Chapter 208


    As Gabriel fiddled with the magic ring on his finger, his mind was flooded with memories of the


    humiliation Jonathan put him through.


    “I only lost to you because of a miscalction on my part, Jonathan. This time, I won''t repeat that


    mistake again. I''m going to torture you to my heart''s content, so try to stay alive for as long as you can,”


    he mumbled to himself with a gloomy look in his eyes.


    Lah saw Jonathan sleeping on the floor when she woke up in the middle of the night. While most


    other people would feel sorry for Jonathan and ask him to sleep on the bed, that was clearly not the


    case with Lah. Oh, he''s tough enough to sleep on the floor! I shouldn''t have to feel bad for him at all!


    With that in mind, Lah smiled faintly and went back to sleep.


    Little did she know, Jonathan actually had sexual fantasies about her before he fell asleep.


    Although he was a very honorable man, he still found himself being tempted when faced with Lah.


    That was especially the case in intimate situations like these.


    Even so, Jonathan had his limits and wouldn''t act upon his sexual fantasies regardless of how strong


    the temptation was.


    While having such urges was perfectly normal for a healthy young man like Jonathan, he was able to


    suppress said urges and keep his thoughts to himself.


    Had he been the kind of guy who acted upon his impulses, he would''ve taken advantage of Jennifer


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    Jonathan ended up having a nightmare in the middle of the night.


    In his dreams, he saw Gabriel sitting in a wheelchair and staring coldly at him while rotating a magic


    ring on his finger.


    It looked as though Gabriel was trying to tell him that no miracle would save him from death this time.


    “What the f*ck?” Jonathan yelled as he sat bolt upright.


    Having been woken up by his sudden outburst, Lah sat up straight and nced at him in confusion.


    “What is it?”


    Jonathan rubbed his eyes and asked, “Huh? How did I end up on the floor? Did you kick me off the bed


    or something?”


    “Haha. Very funny, Jonathan,” Lah replied coldly.


    After giving it some thought, Jonathan recalled he had been sleeping on the floor all along. He then


    tried to change the subject by saying, “I had a nightmare. I dreamt of that b*stard Gabriel sitting in a


    dark corner and staring at me.”


    Lah rolled her eyes at him in response. “You defeated Gabriel, didn''t you? Why are you so scared of


    him that you''re having nightmares before he even shows up?”


    “Please, I''m in the final stage of Nascent Soul! I''m only a step away from reaching Celestial Soul, for


    goodness'' sake! My mental state is incredibly strong, so there''s no way I''d have nightmares! I bet


    Gabriel is in this hotel right now. He must''ve cast one of those illusion spells from the Crimson Onyx


    Sect to try and intimidate me,” Jonathan replied.


    Instead ofing up with a snappyeback, Lah froze and fell silent after hearing that. Being a


    powerful individual herself, she knew full well that Jonathan wouldn''t possibly have such nightmares.


    “If this really is Gabriel''s doing, then his spiritual energy must be unusually powerful,” Lah said after a


    brief pause.


    “That guy has the ability to see the future. How about we go check with the staff at the front desk and


    see if Gabriel is staying here?” Jonathan suggested.


    “It''d be pointless to do so if he''s able to see the future,” Lah replied.


    “That''s not necessarily true. He can only see a bit of the future, not every single detail. If we''re able to


    find some information on him, we might be able to get the drop on him and take him out right away.


    What do you think?”


    “I think you''re still dreaming. Master Oswald wouldn''t have sent him here if he were that easily killed.


    You know, you really should stop underestimating Master Oswald.”


    “I don''t care. I''m going to try asking the front desk. You''re free toe with me if you''re afraid of Lucio


    jumping me!” Jonathan said as he got to his feet and made his way toward the door.


    What if he''s right? What if this is all a trap? What if Gabriel deliberately gave him that nightmare to flush


    him out of his room? Letting him go on his own would just give Lucio the perfect opportunity to kill him!


    Not wanting to take any risks, Lah let out a helpless sigh as she got off the bed and left the room with


    Jonathan.


    Unbeknownst to her, Jonathan only dared leave the room on his own because he knew she would tag


    along.


    He had actually been feeling rather depressed throughout the past two months. I felt unbeatable after


    achieving Neutralizing Force when I was in the Smend woods. I honestly thought I''d be able to have


    my way after returning to Horington, only to realize this is where the truly deep waters are. Even after


    achieving the final stage of Nascent Soul, I''m still considered fairly weak and easy game to most of the


    “big fish” here! F*cking hell! I can''t even leave my d*mned room without fearing for my life! I''m going to


    defeat Lucio, or my name isn''t Jonathan Lawson!


    After leaving the hotel room, the two of them were making their way through the corridor when


    Jonathan suddenly stopped in front of room 804.


    Lah shot him a puzzled look in response.


    “Do you think they''re inside?” Jonathan whispered while pointing at the door.


    Lah smacked herself on the forehead and let out a sigh. “You''re a genius, you know that?”


    Those words had barely left her mouth when Jonathan kicked the door open and rushed into the room.


    My goodness... Does this guy''s recklessness know no bounds? Lah shook her head helplessly as


    she followed him inside.


