Seeing Zavian's terrifying and piercing anger, Sheyaan,Alisha, Younshu, and Fangxi stood there completely stunned.
Their minds had practically stopped working, unable to understand what had suddenly happened.
Witnessing the overwhelming power hidden inside Zavian left all four of them frozen in place.
When Zavian suddenly turned toward Sheyaan, he realized that everyone else's shocked eyes were also fixed entirely on him.
To ease the terrifying atmosphere surrounding them, he quickly cleared his throat—"Ahem."
Suppressing the anger inside him, Zavian calmed his expression and turned toward Younshu, Alisha, and Fangxi.
In a low, flat, and extremely cold voice, he said, "We're wasting time... We need to find those bombs quickly!"
Hearing Zavian's cold yet commanding voice, the others slowly returned to their senses.
They looked at each other, took a deep breath, and hurriedly moved forward to continue searching for the bombs.
But... the moment Sheyaan took a step forward, Zavian suddenly moved ahead and blocked her path in one swift motion!
He stopped directly in front of her.
Seeing Zavian suddenly standing in her way, Sheyaan immediately halted.
She widened her big eyes in surprise, raised both her eyebrows, and asked seriously,
"Now what..happened?!"
Hearing such careless and indifferent words from Sheyaan, the anger inside Zavian began rising once again.
He narrowed his eyes, an irritated and dangerous look appearing in them, and spoke in an icy tone filled with anger—
"How can you...say such careless things?! you do know that the... more I use my powers...the weaker my body becomes from..the inside...!"
After saying that, Zavian took a deep and heavy breath. He slowly closed his eyes, as if trying to calm the storm of anger boiling inside him.
After a brief moment of silence, he fixed his frightening gaze back on Sheyaan and said,
"And I… I absolutely hate the idea of appearing weak in.. front of anyone… You understand that, don't you?!"
Hearing such a deep and painful truth from Zavian, Sheyaan remained standing there without moving an inch.
Without even blinking, she kept staring at the changing expressions on Zavian's face.
For a few moments, complete silence filled the atmosphere. Then, after a while, Sheyaan finally let her frustration slip through her lips and said,
"How was I supposed to...know that you become weak after using.. your powers?! Have you ever told me something.. like that before?!"
Hearing Sheyaan's angry yet worried words, Zavian's hard expression suddenly changed. He slightly turned his face away and, in a pouty yet innocent tone, said,
"Oh… Right, I never actually told you about this! How were you... supposed to know!"
Seeing Zavian suddenly acting all pouty and innocent like this only made Sheyaan even more annoyed.
Filled with anger, she started walking toward him with sharp, furious steps.
As Sheyaan stepped closer, Zavian suddenly became confused. His feet instinctively started moving backwards.
Seeing her strange and intense expression, he stiffened for a moment and seriously stepped back while saying,
"What... what are you doing?! Why are you coming this..close to me?" Then he raised a finger toward her..and warned, "Stay where you are!"
But Sheyaan had no intention of stopping. Without wasting even a second,
she quickly stepped forward and pressed one finger directly against Zavian's chest.
A dangerous anger burned inside her eyes, piercing straight through his heart.
Keeping her sharp gaze locked onto him, she gritted her teeth and said in a cold yet powerful tone:
"If you're really that scared of your...body getting weaker... then don't help us! If we manage to find the bombs.. ourselves, then everyone will.."
"survive... but if we fail, then all of us will die here along..with this entire mall!"
Sheyaan pressed her finger harder against his chest and continued in a cold yet painfully emotional voice:
"And yes... after that, you can peacefully keep searching for your.. powers! Because by then, I'll already be dead! And you... you can keep.."
"living alone in this world like an...ordinary human being! Completely helpless and lonely... because you're immortal, right? You can't die, can.. you?!"
Her words struck Zavian's mind like sharp blades. The moment she finished speaking,
he became so lost in thought that his attention slipped away completely.
While unconsciously stepping backward, he suddenly crashed hard into a heavy mannequin standing behind him!
As soon as Zavian bumped into the mannequin, he took a deep, heavy breath. Sheyaan's harsh and piercing words had completely shaken him.
After finishing her anger-filled speech, Sheyaan stepped back and started walking away without wasting another second.
Without turning around, Sheyaan walked toward Younshu, Alisha, and Fangxi. Meanwhile,
Zavian stood frozen behind her, completely stunned by her bitter and painful words.
