The Essence Of The Darkness
Episode 70: Setting Strategy

"The gun used by Dimitri was really a dangerous weapon, the bullets were jagged so that when a strong thrust pierced through your chest and pierced through your back, the koyak was so big and the bleeding was so severe," Nathan said as he rubbed the gunshot wound on Akram's left chest cautiously.

What he said before is absolutely true. The shake from the gun fired by Dimitri did have a terrible impact on the surface of Akram's skin, the tear was rough so Nathan had to spend some time sewing it. Luckily the bullet went straight through Akram's body so Nathan didn't have to do additional painful surgical procedures to remove the bullet.

"Fortunately again, the bullet went through the top of your left chest. Get down just a little bit, the gun's gonna go right through your heart. If that happens, even with all my skills, I won't be able to save you" Nathan continued, frowning deeply, when he put an elbow brace to keep Akram's left hand securely folded over his chest during the healing process.

The surface of Akram's skin is still pale, bleeding so much that it can change the hue of his skin. Nathan has been working on blood transfusions to prevent Akram's condition from worsening. However, for now Nathan does not think that Akram will die easily.

Most humans would choose to lie in bed and groan in pain when hit with a bullet with a great ability to damage like this. However, Akram even refused any kind of anesthetic on the grounds that he wanted to keep his brain clear and ready to face any sudden situation that might occur in a crucial time like this.

The man also did not want to lie down quietly, instead choosing to sit stiffly and only tightened his molars with clenched hands as Nathan cleaned and sewed his wounds.

"For a while, you can't raise your arms above your head" Nathan finished putting on Akram's arm an elbow support of a special cloth made of thick and elastic "If you feel like fainting, say," he continued, frowning as his eyes swept past Akram's miserable state. The man was completely pale, even the red hue had started to disappear from his lips.

Even so, Akram as if having backup energy that encourages him can still open his eyes, fully aware and still be scary even though Nathan knows that the pain that gripped Akram at this time is extraordinary. Akram is instead busy ordering Elios to seek information, calling at all times to inquire about the latest developments, then arranging his men to prepare for a rough assault to retake Elana as soon as possible.

Luckily Nathan was able to prevent Akram from delaying and rethinking his desire to attack with great force to Dimitri's residence. GPS installed on Elana's body does show that Elana is there and has not been moved anywhere. The GPS will also provide special alarms such as he was forcefully removed from the body. Until now there is no alarma so they can be relieved because in the meantime, Dimitri has not done a bloody action to remove the GPS from the body of Elana.

The reason Nathan was holding Akram back was because in addition to Akram still needing to finish the blood transfusion which took several hours, Elana was currently in a dangerous situation, being a hostage of Dimitri who might be able to do anything if constantly provoked.

Facing a situation like this, they all should not be until darkened eyes. The cunning strategy must be fought with the strategy as well, so that in the end, Elana can return to Akram's embrace.

The sound of the door opening sounded slowly and was caught faintly by Nathan's sharp hearing senses.

"Why don't you inject him with drugs so he can just sleep? For now, we can't move anywhere,"

Xavier's voice heard from the corner of the room made both Akram and Nathan's heads turn at the same time. Akram's eyes as usual flashed with rays of hostility, while Nathan seemed to raise eyebrows looking at the figure of Xavier who had just appeared in the doorway.

Yes, at this time they are still in Xavier's house which miraculously did not use the great opportunity available to attack the weak Akram. The man instead ordered the medics at his home to give first aid to Akram, who was immediately rejected by Akram raw and chose to shout to his men so that Nathan and Elios were called to this place. In the end, medics who were afraid of the pugnacity Akram only dared to give outside treatment to prevent bleeding more and more spilled.

Luckily, Nathan and Elios arrive on time and finish what needs to be done to give Akram the best treatment.

What makes Nathan wonder is that, after Nathan came to help, Xavier chose to leave instead, as if his focus at this time was not on Akram but on other things. Xavier had even just appeared now, a few hours after the man had disappeared away.

Akram's eyes narrowed watching Xavier closely. There was a ray of knowledge in his eyes when he saw a speck of light full of satisfaction flashing in the eyes of the man.

"You finished him, huh?" hiss Akram, guessing about the fate of Regas exactly.

