Chapter 468 Raven Has Arrived
Chapter 468 Raven Has Arrived
With a deep, bone–jarring thud, the door to Cassian’s lab was kicked open from the outside.
Cassian, slumped against the wall, slowly lifted his head. Through the doorway, he saw Rin and Thorian striding in.
His brows drew together slightly.
The moment he laid eyes on Oakley, a flicker of recognition passed through him–there was something disturbingly familiar about the man.
And then, just as sharply, he caught the look Oakley gave him. Cold, calculating… and burning with hate.
“Hand him over to me,” Oakley said.
His gaze swept over Cassian’s battered body, clearly at the end of its rope, and a greedy gleam sparked in his eyes.
He’d changed his mind.
Before, he’d assumed Rin had failed to kill Cassian because the man was too powerful–too dangerous to take alive. Oakley hadn’t dared to make a move then. But now?
Cassian was barely clinging to life. To Oakley, he looked no more threatening than an ant under his heel.
And if he could capture him alive, he could use him as leverage. With Cassian in chains, Raven would have no choice but to surrender her authority over the Vyrdenia military.
And once that happened, it was only a matter of time before Oakley ruled the entire region.
“What are you talking about?” Rin tur te ”
to him, caught off guard.
“His life still has value. I’m taking him with me.” Oakley flicked his hand.
Instantly, several Sunset Empire warriors stepped forward, surrounding Cassian like a pack of wolves closing in on wounded prey.
“No,” Rin said coldly. “He has to die. Today.”
As long as Cassian lived, there was still a chance Raven would find him. And if she discovered what Rin had done… there would be no forgiveness. No escape.
Oakley shoved Rin aside. “That‘
not your
decision. I said I want him alive. Restrain him!”
se to black
Rin’s expression darkened to something close to black ice.
He turned sharply to the lab techs beside him. “Kill him.”
Cassian watched as the room full of men closed in–treating him like nothing more than meat on the chopping block. His gaze grew colder with every step they took.
But the moment they lunged, the sound of black projectiles piercing skulls sliced through the air. At the same time, glass exploded.
For an instant, silence reigned.
Then Rin’s pupils contracted violently.
He bolted toward the floor–to–ceiling window–what was left of it. It was shattered.
“How… how did he do that?” he whispered, staring at the broken pane in disbelief.
These weren’t ordinary windows. They were made of reinforced materials, unbreakable by someone in Cassian’s poisoned, weakened state.
Oakley moved to stand beside him, his face like a thundercloud.
Sure, Cassian dying had its perks–there was satisfaction in revenge. But taking him alive would’ve been far more valuable. Suddenly, Rin’s eyes widened with realization. He whirled around and shouted at the lab workers, “Find the body! Go! Now!”
The lab was at least three hundred feet above ground.
If Cassian had jumped, there was almost no chance he’d survived.
But that wasn’t the point.
‘If Raven saw his corpse..‘ he thought, ‘No. She really resto
He couldn’t let her find it. Not under any circum Successfully unlocked!
But just as the panic took hold, a new sound echoed from the hallway–footsteps.
A moment later, a young technician burst into the lab, out of breath.
He said, “Mr. Kuroki! People from the Star God Association just arrived. They’re looking for someone. Mr. Alford wants
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everyone in the base to gather immediately.”
“Star God Association?” Oakley blinked, surprise flickering across his face. Rin’s breath hitched. His face drained of color, panic finally setting in.
“It’s Raven. She’s here.”
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