Chapter 1154
Serena’s fingers, which were just closing the laptop, paused slightly.
She turned her head.
The distance between them was practically non-existent.
Their noses almost touched, their breaths mingling.
She slightly raised her delicate eyebrows, her red lips curving into a radiant smirk as she looked at him with a teasing glint in her eyes. “Well then, we’re about to storm the island. Is the Blackwood Crown Prince scared p>
Nicholas’s mesmerizing eyes darkened. He lowered his head and planted a punishing kiss on the corner of her mouth, his voice husky.
“Terrified p>
“So, I’ll have to rely on my fiancée to protect me p>
The speedboat tore through the water, closing in on the island.
The two abandoned the boat and stepped onto the shore.
The entire island was shrouded in mist year-round. The surrounding vegetation was dense, exuding a chilling, eerie atmosphere.
It was pitch black all around, save for scattered, sparse lights.
They could see jagged rocks, steep cliffs, and the silhouette of that massive black building.
But none of this hindered them in the slightest.
Back when they hacked the island’s surveillance system, the entire topographical map and defense blind spots had already been permanently burned into their memories.
Moving like ghosts, the two evaded wave after wave of infrared scans.
They headed straight toward the central control area of The Obsidian Sun Laboratory.
As
passed a narrow surveillance blind spot.
The synchronized sound of a patrol’s footsteps suddenly echoed from ahead.
Nicholas reacted instantly. Reaching out a long arm, he grabbed Serena’s slender waist.
He pulled her hard against his chest.
In a flash, they melted into the shadows of a recess in the cold rock wall.
The space was incredibly tight.
Serena’s back was pressed against the rock, while her front was pressed tightly against Nicholas’s burning chest.
The man’s clean, intoxicating scent of cedar instantly enveloped her.
Deep in the heart of the enemy’s heavily fortified lair.
The two were pressed so close together that their breaths intertwined.
And yet, in such a dangerous moment.
The man still had the mood to flirt.
His lips practically brushed her ear, a low, husky whisper drifting in. “Serena, does
this count as me playing the hero saving the beauty p>
The raspy voice was laced with a lingering, seductive affection.
Serena rolled her eyes at him.
Without holding back, she reached down and pinched the soft flesh at his waist, her eyes warning him not to mess around.
The sound of the patrol’s footsteps grew closer, then began to fade.
Serena turned her head, holding her breath to watch them pass.
But she felt a burning gaze still locked onto her.
She turned back.
Nicholas was smirking at her, his eyes full of laughter. Serena mouthed silently, “What are you looking at?” Nicholas smirked. “Looking at my fiancée p>
Serena: p>
This man truly never missed an opportunity to use his looks to seduce her! At that moment, the heavily armed patrol guards were chatting in low voices. The auction is about to start. I heard a lot of big shots showed up today.” “Obviously. The finale item tonight is the Neural Resurgence Serum that The Obsidian Sun spent over a decade developing p>
“No kidding. The organization
burned through countless resources and conducted tens of thousands of
human trials just to synthesize tha Singular success. Who wouldnt want it p>
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“I heard… injecting that serum can maximize human potential to the absolute limit, completely modifying
human cells and letting a person
regain their youth.” fo
“Those reclusive global billionaires who rushed here to bid are all people with one foot in the grave p>
“There are even a few who are in the late stages of cancer, practically knocking on death’s door p>
“These people possess the most
massive wealth in the world, and et
they are all waiting with red eyes for
this serum
to defy fate and exterio
their lives.
“Who knows what kind of insane bloodbath tonight’s bidding war is going to set off p>
After all, there was only one successful dose of the serum.