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The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 109
The big behemoth of a male bear was after Catherine, but thanks to Denver’s last second rescue, Catherine was pulled out of the bear’s line of attack.Still, the bear, with its full momentum, bashed its head and body into Denver.There was no way for Denver to defend himself from that colossal hit.Before he could put his strength into his feet to stop the bear, he found himself getting blown off his feet.The crisp mountain air that was filling his lungs escaped all at once.Blood spilled out of his mouth and also filled his nose as a stinging pain gripped his chest.His ribs felt like they suffered many cracks.His vision swimmed.At the same time, Catherine was stunned by everything that just happened.An escape into the wilderness, a chance to reconnect away from the city's relentless hum was what she was expecting during this trip, but now a massive bear’s growl shook her very soul.This wasn’t a nature documentary. This was a real bear, one that ruled the mountain.The vicious,
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 110
The bear’s claws raked across Denver’s chest. He staggered back as blood welled and soaked his shirt.But he tightly clenched onto the knife in his mouth and did not let it drop.His eyes still showed the resolve to fight back, even though the bear clearly outmatched him in terms of raw strength.It wasn’t that he didn’t want to give up.He just couldn't give up.He had to win this.He had to get Catherine out of here.The bear attacked him relentlessly, not giving him any time to rest.He dodged the swipes of its claws, the bulk of it making him feel small and vulnerable. He was injured, bleeding, and exhausted, but he refused to give up.He danced around the massive creature, a dance of desperation and displeasure.He was displeased because this bear completely ruined his trekking experience.He was enjoying the delicate beauty of nature alongside the woman who made his heart feel a million pounds lighter.The crisp mountain winds here carried the scent of pine and damp earth, a sta
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 111
Emotions took over Catherine, and she started running toward Denver.Seeing her coming, Denver bellowed, a primal sound that was more roar than human.The bear, however, was not the least bit intimidated by him, and it swiped at him once more.Denver ducked and rolled on the ground.The bear turned and lunged at him.Denver grabbed the broken branch.The bear opened its mouth wide to bite onto his back, but Denver turned around at the last moment and jabbed the branch into the bear's open mouth, pushing against the soft tissues of its palate.Denver’s back hit the ground. He kicked up the branch so that it further penetrated the bear’s mouth.The bear groaned in pain and retreated, pawing at its mouth. It seemed stunned, momentarily thrown off-balance by the unexpected resistance.As the bear bled and struggled to cough out the branch, Denver picked up the knife and repeatedly stabbed its body from many directions while avoiding its swinging paws.Denver’s movements were fueled by pur
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 112
Catherine was giving first aid to Denver, as he sat in an elevated state.He could still feel the raw power of the bear in the echo of his bruised ribs and the burning throb in his chest and shoulder.Nevertheless, Catherine’s hand cupped his cheek and comforted him.Her hand was small, but it was warm.As a bonus, she was decent at doing first-aid because she had interned as a nurse in the past for three months.She didn’t panic and this helped Denver get his nervousness under control.More than on his own wounds, his eyes sharped on her worried face. She had already made a call, but she wasn’t sure how long it’d take for the helpers to arrive.She still looked determined to save him.“I’m not going to die,” he rasped, his words feeling a little hollow in his throat.The pain flared with his words, a silent testament to how far from okay he really was.He saw her lips tighten, and he tried to smile.How could he try to smile in such a situation?A single tear escaped her left eye. It
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 113
Edward Creamer was on his way to the hospital. He smoked five cigars in the last twenty minutes. He hadn’t looked this worried in a long while.“Why did this fool go to her home again?” Edward appeared angry and frustrated. “I told him plenty of times to not even think of marrying a beautiful woman. The more attractive a woman is, the more boyfriends she’ll have. It’s better to just fuck them and then marry a less attractive girl.”Edward was speaking from experience. His ex-wife had cheated on him multiple times with multiple boyfriends, both before and after marriage.If the DNA test back then didn’t show that Stephen was his own flesh and blood, Edward would have given her a horrible death, which in his world would mean something like being eaten alive by the fish at the bottom of a big aquarium.Soon, Edward reached the hospital.The doctor came out to greet him.“How is my son?” Edward grabbed the doctor’s collar. “He better not be dead, or I’ll have a hundred thousand fish feed
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 114
