Hades, the Urban Legend

Chapter 516: How Could It Be

"Lady, please look at this," the man suddenly pulled out a bouquet of variously colored flowers from behind him, all tied with red strings. "You should remember whose flowers these are."

Lin Ruoxi's eyes widened. She indeed remembered. These were the flowers little Harry was selling just now. She immediately realized something and asked coldly, "What do you mean? What have you done to Harry?"

"Hehe," the man laughed oddly. "That kid is now with our boss. Our boss just wants to invite you and your companions to have a talk. Everyone gets what they need, and the kid will be safe and sound."

Not only did Yang Chen and Lin Ruoxi understand the situation, but the Stern siblings also realized it was a kidnapping and extortion when they noticed Harry was missing.

"You guys are really good at seizing 'business opportunities.' Even a kid selling some flowers gets targeted," Yang Chen laughed sarcastically. "But you should also know that kid has nothing to do with us. Are you so sure we'll go with you for his sake?"

"You will, definitely," the man licked his chapped lips and smirked. "I saw the genuine concern in the lady's eyes when she bought the flowers. Someone as kind-hearted as this lady wouldn't ignore the plight of that poor little boy." Seeing the man's twisted face and sinister expression, Alice clung tightly to Stern, unsure whether she didn't dare or didn't want to look at that hideous face any longer.

Realizing the situation, Stern awkwardly smiled and said, "We shouldn't have to get involved in this, right, Mr. Yang? You two have a deeper bond with that kid. You should go. It's a man's job to protect a woman in times like these. To protect my Alice, we'll just leave now."

After his seemingly "righteous" and "responsible" speech, Stern was about to escape with Alice.

However, before Stern could take a step, two tall, burly black men in leather jackets suddenly blocked their way.

The skinny man chuckled a few times, "Don't be in such a hurry to leave. In case any word gets out, it wouldn't be good for anyone. Of course, it's not that we don't trust you, but our boss said it's safer if we all go together."

Seeing no way to escape, Stern turned around and pounded his chest indignantly, "Mr. Yang, I believe situations like these are the true test of friendship. We will firmly stand behind you and Miss Lin, supporting you spiritually to rescue that kid!"

Yang Chen couldn't be bothered with this fickle guy. Instead, he looked at Lin Ruoxi, who had a face like frost, waiting for her decision. He wasn't afraid of anything and was actually a bit pleased. This situation was far more interesting than a fashion show.

Moreover, Yang Chen didn't think this was a simple kidnapping and extortion case. What was hidden behind it was what intrigued him.

"Let's go, take us to your boss," Lin Ruoxi stepped forward from behind Yang Chen and said coldly to the skinny man.

Encountering a dirty, despicable child kidnapping case on one of the world's most beautiful pedestrian streets was indeed a unique event of their Paris trip. But this kind of event was like an outdated star suddenly popping up to sing an old song, making people feel nauseous.

Led by the skinny man, followed by the two black men, they bypassed a relatively quiet intersection and headed towards a narrow passage beside an antique shop.

At this moment, the sunlight was obscured by several shops, and after passing through the passage, a small area surrounded by buildings emerged. Due to the perennial lack of sunlight, moss grew everywhere, and there were some puddles filled with rainwater.

"Where's Harry?" Lin Ruoxi noticed that the surroundings were empty; apart from the cold air, there was not a single person in sight.

The skinny man suddenly turned around, a sinister smile on his face. "Don't be in such a hurry, lady. Look above you."

As Lin Ruoxi looked up, the Stern siblings also glanced at the sky above. Only Yang Chen, with a hint of helplessness and amusement in his eyes, shook his head, unmoved.

Suddenly, a crimson web-like structure descended from the sky!

Lin Ruoxi's eyes widened as she watched the unbelievable scene, like something out of a computer-generated effect, enveloping the space where she stood.

Following this, a fiery woman wrapped in a black leather jacket descended from the sky, appearing almost like a sudden image flash. In the blink of an eye, she landed in front of them.

This was a tall woman with brown hair and striking red eyes. Her face was alluring, though lined with wrinkles and crow's feet, revealing her age. She wore a black leather coat with a deep, bottomless cleavage.

However, the woman's bizarre entrance didn't frighten Lin Ruoxi, because her attention was entirely on little Harry in the woman's arms.

"What have you done to Harry?!" Lin Ruoxi demanded coldly.

