Two shots were fired, but the bullets came to a halt one inch before Dust
in's body. A protective energy sphere
crystallized in the air, forming a shield against the bullet.
"What?" Edwin's pupils wavered in shock. He was mentally prepared for Dus
tin's prowess but was greatly taken aback at how Dustin stopped the bulle
ts in the air.
"Did you believe that you could hurt me with bullets?" Dustin shook his h
ead.
"If I can't hurt you with a gun, I'll die with
you!" Suddenly, Edwin pulled out the remote control for the bomb and laug
hed deliriously. "Dustin Rhys, see you in hell!"
With that, he pressed the button on the control.
Meanwhile, Dahlia was on the run with James. They were some distance away
from the villa before hearing the two gunshots. They spun around and rea
lized that Dustin had not followed after them.
"Dustin?" Losing her
composure, Dahlia frantically clambered toward the villa.
"Hey! Why are you turning back? Do you want to die?" Florence quickly pul
led her daughter back. "Mom! Dustin is still in there! He might be in dan
ger. I need to help him!" Dahlia's heart was in her mouth.
"And what good will that be? Sir Hummer has a gun and bombs with him. You
're running toward your death!" Florence grabbed Dahlia tightly, refusing
to let go.
"What do we do about Dustin?" Dahlia was a mess at that moment.
"He's the one who started the trouble, so he deserves what's coming for h
im! It's none of our business!" Florence reminded Dahlia sternly.
"Mom! What's that nonsense? Dustin saved James just now! Can you stop bei
ng selfish?" Dahlia furiously shook off Florence's grip and sprinted towa
rd the villa. At the same time, they heard a huge explosive sound that sh
ook the terrain. An explosion tore the villa into rubble, filling the sur
roundings with billowing black smoke and blinding fires.
"Dustin?" She stared blankly at the ruins of the villa, clueless about wh
at to do next. Could a human possibly survive the explosion if the entire
villa was reduced to rubble?
"How did that happen? How?" Dahlia, ashen–
faced, looked like she was struck by lightning. Finally, she collapsed on
to the ground, wailing and crying her heart out.
"Hey, why are you howling here?" She heard a familiar voice that sent a c
hill down her spine. When she looked up in astonishment, she found Dustin
standing in front of her. He emerged from the rubble unhurt.
"Are you not dead? How could that be?" Bewildered, she looked at him blan
kly. The impact and heat from the explosion had melted steel. She could n
ot figure out how a human survived the incident.
"Why are you shocked that I'm alive?" He gave her a funny look.