The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection
Billionaire With Husband 55

Chapter 55

"Milady."

Belle grabbed Xena's arm, knowing just how terrifying Nocturno was as a wanted criminal.

Unlike cominals who acted in the dark, he often appeared in public, yet he remained elusive due to his extraordinary strength.

Even now, no one knew what his limits were.

"I've already called headquarters. Should we wait for their support before proceeding?"

Xena patted Belle's arm, fully aware that she meant well.

"It might be too late by then. Regardless of Nocturno's intentions to see me, this is undoubtedly the best opportunity to take him down. If we wait for headquarters, Nocturno isn't a fool-he'll have already escaped," Xena said. "Don't worry. I'm not that easy to deal with, either," she added.

Though she said this, Xena felt uncertain. Every Super S-rank wanted criminal was formidable in their own right.

Meanwhile, Felix had returned to his villa. He didn't intend to turn on the lights. Given the armed guards outside, suddenly illuminating the place would be highly suspicious.

After changing into his slippers, Felix glanced toward a dark corner of the living room.

"Come out. What are you up to?" he demanded.

A few seconds later, someone emerged, carrying a four or five-year-old unconscious girl.

"Kid, you noticed my presence?" the figure spoke.

Felix frowned.

"You're beyond the worst if you treat a child like this."

The figure laughed eerily.

"Heh, judge only after you go to the underworld."

As the words left his mouth, the figure who stood five feet away raised his hand to attack.

But Felix's voice echoed from behind him.

"The one who needs to reflect in the underworld is you."

A minute later, Felix appeared on the balcony of the villa's top floor, looking out at the park outside the community, and threw the body he was holding out into the distance.

He could manage that with his strength. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to throw it out of his backyard, let alone that far.

At that moment, Xena stood at the entrance of the villa, taking deep breaths.

According to Belle, Nocturno was inside this villa. All the surveillance had been destroyed. Hence, it was impossible to pinpoint anything further. +25 BONUS

Chapter 55

Such a skilled individual could control their body temperature and other factors, rendering high-tech detectors like thermal imaging useless.

Now, she was about to face Nocturno, and with the added pressure of ensuring the child hostage's safety, the difficulty had escalated to the highest level. Just then, the front door of the villa opened, and a figure emerged, cradling a child.

As Xena thought it was Nocturno, her eyes widened in shock as she saw the emerging figure.

"Felix?"

Felix was also somewhat annoyed. He couldn't delay any longer. The child's family must have been frantic.

He needed to ensure she was only unconscious and not in any other danger, so he intended to hand her over to the Phoenix Legion as soon as possible.

He never expected to find Xena standing at his front door.

"What are you doing here?"

"What am I doing here?" Xena was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Never mind. You arrived just in time. I saw this child on the couch in my living room when I got up during the night. I don't know what happened. Regardless, you're the goddess of war. You can handle this child, right?" "The child's safety was the priority." Xena accepted the child and spoke into her earpiece, "Belle, bring the team over!"