"Is my father''s life in danger?" Henry''s voice cracked, panic spilling out.

"No," Alex answered firmly.

"Your father isn''t in any life-threatening danger. He''s as strong as a million bulls. Honestly, I doubt any of you could stop him right now."

"Then what''s happening to him?" Henry demanded.

“He tried to break through level one hundred," Alex exined.

"He used an extremely rare elixir-its power is overwhelming. If he had stayed asleep, the energy would have fused safely. But someone woke him early."

"Now that energy is flooding his body. He can''t contain it. That''s why he''s destroying everything in sight. When the elixir burns out, the power will fade, and he''ll return to normal."

The mansion, once proud and imposing, now looked like a war zone.

"Explode!" Samuel roared, his eyes bloodshot, his face twisted into a savage mask.

He tore through walls, crushed pirs, splintered trees-anything in his path was reduced to rubble.

"Guards uick! Stop Mr. Prescott!" Benjamin''s shout was hoarse with fear.

Guards rushed in, shields raised. Samuel''s palmshed out, and the impact sent them crashing through the air, blood spraying from their mouths.

He bellowed like a wild beast, and with every strike, men were flung like rag dolls. None could stand against him.

Screams filled the courtyard, but Samuel''s fury was unstoppable.

"Oh no! Grandfather has gone mad!" Frederick shouted, running to Henry''s side.

His eyes darted toward Alex, zing with suspicion. "Uncle! It''s that kid! He''s the one who drove Grandfather insane. Capture him!”

"That''s right!" Benjamin snarled, his voice trembling with rage.

"I knew this boy had evil intentions. He poisoned Father, and now look at him! He must be punished!"

"Don''t use Alex without proof!" Lawrence snapped. "I refuse to believe he''d do such a thing."

Henry turned to Alex, his brow furrowed. "Young man, you told me my father was fine. Why has he lost control?"

"I have told you. Someone woke him up before the hour wasplete," Alex said coldly.

"No one woke Grandfather!" Frederick shouted back.

Alex''s eyes narrowed. "Was it you?"

"Shut your mouth!" Frederick barked, pointing a trembling finger. "You''re the one who caused this, and now you dare me us?"

Samuel mmed his fists into the ground, the impact tearing a massive crater into the earth. Dust and stone exploded into the air.

"Alex, please, do something!" Lawrence begged, desperation cutting through his voice.

"Just wait ten more minutes," Alex replied. "The power will burn out. He''ll regain his senses."

"Ten minutes?" Frederick sneered.

"Look at him! My Grandfather could keep this up all day—ten minutes means nothing!" Frederick''s voice dripped with venom. He jabbed a finger at Alex, eyes zing.

"I see right through you. You''re guilty, and every word out of your mouth is just another pathetic excuse!"

"Henry!" Benjamin growled, eyes zing. "This bastard caused Father''s condition. Stop wasting time-torture him until he confesses!"

"Enough! Shut your mouths!" Henry''s brow knotted tight as he spun toward Alex.

"Young man, you im to have exceptional medical skills. Tell me straight—can you do anything to help my father regain control?"

"I already told you," Alex said, his voice calm, steady. "All you can do is wait eight more minutes."

"If he doesn''t regain consciousness in eight minutes, you''re dead," Frederick spat, his face twisted with contempt.

"Fine," Alex replied coolly. "But if he wakes exactly in eight minutes, you''ll double my payment. Get six hundred million ready."

"You arrogant bastard!" Benjamin''s re could have frozen steel. "You''ve failed to heal him, and now you dare demand more money? You''re digging your own grave."

"Believe what you want," Alex shot back.

"But when the old man wakes, he''ll be far more dangerous for you than for me." He stepped back, putting distance between himself and Samuel''s rampaging destruction.

"Guards!" Benjamin barked. "Seize him! If Father isn''t awake in eight minutes, kill him where he stands."

And so, under tense silence, they let Samuel rage unchecked, tearing the world around him apart. Then, right on the mark, at the eighth minute, Samuel froze.

Everyone stared. Dust hung in the air. Alex''s lips curled into a faint sneer.

"If I were you," he said coldly, "I''d start running. You''ve just awakened the wounded lion."

Confusion swept through the crowd, but before anyone could speak, Samuel''s voice thundered like a storm. "Which bastard woke me!"

His eyes were bloodshot, glowing with fury, and they locked onto Benjamin. With terrifying speed, Samuel charged.

"Run! Grandfather ising this way!" Frederick screamed, his voice breaking in panic.

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"F-Father..." Benjamin stammered, his lips trembling. He had never seen Samuel this enraged. "We... we don''t understand what you mean."

Samuel''s chest heaved, his voice choked with rage.

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"Do you understand?" Samuel''s voice was raw with anguish.

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you!" His fists clenched so tight his knuckles bled.

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He threw back his head and bellowed, "ARGHHH!" His scream rattled the air.

"Whoever did this-I''ll kill you! Even if you are my family!"

Frederick''s hand shot out, pointing directly at Alex. "It was him! He''s the one who ruined you!"

Samuel''s zing eyes locked onto Alex. "So. You''re the one."

His aura exploded outward in a violent surge. The sheer force sted Benjamin, Henry, and Frederick off their feet, hurling them ten meters back like rag dolls.

With a roar, Samuel lunged at Alex, his fist swinging down with the weight of a mountain. "DIE!"

Alex''s eyes sharpened, steel and fire shing within them.