Chapter 354: Chapter 336: The Three Big Shots Arrive

Those two words sent the two men in the room into a state of ecstasy.

"Aurora, you remember?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Dawn Miles felt a splitting headache, clutching her head and crying out, "AHH—"

The fleeting image in her mind was like sand slipping through her fingers. The harder she tried to grasp it, the blurrier it became, and the more her head throbbed.

"Aurora..."

Alvin Morgan anxiously tried to embrace her, but the movement tore at his wounds. A sharp pain contorted his features.

Clutching her head, Dawn Miles collapsed onto Alvin Morgan’s hospital bed. "Don’t go..."

Alvin Morgan grit his teeth against the pain and sat up, pulling her into his arms.

Dawn Miles raised a hand to his face and said with great difficulty, "I saw... your face."

Then, her beautiful eyes closed, and she passed out.

"Beta Morgan..."

Beta Morgan scooped up Dawn Miles and rushed her to the treatment room.

Emil Warner hurried over when he heard the news. Seeing the overactive brain cells on the monitor, he quickly inserted several silver needles into her head.

He chided, "I told you not to overstimulate her..."

"She seemed to remember the Young Master."

Emil Warner paused, a hint of joy on his face. "Then keep helping her search for her memories."

Under Beta Morgan’s expectant gaze, Dawn Miles finally woke up after being unconscious for more than ten hours.

It was the first time she had fallen asleep since waking up with amnesia, and she had slept for so long.

When she woke again, her head felt much clearer, and her spirits were better than ever.

But Beta Morgan, who had been watching over her the whole time, looked exhausted, his eyes glazed over as he yawned repeatedly.

When he saw her eyes open, he stared blankly for a moment before it registered. His eyes widened in delight. "Aurora, does your head still hurt?"

Dawn Miles shook her head.

"Then do you remember the Young Master?"

A hesitant look crossed Dawn Miles’s face. "A little. I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere..."

But that was enough to make Beta Morgan happy. "It’s okay, take your time if you can’t remember. Go see the Young Master. He’s very worried about you."

Dawn Miles nodded.

Alvin Morgan was resting with his eyes closed. The moment he heard the door open, his eyes snapped open.

She looked well-rested, her eyes bright and her condition much better than before.

Alvin Morgan sighed in relief and beckoned her over.

"Feeling better?"

Dawn Miles nodded. "I fell asleep."

"Did you remember anything?"

Dawn Miles shook her head. "I’m sure I’ve met you before, but I don’t remember where. Can you tell me about my past?"

Alvin Morgan seemed to fall silent. Thinking he was unwilling, Dawn Miles said, "If it’s inconvenient, then never mind..."

"No, that’s not it. I was just thinking about where to begin..."

***

The atmosphere in the room seemed to have returned to normal. At the door, Beta Morgan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pip, you watch over them. I’m going to catch up on some sleep."

Benjamin Morgan, cradling a laptop, gave a slight nod, his eyes never leaving the screen.

His computer screen was filled with strings of code. He was in the process of cracking a surveillance system.

According to their intelligence, Aurora Sinclair had been imprisoned in a secret laboratory during her time in the Ocrean Empire.

At the time, both The Phantom Trove and the Ocrean Empire were sending people to search for her along the coast. Even a group as powerful as The Shadow couldn’t have pulled that off without leaving a single trace.

’So, agents of The Shadow must have infiltrated one or both of those organizations. But which is it? One of them, or both?’

He finally gained access to the surveillance footage from The Phantom Trove’s ship.

The transfer began. The surveillance files were massive, so the progress bar moved very slowly.

"What are you doing?"

A woman’s voice suddenly came from behind him. Benjamin Morgan jumped, snapping his laptop shut out of reflex.

He turned to see Flora Guthrie, Ronan Warner, and Quentin Stone standing behind him, though he hadn’t heard them approach.

Although Benjamin Morgan was usually calm, the sight of them made him suck in a sharp breath, his heart pounding.

Flora Guthrie eyed him suspiciously and asked in a cold voice, "Where is Dawn Miles?"

