Chapter 2027


    "No need, you can go back first." Morpheus nced at him. "I''ll wait here for her a little longer."


    "Prince Christopher wouldn''t do anything to Ms. Hamerton..."


    "Alfred, what are you thinking?" Morpheus couldn''t help but chuckle. "I know exactly what Christopher


    is like, but I just want to wait here for Sephy. Christopher mentioned that she''d specifically designed


    these fireworks for me. Hah! I''m the useless one. I don''t even dare to go inside and take a look."


    "Sir, don''t say that."


    "If I wait here, will it count as apanying her in her efforts?"


    Alfred nodded.


    Morpheus smiled and sent Alfred back. He continued waiting under the tree.


    The air in Southeast Aciatic was hot and humid. The shade of the banyan tree offered some relief, but


    it couldn''tpletely dispel the oppressive heat.


    Morpheus took a deep breath, about to move elsewhere, when he glimpsed a suspicious figure swiftly


    darting through the factory''s side gate.


    The security at the side gate wasx, making it easy to enter.


    Morpheus paused. His innate vignce prompted him to chase after without hesitation. However, the


    person was fast, and there was some distance between him and the side gate. He couldn''t catch up


    immediately.


    His gaze darkened. He contemted calling the authorities but hesitated just as he was about to dial


    the number. What grounds would he use to report it? Someone sneaked into the fireworks factory and


    went missing?


    What if that person was an employee, or what if this was a misunderstanding...


    Just then, a loud booming sound reverberated nearby!


    Morpheus jumped in shock. The deafening noise seemed to plunge him back into that haunting


    nightmare. Thick smoke billowed into the sky, resembling ck columns rising from hell.


    He froze in ce, a chill crawling up every vein in his body, and his mind went nk...


    "Sephy..." He suddenly snapped out of it. Persephone was still inside the factory!


    "Sephy!" Morpheus yelled desperately, disregarding everything and running headlong into the mes.


    The factory was in chaos The explosion urred in the warehouse where the fireworks were stored


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    At the time of the explosion, Persephone and Christopher were close to the warehouse.


    Before they could react, a powerful surge of heat rushed to them. Persephone sensed her feet lifting


    from the floor. Her skin felt seared, her body momentarily weightless before forcefully crashing back


    down!


    Countless unknown fragments fell. She screamed, instinctively covering her head and curling up on the


    floor.


    Christopher fared no better. He stumbled from the heatwave, feeling like he was being torn apart.


    Ignoring the pain, he crawled toward Persephone and shielded her from the falling shards of concrete


    with his body.


    Suddenly, a wave of fire rushed toward them!


    Christopher dragged her out, trying to escape, but a roof beam fell dangerously close to their heads.


    Persephone struggled to hold herself up, the pungent smell making her feel like she was about to


    suffocate.


    "Christopher..." She strained to speak, "Go, leave me for now..."


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    "No way!" Christopher held her tightly. "If Morpheus finds out... he''ll kill me!"


    "What are you saying?"


    Christopher had no time to exin. He dragged her desperately. But with the factory filled with


    fireworks, the explosion''s fire rapidly engulfed and spread, turning the entire factory into a terrifying


    inferno...


    Persephone found it harder to breathe, her limbs weakening. Every step felt like it drained her body.


    Her consciousness began to fade. There was a small rock ahead, and she couldn''t steady herself in


    time, tripping over it and falling to the floor.