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Chapter 1084: Chapter 1084: Painting
"Hiss..."
At the moment he felt a touch on his body.
Templeton Lena gasped, his body shaking.
He didn’t need to think about it—the screams alone allowed him to guess the agony Horatio Leopold must have suffered before he died.
It seemed as if a voice kept telling him in his ear.
Not Mad Dragon, not Mad Dragon!
But rather...
An envoy from hell.
Venassa Pine covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes wide with shock.
She was worried.
Worried that Mad Dragon would kill Templeton Lena!
Such a leader had suddenly become so unfamiliar.
Fortunately.
Julius Reed’s hands, covered in fresh blood, slowly moved away from Templeton Lena’s body.
Then he walked into the elevator in a wooden manner.
"Mad Dragon he..."
Watching the descending elevator, Venassa Pine said with a shaken soul, "He seems so unfamiliar..."
During those peak seven years at the Seven Clouds Academy, she had been by Mad Dragon’s side, helping him.
Venassa Pine was very clear about her leader’s temperament and nature.
But today.
She didn’t recognize him.
She didn’t recognize this person in front of her at all.
"Is Mad Dragon alright?"
Templeton Lena fiercely wiped his face with his hand and struggled to stand up from the ground.
After taking a deep breath, he turned and ran up to the rooftop.
Five seconds later.
The sound of retching was heard.
"Templeton Lena!"
Venassa Pine heard the sound and was about to rush over but was stopped dead by Templeton Lena who had burst forth.
"Don’t go, you’ll have nightmares."
After speaking, Templeton Lena collapsed on the ground.
Above, Horatio Leopold’s body was no longer recognizable.
Only the shattered bones, which barely resembled a human form, could be seen.
The steel knife was stuck in the skull, piercing straight through!
...
"Julius Reed!"
Itai Huntington, who had been walking around the lobby, saw the elevator doors open and was about to rush over excitedly.
But when she saw the blood on Julius Reed, she suddenly froze.
Blood on his clothes, on his face, and on his hands.
All over was fresh blood.
From ten meters away, she could smell the pungent blood on him.
"Julius!"
Itai Huntington had already put on her shoes and changed into a long dress.
Now she couldn’t hold back any longer and sprinted toward him.
"What happened to you, are you hurt?"
Ignoring the strange looks from the first-floor employees, she threw her arms around Julius Reed.
"Don’t scare me, please..."
As she said these words, Itai Huntington’s body shook uncontrollably.
Just going upstairs and his body was covered in blood.
But the response she received was a pair of strong hands!
Thump!
Itai Huntington was knocked to the ground, her knees striking the marble floor.
Grimacing in pain.
But she bit down on her teeth and stood up, throwing herself at him for a second time!
"Julius Reed, don’t scare me!"
Itai Huntington was somewhat frightened.
The Julius Reed before her seemed very unfamiliar.
Even behind a mask!
She would still recognize him.
That was Julius Reed!
Thump!
Itai Huntington was pushed away a second time.
"Uh..."
After a brief moment of pain, Itai Huntington stood up for the third time!
The third time, she was pushed away.
But Itai Huntington did not give up.
The fourth time, the fifth time...
Until the tenth time.
Itai Huntington’s tears had smeared her makeup.
She clung to Julius Reed with all her might.
Itai Huntington knew very well.
If she was pushed away again this time, she would no longer have the strength to stand.
The two of them continued to struggle at the entrance.
Finally, Julius Reed stopped in his tracks, the blood-red in his eyes beginning to fade.
"You’re so foolish."
Itai Huntington, who was waiting to be pushed away, suddenly heard a familiar voice at her ear.
She thought it was a hallucination.
But then, a bloodstained hand touched her cheek.
"Thank you."
Julius Reed said softly.
"You..."
Itai Huntington lifted her head and saw Julius Reed with his mask removed.
She cried while gently pounding on his chest with her hands.
