Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 721

Shannon braced herself to take the fire lightning head-on.

With her protective emerald pendant, she figured she could withstand one strike, but if there was a second or even a third…

These thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant. Just as she prepared for the impact, a force yanked her backward before the thunderbolt could strike.

Shannon was caught off guard and stumbled a step back. But before she could react, a tall figure stepped in front of her. Her vision was instantly filled with the familiar blinding golden light.

Crack! The fire lightning struck the person standing before her.

Shannon's mind went blank. Her palm burned with scorching heat, but she could barely notice the pain. All she could do was stare at the figure in front of her.

The golden light was so intense that she couldn't make out the person's features, but she knew exactly who it was.

Benjamin; it was Benjamin.

Benjamin's body suddenly went limp and collapsed toward her.

"Ben!" Hector's voice rang out in alarm and was accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps rushing closer.

Shannon snapped out of her daze. She turned sharply and shouted, "Stay back! Don't come any closer!"

She caught Benjamin in her arms and lowered him to the grass. Her mind was in complete turmoil as she wasn't sure how she should process what had just happened.

To others, it looked like the fire lightning had struck Benjamin. But it was different from her perspective.

If it could bind Benjamin as its new host, all his fortune and energy would become its own.

The system became tempted by the thought. This was the perfect opportunity now with Benjamin unconscious.

Though it knew it should flee while it had the chance, it couldn't let this opportunity slip away. Then, it gathered the red energy mass and shot toward the unconscious Benjamin.

But just as it was about to make contact, Shannon, who'd been quietly assessing Benjamin's condition, suddenly moved.

Her amulet gleamed as she slashed her palm and let her blood drip. Then, she raised her amulet as its tip radiated with murderous intent and struck out at the system.

"You think you can take him?"