The Million-Dollar Heart

The members of the Nine Mystics Society had already arrived, and Thomas, along with his crew, had broken free from the clutches of the dark-cloaked adversaries. The remaining foes were left to the capable hands of the Emerald Mountain's senior brothers.

Not far off, the sky darkened ominously as a group of dark-cloaked figures appeared once more, their sights set determinedly on Vivienne.

The Nine Mystics Society positioned themselves in a defensive formation, ready for both attack and defense.

Vivienne, however, was fixated on the looming crowd ahead.

There, amidst them, was her true target.

A wave of energy morphed into existence from the air, aiming straight for her vitals.

Percival, ever vigilant, wrapped an arm around Vivienne's waist and dodged the assault with ease.

A woman in red, her figure shrouded in mystery and her face hidden behind a veil, appeared before Vivienne. Despite the disguise, Vivienne recognized her instantly. "Abigail!"

Vivienne's voice was firm, leaving no room for retort.

The woman chuckled behind her hand, her voice dripping with seduction, "Vivienne, we finally meet."

Vivienne scoffed, "Haven't we already met before?"

Ignoring her, the woman in red flicked her crimson nails, signaling the dark-cloaked figures, "Her powers are beneath you. Capture her for me. I want her to watch as her loved ones perish before her eyes."

With that, an attack was launched at Percival.

Hearing this, Vivienne's expression darkened.

She had guessed right; Abigail's vendetta was against Mr. Wolf.

Following her command, a dark-cloaked figure aimed a vicious blow at Vivienne.

Vivienne raised her hand in a mere gesture, and the assailant's power dispersed into the air, rendered useless.

Shocked, a raspy voice emerged from beneath the mask, "Your powers exceed the fifth rank?"

Vivienne smirked, "Fifth rank? That was me half a year ago."

in seclusion, her abilities had soared

fifth-rank power user was of no concern to

everyone upon

assailant attacked again, only to have his power extinguished

blow of

dark-cloaked figure was sent flying, blood

him

incapacitated by a

Abigail were locked in

this formidable adversary who

Fair is fair.

toe-to-toe with Mr. Wolf, whose powers neared the tenth rank, Abigail's strength was indeed

Vivienne would have been intrigued to bring her back to the lab for

surrounding energy waves intensified suddenly. Vivienne squinted, hurrying to Percival's side, ready

arc in the air, her gaze lazily arrogant,

"Vivienne, be careful."

who pulled her to safety, though Vivienne felt the near miss on her

Suppression Pill has

to the tenth rank," Percival wiped

was supposed to be their wedding day.

up with a spark of intrigue, "Mr. Wolf, remember the move we

narrowed, quickly catching onto Vivienne's plan. Though he had reached the heights of the tenth rank, facing a barrier-breaker like Abigail required endurance. But with Vivienne by his side, they

of bombs or a path of fire and brimstone, could stop him from

curved, "Mr. Wolf, it's been a

at their resolve, "Thinking you can stop me? Neither of

flicked her fingertips,

in red dodged with a mere tilt of her head, dismissing Vivienne's tactics as child's play, "Such naive tricks are a waste of my

palm strike at Percival, her tone full of arrogant certainty, "Only with your death can I truly savor this divine feast bestowed upon me by the heavens." Percival's

person of limited

face twisted in rage but quickly composed itself as she attacked with even greater ferocity, clearly agitated, "What does it matter? Once you're dead, your powers wilDbe

beauty and her

method of absorbing others' strengths, she couldn't have even dreamt of reaching the realm