The Almighty Dominance

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Chapter 102

Chapter 102

Alex did the math in his head one last time.

If he didn't act now, he'd lose his only shot at surviving. With a firm tug, he

deployed the backup parachute.

Overhead, his pursuer fumbled.

Clearly, the enemy hadn't expected a second chute.

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Stuck in freefall with no way to close the distance, the attacker could only glare, fury scorching his gaze, as Alex floated safely to the ground.

If Alex had used the reserve chute too soon, the bastard might've swooped in for another strike.

Now, all the enemy could do was watch, fist's balled tight and rage contained only by the desperate need to stop the poison creeping from his right arm's wound.

Alex's feet hit the earth with a thud, knees nearly buckling in relief

The wet soil clung to his boots.

He bit down on a bitter healing pill, the burn of it fierce against his throat, and fired up his communicator.

"Move out!" he rasped, voice raw with adrenaline. "Head for the nearest Kingswell station. Don't bunch up! We can't handle that monster together-trust me."

Over the crackling line, the scattered survivors obeyed, tracking their own GPS signals under the moonless sky.

But Alex took off in the other direction, every stride drawing the attacker away from his friends.

He ran until his lungs blazed and the horizon began to glow.

Dawn found him stumbling through dense forest, sweat cold on his skin.

He leaned against a tree, trying to catch his breath.

The air felt stifling, the scent of damp leaves clinging to him.

Then he heard the voice, low and menacing.

"Didn't think you could run this far," it said.

Alex spun to see the attacker streaking at him with inhuman speed 2

less than a second, he felt the iron-like force of the

impact crunched Alex's forearms and ribs, launching him through a nearby

gasping, pain twisting through every

right arm crudely bandaged at the stump

my

another pill between his teeth, pain throbbing with every

upright, discarding what

his battered body gleamed

leveled his short knife at the old

the attacker's

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"If I'd been prepared, you wouldn't have touched

channeling the last

level one hundred, brushed the attack aside

a heartbeat, Alex felt an onslaught of force

through one tree after

every

.

precious pill, but the old man was already here, driving Alex's face into the ground with a savage punch. Blood filled Alex's mouth, and his knife clattered out of

cruel laughter tore

kicked Alex's body again and again,

mouthful

by the throat and hoisted him upward, like a child

grin stretched across the

got your father's face," he

wouldn't have rotted in this cursed place for decades-waiting for some whelp to show up. But now-" His fingers tightened, choking off Alex's breath. "I'm

laughed, drunk on vengeance. But mid-laugh, his body jerked. His eyes widened

her grip steady on Alex's lost

man's back. Her face was

bastard!" she

bellowed, the sound

aside

surged in his

swung with a backhand that cracked like

but her level was too low-his blow caught

through

the ground in a sickening

snapped. Her breath came in wheezing gasps, blood painting her

to crawl, then stumbled upright in

pain.

her just as she

pill and pressed

it,” he whispered, voice