"Twenty, nineteen..."
The demon's excited curse continued, but Selena's eyes could no longer see anything else, only the small bone carving in her palm.
The young man watched Osvaldo's ghostly figure rush into the hotel, a smile slowly spreading across his face. "What a shame... you won't even get to see each other for the last time!"
Selena ignored his gloating, her eyes cold and her fingers moving so quickly they almost left afterimages.
The young man approached Selena slowly with his gun. "Although you can't die together, I can be merciful and let you die at the same time!"
"Ten, nine, eight... three, two, one!"
As the word "one" fell, a cruel look flashed in the young man's eyes, and he fired a bullet at Selena's heart.
...
At the same time, Osvaldo, who was halfway up the stairs, felt an extreme sense of danger.
In that instant, his body reacted almost before his mind did, retreating one step at a strange speed. Something seemed to fly past his hair in the air.
Strangely, despite his sharp eyesight, he could not detect any object passing by.
However, he could clearly feel the sensation of brushing past death.
The man's eyes filled with murderous intent, slowly raising his head to fix his ghostly gaze on the rooftop.
...
On the floors below, the young man who had aimed his gun at Selena felt an extreme sense of fear.
It was as if he had been stared down by some terrifying creature at the top of a pyramid just a few seconds ago.
What he saw next was even more shocking.
At the moment he counted to one, the bone carving in Selena's hand made countless "clicking" mechanical rotation sounds.
The killing weapon seemed to have its own consciousness and satisfiedly retrieved what it lacked. In an instant, it returned to its original state.
It lay quietly in Selena's hand again, becoming the bone carving that showed no danger.
Although the young man didn't see anything, he knew that Selena had succeeded!
Because the bullet he had fired, which almost killed Selena, had now turned into a handful of powder, scattered at their feet.
This is the Sacred Pearl!
Invisible and invincible, it shatters all defenses. Once activated, anyone within five kilometers of the target is bound to die!
"Who are you?" the young man's voice almost changed his tone due to fear.
Selena looked at the re-closed Sacred Pearl, which could no longer threaten Osvaldo, and then she let out a sigh of relief.
She chose to turn a blind eye to the young man's questioning, turned around, aimed the Sacred Pearl in her hand at the fox-faced man, and coldly said, "My man and I won't die, but now it's your turn to pay the price!"
The young man stared at the Sacred Pearl, with fear on his face.
If Selena could close the Sacred Pearl again, then she could certainly open it again.
He took a few steps back, and Selena had not yet relaxed. Suddenly, the young man lifted his foot and kicked her hand.
Selena was caught off guard, and the Sacred Pearl fell out of her hand.
The young man's eyes flickered, and he smiled, "Did you think I didn't know? Once the Sacred Pearl is activated, it must sleep for three months before it can be opened again."
Selena's face became even colder as she held her wrist that was kicked and said, "Who gave the Sacred Pearl to you?"
This person knew the weakness of the Sacred Pearl very well, obviously someone told him.
She only made two Sacred Pearls in total!
Because of its high danger, she only used it once in the beginning and then kept it in her secret room for so many years. Who was it that allowed them to see the light of day again?
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Revenge On Love Rats After Rebirth by Olivia Marsh
From the beginning of the story to page 148, the plot is just going in circles about fighting. So ridiculous and waste of time to read! I have no patience for these kind stories. Be more creative if you’re planning to write a book/story!!!...
Beautiful story...