It was late morning when Edward arrived at Diane’s house.Holding the gun in his hand, Edward looked at the house. The door was open. He could enter the building if he wanted to, but he didn’t enter that house.Instead, he went to the neighbor’s house.There was an adult brown rottweiler, Payne, outside on the lawn, and it roared as Edward approached the gate.It wasn't a bark, not a growl, but a full-throated shriek that sounded like a demon being flayed alive.Passersby would clutch their chests; mothers would scoop up their children, and even the most hardened teenagers would quicken their pace, glancing fearfully at the house. Payne’s screams were a force of nature, a sonic weapon designed to pierce the ears, chill the bones, and keep the world at bay.However, Edward didn't flinch, didn't falter, didn't even break stride.It was as if the dog’s screams washed over him, like a wave crashing against a rock, leaving him entirely unaffected.His gaze was fixed on the dog as a predato
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 115
In bloody clothes, Denver and Catherine had to walk the whole mountain down as no helpers arrived.So, Sheryl’s help proved to be truly invaluable.Catherine noticed that Denver was bringing the kitchen knife with him.“Why are you bringing that knife along?” she asked. “I don’t think any bear will attack us here.”“I stabbed the bear with this. I’m going to keep this as a memento—”“And remember that horrifying incident whenever you see it?”“Y-Yeah. Pretty much.”“Why would you want to get reminded of that? Is it just you, or are all men like this? Loving to keep stupid things for stupid reasons.”Denver looked at her blood shirt. “C-Can I keep your shirt?”“You want this as a memento, too? No! I’m going to dump this in a trash can since it’s covered in blood, and trash is where it belongs,” Catherine sounded certain about it.They booked a room at a small hotel by the base of the mountain.Catherine changed her clothes, but when she was about to toss her bloody clothes in the trash
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 116
Edward Creamer, after dealing with the devious dog and its owner, chose to enter Diane’s house.Subrina was in the hall, sitting nervously as if she was waiting for him. “Welcome, Mr. Edward,” she came and greeted him. “This is our first time meeting, isn’t it? Diane told me so much about you.”Even though she put her hand forward, he didn’t shake her hand.He just went and sat on the couch. “I came here to thank you for calling the ambulance and helping my son.”Subrina smiled in relief. “I did something anyone would do.”“Not everyone will do what you did, though,” Edward stated. “I appreciate what you did, but why didn’t you stay with my son in the hospital?”Subrina was startled. “Uh, about that…” She couldn’t just tell Edward that she was going on a date with Peter Mason.“Your husband died, and you’re dressed up for some occasion,” Edward voiced his mind. “Are you seeing someone?”Subrina frowned. “Are you suggesting I should still mourn for Richard even though he died many mont
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CHAPTER 172
Penal Hall Master Drake just arrived at the council building on a skateboard.An old lady in her hundreds was waiting for him in the verandah, eating sugarcane. Despite her age, she had all her teeth intact.“Did you meet him?” she asked.Drake nodded and tried to grab a sugarcane stick.But she slapped his hand away. “How was he?”“He’s good in some ways and clumsy in other ways, ma’am,” Drake replied, “but he seems motivated to get his hands on the secret treasure.”“In the past five years, the kettles of the top rankers have grown in strength by sweeping all the treasures from the caves,” she said. “They are growing stronger than the penal hall. The balance of power is shifting, and the biggest troublemaker among the rankers just has to arrive now.”“Whom do you prefer as the next king?” Drake curiously asked.“I prefer the one His Majesty chooses,” she replied.“Being diplomatic again,” Drake tried to grab the sugarcane stick again, but she slapped his hand away once more. His han
CHAPTER 171
The twelve-feet tall open mouth of the monstrous serpent broke the wall into bits and zoomed in Denver from behind.He didn’t even look back.Placing his hand behind his back, he released a burst of red lightning that destroyed not just the blocks of the wall that were still in the air but also the serpent’s head.The snake lost half of its head, but it was still wriggling about, its head regenerating at a visible pace.“What the hell?” Alex was baffled. “How can it still be alive after half of its head is gone?”“The nanobots are healing it, I suppose,” Sheryl said. “We have to find the crystal chip that’s somewhere in its body. If we destroy that chip, then the snake won’t be able to regenerate.”“But where’s that chip?” Alex asked. “How will we know?”“I’m afraid my aura is not skillful enough to enter other people’s bodies and check them,” Sheryl responded. “That’s something medics are good at. I’m neither a medic nor a master aura user.”“Then we have to destroy the entirety of t
CHAPTER 170
Sheryl was walking in the front.Alex was behind her.Catherine was the third, and Denver was in the last as they explored the caves after he had opened up the closed path.The air hung thick and damp, tasting of mildew and something ancient, something that made the back of Catherine’s throat itch.She was unconscious before, so the eerie atmosphere now gave her chills.In the front, Sheryl was holding a makeshift torch, with the flickering flames painting grotesque shadows on the cave walls, which freaked Catherine out even more.Alex moved with a practiced grace, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.“Denver, this place smells rotten and metallic,” Catherine complained. “I don’t think I can bear it for long.”“Just vomit once more then,” Sheryl casually dismissed her words.“Yeah, if I do, I’ll do it on your face,” Catherine replied.Alex, who was in their middle, was just not able to focus because of these two. Suddenly, his nose jerked a little.“Wait…” He stopped. “Smell tha
CHAPTER 169
