Chapter 227
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Jackson frowned in surprise. “You’re her ex-husband p>
Jessica quickly shook her head. “No. Ex-fiancée. We never actually got married p>
Marcus said nothing, but his suspicion immediately deepened. He glanced between Jessica and Jackson, wondering how the two of them had met and, more importantly, what they were doing together.
Before he could ask, Jackson extended his hand toward him. “Nice meeting you p>
Marcus looked at the offered hand for a moment before taking it.
“Likewise p>
Neither of them said anything more. Jackson still hadn’t known Marcus identity, and Marcus wasn’t interested in revealing anything either.
Soon, Jackson and Jessica left.
Julia watched Marcus’s face for a moment.
“Mmm,” she said suspiciously. “Do you know him? You were looking at him strangely p>
Marcus scoffed and shook his head.
“Not really. His face just looks familiar p>
Julia studied him for another second but eventually let it go.
A few minutes later, they entered a nearby restaurant. They weren’t planning to stay. They only wanted to order some food and take it home.
Julia stepped toward the counter.
“Excuse me. We’d like to p>
Before she could finish, the restaurant doors suddenly burst open.
Two masked men rushed inside.
Both were carrying guns.
“EVERYBODY DOWN!” one of them shouted.
The entire restaurant froze.
A woman screamed.
Someone dropped a glass, which shattered loudly against the floor.
“Down! Down right now!” the robber shouted, waving his gun toward the terrified customers.
People immediately dropped to the ground.
“Nobody move!” the second robber yelled. “Don’t try anything stupid! You don’t want anybody getting hurt. Keep your heads down and give us everything you’ve got. Phones, wallets, watches, jewelry-whatever valuable you have. Put it on the floor p>
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Panic spread throughout the restaurant.
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People hurriedly removed their watches and jewelry. Several customers pulled their phones from their pockets and placed them on the floor with trembling hands.
Marcus remained standing.
He wasn’t frightened.
Instead, he stared coldly at the two robbers, clearly unwilling to obey them.
“Marcus!” Julia whispered urgently.
She grabbed his arm and pulled him down.
“Get down p>
Marcus resisted slightly. “I can handle p>
“NO!” Julia whispered sharply. “They have guns p>
As if to prove her point, one of the robbers suddenly raised his weapon toward the ceiling.
BOOM! BOOM!
The gunshots exploded through the restaurant.
Everyone screamed.
Some people covered their heads. Others began crying as they flattened themselves against the floor.
Júlia grabbed Marcus even tighter. “Stay down p>
Marcus finally lowered himself beside her, his eyes still fixed on the robbers. But unlike everyone else, there was no fear in his expression.
Marcus decided to remain calm.
For Julia’s sake, he couldn’t afford to act recklessly. If he suddenly attacked the robbers without knowing what they were capable of, they could panic and accidentally shoot Julia or one of the innocent customers.
So he stayed where he was, keeping his breathing steady while the robbery continued. His eyes followed every movement, carefully observing the two masked men as they collected phones, wallets, jewelry, and other valuables from the frightened customers.
Suddenly, a man emerged from a door near the back of the restaurant.
It was the restaurant’s security guard.
Unlike the customers, he wasn’t lying on the floor. He had apparently been alerted by the gunshots and had retrieved his weapon before coming out.
The moment he saw the robbers, he raised his gun.
“Drop the weapons p>
The robber barely had time to turn.
BANG!
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The security guard fired.
Marcus watched the bullet leave the barrel and fly directly toward the robber’s chest.
But something strange happened.
The bullet suddenly slowed down.
It stopped several inches away from the robber, suspended in the air as though it had struck an invisible wall.
Then, with a tiny metallic sound, it dropped harmlessly onto the floor. Everyone stared.
The security guard’s eyes widened.
“What p>
He couldn’t believe what he had just seen.
His grip tightened around the gun as confusion and disbelief crossed his face. He had fired at close range. There was no reason for the bullet to simply stop in midair.
“How did p>
He fired again.
BANG!
The second bullet flew toward the same robber.
Again, it stopped.
This time, it dropped directly onto the floor in front of Julia.
Julia flinched violently.
People screamed.
“What the hell is happening p>
“Get down p>
“He’s shooting at them p>
The security guard stood frozen, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
He had never encountered anything like this in his entire life.
But Marcus understood. His expression changed as he stared at the robber.
Around the man’s body, Marcus could see something that everyone else couldn’t.
A faint, almost transparent aura surrounded him.
It wasn’t ordinary energy.
It was forming a protective barrier around his body, constantly circulating like an invisible shield. The bullet hadn’t missed. It hadn’t been deflected by an ordinary object.
It simply couldn’t penetrate the barrier.
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Marcus’s eyes narrowed. That aura… His mind immediately connected the pieces.
ltivators. These weren’t ordinary robbers.
The two men were cultivators.
The robber slowly looked at the security guard and burst into mocking laughter.
“Hahaha! What the fuck was that p>
The security guard remained frozen..The robber pointed at him.
“Fuck you, hero. You really thought you could play the hero in front of everyone p>
His companion laughed as well. “You should have stayed hidden p>
The first robber raised his weapon toward the security guard. “But since you wanted to show off…you have to die”
The security guard’s face went pale. Several customers screamed again.
Julia grabbed Marcus’s arm in panic.
But Marcus had already moved.
In the blink of an eye, he shot forward.
His body crossed the distance between them with terrifying speed.
Before the robber could pull the trigger, Marcus reached him and struck his arm violently.
BANG!
The gun flew out of the robber’s hand. The robber immediately staggered backward, staring at his empty hand as the gun clattered across the floor.
For a moment, everyone remained frozen.
Then chaos erupted.
People immediately scrambled to their feet and rushed toward the exit, pushing past one another in desperation. Some screamed, while others desperately grabbed their belongings as they fled.
The robber slowly turned his attention back to Marcus.
His eyes narrowed.
“Oh…” he muttered with a sinister smile. “So you’re the new hero p>
Marcus said nothing.
The robber clenched his fists.
“I swear, you’ll die for this. And when I kill you, I’ll do it mercilessly p>
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Lucia Morh
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she’s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.