Xavier raised an eyebrow, as if pretending to be surprised by Akram's words to welcome his presence was on target.

"Where do you know? I've changed my clothes full of splashes of blood with new clean clothes, is there not a trace of blood that escaped stuck in my face?' Xavier grinned as he touched his fingers to his face. His expression looked terrifying, like a pleasure madman. "I had to burn my bloodied clothes. Though I've covered my clothes with special plastic clothes to prevent my clothes from getting dirty, but you know, if I'm angry, I'm less able to control my hand movements so that my work falls apart."

Nathan who had gotten used to Xavier's cruelty frowned deeply as he imagined how terrible the process of death Regas had to go through when his fate had to end in Xavier's hands. Nathan knew that Xavier had very expert medical experience, not used to heal people, but rather to torture people.

Xavier knew the point where he had to slice which would cause excruciating pain and pain, but at the same time he can keep his victims alive and tortured with continuous pain in added doses to the point they can not stand it anymore and prefer to be killed just hurry up.

"He can be a useful source of information. Why did you kill him?" when he saw that Xavier did not deny that Regas had been killed, Akram immediately said with a denouncing tone.

Xavier shook his head thinly, his eyes fixed on Akram's bandaged shoulder. Akram did not bekemeja, his shirt covered with blood lying just like that along with his suit that also fared the same at his feet.

"The traitor must die," Xavier's tone of voice was light, as if he were talking about worthless mosquitoes. "After all, I've got all the information I need," Xavier's forehead shriveled as he looked at the blood that was still flowing, piercing through the thick bandage on Akram's chest. "Wouldn't you sleep until you recover? According to the information I got, Elana's not going anywhere. Dimitri will really send his men to come to this place and give us his terms to redeem Lana."

"Do you think I'll just shut up and let Dimitri do as he pleases?" akram's body stiffened while his expression hardened. He simply could not guess what Xavier had in mind. Akram doesn't even know why Xavier behaves as if he wants to work with her, because if he can choose, he can, it felt like he was rushing away from this place so he did not have to feel fed up face to face with Xavier anymore.

But, angry Akram, his common sense must still work. Before leaving, Dimitri clearly said that he would make his terms, both to Akram and Xavier. That means, whatever the requirements put forward by Dimitri later, Akram was forced to work with Xavier to grant it. Because, if Xavier refuses to cooperate, it is certain that the requirements will fail to be met and Elan's life is at stake.

I don't know what's the reason Xavier is still willing to work together until this moment. Either because the man really wanted to help free Elana, which seemed impossible to imagine, or indeed Xavier turned out to have ulterior motives behind his current attitude. Xavier could have wanted to destroy Dimitri and he needed Akram's help as well to settle their common enemy. That's why he is willing to work with Akram now. There was once a term that the enemy of the enemy was a friend. Maybe that is what Xavier is applying to the current situation.

But whatever it is. Akram has no choice but to hope that Xavier will cooperate, at least until Elana can be released, safely returned and does not lack anything in his arms anymore.

"You should reconsider if you want to attack Dimitri, Akram. All I know is that Dimitri wants to propose nonviolent negotiations. But if you lure her, that doesn't mean she's going to commit violent acts, and right now Elana is in the most vulnerable condition of being targeted. At the moment Dimitri brought Elana to his house, he did not bother to hide Elana because the main purpose was to negotiate. But who knows if you threaten him until he's pushed, he'll hide Elana somewhere out of reach and cut Elana's skin to get the GPS you planted there, until Elana's not tracked by us anymore?"

"How did you know that Dimitri just wanted to negotiate without wanting bloodshed?" Akram frowned. The pain was still so painful that it crawled over him, but he did not feel it.

Xavier's expression again flashed with satisfaction. "Don't I tell you that I've got all the information I need from Regas? You know, people who are dying usually lose their ability to lie and will answer truthfully. Regas said that Dimitri's obsession is to be the number one supplier of weapons of war and military in the area. He was defeated by me and you and made it into the third position. What he is doing now, is aiming to take over first place in the field of war and military weapons suppliers. According to Regas, Dimitri did not want bloodshed because he knew he was losing power. He's just going to file an unconditional acquisition for two of our arms supply companies, as a ransom to free Elana."

