The Deadly Assassin Robin (Tristan Storm) novel Chapter 1431

Robin's hands moved softly over Shirley's shoulders, his eyes filled with quiet care.

"Shirley, once you're stronger, I'll take you somewhere. You're sure to find your Skysoul there."

She didn't reply. Her eyes were distant, fixed on the fractured hues of the fall sunset.

"Jaron, Carrie, stay close to your mom for a little while. I'll be back soon."

Robin gently tapped their cheeks before hurrying back to his room.

He opened a suitcase long sealed—three years untouched.

Inside, a special phone blinked with a faint, eerie glow. The ringing had stopped.

Robin called back immediately. He dialed three times, but silence answered.

The strange quiet unsettled him.

Still, one thing was clear—Old Fred was alive. He hadn't been erased during the Numerion Empire's centennial ascendance.

If that was true, the mystery behind the disappearances of Dragon Lord, Young Lord Dragon, and Lord Lightborn might finally unravel.

Once Shirley's Three Souls and Seven Spirits were restored, Robin planned to restart Stellaris Conquest. He would solve the twenty-year-old enigma.

For three years, the Cryptic Aether Codex had whispered a truth.

Whether Earthend, Netheris, or the unknown Stellaris—any place where humans lived beyond space—there was a law holding it all in check.

Robin's gut told him the disappearances of those super martial arts masters were linked to the heart of that law.

He'd been drawn into it, too.

Maybe this was the source of all evil.

In the endless torment of Wraithvale, a past-life obsession had revealed it.

Only by destroying the root of this universe's evil could Shirley be freed.

The plan to launch the light-speed warship and hunt down that evil might need to be pushed forward.

Those two little bundles of joy wasted no time planting quick pecks on her cheek, their laughter trailing behind them as they skipped away happily.

After Joanna led them off, Robin swiftly pulled out his special phone.

The ringtone faded, yet no one answered.

He dialed back again—silence.

As he mulled over the strange quiet, a warning suddenly lit up the phone's screen.

"Using Stellaris's advanced technology, they found the energy waves emitted by the dragon-slaying dagger, and it suggests you might still be alive.

"Right now, they're preparing to deploy a newly developed universal warship heading for Earthend.

"If you're still out there, get ready for battle.

"This will be a war of utter devastation ... "