Chapter 167: Heart and Mind
Liam felt shock pass through his body once he set eyes on Commander Agiel! What the hell was she doing here!? The Enforcers said they were only sending lieutenants, so what the fuck would they send a commander!?
Liam was the one who told the Enforcers to come here, but he didn’t think that they would send such a high-profile officer for a case like this! They weren’t prepared to deal with someone of her level!
Commander Agiel’s eyes scanned over the crowd of agents at the SMD lobby before her gaze finally trailed towards Jason. The moment their eyes met, there was a silent spark that traveled from Jason straight toward Agiel. Her eyes widened slightly and she felt a strange emotion swelling from her heart and shooting toward him! It was like a sleeping beast that had been hiding away in Agiel’s heart all this time finally began to crack it’s eys open and wake up! Jason narrowed his eyes at Agiel, and Agiel knew at that moment that Jason had also felt the spark!
Agiel’s mouth began to split into a mad smile as she pulled her hands out of her pocket and threw off her jacket. Agiel didn’t even need to check anymore. There was no doubt in her mind about it. This man was no sheep! Jason was just like her! A predator!
"Jason Marc. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you for some time now. You seem to be in a hurry—"
"Get the fuck out of my way."
Jason cut Agiel off and Agiel’s eyes narrowed even though her smile widened.
"Now, that wasn’t very nice, was it? I’ve been informed that you’re involved in a possible murder case. And I’ve been asked to ensure you don’t go anywhere until we get to the bottom of this."
Jason grit his teeth in annoyance as Agiel moved to stand in his way, and he immediately activates his [Eye of the King] and looked through his subordinates’ eyes to see what was happening back at his apartment. There was a flash of panic in his gaze as he saw some figures in black appearing through the shadows, and Jason knew that he had to get home immediately!
Jason’s mana surged through his body like a tidal wave and Agiel’s smile grew even wider as her mana also began to surge! The two S Ranks drowned the entire building in their power, and the agents and Enforcers all felt their hearts racing as they began taking steps away from them! The ground under their feet began to shake and the entire building groaned from the strain!
Keith immediately came forward to try and defuse the conflict before it got even worse!
"Commander! Jason isn’t trying to run away. I think there’s a real issue happening!"
Keith knew that he would receive backlash for what he was doing, but he had seen the serious look in Jason’s eyes and he knew that Jason was not playing around right now. There were very few things that would make Keith go against his superiors, and family was one of them. If Jason was anything like Keith, then Keith knew that Jason would also go to any lengths for his family.
Agiel hummed.
"What are you talking about, Keith? I’m not holding him back, am I? I have no intention of holding him back. But if he wants to leave, then he’ll have to get past me."
Agiel still had that smile on her face, and Keith cursed as he knew there was no convincing her right now! Agiel was a battle maniac that they always tried to keep in check, but when she found someone she really wanted to fight, there was almost no way to stop her!
Behind Keith, Jason’s hand tightened into a fist in anger as he realized that there was no way to convince this woman, and he clicked his tongue as he finally came to a decision.
"To hell with all this. Ragnar!"
There was a single beat of silence as Jason suddenly shouted out a name, and in the next moment, the SMD building rumbled!
BOOOM!
ROARRRRRR!!!
Ragnar appeared from within Jason’s Alternate Dimension in all his glory, and his wings tore through the building as he spread them wide! Ragnar’s head completely destroyed the wall in front of it and every swing of its tail destroyed various pillars behind it! Just his appearance alone was enough to make the SMD building begin to come down!
"Holy shit!"
"It’s a dragon! A dragon!"
The agents in the building all fell back to their asses in shock the moment they saw the large dragon towering over them! Every single person could only stare with wide-eyed awe as they saw the majestic being spread its large wings past the building walls, and Jason used that brief moment when they were distracted to jump up to Ragnar’s neck!
"Home! Now!"
Ragnar released another roar at Jason’s command and charged forward through the wall of the SMD building! It beat its wings and created a large gale wind around it as it prepared to take off, but a voice suddenly shouted from behind them!
"Jason Marc!"
Jason glanced back and saw that Agiel was running out of the building with a bloodthirsty grin on her face! She was making a mad dash toward Jason and Jason decided that he didn’t have time for this! Jason was about to tell Ragnar to smack her away with its tail, but he was shocked when he saw Keith appear in front of Agiel with a determined look on his face.
Agiel stopped in her tracks as she looked into Keith’s determined eyes and her brow rose in a coy gesture.
"What’s the meaning of this, Keith? I would think that you of all people would know that we can’t allow Jason to do whatever he wants."
Keith grit his teeth as he felt her words strike him deep. It was true that Keith was one of the most law-abiding people out there and on any other day, he would have tried to stop Jason as well. But there was something about Jason’s expression from earlier that told Keith this was more than just some impulsive act. Keith felt in his heart that he was meant to be on Jason’s side in this situation. And sometimes, you need to follow your heart more than your mind.
"I can’t let you stop him, Commander. I’ll explain everything to you. So please, just stand down."
Agiel tilted her head to one side emotionlessly, and the mana surrounding her body suddenly burst out in a violent wave. Did the Lieutenant just tell his commanding officer to stand down?
"It seems you’ve really grown a large pair of balls since the last time I met you, Keith!"
Jason saw the confrontation happening behind him and he knew without a doubt that Keith didn’t stand a chance against Agiel on his own, so Jason called on two more of his subordinates!
"Raya! Fenrir! Get out here!"
The two subordinates charged out from the Alternate Dimension and began to head towards Keith to act as support, and Jason sent a silent thanks to Keith before he commanded Ragnar to take off! Ragnar blasted off the ground and into the air faster than anyone could stop it, and Agiel’s expression became even more intense as she asked Keith one final time.
"Are you really willing to risk your life for this decision of yours, Keith?"
Keith grit his teeth and swallowed desperately before he nodded—
TWOOM!
BOOM!
It was an instantaneous thing! At one moment, Keith was still in the process of agreeing to his commander’s words, and at the next moment, an unbelievable shockwave slammed into Keith’s body and he was flying through the air! Keith flipped through the air multiple times and slammed into the wall of a building more than five hundred meters away and he coughed in pain as he opened his eyes! Only for his eyes to widen in shock as he saw Commander Agiel flying toward him with her hands pulled back! Fuck!
Keith put both hands up and called upon all the mana he had for protection as he braced for impact! But just before the hit could land, a force slammed into Commander Agiel from the side!
BOOM!