Marrow was forced down right in front of Serena, his face twisted into an unrecognizable mask of agony from his shattered knee.
He looked up, his bloodshot eyes glaring at her with venomous hatred. "Do you have any idea what happens when you cross The Obsidian Sun?!"
"Do you know who is backing this organization?! Do you even realize what kind of entity you're up against?!"
Serena looked down at his pathetic, impotent rage and let out a soft, amused laugh. "I really am curious to know who's pulling the strings behind The Obsidian Sun."
"Why don't you say it loud and clear? Terrify me."
Marrow ground his teeth, his gaze turning vicious. "You aren't worthy of knowing!"
Serena didn't lose her temper; her smile only grew more dangerously relaxed. "That's fine. I have my own ways of finding out."
"Your entire network is already compromised. Running a reverse trace to locate your headquarters is going to be a walk in the park."
Marrow's face turned completely ashen.
He knew she possessed the exact skills to pull it off.
After all, she had single-handedly dismantled the seemingly impenetrable firewall they were so incredibly proud of.
He clenched his jaw, glaring fiercely at her. "You're going to regret everything you've done today, Demon."
Serena's smile was wicked and entirely unbothered. "Whether I regret it or not is something you won't be around to see."
"But I'm absolutely certain you're regretting your inability to stop me right now."
The moment the words left her mouth.
A series of deafening explosions rocked the building from the outside.
It was followed immediately by the chaotic sounds of heavy gunfire and total destruction.
Absolute pandemonium.
Marrow's eyes widened in sheer disbelief as he snapped his head up to stare at her. "What did you do?"
Serena's tone was impossibly casual. "Oh, nothing much. Just brought some brothers from the Ghost Alliance to level this garbage dump of an island."
She paused, the corners of her lips curling into a radiant, predatory smile. "And while we're at it, maybe drag out that 'terrifying entity' hiding behind The Obsidian Sun."
It was a heavily encrypted, distorted shadow, so blurred that not even its basic outline could be distinguished.
It was the kind of encryption that even Serena couldn't instantly bypass to reveal the person's true face.
The moment Marrow saw that shadow, his eyes widened, and he instinctively cried out to the screen. "Overlord, save me! Save me..."
He thrashed wildly, desperately trying to crawl out from under Nicholas's boot toward the monitor.
But no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.
He could only stare at the screen in utter desperation, extending a trembling hand, begging for mercy.
But the shadow on the screen simply let out a low, mocking laugh.
The voice was entirely synthesized, a mechanical distortion that grated on the ears.
Even through the heavy filters, the absolute disdain and cold mockery were unmistakable.
Marrow shook even harder. "Overlord, I—I can still be of use! Please, please save me!"

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