Chapter 2424

In the alley, the wrecked Rolls-Royce sat where it had crashed, its alarm beeping. Due to the pattering rain, not a single pedestrian passed by.

The alley was located behind Nightfall Bar up ahead, and it did not get much foot traffic to begin with. Occasionally, only some drunk men and women would pass through in the dead of night.

At this moment, within the alley, one man and one beast were locked in a deadly battle. Heart-pounding roars came in waves, each louder than the last. It was as if a fierce tiger lurked in the darkness, hunting its prey.

However, if they listened carefully, they would notice that these roars gradually became weaker and lacked force. Eventually, they turned frantic and desperate, even carrying a hint of fear.

Andrew made a peculiar hand gesture and slashed forward. He struck Jaden square in the face, cleaving off a clump of brownish-black fur along with several teeth.

By now, Jaden barely resembled a man. His head was covered in wild animal fur, his mouth jutted forward like a beast’s snout, and his ears had stretched upward into sharp points.

The most chilling thing of all was his eyes. They were no longer human, but slit-pupiled like a predator’s. His limbs had morphed entirely, covered in dark fur, and his stance had dropped to all fours.

His clothes hung in tatters, torn to shreds by his transformation.

The rain poured harder, drumming against the pavement. Blood mixed with the water streaming down Andrew’s chest, trickling from several claw marks.

Jaden’s mouth was torn open, and a deep gash along his lower back exposed the bone beneath. It was where Andrew had clawed into him and ripped out a chunk of flesh with his bare hand.

“Who the hell are you?” Jaden’s voice carried furious rage, almost a roar.

At first, he thought his opponent would be easy to deal with. So he had not taken him seriously at all. But gradually, he had been forced to unleash his beast form. This was the ultimate manifestation of the fierce beast technique he had cultivated.

It was an uncontrolled transformation. In the past, Jaden had almost never encountered this situation. Only when facing enormous crises and threats to his life would something like this occur.

And tonight, it seemed, was the night his life truly hung in the balance.

His wounds burned deep, the pain crawling into his bones. Yet the figure standing before him remained calm and unreadable, his face hidden behind sheets of rain.

Jaden still could not see him clearly, but he knew instinctively that this man was no weaker than he was.

In Chetvine, there were very few who could kill Jaden, and even fewer who could match him blow for blow. He ran through every possibility in his mind.

The five major clans? Their leaders? Impossible.

A martial emperor from one of the sects? Also impossible.

Royal bloodlines? Even less likely. The elite from those families were all under Guillermo’s constant watch. If anyone from their side had planned to assassinate him, Guillermo would have warned him long before this.

“It doesn’t matter who I am,” Andrew said, smiling through the rain. “All you need to know is that I came for your life.”

Jaden scoffed. “We’ll see whose life ends tonight.”

The words had barely left his mouth when he suddenly let out a wild roar.

Andrew had already shot forward to his massive body in an instant. His speed pierced through the rain curtain, reaching an absolutely terrifying level.

Jaden’s head went numb for a moment. This person had been holding back the entire time, never unleashing his full power. He had been suppressing his speed and strength all along, and only now was he attacking with everything he had.

Jaden was furious beyond measure, realizing he had been played.