    The room was dimly lit by amp on the nightstand, and the first thing Jonathan saw was a naked


    couple having sex in bed.


    The two of them were going at it pretty hard, even though it was reallyte at night.


    Jonathan bursting into the couple''s room all of a sudden scared the living daylights out of them.


    The two of them quickly pulled the nkets over their bodies to cover up. The man, who was from


    Anndur, yelled in Ustranasian, “Whoa! What the f*ck is going on here?”


    Realizing that he had made a mistake, Jonathan put on his most authoritative voice possible and


    asked, “We''re from the Global Police Force, and we''re currently investigating a human-trafficking case


    involving young women. What''s your rtionship with this woman next to you?”


    The look on the man''s face turned pale the moment he heard that, which made it obvious that he was


    having an affair.


    “You know what? Never mind. You don''t look like you''ve got the b*lls to do something like that anyway,”


    Jonathan said and walked out of the room.


    Feeling relieved that he was let off without any trouble, the man didn''t even dare confront Jonathan


    about it.


    As Jonathan continued down the corridor, he stopped in front of yet another room door. Afraid of what


    he might do, Lah grabbed him by the arm and shouted, “Hey! Don''t go barging into the room again,


    genius!”


    “Don''t worry; I was just messing with you!” Jonathan replied with a mischievous chuckle.


    Lah rolled her eyes in annoyance as the two of them took the elevator down to the main lobby on the


    first floor.


    The entire lobby was brightly lit, and ady was stationed at the front desk.


    “Hello, sir. Is there something I can help you with?” thedy asked with a smile when she saw Jonathan


    and Lah making their way over.


    “I just received word that someone is going to nt a bomb here! Could you help me check if a person


    by the name of Gabriel Carter is staying in this hotel?” Jonathan asked anxiously.


    Thedy went pale with fear when she heard that. As she wasn''t sure if Jonathan was telling the truth,


    she decided to escte the matter and said, “Hold on, I''ll give the security manager a call!”


    Jonathan nodded. “Please hurry!”


    After making the call, thedy put the phone down and asked, “The security manager will be here


    shortly. Could you tell me who you are and how you know about this bomb?”


    “Gabriel is an enemy of mine. He followed me here and sent a text iming he had hidden a bomb in


    this building. That''s why I need you to hurry up and find out if he has checked in to this hotel. We might


    just be able to avert this crisis if we catch him in time!” Jonathan replied.


    After hesitating for a bit, thedy at the front desk clenched her teeth and began searching through the


    records.


    Lah couldn''t help but be impressed by what she had just witnessed. Wow... Jonathan lies as easily


    as he breathes... Well, I suppose that can be a useful skill to have in situations like this!


    It wasn''t long before the security manager showed up.


    He was an Irethielian man with really dark skin and a huge, muscr frame. The security manager shot


    Jonathan a confused nce before speaking to thedy in Irethielian. Since Jonathan didn''t speak the


    language, he couldn''t understand a single thing they were saying.


    After tranting the security manager''s message in her head, thedy told Jonathan, “He would like to


    know your identity.”


    “We don''t have time for that right now! The explosion could kill everyone in this building if we don''t find


    Gabriel in time! I just need you to tell me if he is staying here!” Jonathan yelled in her face.


    Thedy was so shaken up by his sudden outburst that she gave in and said, “Yes, he''s staying in


    room 708!”


    Jonathan and Lah exchanged nces before running toward room 708 as quickly as their feet could


    carry.


    Although they took the stairs instead of riding the elevator, they were running so fast that they got to the


    seventh floor in less than a minute.


    That was most certainly a lot quicker than the elevator.


    After arriving outside room 708, Lah motioned at Jonathan to stay put and listen for any activities


    before nning their next move.


    However, Jonathan simply kicked the door wide open and charged in just as he did with the previous


    room.


    Lah smacked herself on the forehead as she followed him into the room.


    The room was brightly lit, but there was no one in sight.


    Jonathan found aptop on the coffee table and went over to switch it on.


    A video file popped up on the screen with the words: Please watch this, Jonathan.


    Lah sat down beside him as he clicked on the video.


    At first, all they saw was an unsettling, pitch-ck darkness.


    Secondster, Gabriel slowly emerged from the darkness in a wheelchair.


    He was casually rotating the magic ring on his finger as he made his way forward.


    It was exactly what Jonathan saw in his nightmare earlier.


    Jonathan shuddered as he told Lah, “This is what I saw in my dream earlier!”


    The look on Lah''s face turned gloomy when she heard that.


    That was when Gabriel spoke up all of a sudden. “Hey, Jonathan. Are you surprised to see me? Who


    would''ve thought we''d cross paths again, eh? You thought you were being smart by asking the front


    desk about me, but it waspletely futile. You wanted to kill me because you were afraid of me, so


    you asked the front desk for my room number and came looking for me all the way here. That''s why


    you''re watching this video right now, Jonathan. Did you realize that you literally just walked right into


    my trap?”


    His statements made such perfect sense that Jonathan and Lah found themselves at a loss for


    words.


    Gabriel continued, “I suppose you''re wondering why I led you into this room. Well, do you two feel your


    bodies getting hotter? That''s because I installed a—”