"Rory’s in here!" Quentin Stone pointed to the adjacent door and shouted in his booming voice.

"Rory—"

The three formidable figures who had nearly made Benjamin Morgan’s legs give out filed into the hospital room.

Ronan Warner glanced back at him and warned, "Kid, there are some places you shouldn’t trespass."

Benjamin Morgan’s heart tightened.

***

Inside the hospital room, Dawn Miles curiously watched the man and woman who claimed to be her masters, scratching her head.

Seeing her like this, Flora Guthrie felt a mix of heartache and anger. She raised her hand and smacked Dawn’s arm a few times.

"You rotten girl! Running around like that! What were you even doing in Southeland? And now you’ve lost your memory! Did you just give back everything I taught you all these years?"

Ronan Warner took Dawn Miles’s wrist and reassured Flora, "Relax. She only has amnesia; her Intelligence is fine. She should still remember everything you taught her. Test her if you don’t believe me..."

"Is that what I’m worried about?" Flora Guthrie glared at him, then turned to Alvin Morgan, her face stern and serious.

"Regarding the situation you described, I have already contacted The Lennox Family. Hector Lennox will be back during the Arcadian Championship to give Sunstone an explanation. You don’t need to involve yourself in this matter..."

"Impossible. Before his death, Master Aerion entrusted Aurora to me. Her business is my business."

Flora Guthrie’s voice grew louder.

"You want to interfere in Sunstone’s affairs?"

The warmth vanished from Alvin Morgan’s eyes as he looked directly into Flora Guthrie’s.

"I have no interest in your drama about cleaning house. I only want to protect her. Anyone who dares to harm her becomes my enemy!"

His cold voice made Flora Guthrie’s heart tremble, leaving her momentarily speechless.

Ronan Warner shot Alvin Morgan a glare and sneered, "Protect her? With what? In your current state, any random person off the street could kill you with a single punch."

"The Morgans didn’t become The Premier Family through Combat Power alone."

Alvin Morgan’s tone was light, but it carried the confidence of the powerful.

Flora Guthrie was somewhat satisfied with his answer, but her tone remained harsh. "Young Lord Morgan, that’s The Morgan Family, not you. Come talk to us about this when you’re the Family Head!"

"Dawn Miles, come back to Sunstone with your master..."

Flora Guthrie grabbed Dawn Miles’s arm, ready to leave.

But she didn’t go with her. "I can’t go back. I entered a free-fighting competition."

The room fell into stunned silence. Alvin Morgan’s gaze shot to Benjamin Morgan, his brow furrowing deeply.

Flora Guthrie stopped short, her expression souring. "You’re a Guardian. Why would you enter that kind of competition? Just to crush some amateurs?"

Dawn Miles shook her head. "I just want to compete."

Flora Guthrie watched her with dissatisfaction for a moment, then turned to warn Alvin Morgan sharply, "Listen here, Morgan boy! She may have amnesia, but the rules still apply. If you dare use her for your own selfish gains, we will show you no mercy!"

Dawn Miles quickly interjected, "It has nothing to do with him! I just feel like this competition is very important to me. I have to participate!"

Flora Guthrie sized her up for a few more seconds before chiding, "You’re just like your master. Always restless!"

’The Martial World in Veridia has been a bit chaotic lately. Letting Dawn shake things up might not be a bad idea.’

***

「Elsewhere.」

The Morgan family’s ancestral home.

Flynn Morgan hurried into the rear courtyard.

He knocked on the door.

"Family Head, the Trent and Vance families have sent formal calling cards."

Inside, Cassius Morgan, who was in the middle of a Go match, glanced at his opponent. He placed a stone on the board and said lightly, "With a move like that, you’ve lost."

But his opponent didn’t seem to care, placing a white piece from his hand onto the board. "Not necessarily. Just watch."

Cassius Morgan looked at the Go board, raising an eyebrow with a smile. "Stealing pieces and cheating doesn’t count!"

"They disappeared on their own."

Cassius Morgan stared, stunned, as his own pieces on the board turned to black ash one by one.

"In the face of absolute power, all schemes are futile..."