CHAPTER 444: CHAPTER 444: TIME TO SETTLE WHAT YOU OWE ME

Director Lawson noticed that only Victor Grant and May Morgan came out, but Vincent Vance was still missing. He hesitantly asked, "Mr. Grant, why didn’t Mr. Vance come out?"

Victor Grant’s eyes darted, and he quickly lied to Director Lawson, "He’s dead. Just now, while saving May, he was killed by someone inside. You can ask your subordinates; they saw it with their own eyes."

The subordinates who left with Victor indeed saw Vincent being clawed through by that terrifying woman while saving May, falling unconscious to the ground. So when Victor said Vincent was dead, they nodded in agreement, "He’s dead. I saw Mr. Vance being killed inside."

"I see... Well, proceed then!" Director Lawson sighed helplessly, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and shouted to the pilot in the sky,

The pilot received the order, aimed at the villa, and was about to drop a micro-bomb inside, planning to raze the villa and everything in it to the ground.

"No, don’t! Vincent isn’t dead; he’s still alive!" Hearing the order to bomb the villa, May suddenly ran over, crying and pleading with Director Lawson: ’Director, Vincent isn’t dead; he’s still alive. Please don’t bomb, don’t bomb!’

"May, wake up; Vincent is already dead, dead!"

Victor, seeing May interfering with Director Lawson’s decision, angrily shouted, grabbed May’s hand, intending to take her away.

"Let me go; he’s fine; he’s not dead!" May cried while struggling against Victor’s grip, trying to break free. Victor’s hand tightened, and she couldn’t break free. With no other option, she bit his arm hard, forcing him to let go.

Victor didn’t anticipate May would suddenly bite him. The sharp pain made him quickly release her wrist. May turned and ran towards the villa before Director Lawson and others could stop her.

"Victor, I’m sorry. Vincent and I swore we’d die together!" May wiped away her tears and stubbornly said to Victor behind her.

"May, get back here!"

Seeing May suddenly turn and run into the villa, Victor roared in anger and quickly chased after her.

Just as he was about to grab May’s arm to pull her back, he suddenly saw a flash of cold light descending from the sky.

"Watch out!" Victor pounced on May, using his body to shield her from the lightning-like flash.

The cold light struck down instantly, hitting Victor’s back, causing blood to gush out and nearly knocking him unconscious from the pain.

"Victor, are you okay?"

Heather Holt happened to drive up and, seeing Victor injured, shouted in fright.

Director Lawson swiftly grabbed Heather, trying to rush over, and calmly advised, "Madam, please stay calm first."

After being struck on the back, although severely injured, Victor remained conscious. He looked down at May beneath him, relieved to see her unharmed, "May, are you okay?"

Seeing Victor seriously wounded while trying to save her, May felt deeply sad.

Just as she was about to speak to Victor, she suddenly looked up and saw the woman’s silhouette slowly appearing in the black mist in the sky.

The old woman, since her entity wasn’t there, couldn’t continuously attack. The previous strike missed May, and it would take her at least a minute to gather strength again.

May seemed to realize this, quickly pushing Victor off her and turning to run into the villa.

She intended to use her own body to draw in the old woman from the sky. In Victor’s eyes, this became her desperate attempt to save Vincent.

Watching May turn and run, Victor touched his still-bleeding back, feeling a chill in his heart at that moment.

Soon, May reached the villa’s front door, and by then, Vincent was slowly waking up. Seeing May suddenly return, he couldn’t help but shout at her, "Why did you come back? Get out of here!"

Finding Vincent indeed alive, May felt immediate relief. She wiped her tears and tried to sound strong for Vincent, "Vincent, I’m here to get you out. Wait for me!"

Before Vincent could speak, Logan suddenly grabbed Vincent from the ground, holding a dagger to his carotid artery.

"May, tell the police outside to retreat, or I’ll kill him now!"

Logan, being flesh and blood, couldn’t match the old woman in the sky. He originally intended to use May’s blood to restore the old woman’s power for his use but failed and now found himself in a difficult position.

At this point, refining the Poisonous Insect Technique was out of the question; survival was crucial. Logan, to save himself, threatened Vincent and May to prioritize escape.

May was about to speak when the old woman in the sky gathered a second wave of Spiritual Power, suddenly attacking toward May,

May focused on Vincent’s safety, completely forgetting about the remaining danger in the sky. The attack struck her back hard, causing her back, like Victor’s, to bleed profusely, looking ghastly.

Seeing May severely injured, Vincent punched Logan behind him, knocking him to the ground, but the dagger in Logan’s hand inadvertently cut Vincent’s neck, causing some damage.

Ignoring his own wound, Vincent quickly ran to May’s side, wanting to pick her up.

But when his hand touched May’s blood, it felt like touching scalding magma, forcing him to withdraw his hand.

"May, how are you?"

Vincent hesitated briefly, ultimately bending down to lift May into his arms. May’s wounds healed slowly, and the blood dripping onto Vincent’s fingers quickly burned his skin badly.

Despite this, Vincent couldn’t abandon May. Enduring the searing pain, he picked her up, planning to retreat quickly.

"Trying to run, can you?"

The moment they stood up, the old woman in the sky sneered coldly, gathering another beam of light, intending to deliver a fatal blow to May and Vincent.

"You owe me from twenty years ago, and this time, I will collect it all!" The old woman, with a terrifying laugh, concentrated her full Spiritual Power, ready to strike at May once again.

Knowing he couldn’t dodge, Vincent held May tighter, crouching down to use his body to block the attack.