His throat felt dry, and the fear of losing his demonic powers forever threw him into panic.
His mind started racing rapidly—This can't happen… My powers can't leave me! Without wasting even a second,
Zavian straightened himself up and lightly fixed his coat while staring at Sheyaan walking away.
The very next moment, he rushed after her. Breathing heavily, he shouted loudly from behind:
"Sheyaan, wait...! I...I'm coming to.. help you!"
Zavian's desperate voice reached Sheyaan's ears, but she didn't turn back even once.
She kept walking ahead calmly because she already knew her words had hit the perfect spot, and now Zavian had no choice but to help them.
The next moment, a victorious and beautiful smile appeared on Sheyaan's lips.
As she slowly walked forward, she quietly muttered to herself in a low voice:
"Looks like my words... really worked...! Today, I struck at the perfect... moment, hahaha!"
Sheyaan was still laughing softly to herself when suddenly, Zavian came running toward her and stopped right beside her with a sharp jolt.
Seeing Zavian come near her, Sheyaan instantly turned serious. The playful smile on her face disappeared within a second, as if nothing had happened at all,
She flicked her hair back sharply, filled herself with attitude, and said in an annoyed, taunting tone,
"Why did you come now...? Weren't you worried about..becoming weak?!"
Hearing Sheyaan's sharp and perfectly aimed taunt, Zavian got slightly irritated. Gritting his teeth in frustration, he said,
"I... I don't want to lose my.. powers! So stop wasting time and move... quickly now!"
Hearing the fear and anger hidden in Zavian's words, Sheyaan showed a faint victorious smile.
But before she could say anything, Zavian had already rushed ahead. Without wasting even a second, Sheyaan quickly ran after him.
The very next moment, Zavian and Sheyaan reached a huge storage room inside the mall while searching for the bombs.
Younshu, Alisha, and Fangxi were already there, desperately searching every corner for the bombs.
The atmosphere inside the store room was tense and chaotic. Just then, Alisha hurried toward the mannequins standing nearby and
started removing their clothes one by one to check whether any bomb had been hidden inside them.
On the other side, Younshu was using all his strength to drag a massive heavy table aside while searching beneath and behind it for any sign of a bomb—
Younshu pushed the heavy table with all his strength, well Fangxi quickly started checking the glass frames and the hanging dresses one by one
The only sound filling the store room was their heavy and hurried breathing.
Just then, Alisha suddenly stood still with a serious expression on her face. In a tired voice, she said,
"There's nothing...here…!"
The moment Alisha finished speaking, Younshu also stopped searching. He stood there exhausted, taking a deep breath before saying,
"There's nothing.. here either…!"
Hearing both of them, Fangxi's hands slowly came to a stop as well. He stopped searching for the bombs and muttered in deep thought,
"Where… where did they hide.. the bombs?!"
The fear and hopelessness inside the store room were about to grow even worse when Zavian suddenly spoke from between them.
There was a strange calmness and seriousness on his face. In a deep and precise voice, he said:
"Follow me…!"
The moment he said that, Zavian walked out of the store room at an incredible speed without even waiting for anyone's response.
Seeing his sudden move, Sheyaan let out a relieved breath and quickly whispered to the others,
"Come quickly! Zayan is heading back toward the... mall hall."
Seeing the complete trust Sheyaan had in Zavian, no one questioned him. Without wasting even a second, everyone rushed after him.
The very next moment, all of them stopped right at the center of the mall. Zavian stood there like a pillar of steel.
Slowly, he moved his eyes around and began scanning the entire mall with his cold and piercing gaze.
At that moment, every building, every corner, and every hidden place inside the mall had become the target of Zavian's sharp eyes.
Just then, Zavian slowly raised the hand that carried the beautiful yet terrifying mystery 'rose-style' tattoo.
He lifted it slightly into the air and began slowly spreading his long, cold fingers apart.
SHUUUU~
The very next second, a piercing dark crimson light burst out from the center of his palm!
The glowing aura spread like mysterious smoke, wrapping itself around his entire hand.
Remaining completely calm, Zavian slowly moved that hand around the mall as if scanning every corner.
BZZZZ~
Suddenly, something unbelievable happened! Right in front of Zavian's hand, a small crimson screen made of glowing red rays appeared in midair.