Harry's once plump little face was now pale, his eyes closed in pain, and he was deeply asleep in the woman's arms.

The woman smirked, her hoarse English seductive, "Don't worry, he's still alive. Such a delicious morsel, I wouldn't want to finish him off immediately." With that, she licked her full lips with a crimson tongue.

"F-food?" Lin Ruoxi finally realized something was terribly wrong. The woman before her didn't seem ordinary. Instinctively, she pressed closer to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen chuckled, wrapping an arm around Lin Ruoxi's shoulders. "Don't be afraid, I'm here. She's just trying to scare you."

The Stern siblings, however, were thoroughly frightened by the bizarre woman. Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention to them, they tried to back out of the passage.

But before they could retreat a few steps, they were blocked by an invisible wall!

"Ouch!"

Stern cried out in pain, rubbing the back of his head where he had bumped into the "air wall." Frustrated, he complained, "Damn it, are you devils? What's going on here?!"

The woman laughed, "It's no use. This area is now temporarily isolated from the outside world. No one outside can see or hear anything happening here."

"Who are you? Do you want money? Let Harry go, and I'll give you money," Lin Ruoxi mustered up the courage to look the woman in the eye.

The woman, however, continued to appraise Lin Ruoxi's body and face, like she was admiring a precious piece of art, her eyes full of excitement.

"Truly a masterpiece of God. Gaius, I really like this body. You've done well," the woman said to the skinny man beside her.

Gaius laughed sinisterly, "Viscount, I want the blonde man's body. My current one is nearing decay." As he spoke, he pointed at Stern, who was looking around desperately for a way to escape.

"Hmph, take it if you want. But the silver-haired woman's body is mine to keep. It would make a fine gift for some of the elder women in our clan," the woman glanced at Alice, smirking coldly.

Hearing the woman and Gaius's conversation, Lin Ruoxi frowned. She couldn't understand, what did they mean by "body"? What "clan"?

Finally, Yang Chen spoke, his voice filled with excitement as he pointed his thumb at himself and asked, "What about me? Stern and Alice's bodies are useful, and you want my wife's too. What do you plan to do with mine?"

The woman was slightly surprised by Yang Chen's calmness. She sneered, "Human, do you even know what you're talking about? But you don't need to. I can generously tell you that someone like you is only fit to be food for my servants."

As she finished speaking, the woman raised her hand towards Yang Chen and the others, and a plume of pink mist suddenly spread out!

The mist, like pollen, permeated the entire space enclosed by the invisible walls. Before the four could react, they had already inhaled it.

Almost simultaneously, Lin Ruoxi and the Stern siblings closed their eyes and collapsed into a deep sleep.

Yang Chen made sure Lin Ruoxi didn't lie directly on the ground. Instead, he waited for the Stern siblings to fall before gently placing Lin Ruoxi on top of them to avoid dirtying her clothes.

Seeing that Yang Chen was completely unaffected, the woman, Gaius, and the two black men were taken aback and speechless.

"You... Who are you? It's impossible, how can this be?!" The woman couldn't believe that Yang Chen was unaffected by the mist.

Yang Chen turned around and shrugged, "I may not know exactly what you're doing, but it seems you've picked the wrong 'prey.'"

A fierce look flashed in the woman's eyes, "Such arrogance. Kill him!"

At her command, the two black men behind Yang Chen's eyes turned blood-red, their mouths sprouted sharp fangs, and with a roar, they lunged at Yang Chen's neck and back like lightning!

But before they could get within three feet of Yang Chen, the two burly men seemed to freeze in mid-air!

"Poof!"

Both men, revealing their true forms, simultaneously spat out blood and were flung backward by an immense, invisible force!

As the two men landed heavily, the woman stared in disbelief, her eyes wide with shock.

"Hunters in the forest are fine, but if they choose the wrong prey, the hunter might become the hunted," Yang Chen said with a smile.

"Don't underestimate people," the woman's lips twitched as she spoke in a sinister tone, "I don't know who you are, but you've disrupted my plans. Today, you'll leave your life here!"

With that, the woman's mouth extended sharper fangs, her already blood-red eyes seemed to overflow with blood, and her brown hair danced wildly with her aura. Her body, wrapped in the leather coat, began to swell, revealing powerful, explosive muscles.

Yang Chen narrowed his eyes, "Blood clan?"