Chapter 3358 Anyone Who Crosses Her Luca was not one to tolerate nonsense. Without hesitation, she grabbed the man's arm and shoulder.
Before the man could react, he was slammed to the ground with a swift over-the-shoulder throw.
The man let out a grunt, stunned by the sheer force of her move. He could not believe a woman managed to flip him like that.
He was a man nearly six-foot-three and weighed close to 200 pounds! Dressed in tailored pants instead of a skirt, Luca did not have to worry about modesty. She stepped forward, pressing her pointed shoe firmly onto his chest. "Now, do you believe I'm one of you?" "You! Argh, that hurts-" His attempt to curse got cut off as she applied more pressure with her foot. Strangely enough, he had been beaten to a pulp during training before, but it had never hurt this much. "Still don't believe me?" Luca's shoe pressed directly onto one of his weak points.
Her sharp-toed shoes made it easy to pinpoint the spot, and the pain was excruciating. "Damn it!" The man clenched his teeth and cursed in agony. Unable to bear it any longer, he fumbled for his walkie-talkie and pressed the emergency alert button.
Being pinned to the ground like this by a woman would be utterly humiliating if others in the organization saw it. Still, humiliation was better than losing his life.
Luca said, "I told you, if you go to Mr. Shanks, everything will becclear. You refused, so I have no choice but to use violence to prove that I'm from the sorganization as you." The man gritted his teeth as his face twisted in pain. Pushing her foot off would have been simple, but the excruciating pain made him incapable of putting up any resistance.
Luca was not holding back.
Moments after he pressed the alarm, several men rushed out.
One of them was Gerald.
When Gerald spotted Luca and glanced at the man pinned under her heel, he was startled for a moment. What was she doing here? Why did she chere? How the hell had she taken down a guy so effortlessly? His jaw dropped in shock.
When the man saw his team standing frozen, he barked angrily, "Are you all just going to stand there? Take her down already! She's killing me!" The others cback to their senses and started to move toward Luca.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Wait!" Gerald called out, stopping them. "She's one of us!" "Someone on our side would attack their own members?" another man asked skeptically.
Luca released her foot, glancing down at the man and saying, "Didn't I say I'm one of you? Do you believenow?" The moment her foot lifted, the man gasped for air.
He felt like he had narrowly escaped death.
The man got up. His gaze was filled with malice, like a venomous snake. t was as though he wanted nothing more than to strike her down immediately.
Luca walked inside.
Gerald could not help but let out a shiver when he saw her.
He had always known she was no ordinary woman, but watching her effortlessly take down a man like that left him in awe. He had once fantasized about teaching her a lesson if they ever crossed paths. Now, he only wished he could stay as far as possible from her.
As Luca passed by him, she glanced his way.
Gerald immediately lowered his head.
Luca said, "I have to admit, you're pretty lucky." Gerald knew exactly what she meant. He owed his life to Amur. Without his intervention, Gerald would have been dead by now.
Still, alive or not, it hardly mattered. Now, he could only stay holed up in this small villa, avoiding the outside world at all costs. Outside, his wanted posters were everywhere.
Even though he was skilled at evading surveillance, Gerald did not want to risk even the slightest chance of getting caught. Therefore, he chose to stay here, willingly working odd jobs for the organization.
If the police captured him, he knew he would not be facing a prison sentence but rather a manhunt from the Island of Despair. Even though he had no freedom, he was willing to stay here, hoping that one day, Shanks could help him with plastic surgery and a new identity so that he could start anew.
As Gerald watched Luca disappear inside, his gaze darkened. He hated her. However, he dared not to act on that hatred now.
The man Luca had thrown earlier got to his feet and stomped over to Gerald. His face twisted with anger as he demanded, "Who the hell is that woman?" "She's one of you, also from the island," answered Gerald.
The man frowned. The woman was also from the Island of Despair? Why did he not remember her? "You'd better not mess with her. She's... not like the rest of you," Gerald warned him. He had a relatively good relationship with this man, so he said all this simply to remind him not to mess with Luca.
She was not someone to be messed with.
"That woman? Ha! I just underestimated her earlier," the man sneered darkly. If he ever got the chance, he would make sure she paid for what she did.
He would break her spirit and make her submit entirely.
Gerald recognized that sinister look and shook his head. Still, he pressed on with his warning, "I'm serious. Don't mess with her. There's something off about that woman." The man let out a cold sneer, brushing the dirt off his clothes before heading back inside. Meanwhile, Luca had reached Shanks' lab.
As she looked at the bold 'No Entry Without Authorization' sign on the door, she knocked.
Shanks' voice called out from inside, "Who is it?" "Mr. Shanks, it's me, Ivana," replied Luca.
"Cin," said Shanks.
Luca pushed the door open. When she was about to step inside, she looked back at the man she had thrown earlier, who had just reached the second floor. She gave him a mocking smile and walked into the laboratory.
"Damn it!" The man was urged to storm after her.
The moment he saw Luca step into the laboratory, he forcefully stopped in his tracks, panting heavily. He was unable to do anything to her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe laboratory was a restricted area.
Abel had made it clear. If anyone entered Shanks' lab without permission, whether they caused trouble or not, their fate was death.
The man valued his life too much to take risks.
"Hmph." Luca closed the lab door behind her, letting out a deliberate chuckle.
The man's veins bulged with anger. He wanted nothing more than to tear her apart. He could not handle the provocation anymore.
He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white. He then slammed one into the wall with all his might. The wall now had a gaping hole in it.
Gerald, hearing the noise from. downstairs, hurried to the secondh floor. He thought the man had gone after Luca, but when he saw the hole in the wall, he froze in surprise. The man growled viciously, "I swear, I'll make that bitch pay one day!" Gerald shook his head.
The man glared at Gerald. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"Look, since you've been kind tobefore, I'll give you sadvice.
Don't mess with her. Trust toyou'll only be asking for trouble," Gerald said earnestly. "I've seen it firsthand. I don't even dare step outside anymore because of her. You can't afford to provoke her, or the people backing her."
"I don't buy it. There's no woman I can't tame. If I can't conquer her the first time, I'll keep trying. Eventually, she'll be purring like a kitten under me." The man was unconvinced. Gerald shook his head again helplessly.
Speople just would not listen, blinded by their arrogance and belief in their invincibility. Fine, this guy would have to learn his lesson the hard way.
After all, anyone who crossed Luca never ended well.
In Gerald's eyes, Luca was on the suntouchable level as Abel.