Chapter 183 Only the Final Step Remains

Chapter 183 Only the Final Step Remains

"No worries. Clean this up and have Audrey bring her people to take over."

At the order, Nightshade quickly nodded.

"Yes, sir. I'll get right on it."

Jaxon didn't waste any more time there. It was time to leave.

...

Meanwhile, The Main Storms had also gotten wind of the situation.

Listening to Chase's urgent report, Laurent frowned, his eyes flashing with gravity.

"You're saying he killed both Gabriel and Michael?"

Laurent's gaze was sharp. Chase nodded immediately.

"That's right. Our informant confirmed it—no mistake. Gabriel and Michael are definitely dead."

Hearing Chase's report, Laurent's face darkened, a cold gleam flickering in his eyes.

"Those two useless idiots. I thought they could at least stall Jaxon for me. Never expected them to be this worthless."

Laurent's face was full of displeasure, but Chase saw things differently.

"Mr. Storm, I actually think this is our opportunity."

At those words, Laurent frowned, looking puzzled.

"What do you mean?"

Under his scrutiny, Chase quickly explained.

"Since he killed Michael and Gabriel, their territory is up for grabs now. Anyone can take it. Why don't we make the first move?"

"If we seize it quickly, the family's power will surge. Then we can turn around and deal with Jaxon. Not only will we force out his true strength, but we can also use this chance to suppress the others—all without draining our own resources."

Listening to Chase's analysis, Laurent nodded thoughtfully.

"That brain of yours is pretty sharp. All right, do as you say. Move fast. If I'm not mistaken, Jaxon will definitely hand this territory over to Audrey."

"Spread the word. Tell Gabriel and Michael's men that Jaxon and Audrey conspired to kill their leaders."

"Understood."

Chase nodded and rushed out immediately.

To beat Audrey there, they moved at lightning speed, even creating obstacles along her route.

After their brainwashing campaign, Gabriel and Michael's subordinates—who'd been ready to accept their fate—completely changed their tune.

"That shameless woman actually teamed up with outsiders to steal our territory, and now she wants us to work for her? Dream on!"

"Gentlemen, a direct confrontation isn't wise right now. But I have an idea that might help you."

Chase smirked wickedly. The men looked curious.

"What method?"

Under their watchful eyes, Chase lowered his voice, murder glinting in his gaze.

"Simple. You pretend to surrender first. She'll definitely try to merge both factions. Once you're inside her territory, stage a rebellion—take her land, kill her men."

"The Main Storms will back you up. Together, we'll take down Audrey and whoever's behind her, and avenge your generals."

"After all, with your current strength, a direct fight isn't realistic. You'd just get gradually crushed. Better to act friendly first."

After his persuasive speech, everyone nodded in agreement.

"No problem. We'll do it."

Once they'd agreed, Chase immediately left.

...

An hour later, Audrey arrived.

The men were seething with resentment toward her, but on the surface, they remained respectful.

"Welcome, General Carroll. We know what happened. We're willing to submit—just spare our lives."

Audrey didn't detect anything wrong and proceeded to take control, even making promises.

Whatever Gabriel and Michael had offered before, she could offer more.

The crowd feigned gratitude.

"Thank you, General Carroll!"

Meanwhile, after returning to the villa, Jaxon ordered another investigation into The Main Storms.

Though he'd never revealed his true strength in all these encounters, Laurent was no fool.

He couldn't keep stalling forever—unless he was waiting for something. The only thing Jaxon could think of was The Main Storms' Prime.

He'd obtained some information before, but without knowing the full truth, he couldn't be certain how far along The Main Storms' experiments had progressed.

...

Chase had already returned and reported everything. Laurent's face broke into a satisfied smile.

"Well done. But we still need to stay under the radar. Also, tell the research team to speed things up. It's time we finished creating Prime."

Chase nodded and was about to leave when another of Laurent's subordinates rushed in.

The man's face was full of anxiety, his breath coming in ragged gasps.

Seeing him like this, Laurent looked confused.

"What's going on?"

"Mr. Storm, Prime has reached its final stage, but there's been a small problem."

At those words, Laurent immediately tensed.

This was the key to his domination of all Frostkeep. He wouldn't allow even the slightest error.

"What happened?"

"We ran a series of data adjustments and discovered we're missing one crucial component."

"When we first developed Prime, we used Jaxon's blood as a reference. Now, for this final step, we need to inject Prime with even stronger blood."

"We've tried other blood samples, but none of them are compatible."

At this, Laurent's expression instantly darkened.

"Is there no other solution?"

Under his interrogation, the subordinate hesitated for a long while before speaking.

"There is one method—inject it with Jaxon's blood."

At those words, Laurent exploded in rage.

"If I could get his blood, do you think I'd go through all this trouble sending people after him?"

"I know, but we don't need all of it. Just one drop of his blood would be enough. With our technology, we can replicate his blood completely."

"It won't have the special power from his body, but the blood will definitely serve as Prime's activation key."

Hearing his subordinate's suggestion, Laurent frowned, his expression dark.

"In that case, arrange it. Get his blood at any cost."

"Understood. I'll handle it right away."

The subordinate agreed immediately, but just as he was about to leave, Laurent stopped him again.

"Wait."

"Mr. Storm, is there something else?" The subordinate looked puzzled, confusion in his eyes.

Laurent's face was cold and expressionless.

"This time, I'm going myself."

At those words, the subordinate looked shocked.

"Mr. Storm, such a simple task doesn't require you personally. We can handle it."

Faced with his subordinate's suggestion, Laurent shook his head.

"No, this time is different. I won't allow any mistakes. I'll go find him myself—and test his capabilities while I'm at it."

Seeing his firm attitude, the subordinate didn't dare say more.