Akram immediately fell silent listening to Xavier's explanation. The war arms research company for its modern technology-based military equipment is huge, it also contributes substantial profits in its business empire. If he were to hand over his company for transfer to Dimitri, it would certainly create a considerable loss of assets for his business. As soon as it happens. Not only in terms of finances, he must also be taken into account about thousands of employees who are all experts who mostly dedicate their knowledge to work there. Akram has to work hard to stabilize the balance in his company so that he can maintain his overall business empire in order to remain a stable business empire and also able to prosper many people.

He may be troubled to face all the upheaval and solve all the problems after this. But really Akram doesn't mind.

But what about Xavier? Is that man willing to sacrifice so much? Because of his biological weapons research company, Akram is known to be the only source of Xavier's finances in the form of a physical company, because the others come from Xavier's genius playing in the field of stocks and investments.

"I don't mind if I have to lose that company of mine," Akram raised his head and looked at Xavier fixedly, voicing the question in his heart. Because, if Xavier refused, then Akram was forced to use violence to make Xavier accept. "What about you?"

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Elana's body was dragged violently into a magnificent house that was taken long enough by helicopter. As soon as the helicopter landed, the man named Dimitri stepped down while carrying Elana, then gripped her arm and violently stepped wide while forcing Elana to stumble along.

When they entered the house with that golden-grained marble floor, they, it appears that a woman who was descending the stairs from the second floor immediately widened her eyes when she saw Dimitri coming while dragging Elana and followed by some of his men.

"Darling?" the woman's eyes widened as she looked at Elana, her gaze full of questions. "What's wrong? Who...?" who's...?"

"This is Akram Night and Xavier Light's favorite girl. Women fought over by both of them. He is the key for me to be number one and defeat both of them!" Dimitri interrupted Michaela before she could finish her question. He answered quickly excitedly, while his body was flooded with hardened adrenaline. I can't wait to get that victory in sight.

Michaela was flabbergasted in disbelief at Dimitri's words. Her eyes traced the entirety of Elana from head to toe, with an unconcealed look of disdain. His lips that were in red cone were full of contempt when he finally made a sound.

"You're not wrong, Dimitri? This ugly woman became the ingredients of Xavier Light and Akram Night? I didn't know about Xavier Light, who I knew he had perfect good looks so he could make a woman as beautiful as anything he wanted to bend her knees at his feet. And Akram Night.." Michaela's eyes dimmed as she imagined the powerful aura of Akram Night as well as the turbulent nights they had spent together. "Akram Night has very high taste. She was only willing to side by side with classy women who were as amazingly beautiful as me. Akram Night would not want to glance at this thin, filthy and not at all pretty woman!" she then threw a cynical look at Elana.

Dimitri's eyes flashed with real jealousy. He has an obsession with being number one and is currently trying to wrest that position from Akram Night and Xavier Light. Now, his lover even compared him to the two men!

"If Akram Night's taste is a girl like you, then why would he dump you, Michaela?" Dimitri spoke in a condescending cynical tone that left Michaela stunned at words with a flushed face from being insulted. The woman deserves to be slapped occasionally so as not to be too high-hearted. But, for now, Dimitri was unwilling to think about Michaela just yet, as there were still many other important things he had to do to prepare for his big win. "You need to know, I saw with my own eyes how Akram Night and Xavier Light willingly knelt down admitting defeat in order to save this woman. That means this woman is very valuable and a favorite for both of them. Now shut up and move aside! There's still so much to do!"

Dimitri signals Michaela to leave and not interfere in his affairs this time, then walked quickly while dragging Elana back towards the wing of the back side of her magnificent house to lock Elana in a specially-guarded stuffy room that had been prepared there.

Left alone, Michaela's face flushed red with heartache and jealousy.

My favorite girl, Akram Night? How could her so beautiful and perfect self be defeated by such a thin creature? How could Akram dump him for a creature that was clearly uglier than him?

Michaela's self-esteem seemed to be burned with a giant blaze, making her chest feel hot and her soul filled with a sense of envy that prompted her to hurt.

My favorite girl, Akram Night? Just look at what Akram Night will do when the meeting has been touched by the dirty hands of another man!

He would make sure that Akram Night would be disgusted at his best with the woman, and then dump her in a rougher manner than when Akram Night dumped her first!

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