Infinite Rebate: I Get Richer Every Time I Spend

Lanai Group Headquarters – General Manager’s Office

The entire operations floor had fallen into chaos.

Lilith stood in the middle of her office, her phone pressed tightly against her ear as she paced back and forth without stopping. The usually calm and composed general manager no longer looked collected.

Her face was pale.

Her heartbeat refused to slow.

"Still no sign of him?"

Her voice rose several degrees.

"You searched the wrong area."

"Search it again!"

"I don’t care how many times you have to go over it!"

She stopped in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gripping the phone so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

"The last time Chairman Lucas contacted me..."

"He told me he was heading toward the forest."

"That means he’s somewhere inside that forest!"

"He wouldn’t disappear for no reason."

She took a deep breath, trying to steady herself before issuing another series of orders.

"Immediately double the search teams."

"Wake everyone if you have to."

"I want drones, search dogs, flashlights~everything we have."

"Cover every trail, every riverbank, every cliff."

"Leave no area unchecked."

The employee on the other end hesitated.

"General Manager... it’s the middle of the night. The forest is extremely dangerous. The search teams are already having difficulty moving through the terrain~"

Lilith interrupted him without hesitation.

"I don’t care how difficult it is."

"If Chairman Lucas isn’t found..."

"None of us will be able to sleep tonight."

Her tone carried unquestionable authority.

"And notify the local emergency rescue teams."

"If necessary..."

"...we’ll request police assistance at first light."

After hanging up, Lilith remained standing silently in her office.

She looked toward the pitch-black forest in the distance through the window.

Her expression was filled with worry.

"Chairman..."

"Please..."

"You have to be safe."

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Morning finally arrived.

Golden sunlight pierced through the dense canopy overhead, gradually chasing away the cold mist that had blanketed the primeval forest throughout the night.

The eerie silence that had ruled the jungle was replaced by the sounds of awakening wildlife.

Birds chirped from the treetops.

Leaves rustled gently as a cool breeze swept through the forest.

Lucas slowly opened his eyes.

After making sure the surroundings were quiet, he stood up and walked toward the cave entrance.

One by one, he carefully moved aside the large rocks he had stacked there the night before.

Fresh morning air rushed into the cave.

Lucas stretched his stiff shoulders before turning back toward Kristine.

"Come on."

"It’s time to go home."

Kristine nodded obediently and followed him outside.

The two of them stepped into the morning sunlight after spending an entire night hiding together inside the cave.

Lucas took a deep breath.

The fresh mountain air filled his lungs, instantly making him feel refreshed.

Despite everything that had happened the night before, his body felt surprisingly energized.

Whether it was because of the unforgettable events of the previous night...

Even Lucas couldn’t quite tell.

Without wasting any more time, he led Kristine back toward the underground river where they had fallen the previous evening.

When they reached the riverbank, Kristine instinctively looked up.

The towering cliff stretched high above them.

From below, it looked even more terrifying than she remembered.

Her face immediately turned pale.

"...We really fell from all the way up there?"

She subconsciously tightened her grip around Lucas’s arm.

"If you hadn’t caught me..."

"...I’d already be dead."

Her voice was filled with lingering fear.

At some point, she had begun relying on Lucas almost instinctively.

Whether they were walking...

Talking...

Or simply standing still...

She always stayed close beside him.

Lucas, however, wasn’t paying attention to her reaction.

His eyes were fixed on the muddy ground.

He crouched down and carefully examined the footprints left behind.

Besides the marks from where he had dragged Kristine out of the river...

There were several other footprints.

Messy.

Clearly belonging to multiple people.

Lucas narrowed his eyes.

"So..."

"They really did make it down here."

His gaze slowly followed the trail.

Then he frowned.

"...But they stopped."

"They didn’t continue chasing us."

Why?

That question immediately surfaced in his mind.

After thinking for a few seconds...

A possibility appeared.

"...Unless..."

"They had something more important to do."

The conversation he had overheard the previous night replayed vividly in his head.

The kidnappers weren’t here by coincidence.

Their real objective...

Was someone else.

A wealthy young woman vacationing on Lanai Island.

Someone from an incredibly influential family.

Their entire operation had already been planned.

