Winner Takes All

Wham!

After running frantically, Jack's body trembled suddenly and he knelt on the ground abruptly as if his legs were filled with lead and became very heavy. In an instant, he felt very dizzy.

He also felt extremely depressed as if his chest cavity was stuffed with countless stones.

Jack stood still and at this moment, his gaze was cold as he stared at Mr. Ward who was gradually climbing up from the doorway.

However, his expression turned gloomy gradually.

He became tensed up and had a shiver run down his spines.

When the Mysterious Man and Brent reached the scene, they felt desperate too when they realized what was going on.

Oh shit!

They were down in the dumps when they saw Jack kneeling in the middle of the courtyard.

Everything was happening in the worst possible direction.

Even they were away from Jack for a few meters, the Mysterious Man and Brent still could sense the increasing chilling aura displayed by Jack. "Mr. Ward..."

When Brent saw Mr. Ward, his face turned pale instantly.

The Mysterious Man, however, tugged at Brent, "We should ensure Jack is safe first!"

Brent was stunned in an instant.

He felt very upset after hearing the Mysterious Man's words.

Was the Mysterious Man asking him to ignore Mr. Ward?

As Brent was still hesitating what he should do, the Mysterious Man whispered to him in a deep voice, "Bewitchedness".

Kaboom!

Brent's expression changed abruptly. In an instant, he even looked pale.

He looked like he was very afraid of something.

Yes!

Now the worst possible things that might end the mission was not just that Iga TobiRyuu threatening Jack to kill himself by taking Amber as a hostage, but also Jack might activate his Bewitchedness. Amber was the apple of Jack's eyes and Jack treated her life as more important than himself.

Taking Amber as a hostage to threaten Jack might cause him to kill himself willingly, or even cause Jack to go mad immediately.

However, the two endings were so atrocious.

"Daisy, they..."

Mr. Ward was very weak as if he was on the verge of death. He rested his head on the doorway of the hall, blaming himself while trying to breathe hard, "It's my fault. I didn't protect Mrs. Hughes well. It's..." However, before Mr. Ward finished his words, there was a loud 'bang' sound in the hall.

There was a silhouette in the hall flying out of the hall suddenly. She passed through Mr. Ward who was lying at the doorway and flew directly towards the outside. "Daisy!"

Brent let out a roar. He violently broke free from the Mysterious Man. He rushed forward as quick as lightning towards Daisy which were thrown out into his arms.

At this time, Daisy was already unconscious, and her body was still dripping with blood as she was attacked by the enemy with swords.

Brent turned furious as he held Daisy who was unconscious in his arms as if he were a raging beast.

Meanwhile, Jack also looked coldly at Daisy in Brent's arms.

"Ms. Hill..."

Jack shouted in a low voice, but when the voice came out of his mouth, it caused the Mysterious Man behind him to have his hair stand on end.

His voice at the time was indescribable as if it wasn't come out of a human's mouth.

With that, Jack displayed a sense of majestic coldness.

The Mysterious Man who could feel the coldness coming over him clenched his hands into fists. His eyes displayed a fearful and panicked look.

At this moment, he could only see Jack in front of him. In a trance, he felt like there was a pool of blood in front of him. It was red and there were skeletons in it. Jack... was standing in the middle of the pool of blood and white bones.

Brent could feel the same as he held Daisy who was unconscious in his arms.

Jack who was Mercenary displayed a powerful aura as if he was Killer God.

They felt like they were powerless like ants facing Jack.

They felt terrified and uneasy watching him. "Young Master!"

"Jack!"

Brent and the Mysterious Man spoke firmly

unison.

At this time, even Mr. Ward who was lying on the threshold of the hall with his face in blood also seemed to have forgotten the pain all over his body as he stared at Jack with horror and terror in his eyes.

He remembered something suddenly and he also wanted to shout at Jack so that Jack could regain his consciousness. However, he was too badly injured until he could not make a sound despite using all his strength.

"No one could stop me!"

Jack finally lifted his right foot once again and took a step forward. Then, he walked towards the hall determinedly.

As he walked forward, the Mysterious Man and Brent felt like it was a pool of blood and skeletons moving.

The chilling aura displayed by Jack surrounded the entire courtyard in the bamboo forest.

As Jack moved forward, his eyes which displayed a cold look were moving constantly. Meanwhile, he always maintained an extreme coldness on his face.

"Jack!"

The Mysterious Man quickly strode forward and raised his hand to grab Jack's left wrist. However, there was a "kaboom" sound as his hand was broken free from Jack's wrist.

He could feel a sharp stab of pain from the center of his right hand. His heart throbbed for a moment.

Even if he was always calm and cool, he looked fearful and panicked at this moment.

At this time, a teasing laugh came from the hall, "Sorry, Jack. You are still too late to come back here."Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

The Mysterious Man and Brent looked in the direction the laugh came from at the same time.

In the hall, Iga TobiRyuu was holding his katana around Amber's neck and escorting her into the door of the hall.

He didn't care about Mr. Ward who was lying at the doorway at all.

At this moment, Amber's stunning face was filled with fear and trepidation. Her delicate body was trembling.

The moment she saw Jack, she wailed in a piteous voice, "Darling, save me..."

The Mysterious Man frowned as he listened to her shout.

He was well aware of Jack's current state, so he knew even better that Amber's piteous wail would add fuel to the fire! However, Jack who was striding forward slowly spoke something before the Mysterious Man said anything, "I will!"

He didn't stop but stride forward with a majestic aura. He walked firmly towards Amber and Iga TobiRyuu.

"Don't move!"

Iga TobiRyuu was instantly confused as he was taking Amber as a hostage to threaten Jack to kill himself.

But now Jack's reaction was different from what he had expected.

Jack simply did not give him the chance to threaten him!

When he heard Jack's shout, Iga TobiRyuu even gripped the katana in his hand harder.

In an instant, Amber's pale and stunning face revealed a look of pain as she let out a soft grunt and her delicate body trembled even more.

On her snow-white and slender neck where the katana was placed, there was a trace of blood at this moment.

"Oh shit!"

Seeing this scene, Brent and the Mysterious Man cried out inwardly.

They really wanted to stop the mishap from happening but they were not powerful enough to do so.

"You...have made my woman bleed!"

Jack was still striding forward. His eyes were moving constantly as if he was mad.

His voice was indescribable as if it was a woozy Sanskrit and echoed in everyone's ears.

The Mysterious Man could not help but shout sternly.

"Jack, haven't you read all the Buddhist scripture "Tao Te Ching"?

"If I become crazy, what can Buddha do to me?"

Jack smiled...☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