A second later, he burst into loud laughter and said, “Hahaha! What are you doing? Do you think you can kill me with a knife like that? Trash like you could kill me?!”“I will stand still here and let you stab me! You won’t even be able to hurt me, not even a single hair!” the man said arrogantly and confidently.Even Aurora’s earlier stab only managed to wound his outer skin, and that was because he wasn’t paying attention to his surroundings.Now, he was fully aware that Hallvard was holding the knife and walking towards him. Did he think he could make him let his guard down? What kind of joke was that?!Just as the man in black stood there, smirking with a condescending look directed at Hallvard, the latter swiftly directed the knife with a movement as fast as the wind towards the man in black.The people around them seemed to smirk in amusement, thinking Hallvard wouldn’t be able to hurt the man in black.“Don’t get near him! That knife won’t be able to hurt him! Go away!” Aurora

“Welcome back, Leader!” The unified voices echoed, freezing the woman in black as she heard them.Her brows furrowed as she thought, who exactly were they calling “leader”?Her legs weakened, almost collapsing beneath her as she had a sudden realization. However, she quickly snapped back, reminding herself that this couldn’t be happening. That man had died five years ago.“Tch! Leader? Your leader died five years ago! There’s no way he’s coming back!” she sneered with a mocking smile and dismissive gaze.“You think calling out like this will make me afraid? I’ll give you one last chance—kneel and hand over Richard’s head to me!”“If not, don’t blame me for what I might do to his friends!”The woman was sure these members intended to gather information from her, so she refrained from acting like they normally would.“Tch!” one of the members in front of her hissed.They all stood still, not moving an inch. Seeing this, the woman in black became even more enraged. She glared fiercely at

Meanwhile, in Drakarath city.The Nine Families had yet to receive any news from Stefan. An entire day had passed, and he still hadn’t arrived with Aurora.This, of course, made them both worried and anxious. After all, Aurora should have arrived by now with Him.As the most valuable person to Richard, Aurora—and the child she carried—could be used as leverage to force Richard into surrendering to them.Since there had been no word from Stefan, they finally decided to contact him and ask about their progress so far. They were confident that, with Stefan’s strength, bringing Aurora—despite her pregnancy—should have been an easy task.“Call him and find out where he is right now! When will Aurora be brought here?! It’s been a full day, and still no word. Useless!” barked one of the senior figures in the family.Hearing the order, a man in a gray robe quickly pulled out his phone and searched for Stefan’s contact. After waiting for a while, he still couldn’t get through to him.The man t

Hearing the warden’s threat, the man could only laugh with hatred.“Who even wants that pendant? The boss you keep licking up to? You should tell him not to ever expect that pendant again! Hahaha...Isn’t it true you didn’t kill me because there’s still something you want from me? Now, if I swear not to tell you, why don’t you just kill me?”“My brother won’t die. He’s still alive. One day he’ll return to Myrcathia country, and he will kill all of you. Yes, he will kill all of you!”“There are also people behind you, like turtles, who don’t dare show themselves. My brother will chase them and kill them. I’m waiting for that moment!”“No matter how powerful the Nine Families are, they couldn’t match the strength of the rulers of Myrcathia country. Let alone face them, just meeting them would make anyone kneel.”“Damned! You really want to die! Tell me where the pendant is! If not, don’t blame me when many lives are lost!” the warden said harshly.Hearing this, Lyonel ’s eyes reddened, h

Around 44 people against 1,000. Though outnumbered, they were not afraid. Shouts, groans of pain, echoed endlessly.Within minutes, the entire Hellfire Group army was drenched in blood. Seeing this, Richard couldn’t stay still. Wielding a long sword, he moved forward to face the 1,000 enemy troops.The head jailer, the warden, witnessing this, smiled widely, as if watching Richard’s end draw near.“Troops, kill that man! Kill Richard!” he shouted to the soldiers.“Kill Richard! He shouldn’t have entered here. He shouldn’t be alive here!” he shouted again as he saw the soldiers surround Richard.Lyonel, still powerless, shook his head repeatedly as he watched Richard being surrounded, realizing how difficult it would be for him to survive.Five years ago, Richard had fallen into a trap while saving him. Richard had already died once. Now, Richard could not die a second time.Lyonel felt that he would suffer for the rest of his life if he saw Richard die again in this place. Thinking th