Chapter 1079

As for the group of killers Katrina had brought, they were obviously skilled professionals. Still, Jason had brought a formidable force of the Evans family’s most elite security personnel. Even if neither side could claim total victory, they could definitely hold their ground. At worst, the fight would end in a draw.

Elliana and Cole had already weighed these possibilities in their minds, and the outcome didn’t worry them. Their primary concern now was saving Taylor. The mysterious man on the phone had given them just thirty minutes to reach him, and every second they wasted here could mean the difference between life and death for Taylor.

Watching Elliana walk away without even bothering to glance back, Katrina felt a surge of rage explode in her chest like a bomb. How dare this woman act so dismissively? Did she think she was untouchable just because she’d won their last fight?

“Elliana, stop right there!” Katrina screamed at her retreating figure.

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“I came here tonight to kill you!” Katrina snarled, her voice trembling with fury. “You think you can just walk away from me?”

“So, because you’ve announced that you want to kill me, I’m supposed to just stand here and make it easy for you?” Elliana replied, amusement lacing her voice. “If you think you can actually stop me, then try it. Otherwise, get out of my way.”

Without waiting for a response, Elliana turned back toward the jet and continued walking. Cole stayed right beside her, matching her confident stride. The casual dismissal was more than Katrina could bear. Humiliated and enraged beyond reason, she shouted orders to her team of assassins, “Take her down!”

The moment Katrina gave the command, the assassins sprang into action—but they had barely taken three steps when a solid wall of Evans family guards emerged from the surrounding shadows. With Jason at their center, they formed an impenetrable human shield between the attackers and their targets. The visual contrast between the two groups was striking, almost cinematic. The Evans bodyguards wore sharp, perfectly tailored black business suits that made them appear as a disciplined corporate army. The Serpent Society assassins, on the other hand, were dressed in traditional black martial arts uniforms with masks covering their faces, giving them the appearance of ancient warriors. One group represented order and modern power, while the other embodied chaos and old-world violence.

But this wasn’t a movie where good and evil were clearly defined. Everyone here was fighting for their own reasons, and none of them cared about concepts like justice or morality.

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Jason held his ground, his piercing gaze locked directly on Katrina. But Katrina barely noticed him. Her attention was focused on the wall of bodyguards blocking her path and on the distant figures of Elliana and Cole, who were growing smaller and smaller as they approached their jet. A wave of pure panic began to rise in her chest.

“Who the hell do you think you are?” Katrina spat at Jason. “Move aside if you want to keep breathing!”

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