"You scared me to death!"
The more she cried, the fiercer she became.
"There are too many people here, let’s go somewhere else."
Julius Reed said with a wry smile.
"Hmph!"
Itai Huntington let out a light snort, wiping her tear-stained face and pouting, "You owe me for medical expenses."
She lifted her skirt to reveal a bruised knee.
Not looking would have been better, as once she saw it, she immediately cried out in pain.
The usually commanding widow now resembled a little girl.
"Fine! Whatever the amount, I’ll pay you."
Julius Reed picked up Itai Huntington and quickly walked to the second-floor office.
Bang!
The door shut.
"I’m sorry."
After placing Itai Huntington on the sofa, Julius Reed washed his hands at the sink and wiped his face.
His gaze was entirely fixed on the Dragon King Ring.
The malicious aura was growing stronger!
While upstairs, he had briefly regained his senses.
But after coming downstairs, had Itai Huntington not stopped him at the risk of her own life, Julius Reed didn’t know what might have happened.
"What... what happened to you?"
Although Itai Huntington wanted to cry from the pain, she endured it.
More than herself, she was worried about Julius Reed.
Having known each other for over half a year, she had never seen Julius Reed lose composure like this.
And he seemed so unfamiliar!
As if he had changed to someone she could barely recognize.
"Some things are complicated to explain."
Julius Reed narrowed his eyes, gently caressing the Dragon King Ring.
On the ring, the two dragon eyes began to dim.
Eventually, they turned a dark red.
This was the first time the malicious aura had completely overtaken his senses.
Usually, Julius Reed could suppress it and quickly eliminate the malicious aura after a fight.
But this time, life was draining from him, leaving his body weakened.
He had nearly caused a catastrophe!
Fortunately, when he was lucid, he had pressed Horatio Leopold for information and learned a few things.
Horatio Leopold’s presence in Gonzalez City was no coincidence!
Someone had sent a letter, delivering the news of Matthias Moore’s death and the location of the Seven Clouds headquarters to the Skyslaughter Sect.
That’s what triggered the sect’s fury and Horatio Leopold’s descent from the mountains!
But who could the sender be?
The North Sea, or Thunderpeak Hall?
Julius Reed took a bloodstained envelope from his pocket.
This was what he found on Horatio Leopold before he died.
The letter bore a faint scent.
In the bottom right corner, there was a peony pierced by a longsword.
Julius Reed racked his brain and tried to recall.
But he still couldn’t remember where he had seen this emblem before.
The letter contained detailed information about the Seven Clouds academy and a detailed account of Matthias Moore’s death.
"Who could it be!"
After putting away the letter, Julius Reed took it out again and unfolded it.
He photographed the emblem of the longsword piercing the peony with his cellphone and sent it to Templeton Lena’s phone.
If this emblem had ever appeared in the underworld, then Venassa Pine and Templeton Lena would definitely be able to trace it!
In fact, the first time Venassa Pine met him, she gave him that bloodstained confidential Seven Clouds academy file, which might also have a record.
"Take good care of your wounds here, I’ll come to see you after I finish up with what I have to handle."
Looking at Itai Huntington’s aggrieved face, Julius Reed felt a twinge of guilt.
He simply opened the door and strode out.
"Jerk!"
No sooner had he left,
than Julius Reed heard a heart-wrenching curse from inside the room.
As he walked out of Five-state International,
Aron Jackson was eagerly looking around.
"Boss, how did it go?"
Upon seeing Julius Reed, he quickly asked.
"Let’s go, back to the villa."
Julius Reed got into the car, his eyes inadvertently catching sight of the painting Frances Leocadia had sent him.
This painting, always tossed on the backseat of the car.
With nothing better to do, Julius Reed decided to take a look at what treasure it was.
Unrolling the scroll, it was a portrait.
But as soon as he saw the woman’s face in the painting, his expression wildly changed!
This woman was actually...
