The Grand Supernal Lineage
Chapter 123

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Sparks flashed incessantly from the muzzles of the peacekeepers' guns as they surrounded a factory that had been leveled by an explosion.

Inside, a figure with scarlet eyes and a body riddled with craters struggled desperately against the soldiers' gunfire.

Major Kelly of the peacekeeping force stood outside the firing line, watching Norman's last-ditch resistance. The enormous explosion earlier had taken a layer of skin off him, but as a third-generation member of the Qualified, he already possessed some degree of immortality. The explosion could only gravely injure him, not kill him.

To truly kill him, they would have to find his [Achilles' Heel].

"He's still alive under fire this dense. What a monster."

The fifty-man special operations unit Kelly commanded was using fully automatic assault rifles to keep Norman pinned down with uninterrupted fire. Yet even under such fierce firepower, he could still survive.

"Colonel Kelly, leave the rest to me."

A familiar voice sounded beside Kelly. He turned and saw a soldier leading a familiar figure toward him.

"Ebei!" Kelly exclaimed in delighted surprise.

[Ebei], chief of the Amsterdam Region Special Cases Department, came up beside Kelly with a smile.

"Long time no see, Colonel Kelly."

"Yes, it's been a while!"

The colonel saluted Ebei, then said with immense gratitude:

"Thank you for informing those of us on the front line about the coup. Otherwise, we'd still be in the dark. We also have to thank you for spreading the intelligence. Without that, Heaven's military intervention wouldn't have come so promptly."

"Save the thanks for later. Let's deal with business first. It's time to end this farce." Ebei looked toward Norman, who was barely holding on in the crater.

"According to the information, we can't kill him unless we find his [Achilles' Heel]. Ebei, do you know

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