Chapter 108


    Chapter 108 Save Barlyn


    The gunshot came so suddenly that Barlyn was caughtpletely off guard.


    He turned his head quickly, only to see the bullet speeding toward him.


    In that instant, time seemed to freeze; he felt paralyzed, the chill of imminent death enveloping him.


    As an elemental metahuman, Barlyn would have had countless ways to protect himself from a


    regr bullet if he had been prepared.


    But now, he was helpless


    He thought to himself, “Am I going to die?”


    At that moment, regret washed over him like a tidal wave. Barlyn regretted letting his guard down


    just because the attacker was a child, and he regretted being so careless despite knowing the


    enemy was a gang member.


    But it was toote for regrets.


    Time resumed its course, and the bullet continued its deadly path. There was no escaping it, and


    his frail body was no match for the projectile


    But then, a cold voice cut through the tension.


    “Stop!”


    Instantly, the bullet came to a halt right in front of Barlyn, suspended in mid–air.


    It was Osborne who had intervened.


    Osborne emerged from the vi, his gaze fixed on the scene.


    Barlyn, drenched in sweat and breathing heavily, turned toward Osborne with a look of sheer relief


    and gratitude.


    “Osborne!”


    Osborne smiled faintly. “Barlyn, you really need to be more careful. If I hadn’t been keeping an eye


    on things, you’d be a goner.


    “You’d look pretty pathetic if you got killed by a kid.”


    Barlyn managed a wry smile.


    “Osborne, enough. I get it. I didn’t expect a seven or eight–year–old to be a Maelstrom member.”


    He then red at the child who had shot at him.


    The kid, now bound by Osborne’s ocr energy, was trembling in fear. He struggled desperately,


    trying to lift the gun and continue shooting, but it was futile.


    Osborne’s power could lift up to 2200 pounds. There was no way a child could break free from such


    control


    “Damn kid, mixed up with a gang at your age? Does your mother know?”


    Fuming, Barlyn kicked the child away.


    He conjured a sharp


    p stone spire with his powers and hell it to the kid’s hend


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    The child’s eyes were wide with terror, tears streaming down his face.


    At that moment, Barlyn could have easily ended the child’s life, but he hesitated.


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    Watching the tears and the pleading look on the child’s face, he was filled with turmoil and


    indecision


    “Get out of here!


    “I can’t bring myself to hurt a child. Get lost and don’t show your face around here again!”


    With a final shove, Barlyn dismissed the stone spire.


    Osborne gave Barlyn a thoughtful nce but said nothing


    He wouldn’t have been able to kill a child either, despite the gang affiliation.


    Even if Barlyn had decided to kill the kid, Osborne wouldn’t have stopped him, given the threat the


    child posed.


    But since Barlyn chose not to, Osborne wasn’t going to either.


    Using his ocr energy, Osborne flung the child far away.


    “Everything’s been cleared out. Let’s go!”


    Osborne quickly jumped into the truck, started the engine, and sped away.


    Just as they left, a convoy of vehicles roared towards the vi


    Davy, emerging from a luxury car, stormed into the now–empty vault, his furious roar echoing


    through the empty space.


    “Who did this?


    “Who dared to steal my money?


    “I don’t care who you


    are–I’ll hunt you down and make you pay!


    “Ahhh!


    “Get them!”


    In a frenzy, Davy and his crew scrambled to chase after them, but the culprits were long gone.


    Meanwhile, on the truck, Barlyn had finally pulled himself out from the impact of the brink of death.


    “Osborne, you saved my life. I owe you one. If you ever need anything, just let me know. I’ll do


    whatever it takes to help you out!”


    Barlyn’s voice was heavy with sincerity.


    Osborne gave a calm, reassuring smile. “It’s not as dramatic as you’re making it out to be. After all,


    I brought you into this mess. If something had happened to you, I wouldn’t have felt right. It was


    only natural for me to step in.”


    “Still, I owe you a life,” Barlyn insisted, his gaze unwavering


    Osborne didn’t argue further.


    He was already mulling over how to transform this truckload of cash and valuables into something


    legitimate.


    With the dubious origins of the money, it couldn’t simply be deposited into a bank ount


    It had to be cleaned first


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    Barlyn said decisively. “Osborne, leave this to me


    “I know someone who can handle this a top heir from Mayby City. If we give her these assets, she’ll


    sort it out for us.”


    Osborne nodded in agreement.


    Barlyn quickly made the necessary calls. Before long, the truck rolled into a warehouse by the


    docks.


    Inside, a striking young woman awaited their arrival.