Even her assistants and bodyguards had been bribed from the inside.

If everything went according to plan...

That woman would walk straight into their trap.

Lucas slowly stood up.

His expression became colder.

"So that’s your game..."

He looked toward the deeper parts of the forest.

"You came onto my island..."

"Planning to kidnap one of my guests."

His eyes hardened.

"...You’re really trying to ruin my business."

A faint killing intent flashed across his face.

"What a bunch of animals."

After thinking for a moment, Lucas made a decision.

He turned toward Kristine.

"Stay here."

"I’m going to check something."

"They’re supposed to make their move this morning."

"If I don’t stop them now..."

"It’ll be too late."

Kristine trusted him completely.

Without asking any questions, she immediately nodded.

"...Okay."

She obediently hid behind a large tree nearby.

Before Lucas left, she couldn’t help calling out softly,

"Lucas..."

"Please... be careful."

Lucas smiled faintly.

"I will."

The next second~

Splash!

Without hesitation, he jumped straight into the river.

Taking the mountain trail would require at least another hour.

By then...

Everything would already be over.

The fastest route...

Was straight up.

Lucas swam across the river in only a few moments before reaching the opposite cliff.

Without slowing down...

He began climbing.

His enhanced physical abilities turned what should have been an impossible ascent into something almost unbelievable.

His fingers dug firmly into tiny cracks between the rocks.

His feet pushed off the cliff face with incredible precision.

His entire body moved upward with astonishing speed.

It almost looked as though he were walking vertically across the stone wall.

Behind the tree...

Kristine secretly peeked out.

The moment she saw Lucas scaling the nearly vertical cliff with his bare hands...

Her beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.

She instinctively covered her mouth.

"...Oh my God..."

"...Is Lucas really... that incredible?"

Before long...

Lucas reached the top of the cliff.

The moment his feet touched solid ground, he immediately lowered his body and scanned the surrounding area.

Everything was quiet.

Too quiet.

He crouched low among the bushes, moving with practiced caution. Every step was deliberate. Every movement was controlled. He avoided dry branches, loose rocks, and anything that might make the slightest noise.

His breathing remained calm.

His eyes constantly swept the forest ahead.

Lucas still remembered the exact location where he had overheard the kidnappers the previous night.

It was only a few hundred yards from the cliff.

"They’re probably still hiding nearby..."

"They wouldn’t abandon a plan they’ve spent this much effort preparing."

According to what he had overheard...

The kidnapping was supposed to happen this morning.

That meant he still had time.

But not much.

Lucas quickly studied the terrain.

There was only one practical trail leading deeper into the forest.

If the target was coming here as planned...

She would almost certainly pass through that route.

"I have to reach her first."

"If those kidnappers make the first move..."

"...it’ll be too late."

Without another moment’s hesitation, Lucas accelerated.

He stayed close to the edge of the woods, using the thick vegetation for cover as he made his way toward the mountain trail.

About twenty minutes later...

Voices drifted through the trees.

Lucas instantly stopped.

He carefully peeked through the leaves.

A small group was approaching from the opposite direction.

Walking at the front was a graceful young woman dressed in expensive outdoor hiking gear.

Her elegant appearance and composed demeanor immediately made her stand out.

Behind her walked a female assistants carrying equipment and supplies.

Following them were nine bodyguards.

From the outside...

Everything appeared perfectly normal.

But Lucas remembered every word the kidnappers had said.

Even the assistants...

Even the bodyguards...

Some of them had already been bought off.

Lucas’s eyes narrowed.

"It has to be her."

Without wasting another second, he stepped out from the trees.

His sudden appearance startled everyone.

After crossing the freezing river, climbing an entire cliff, and spending the night in the jungle, Lucas looked anything but presentable.

His clothes were wrinkled.

Mud stained his trousers.

There were scratches across his hands and arms.

His hair was slightly messy.

He looked more like someone who had barely survived the wilderness than an ordinary tourist.

The bodyguards reacted instantly.

"Stop!"

All nine men stepped forward almost simultaneously, placing themselves between Lucas and the young woman.

One of them raised a hand toward Lucas.

"Don’t come any closer!"

Another stared at him suspiciously.

"Who are you?"

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