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As lan and Oliver were left alone, the tension in the room was palpable.

Ralap, a man known for his caution, had stationed guards outside of lan's dwelling since the night before.

It was a charade of protection that thinly veiled his true intentions—surveillance. Ralap was after the medicine, a valuable

commodity in their cutthroat world. Now that it was gone, his unease was evident, yet he knew better than to lay a finger on lan.

As soon as the door closed, Oliver stood up, and brushed off the invisible dust from his jeans in a gesture of readiness.

"So, lan, when are we making our move?" he asked, the casual tone belying the gravity of their situation.

lan's gaze drifted toward the window; dusk was only a few hours away. He had deliberately leaked his location to the hounds who

were baying for his blood. It didn't take a genius to figure out they were under K's command.

K's influence seemed to have spread even here. Undoubtedly, K was holding back for sreason—if not, they would have been

wiped off the map with a single bomb, rather than this elaborate hunt within the island's confines.

But tonight, K's men would come. And when they did, amidst the clash with Ralap's forces, lan and Oliver would slip away to find

Maja.

Oliver didn't wait for an answer; he knew the pattern of their conversations well enough. Together, they silently bid their time.

Two hours later, the calm was shattered by the distant sound of gunfire. Ralap sat erect in the parlor, sipping his tea. Upon hearing

the shots, he turned to his most trusted aide.

"Go check what's happening."

But before the aide could move, the sporadic gunfire turned into a cacophony of chaos.

"Boss, I'll cover you. We need to get out of here," the aide insisted as Ralap's expression soured. Had his enemies dared to

Middle

to cause such a ruckus on Middle Island?" Ralap muttered angrily. "Take Oliver with you back to

need to consult with the other families. We

the resources of Inner Island's ruling

they planned for lan.

"Understood, boss."

contact the Elder; tell him

by the families. Quentin was much more than a collaborator like

he held the keys to all of Forbidden Island's surveillance, and therefore he was

centuries, and his word was law. Now, with

they turned to him

made their move. He had expected a

the Forbidden Island, which was

mused darkly, wiping the blood from

island forces, and

enough to take things this far, Quentin was ready

cby helicopter. At least thirty have been sighted

if anything else has happened within the organization

Elder."

with the organization had been lost since morning, and it

well.

to see if K has the

Island, a fleet of massive ships lay in wait.

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vessel would pass by

he would make it

Maja, lan, and the Holy

had stumbled upon her trail, and Philip

yet. He wanted to see

him? That he was too consumed by darkness to lead,

to those

quickly his expression morphed into