Song of Time - Dusk Awakening Verse - Chapter 21

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

The crystal attic on the top floor of Flood Icing Hotel was brightly lit. Several huge magic hanging lights hung on the surrounding walls, reflecting the sparkling light of this magnificent small room. There was a dark red soft leather sofa by the glass window on the east side of the room. In the middle of the sofa was a wooden tea table. Ms. Lovina and Mr.Sarong were playing cards on the sofa, and beside them was colonel Ye Chi, who was accompanying them.

“Three soldiers…Why are you so happy today? “Sarong threw out three cards, lazily leaned against the sofa and glanced at the lady. He changed into a blue and white plaid nightgown, and his curly golden hair was braided behind his head, which made him look younger.

“Two colonels plus illusion master… It’s a rare chance for us to meet. Of course, I want you to accompany me for a while. “The lady chuckled and leaned against the sofa in a light purple dress, looking down at the cards attentively.

“I’m not good at playing cards. I like playing chess more than this…” The feudal lord smiled and continued, “Three generals…Why did you suddenly want to retreat? I thought it was a trick when I received the invitation. What happened?”

“Yes…I just want to have a good rest for a while. I’m really tired of the days floating around…”

“Alas…How time flies! So many years have passed in a blink of an eye… “The feudal lord sorted out the cards in his hands and sighed slightly. “It’s the age of young people now. Isn’t the prince downstairs going to be the king next year?”

“Yes…Yuno is also 16 years old. I heard that he was more popular in medical school than you were.”

“Ha, ha! That guy still needs to be tempered… “Although the lord said so, he couldn’t help but show a proud expression. He turned his head and saw the lady in a trance. He immediately stopped and said, “I’m sorry…I reminded you of him again…”

The lady didn’t answer. She just smiled bitterly with sadness in her eyes.

The atmosphere in the room was a little embarrassing. When Theron was about to say something to comfort her, the military officer in front of him suddenly turned his head expressionlessly, which made him stunned. The next second, there were a few gentle knocks on the silver door at the building entrance. Louise, an old butler in a black dress, pushed the door open and came in. With a smile on his face, he carefully held a bottle of golden champagne in his hands.

“What happened?” The lady asked with a frown when she saw him come back just now.

“I saw something dirty on the way, so I cleaned it casually.” The old butler bowed respectfully to the leader, turned around, and walked to the corner’s bar counter. He opened the champagne with a snap, poured out three glasses of golden pure and fragrant wine, walked quietly to the tea table, and stood aside with his hands down.

The lord thanked him and took a sip of the wine. The slightly cold ice wine shocked him. He put down the wine glass and was about to play, but suddenly he heard a low explosive sound. The leader looked up in surprise and saw colonel, Ye Chi, standing in front of the French window, staring into the distance motionlessly.

“Sir, what happened?” Frowning, Sarong walked to the side of the military officer and looked out. He only saw a dark block, and there was no light except the silver-white moon.

“Power cut? Will such an accident happen in the capital? “The lady walked up to have a look and raised her eyebrows in surprise.

“It’s not an accident…” Sarong thought of the previous suspicious explosion and immediately made a judgment. He turned around quickly and wanted to go downstairs to gather the people of him, but the colonel suddenly stopped him.

“Please wait…” Ye Chi was still expressionless. He turned around and gave the old housekeeper a questioning look. The old man smiled knowingly, nodded, and slowly walked out of the room.

“I will protect you two well here.” colonel walked back to the sofa and picked up the glass of champagne. He smelled it and put it back. Apparently, he didn’t like this kind of light fruit wine.

“Sir is right.” The lady grabbed the lord’s arm, subconsciously. “It’s safer for us to stay here.”

“……Okay. “Sarong thought for a moment and finally nodded. He didn’t bring many guards with him this time. He had to rely on the colonel in front of him for safety, who didn’t like talking. He sighed and sat back on the sofa. Suddenly, he thought of the visitor downstairs and asked, “is there anything wrong with Shane?”

“He will be guarded by my student.” the colonel replied indifferently and sat on the sofa with her eyes closed. He didn’t say anything more.

In the presidential suite on the hotel’s five-floor, the assassin Seckor and the guard in white were standing far away in silence. They were motionless like two black and white statues, but in the mind of the young assassin, there was a harsh urging from Vyrut.

“Evacuate now!” There was a tense atmosphere at the top of the old building. Vyrut ordered the servants in black to send out a white signal, and then continued to warn Seckor through their telepathic link, “it’s not the time to brag. Evacuate now!”