Inside that magical scanning screen, a bomb suddenly became visible, its green light blinking continuously.
The bomb had been hidden inside one of the mall's light rooms, right beside the main electricity box.
Seeing the magical floating screen, Fangxi, Younshu, Alisha, and Sheyaan were left utterly stunned.
All of them stood frozen with widened eyes, staring at the unbelievable sight in complete shock.
But Zavian had no intention of stopping. As he continued moving his hand through the air,
more bomb locations began appearing clearly on the glowing screen one after another.
The next bomb was revealed hidden directly beneath a table inside an ice-cream parlour!
Without even taking a single step, Zavian managed to locate every hidden bomb inside the mall using his terrifying eyes and supernatural
powers. And the moment his search was complete, he sharply lowered his hand—
The moments Zavian's lowered his hand, the crimson magical screen disappeared into the air in a single instant. Slowly, Zavian turned
around there was now a strange calmness and seriousness on his face as he spoke in a firm tone.
"There are a total of five..bombs here...! They haven't been completely.. defused yet, their timers are only paused. And there's a chance they...,"
"might also... have sensors installed... meaning they could explode the... moment they're moved."
Hearing Zavian's heavy and terrifying words, everyone standing there instantly became alert.
The entire atmosphere sank into deep silence. Just then, Fangxi stepped forward confidently and said,
"It's fine. We've solved so many..problems already... we'll definitely find a way to deal with... these sensors too!"
After saying that, Fangxi quickly turned toward Younshu and spoke in a sharp tone,
"The two of us will go together and... figure out how to completely.. defuse the bombs."
Hearing Fangxi's order, Younshu nodded in agreement. But before anything else could happen, Sheyaan suddenly spoke up,
"I'll come with.. you too!"
Hearing her voice, Fangxi looked at Sheyaan with cold eyes and said strictly, though concern was hidden in his tone,
"No, you stay here... it'll be safer..for you."
Then Fangxi shifted his gaze toward Alisha and said coldly,
"The same goes.. for Alisha... Neither of you understands these things.. properly, so stay here and... wait for us!"
Hearing Fangxi's serious words, Sheyaan and Alisha both fell silent for a moment. Then Sheyaan spoke innocently,
"So what... if I don't know anything... I'll still go with..you all!"
As soon as Sheyaan finished speaking, Alisha also said seriously after thinking for a moment,
"Yeah, and I'm.. coming too. We've faced this entire problem together, so we'll stay together...till the end!"
"And even if we stay here, we still won't be safe... because if the bombs explode, they'll destroy the whole mall... along with..us too!"
Hearing Alisha's sharp and serious concern, Fangxi looked at her carefully and finally let out a deep sigh before nodding with acceptance.
"Alright then... we'll all go.. together!"
Standing in the center of the mall, everyone's faces were filled with seriousness and fear... except for Zavian and Fangxi. Those two stood there like solid steel—completely fearless.
The five of them—Zavian, Fangxi, Sheyaan, Alisha, and Younshu—walked forward carefully,
their bodies trembling slightly with fear as they tried to steady their steps. Zavian and Fangxi walked ahead like true bosses,
their chests held high confidently while both kept their hands inside their pant pockets.
Alisha and Younshu walked beside Fangxi fearlessly, though deep inside, an uneasy fear had already settled in their hearts.
Sheyaan walked quietly behind Zavian. A deep fear also existed inside her heart. Suddenly, Zavian turned back and looked at her.
On the outside, she appeared completely calm and fearless, but Zavian could clearly tell that she was terrified deep down.
Slowly, he reached out and held Sheyaan's hand, matching his footsteps with hers as they walked together.
Feeling his warmth beside her, the fear inside Sheyaan's heart eased a little.
As they continued moving forward, suddenly the lights of the entire mall shut off in an instant.
ZZZZ—BLANK!
Without any warning, every light inside the mall went out at once! Every floor, every store, and every corner was swallowed by thick black darkness.
Walking through the center of the mall, Zavian, Sheyaan, Alisha, Younshu, and Fangxi were left completely stunned by the sudden blackout!
Their moving footsteps instantly came to a halt. Out of fear, Sheyaan tightly gripped Zavian's hand even harder.
All of them stared around into the endless darkness surrounding them
None of them could understand what was about to happen inside the shadow of that terrifying darkness