Winner Takes All

The autumn wind blew.

The sound echoed.

Boom!

Killian and George's faces changed dramatically.

In contrast of George's screaming and shouting.

Killian, on the other hand, instantly shouted, "Guards! Guards!"

Because he was frightened, his voice became shrill when he shouted.

At that moment.

Neither Killian nor George could keep their cool.

A moment ago, Killian was very confident and presumed that Jack would never show up at this time.

But Jack's arrival took them by surprised!

Ignoring the Hughes family.

Disregarding death.

Just moments ago, it was the Kill Declaration, and immediately followed by the killer himself.

The confidence of predicting whether he would show up just then, was completely disappeared the moment Jack appeared.

But only Killian and George knew that Jack was the one who had issued the Kill Declaration

The guards and even the elite apprentices outside the courtyard were unaware of it.

As the chief guard let Jack enter the courtyard. Silently, Jack had arrived close to Killian and George.

They were... less than five metres apart!

And no guards entered the courtyard, at that moment, even the chief guard who was still standing at the gate was ten metres away from Jack! The scream of George.

And the shout of Killian.

Immediately broke the silence in the courtyard.

At the main gate, the chief guard's face changed dramatically.

In a flash, he became extremely frightened.

Something was wrong!

His gaze became cold, his sight immediately locked onto the wheelchair-bound Jack.

Being able to serve as the chief guard, no matter in skill or mind, he was definitely the best among all guards.

With split seconds.

The chief guard immediately sprang into action.

Clang!

"Protect the two young masters!"

As Jack drew his long sword there was a chilling flash of light.

The chief guard charged towards Jack.

Behind him, there were numerous guards rushing into the small courtyard. The scene was like a tidal wave.

Everyone was in a state of terror. Their heads as if they were about to explode.

Who would have ever thought?

It was Jack, the heir of the Hughes family who wanted to kill George.

The one who had been considered to be a bastard by the whole Hughes family.

Was he crazy?

How scary was him?

Unexpected, the murder slipped through and arrived right in front of Killian and George.

Time, at that moment, seemed to have slowed down.

The early morning autumn breeze swept through the courtyard.

Jack's robe and hair was blown gently by the autumn breeze.

He smiled faintly.

His smile in the eyes of Killian and George was like the smile of death God.

"George, you're dead!"

After the furious shout from Jack.

He raised his right hand slightly.

They were still five metres apart, and Jack didn't move forward.

But, his words still made George frozen in place, and his face was pale with fear.

Killian however reacted instantly, as his face looked extremely fierce. And the teacup he was holding in his hand, was smashed at Jack.

It was frightened, shocked and horrible.

At that moment, neither Killian nor George feared Jack.

The sudden appearance of Jack was the reason that made them terrified.

And... his will to kill without the fear of death!

This wasn't a deliberate assassination.

Rather, it was an eye to an eye, a life to a life murder.

This bastard had no value of his own life!

With inches away, Killian knew that if he could defend Jack for one second.

It was enough for the guards and the elite apprentice of the Hughes family to get close enough to Jack and kill him.

After all, the two of them were still some distance apart from Jack. And Jack was still disabled and in a wheelchair.

However.

As the teacup was smashed towards Jack.

Crash!

A breaking sound was heard.

The teacup had exploded into several pieces which were flying in all direction. As if it was hit by something really hard.

The scene made Killian's pupils contracted instantly and his head as if it was about to burst.

A horrible thought instantly came to his mind.

As his body shook, his right hand instinctively reached into the air and grabbed nothing.

Scratch!

There was sharp pain from the palm of his hand and blood instantly splattered out.

Killian's face changed abruptly, and the pain was written all over his face.

Almost instantly.

"Ah!"

George let out a miserable cry, his neck straightened, and his expression was stretched to the limit.

He showed an eerie, and terrifying feeling.

With a miserable scream, Killian turned his head quickly. He saw George's straight neck was oozing blood as fast as the naked eyes could perceive.

"Come here!"

A loud roar exploded and was heard throughout the courtyard.

Jack swiftly retracted his right arm.

The fish scale line was immediately retracted.

With imminent death, George as if he had unleashed all of his potential, he got up extremely quick, staggered on his feet. Within a flash, he pounced towards Jack which was in his wheelchair.

He knew that if he didn't move, he'd be dead on the spot.

"George!"

The sudden movement made Killian's look extremely ferocious.

George passed by him, it was like the meteor, it was just in a blink of time.

The blood that was flowing out from George's neck splattered on Killian's face as George moved at such high speed.

Killian, with full of blood on his face, was dumbfounded and stunned, as he sat on the stone bench.

The pungent smell of blood rushed into his nostrils.

By the time he snapped out of it.

George was already lying dead in front of Jack's wheelchair.

The blood was still pouring out from his neck.

However, Jack with the determination of kill didn't stop there.

Instead, under the horrified gaze of Killian, guards, and the elite apprentices.

Jack launched himself out of the wheelchair and fell onto the ground.

Clang!

There was a chilling flash.

As Jack appeared to be holding a sharp sword.

"Stay the fuck where you are!"

With explosive roar.

All the guards and elite apprentices that were rushing into the courtyard stopped at their spots at the same time.

The feeling of fear, horror, and trepidation...

All kinds of emotion were cascading throughout the courtyard. It annihilated the previous leisurely and relaxing atmosphere.

It all happened way too fast.

It was just a few seconds that had passed.

Everyone was caught off guard.

Jack was lying on the ground, holding a sword in his right hand, and grabbing George's collar with his left hand. He directly forced George to sit up straight.

George that was almost killed by the fish scale line was already dying and almost out of breath.

As blood gushed out from his neck and stained his whole upper body red.

George was terrified to the core and his body was frozen.

As he looked directly at Jack.

And the corner of his eyes was being flashed by the chilling light of the sword.

Death... had descended upon him!

"Please, please have mercy...!"

He knew that his ultimate death was near, George used all his strength and struggled to say some words very softly.

However.

Jack suddenly laughed.

He really thought it was funny!

The next second.

The killing intention and a monstrous chill.

Was bursting out from him.

"Did you ever have mercy of what you did to my wife and my friend?"

In a split second.

Jack's right hand gripped his sword and swung it.

At that very moment.

"Jack, stop!"

Patrick rushed out from the crowd in sweat, growled sternly.

But.

"No one can stop me!"

Jack's face was full of hostility. His eyes were red. As he shouted without stopping his right hand.

Puff!

Blood gushed up like a fountain.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.