A fighter jet came flying toward Hawk Park.The military officials at the border launched a missile to destroy it, but none of the missiles hit it.The jet managed to breach the lands of the Hawk Park.“Haha,” the pilot in the jet snickered while chewing gum. “That was easy. I just have to dump the gift and then speed off and go get my million dollars.”Just then a person flew up through the clouds.“I-Is that a person?” The pilot was shocked to see Mickey who was floating in the jet’s path. “Is he trying to kill himself?”Mickey raised his hand, and the fighter jet’s speed came to a halt before it reached him.The pilot nearly shat his heart out through his butthole. He still quickly recovered and pressed the red button.A big missile dropped, but then it didn’t go the way he intended it to.Rather, it started to float and went under Mickey’s feet. Standing on it, he stared down at the pilot.The pilot dropped the gum in his mouth.“You gotta be shitting me…” All the hairs on his bod
CHAPTER 168
A few minutes later.Denver sat down on a broken rock, with Catherine sitting next to him.She was awake and was staring at Drake who was talking with Sheryl in the distance. “Who is he exactly?”“Don’t think too much,” Denver touched her neck to feel her temperature. “Are you feeling okay now?”“Yeah,” Catherine loved seeing the worry on his face. She quickly gave him a kiss.Seeing that, Alex’s eyes turned a little wider.Denver was feeling hot inside because of having to push himself to fight Drake, but Catherine’s kiss surprisingly made him feel better.It was just a simple kiss, but it was priceless to him.At the same time, he was wondering if he should tell Catherine about his past. After thinking about it, he said, “Cat, I might have killed some people in the past.”“Okay. So?”“Even women.”“So?” Catherine didn’t seem upset about it. “Don’t tell me you killed children, too?”“I don’t think so, but I don’t know,” Denver hesitantly said. “My memories are slowly coming back, but
CHAPTER 167
An area of over 12,000 sq ft was destroyed.Rubble was all that remained.Part of the stone caves were now exposed to the sky.Sheryl stood at the border of the destruction while carrying Catherine on her shoulder.Her heart beat anxiously. “Boss! Are you there?” she yelled.A giant pillar of black fire burst out of the rubble and then evaporated pretty fast, revealing Drake who was floating in midair,He had black wings made out of aura.He stared down at Denver who was holding Alex by the shirt.Denver was bleeding from the forehead, but his gaze was locked on Drake.His body felt like a blazing furnace from having used the blood lightning to a great extent.Still, he didn’t show any discomfort.Alex, on the other hand, was not conscious and was wounded. But he was still alive.“You stretched out your aura to destroy the falling blocks before it hit him,” Drake muttered. “I almost want to rejoice for witnessing such a brilliant move while our skulls clashed.”He came floating down a
CHAPTER 166
“If you’re not going to do what’s good for you, then I will have to beat you and throw you in the dark cell by force,” Drake approached them, holding the black aural sword.“Didn’t my dad already punish me?” Denver asked while still carrying Catherine on his shoulder. “Why are you doing this now?”He didn’t want to fight Drake if possible, especially because of Catherine and Sheryl’s current situation.“I’m doing this for your own good,” Drake replied in a sharp tone. “Put that woman down if you don’t want her to get caught up in our fight.”Denver frowned.Feeling deprived of a better choice, he put Catherine next to Sheryl and said, “Stay back and stay alert.”“Boss, don’t keep your eyes on his sword,” Sheryl advised, “or you’ll lose.” She had already taken a healing pellet, so her bleeding stopped.“I’ll keep that in mind,” Denver clenched his fists, and red fumes released from his fists, turned into electricity and crackled the air around him.It soon spread throughout his body an
CHAPTER 165
Sheryl couldn’t help but frown while looking at the old man with a hawk tattoo on his fully shaved head. (This bastard faked his aura and tricked us into coming here. I can’t believe I took the bait. Forget about getting a treasure, if he wants to make things difficult for us…) “What are you doing here, Penal Master?” she asked aloud.Drake wasn’t even looking at Sheryl. His gaze was on the tallest man. “Don Denver… you broke the code and went on a personal mission for three years.”“And the king has already stripped him of his rank,” Sheryl was quick to reply. “There’s nothing more for you to add to the king’s decree… unless you’re siding with one of the rankers and are taking their side, which means you are not fit to be the head of the penal hall since that position requires you to be neutral.”She had to talk provocatively in order to grab his attention.“Green Fang…” Drake’s eyes turned darker. “You didn’t stop your boss from leaving, so you should receive punishment as well.”“
CHAPTER 164
There were dozens of red eyes glowing in the darkness, which made Alex step back in trepidation.“These growls… they’re the dungeon jackals!” Alex quickly said. “They are smart, and there are so many of them. Even the slightest of wind gusts will turn this cigar lighter off, and we’ll become like sitting ducks to these jackals.”“Dude…” Sheryl pushed him aside. “Didn’t you hear us tell you that we’ve been here before? If those jackals are smart, they’ll know whom to pick a fight with and whom to not!”She released aura through her body, which was barely felt by Alex, and it also made the light flicker.However, the jackals which were closing in suddenly stopped. After sensing the aura, they were hesitant at first.Sheryl released more aura in the direction of the jackals, and they all turned and ran away.“The red eyes are gone,” Alex was quite surprised. “I’ve never seen those beasts retreat without even putting up a fight. Did you use aura? How did you do it?”“It’s not something yo