However, the shadow assassin could no longer hear the shouts in his mind. He only felt that the anger in his chest was about to engulf him. He stared at the white figure without blinking. Thinking of the humiliating rainy night eight years ago, he could only think of battle! Fight! Fight! The dark darkness quickly spread in his eyes, and the silver divine light instantly faded away. The young assassin completely escaped into the black mist and disappeared.

The sudden end of the great force caught Vyrut off guard. He gritted his teeth and gently covered his eyes with pain. His face was full of tears caused by the intense stimulation. The guards outside the room hurried into the room to check. A man in black stepped forward to hold him and asked anxiously, “Master! Are you okay? “

Vyrut closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He took out a black handkerchief from his pocket and covered his eyes. He ordered coldly, “Give the order to retreat…Carry Bee on your back and go back to the stronghold in the back alley.”

The servants in black nodded and left the room. Vyrut stood alone at the table in silence. Suddenly, he threw a punch at the table. The old wooden table was broken, and the wooden thorns pierced into the back of his hand, bleeding. It seemed that Vyrut didn’t feel the piercing pain on his hand. He pursed his lips and clenched his fists, standing quietly in this empty old room. Outside the room, there were hasty footsteps.

In the presidential suite, the reunion of destiny had just begun with fireworks.

After a moment of silence, the assassin who turned into the black mist finally launched a tentative attack. He jumped out of the shadow behind him as far as possible, and his two thorns, like lightning, went straight to the other’s neck and chest. The spear guardian unhurriedly turned his body slightly and waved the long spear with his right hand. “Ding”, the tip of the spear was pointed at the bottom of the long dagger, gently blocking the attacker.

Seckor used the momentum to rush up to the roof. He turned around and kicked his right foot hard. Then he accelerated the speed of waving the dagger and stabbed again. Without looking at him from afar, a transparent shield of light appeared in front of him. The daggers hit the light wall repeatedly, making a sound of gold and stone knocking. Still, they were unable to penetrate the shield of divine power. The wind howled, and the shadow assassin turned back to avoid the tip of the spear that was thrown away as fast as he could. He turned around and jumped into the shadow like a fish, disappearing again.

There was another silence in the room. Shane leaned back on the sofa and remained silent, watching the fight coldly. There was actually someone who dared to assassinate in the capital city. The prince looked indifferent and thought to himself, “the assassin has known me for a long time, but he doesn’t care about me at all. He seems to come here to seek revenge…Power of Shadow…I had never heard of such a person in the capital.” The prince decided to wait and see. No matter who he was, the capital city was not a place to let him do whatever he wanted.

Jin Yuan pointed his spear at the ground, waited for the next attack. He still stood there motionless, and the white divine light faintly flowed at the tip of the spear.

A few seconds later, countless shadows suddenly jumped out of the black fog around them. They circled quickly like pythons and coiled their bodies as tightly as possible. Black lights pervaded, almost covering up all the light in the hall. The sound of sharp knocking could be heard continuously around the huge cocoon formed by the black shadow. The shadow assassin stabbed a pair of daggers around the sphere like a ghost, looking for an opportunity to find the weak part.

“Array!” With a loud shout, a white light pierced the darkness. A shield suddenly emerged from beneath his feet and shattered the black cocoon. The shield slowly extended and finally stopped one step away from him. Since the shadow attack had failed, Seckor immediately raised his foot and tapped on the light cover to get back and stood quietly by the side of the wall.

Jin Yuan stretched out his left hand, and the light cover suddenly extended out, instantly covering Seckor. Seeing that the situation had turned around, the shadow assassin was not in a hurry. He grinned and revealed his sharp tiger teeth, and the blacklight all over his body condensed. The light fog exploded again, and the figure of Seckor disappeared in the air and shrank back into the darkness behind him.

The Power of Shadow was indeed strange and changeable…Jin Yuan took back his shiel and decided to keep probing. It depended on what else he could do.

“You are just so so!” An arrogant laugh came out of the black fog, and Seckor was wrapped in the black light again. He waved his hands, and streams of black force quickly flowed through the long and short double thorns, converging at the tip of the blade and condensing into a strange black light. The shadow assassin shouted in a low voice. He used all his strength to stab the two daggers into the light cover above his head as far as possible. The great force collided violently and made a sizzling noise. With a crisp cracking sound, a small crack appeared on the light cover. The assassin immediately twisted the dagger’s switch, and the two thorns suddenly doubled and pierced into the light shield. In the blink of an eye, he dodged the attack reflexively. The black light swept across his face and tore up a blood wound.

The white light burst out, and the long spear, like a dragon tail, swept out a shadow, instantly repelled the assassin. The assassin took the opportunity to jump back, holding the two daggers in his hands. It stood not far away, emitting a series of complacent sneers.

