[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2140":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Legend of Dragon Son-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1750624,2236,"Chapter 2138: The Choice","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2140",2140,"\u003Cp>\"Leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill Leocadia had just left the restaurant when his subordinates surrounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The organization of the Faceless ones is very intriguing; they keep mummies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there are also normal Faceless ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, mummies are merely tools, and Hill Leocadia, along with the Faceless ones, have the ability to control these mummies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their deaths have no impact on the entire Faceless organization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the real Faceless ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are extremely valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lose one, and there’s one less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nurturing another requires a great amount of effort and time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, within the hotel, two Faceless ones died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loss was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, the vast majority of Faceless ones were not inside the restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restaurant mostly contained mummies, who were also their slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That damn guy, he actually managed to ambush me.\" Hill Leocadia reached out, only to be surprised when he found no injuries on his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been in this world for many years and indeed hadn’t been in much contact with the outside world, knowing very little about external affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill Leocadia always believed that the strong are forever strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, he realized one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The times have changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even insignificant weapons can successfully sneak attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, looking at his hand, he fell into contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is anyone pursuing us?\" Hill Leocadia asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t truly trying to escape but was buying a bit of time to check his hand’s injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as those people pursued, the Faceless ones who came following the news would kill them all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, those people seem to understand our power, having no intention of pursuing at all. Besides...\" A Faceless one spoke in a low voice, taking a flashlight out of his pocket: \"This is supposedly invented by a person called Shadow Kims. Look...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned on the flashlight, shining it on a Faceless one’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person’s face immediately showed many shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, this Faceless one shined the flashlight on an accompanying mummy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mummy also showed wrinkled and uneven shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is this thing!\" Hill Leocadia snatched the flashlight, suddenly realizing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been tricked! This thing wasn’t any sort of strong acid at all; it was a tool he used to scare me and then escape! Haha, so despicable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling Shadow Kims’ words, Hill Leocadia finally realized he had been deceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing how aggressive he looked, I was indeed a bit frightened. So he’s just someone who’s strong in appearance but weak inside, amusing, amusing.\" He lifted the flashlight, shining it on his own face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was just like a normal person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve somehow grown fond of this guy. Remember, capture him alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Hill Leocadia headed toward another building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we go back and finish them off?\" One subordinate asked for instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They’ve already run away.\" Hill Leocadia waved his hand, once again resembling a hunchbacked old man. \"His plan was to escape. You, find an opportunity to infiltrate them and see how these guys found me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Faceless one took a mask from his bosom, gently placing it on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, he turned into an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faceless, also means countless faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there is no face, any face affixed doesn’t feel out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time, Aron Jackson and the others had already fled back to headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest people originally from Gonzalez City gathered together, almost getting annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn’t for Shadow Kims appearing and pulling one over on Hill Leocadia, whether they lived or died would have been uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Gonzalez International Building, patrols were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawthorne even called for the Wolf Cavalry to guard the security here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Julius, you’re back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quella Radcliffe pushed open the conference room door, exclaiming excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind her, Itai Huntington was equally unable to hide the excitement on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m back, and thinking it was late last night, I didn’t wake you.\" Julius Reed sat in a chair, looking at Aron Jackson’s investigation report and Shadow Kims’ scientific experiment report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put down those reports, walked over, and gently hugged Quella Radcliffe. \"In extraordinary times, it’s safer to stay where you’re protected. It’s dangerous here with constant assassination attempts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he also walked over, giving Itai Huntington a hug. \"Long time no see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itai Huntington’s eyes reddened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. I’m relieved that you’re all okay. I may not have time to accompany you next, take care of yourselves, and after I defeat Trent Marsh, I’ll take you to Demarco Mount.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed patted Quella Radcliffe’s head, asking: \"Have you adapted to life here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itai Huntington suddenly made a move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A razor-sharp knife lodged directly into Quella Radcliffe’s chest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was too fast, and coupled with familiarity among them, Julius Reed hadn’t reacted in time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knife was extremely precise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly, completing the act of killing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quella Radcliffe’s chest bled profusely, the life in her pupils dissipating rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed grabbed Itai Huntington by the throat, applying force fiercely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fury was overwhelming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his heart was only one word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should Quella Radcliffe die, those scumbags in Gonzalez City would all be buried with her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Faceless ones, Trent Marsh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who’d followed them must die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the last moment, he restrained his force a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed had lived for thousands of years, his mind much stronger than ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when furious over Quella Radcliffe’s killing, he still noticed the change in Itai Huntington’s expression!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such precise force can be achieved only by extremely skilled Martial Artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itai Huntington, being an ordinary person, couldn’t do it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Julius Reed suspected something was off with Itai Huntington.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he made a move, he saw a trace of relief on her face, not the thrill of success!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something’s not right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He loosened his grip, directly tearing off the mask!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a completely unfamiliar face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough...\" Itai Huntington coughed, her face full of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed she was extremely surprised that Julius Reed hadn’t killed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed ignored her, squatting down to turn Quella Radcliffe over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picking up Shadow Kims’ flashlight, he shone it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t Quella Radcliffe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed kept searching, finding a foul-smelling dagger inside Quella Radcliffe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poisonous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Touch and you die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Quella Radcliffe was fake, then Itai Huntington...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed stood up, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itai Huntington didn’t speak but trembled as she reached out, grabbing Julius Reed’s right hand and placing it on her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gabriel Abernathy!\" Julius Reed showed a bit of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having learned from last time, he wouldn’t easily believe anyone was truly Gabriel Abernathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the current situation, it seemed this Gabriel Abernathy was very likely real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel released her hand, squatting down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dipped into Quella Radcliffe’s blood on the ground, drawing two bottles of soda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One large, one small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is you.\" Julius Reed bent down, looking at Gabriel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn’t held back, he’d likely have killed mistakenly this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A cleverly crafted design. If you didn’t act, I’d die. If you acted, you’d die.\" Julius Reed narrowed his eyes: \"Hill Leocadia...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1188,"2026-06-06T17:06:02.330Z",1,"novelbin.me","b2f5c58b5e3603a13b6f87feba749e10cf03f58cbd6a6395d6a53bef4cdbef63","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2141","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2139",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]