The True Heiress: Legend Mode novel Chapter 147

The thunderous roar of dozens of helicopters was physically overwhelming, rattling Ian's eardrums until they rang.

Yet amid the chaotic, gale-force winds, Juno stood entirely unbothered.

An apex predator.

The massive fleet of choppers blotted out the sparse starlight, hovering like a mechanical storm cloud directly over the gang.

The Corringtons were entirely speechless.

Babur's jaw practically hit the pavement. "Holy... my sister is an absolute god."

To mobilize a fleet like this in a place like Kingsland was unthinkable.

He hadn't quite caught her introduction over the noise. What did she say she was from Blackwood City?

He made a mental note to ask her later.

Ian snapped his head up, screaming over the engine roar. "You think you can bluff me with a few choppers?! You think I scare that easy?!"

The very second the words left his mouth, a brilliant red laser dot materialized squarely on his temple.

His breath hitched. Moving with agonizing caution, he tilted his head up, tracing the beam of red light into the sky.

Silhouetted against the open bays of the helicopters were rows of tactical snipers, their rifles trained dead-center on the crowd below.

These were elite marksmen.

They could wipe out every single man on the ground in under three seconds.

The sheer magnitude of the ambush was paralyzing. Hundreds of crimson dots painted the gang, a silent promise of absolute slaughter.

Standing in the distance, Juno's solitary silhouette looked less like a helpless hostage and more like the harbinger of the apocalypse.

A primal, bone-chilling terror shot up Ian's spine.

She had more than enough power to ensure her family walked away without a scratch.

He didn't dare say another word. One wrong syllable, and his head would be turned into pink mist.

Juno casually twisted the ring on her finger. "I'll ask you one question. Are you the one who dug up the dirt on my sister?"

There was no way Ian was stupid enough to confess with a sniper rifle aimed at his skull.

He opened his mouth to deny it.

"Lie to me, and I'll put a few extra holes in you right now," she added smoothly.

"Check for survivors. Finish them off. Bleach this place."

"Understood."

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Miles away, the chaotic ripples of the raid reached Lucia Corbett's ears.

"Looks like Ian's operation just went up in smoke."

She calmly steeped a fresh pot of tea. "I heard the noise. Helicopters."

Her lieutenant bowed respectfully. "Yes. The entire Obsidian Court fleet was deployed."

"Called in by Morgan?"

"Yes."

Lucia set her teacup down so sharply that hot water sloshed over the rim. "Then it really is her."

The Obsidian Court employed the deadliest snipers on the planet. They never missed, no matter the distance or the weather.

Aside from her, the only people with the authority to scramble the fleet were Juno and her second-in-command, Morgan. Morgan wasn't the type to play hero for some random billionaires. That meant he was backing Juno.