Jin Yuan stretched out his hand and gently wiped the scratches on his face. His eyes were as calm as before, without any waves. The next moment, there was a violent demonic energy fluctuation around his body. Countless great forces surged out, spiraled up along the textures on the handle of the spear, and coated the head of the spear with a dazzling light.

Shane stood up with a frown. When he was about to help, he saw the handle of the gun shoot a white wave of great force again, flying straight to Seckor’s throat. The white light wrapped around the assassin and stopped him. Seckor immediately brandished the two daggers to hold the spear’s head, and the skill spread into the darkness again. However, he had expected his reaction as far as he could. He swung his long spear horizontally forward, sending out a light strike that almost cut through space. The shadow assassin was forced out of the shadow by the great force. He snorted and hit the wall. Then he quickly turned back and disappeared in the black mist in front of the door.

Jin Yuan threw a spear to support the shield. When he was about to wave his hand to stretch it, a hurried police bell rang outside, which made him pause. The turbulent black fog in the room quickly shrank, and then came the assassin’s arrogant provocation. “You’re lucky… I’ll have you next time…”

Before he could finish his words, Jin Yuan activated his great force to cover the whole room. All the black fog was dispersed by the white light, but the assassin could no longer be found.

The deluxe suite was still quiet. There was only a burst of noise outside, accompanied by shrill cries of police. Jin Yuan stood still with the long spear, surrounded by streaks of light. He listened carefully and didn’t withdraw his divine power until he was sure that the assassin had left.

“Are you okay?” Shane asked in a low voice.

Jin Yuan shook his head slowly and put the long spear into a short stick into his waist.

“Do you know that man?”

Jin Yuan heard that the prince was suspicious, but he didn’t answer immediately. After a few rounds of fighting, he had recognized that person, but if he made it clear now, he was afraid that…He pursed his lips and thought for a while. A few steps forward, he opened the door and shouted in a low voice, “Come.”

“Sir!” A guard in grey quickly ran over with a flashlight. He stopped in front of the door, gasping for breath, and wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve.

“What happened?”

“An assassin sneaked into the hotel, sir! Several corpses were found on the third floor, but the attacker was not found yet. “

“Is everything okay with Ms. Lovina and your highness?”

“They are all safe. Sir, it’s very dangerous outside. You

“Okay…” He nodded and closed the door. When he turned around, he saw Shane standing at the table, expressionless and staring at her.

“Is it the one eight years ago?” The prince asked in a low voice, his eyes narrowing. He was more certain of his judgment when he saw that Jin Yuan avoided answering his question.

Knowing that he couldn’t hide it anymore, Jin Yuan sighed and walked to the right cupboard to take out a piece of medical gauze. He gently put it on his face and persuaded, “Your Highness, the opponent is the Power of Shadow. You can’t catch up with him. You’d better wait until dawn to make a plan.” He knew well about the prince’s temper and expected that he would be impatient. But no matter who that person was, his action at this moment was really a risk of his life.

Shane walked slowly to the window with a long face. He knew what he had said was reasonable. The Power of Shadow came and went without a trace. The assassin might have already fled the hotel just now…But how could he be willing to miss such a good opportunity! The prince stared at the dark street downstairs, his eyes rolling. Eight years! In the past eight years, he had tried his best to find out the truth, but to no avail. He didn’t expect…How dare he act wildly in the capital city? The prince’s eyes were as sharp as lightning. He stared at the warehouse building in the distance, and an idea flashed in his mind.

“……Inform the Imperial Guard camp, the police department and the Ministry of communications to block all the stations, airports and pipe channels in the city and strictly investigate the suspicious people. “Shane suddenly turned around and said to him as far as he could. Without waiting for his response, he strode out of the door.

“Your Highness! The current situation is still unknown. No one can chase after him! “He ran as far as he could to stop them.

“I know what I’m doing.” Shane replied without any doubt and added, “Wait for my order.” He opened the door, and a burst of divine light enveloped his whole body, disappearing in the dark passage in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the dark corridor, Jin Yuan closed the door with a straight face and sighed at the empty room. As expected, his highness still chased after him.  Although he seemed to have some plans, it was still too risky.

The most important thing now was to get down to business. He quickly collected her thoughts and walked to the big bedroom on the inner side. A keen blue and black magic communication device was placed on the tea table near the window. He slowly walked forward and dialed the special password. Accompanied by a gentle magic buzz, a polite inquiry came from the communication device. His serious and low voice echoed in the hall. He repeated the prince’s order absentmindedly, and his slightly frowned eyebrows seemed to hide a faint indelible melancholy.

As the prince left, the blurry shadow caused by the great force in the presidential suite slowly disappeared, revealing the dead dark wall. It was still noisy outside the house. The guards were shouting and running around, but no one knew what had happened.

The night became deeper and deeper.