The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36: The Stolen Bracelet

A shadow shot forward, aiming straight at the blond man’s chest. But as though he had already prepared for a sneak attack from him, he met it with a burst of his own light. Their destructive powers collided in the air.

Just the pressure of their powers alone made the wind blow as if a bomb had exploded.

However, neither man cared about that.

The shadow that Nykos released crackled with lightning, looking like a hand with sharp claws about to rip his face. But before it could even touch the man, it stopped right before him.

No, it slowed down. Like it had been caught in stacked frames of motion until it started to tremble before collapsing entirely into dust.

Aisha’s eyes squinted at what was happening in front of her.

"Cute trick," Nykos said.

"It wasn’t a trick." The man waved the remaining specks of that shadow hand. "A warning."

Somewhere in the distance, an alarm rang through. It was the first toll signaling that the border gates were prepared to close. Any citizen without a pass would be barred from coming in and out of the city.

A brief hesitation flashed across Nykos’s eyes.

It would be hard for him and his subordinates to hide once the border gates closed.

His terminal buzzed just in time. He glanced at it once and saw a message from Amar, telling him to hurry.

Glancing at the man and Aisha, he sighed.

He guessed this was it for tonight.

He let his body melt into the shadows, sliding along the wall. A second later, he reappeared directly behind Aisha.

Brushing his fingers lightly against her cheek before she could pull away, he told her, "We’ll meet again. Without interruptions, next time."

The blond man’s hand shot out, grabbing her the instant he reappeared and before Nykos could touch her, while his other hand moved to strike—

But Nykos vanished into the darkness of the night.

Silence instantly overtook the chaos in the alley.

Aisha exhaled the breath she had been holding. She had an inkling this was far from over. Not after Nykos said he wanted to meet her again. She was sure he’d find his way to see her.

But she didn’t have the luxury of worrying about that now.

She had other things to be concerned with. For example, Daisy was still waiting for her at home.

Hearing the man shift behind her, Aisha thanked him and bid him farewell. "Thank you for stopping him. I’ll get going now."

She turned to leave, but before she could go out of the alley, the man’s voice stopped her.

"You can’t go."

Aisha continued walking as if she hadn’t heard him.

"You need to come with me."

***

The rental shuttle flew in the air quickly.

In a few minutes, she arrived in front of the villa.

She stepped out and was about to go inside, but she turned around instead.

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