”All sorts of whispering spread to Taylor.She was so enraged that her face flushed, and she felt a strong urge to nab these gloating people
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As one of the most expensive restaurants in the county, the Wolf Restaurant had a plethora of carefully chosen hardware and facilities.For example, although the dining tables in the lobby weren’t as good as the mahogany tables in the luxurious private rooms on the top floor, they were made of high-grade solid wood.Even if someone ground the blade of a sharp knife against the tables, there wouldn’t be obvious traces.But Elijah actually left an almost two-centimeter deep palm-shaped dent in the table with his hand. How terrifying must his strength be?!He was just like a martial arts expert of action moves, for he had impeccable martial arts that were just too exaggerated!Taylor, who was right in front of the table, gasped in horror and turned pale when she saw the obvious palm print on the table.She staggered backward in horror and grabbed the pretty boy she had brought with her tightly as if she had found a straw to clutch at.But the pretty boy was extremely timid and cowardly e
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But the punishment wasn’t over yet because he had made outrageous threats to crush all of Elijah’s bones.So now, it was his turn to bear the consequences of this.With several more cracking sounds, the few elite bodyguards pinning Sparda onto the floor crushed all the bones in his body except for his skull and spine.At this moment, Sparda couldn’t even scream, and his body was drenched in cold sweat, looking as though he had been fished out of water.His underlings didn’t escape the punishment either.Each of them had one of their legs broken and was dragged to the entrance of the restaurant.After the bodyguards threw all these people out of the restaurant, Celeste carefully asked Elijah, “Elijah, those people have all been taken care of. Do you think this is fine?”Elijah nodded casually.Sparda and his underlings were crooks who often got up to malicious misdeeds, so they deserved this fate.But… there was still another person.Elijah suddenly looked at Taylor, who immediately be
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To think that she would appear now all of a sudden.Unfortunately, Celeste didn’t even look at him and walked straight toward Elijah.Afterward, Sparda watched as Celeste walked up to Elijah and said. “Fancy seeing you here, I heard your relatives had a wedding so I thought to attend, so imagine my surprise when I get there to find that you had already left.”“Apologies, a lot happened.”“I guessed as much.”Sparda’s eyes were about to fall out as he watched Elijah speak with Celeste like a friend. All the people in the lobby on the first floor of the Wolf Restaurant were astonished and fell silent.There was instantly dead silence in the lobby!The cold sweat on Sparda’s face immediately trickled down.As long as his brains were working fine, he’d be able to figure out instantly that he had definitely offended the wrong person this time!Elijah wasn’t someone he could afford to provoke at all!“You just said that you were going to break my limbs and make me kneel on the floor and be
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Denise was extremely anxious as she tugged the corner of Elijah’s shirt with a pale expression on her face.Sparda narrowed his eyes. “Punk, you’ve got some nerve! But on account of your girlfriend, I’ll let you off for now. Get lost immediately!”Elijah’s eyes lit up, and he pretended to be happy. “Thank you so much, Sparda. We’ll leave now.”Then he pulled Denise and walked toward the entrance of the restaurant.But the two of them had just taken a few steps when they were stopped by Sparda, who had flown into a rage, and his underlings.“Stop!” Sparda roared in fury. “Punk, are you an idiot, or are you deliberately pretending to be stupid in front of me? I told you to get lost and leave the woman behind! If not for your girlfriend’s sake, I would have broken both of your legs by now!”Then he looked at Denise threateningly. “Babe, a woman like you should find a man who can protect you. This punk next to you can’t protect you at all. If you stay with him, you’re going to suffer all
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“Sparda is actually here too. Seems like he is in deep trouble. He won’t be unable to bear the consequences of his actions!”“Who is Sparda? Why does everyone look so frightened and flustered? Is he that terrifying?”“You’ve never heard of Sparda? He’s a big figure. Not only is this Wolf Restaurant under his protection, but many of the businesses belonging to top businessmen in Corinth, are too. Don’t you think he’s impressive?”“What? The businesses belonging to the richest men in the county are under this man’s protection? This young man has already offended a Baylor heiress!”“Exactly! I think this young man is definitely dead meat. It’s such a pity. I thought he was quite brave just now, but it’s such a shame that he can’t deal with the Baylors.”Many people felt extremely sorry for Elijah.Although he had just pressed the manager’s head directly onto the filthy food on the floor, which was very much to the pleasure of the other patrons that felt unjust for Denise, Elijah was alon
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Previously, Denise had seen with her own eyes that Elijah could knock over more than ten bodyguards mercilessly.If he was now furious at the manager, he would definitely beat the manager up.By then, neither the Wolf Restaurant nor Taylor would let Elijah off!Elijah smiled faintly at her. “Don’t worry. I won’t do anything to him.”He continued walking toward the lobby manager.As the distance between them got closer and closer, the chubby manager’s heart became more and more nervous.He subconsciously took two steps backward and yelled in a moment of panic, “Stop! You’re not to come closer again! If you come closer, you… you’ll then be deliberately creating trouble, and I’ll get security to beat you up!”Elijah sneered and suddenly moved before appearing directly in front of the lobby manager.Under everyone’s horrified eyes, Elijah grabbed the manager’s hair and then dragged him directly to the dining table where Taylor was.Then he kicked the lobby manager in the bend of his knee,
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The lobby manager initially wanted to suck up to her and build some connections with her, but he ended up angering Taylor, so he was instantly frustrated.After Taylor rebuked the lobby manager, she turned to Elijah and Denise, the two people who put her in a foul mood.She was infuriated.“How dare you call me a swindler? I’m an heiress of the Baylor family. Why would I deliberately try to scam a restaurant waitress? My dress is from a high-end designer label, and it’s ruined after being stained a little. What do you know? You’re just a pauper.”With a malicious glint in her eyes, Taylor proudly poured the leftover fish scraps on the table onto the pile of soiled rice on the floor.Behaving like a queen, she said smugly, “Since you want to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, go ahead and be with her, you bottom feeder! Finish up the scraps on the floor, and I’ll let you off!”The lobby manager froze in shock for a moment.But in the blink of an eye, he hurriedly chimed in, “Th
