Kieran's cold voice entered Du's ears.
The freak whose body was covered in broken scales sneered even though he was not fully conscious.
'Submit?
Why would I submit?
I'm going to become the lord of monsters, Du!
I'm going to become a legend!
I'm going to become a god!
Even if I die!
I won't submit! '
Du raised its head high, showing its arrogance on its face. Then, Kieran landed another kick on its face.
The arrogance on Du's face was swollen.
The pain woke Du up quickly.
The first thing it saw after waking up was Kieran's cold eyes.
Instinctively, it shivered.
It swore it had never seen such a scary pair of eyes before.
They were cold and calm, as if they didn't care about anything, yet they were filled with killer intents.
That pair of eyes was like an abyss, destroying life and devouring souls.
A moment of absent-mindedness later, Du felt like it was being devoured. When it regained its senses, all that was left in its eyes was the killer intents from Kieran!
The killer intents almost materialized!
Its neck, which was being stared at, felt like it was being held by a knife.
It was slightly stinging!
It wasn't a joke, it wasn't a bluff, it was the real deal!
Kieran really wanted to kill Du!
What should it do in such a situation?
Du knew what it should do, but the remaining pride in its heart made it hesitate. However, when its face started to rub against the ground, the monster shouted loudly.
"I submit!
I am willing to submit to the man before me!
I will be your loyal servant, I will be the sword in your hand, I will be the shield in your hand, I will block the arrows from the shadows for you! "
It was a strange vow, no one knew where the monster heard it from.
However, the fact that Seodi Stone had acknowledged this' alliance 'was enough.
Du was stunned when it felt the restriction of the vow in its body.
It was just a temporary vow to submit to Kieran in order to survive.
Just like in the past, but why did it become like this?
It was restricted by the vow!
This was just the beginning!
At the next moment, Kieran chose [Dominate]!
Both sides began to judge again.
This time, the authentication was even faster than before. Du's Spirit was completely crushed, leaving him unable to resist at all.
"Master!"
Du knelt on one knee and offered his true loyalty to Kieran.
"Tell me everything you've done."
Kieran said.
Du then told Kieran everything it had done. Combining it with what Bloody Mary saw, Kieran's mind instantly formed a clear picture of what happened.
"Victor?"
Kieran muttered to himself.
Without a doubt, the [Philosopher's Stone] was a bait!
It was all for the sake of making the freak in front of him do what he wanted!
Create chaos!
Escape by faking death!
However, this was definitely not the true goal of the other party.
The other party wanted far more than that!
Guesses popped up in Kieran's heart as he raised his hand and tossed the healing potion to Du.
Kieran had more than enough of this kind of medicine.
Being able to use these potions to recover a decent amount of his combat strength, Kieran didn't mind.
Even more so when Du was still useful to him.
Several more potions were poured into Du's mouth, and Du's wounds were recovering at exponential speed.
Then, Kieran brought Du back to the temporary camp.
Everyone heaved a breath of relief when they saw Kieran return.
However, when they saw Du, they were all confused.
They all knew Du, and those who didn't, had heard of his name, but most of them were infamous.
Now, when they saw the man following behind Kieran respectfully, everyone felt like it was unreal.
"Royan, how did you do it?"
The eldest daughter of Song Shi asked out of curiosity.
"Win people over with virtue."
Kieran said softly.
Song Shi widened her eyes right away.
"Do you think I'm an idiot?
He didn't even clean the footprints on his body! "
Song Shi pointed at Du.
"Those aren't footprints, they are teachings!"
Kieran said in an affirmative tone.
'Like hell I'll believe you!'
Song Shi walked aside angrily.
Paladia took a deep breath and tried his best to look normal. He tried his best not to show any unusual expression because he knew what was going on.
[Seodi Stone]!
Other than this stone, there were no other possibilities.
Paladia shuddered when he thought about the stone's ability to rob people's hearts.
He didn't want to become Du's puppet.
But …
Unconsciously, Paladia looked at Kieran. Maybe it was because of the angle or his mind, when Paladia looked at Kieran, he felt like Kieran was looking at him.
It was like a chef looking at a fish.
The feeling almost made Paladia cry.
"What's wrong?"
Pangnard noticed something was wrong with the Herder in the Jewel Sector.
"Nothing.
I suddenly have an epiphany in my heart.
I'm repenting for my past life and I've decided to follow Lord Royan from now on. I'll be at your beck and call to make up for the emptiness in my life. I want my life to be meaningful! "
Paladia said loudly.
'Are you crazy?'
Pangnard rolled a white eye at Paladia.
The Northern Herder scratched his head. He also thought that Paladia's illness was acting up.
Uncontrollably, his gaze at Paladia had an extra tinge of pity.
Paladia's heart was tearing at the white eye and pity.
But on the surface, he was still unwavering.
He didn't want to become a puppet.
He wanted to have his own thoughts.
Kieran didn't care about Paladia's pleading gaze.
Paladia might be quite powerful but it was only compared to commoners. Occupying a precious slot with such strength, unless Kieran was an idiot, he wouldn't do it.
In short, Kieran looked down on Paladia.
Signing the Alliance Treaty was just a way to quickly gain the basic trust.
As for more?
Paladia was overthinking things.
Kieran looked at Du.
With Kieran's signal, Du stepped up and attracted everyone's attention. Du then spilled everything he knew and did.
Everyone's expression turned heavy and serious right away.
Including the eldest daughter of Song Shi Family.
Song Shi might be willful but she wasn't stupid.
She knew what kind of situation they were in.
A slight misstep and they would be crushed to pieces.
No one would have thought that Victor the Judge would do something like this.
"There are powerhouses far stronger than us hiding in the Battle of Winter Night.
Lord Victor, who was supposed to host the Battle of Winter Night, died all of a sudden.
I don't want to say it like this but … "
"Lord Victor is the biggest suspect."
Pangnard said with furrowed brows.
It seemed like Victor the Judge had left a deep impression in everyone's heart.
Until now, Pangnard still couldn't believe that this was all Victor's plan.
Not only Pangnard, Lucan, Paladia, and Song Shi shared the same thought.
Especially the three Herders, they didn't want to accept the truth.
On the other hand, Song Shi, who was an Inhuman, quickly recollected her thoughts.
"Have you guys ever thought about why Victor did what he did?"
Song Shi asked.
Unknowingly, the eldest daughter of Song Shi Family changed the way she addressed the Judge.
Pangnard, Lucan, and Paladia were stunned.
Then, the three of them unconsciously thought of what Kieran said about the hostage.
With the hint, the three of them quickly reacted to the situation.
"Victor, the host of the Battle of Winter Night, is dead, so it's normal for some accidents to happen in the Battle of Winter Night!"
"Like the monsters inside rioting!"
"We were caught off guard and captured!"
"The other camps will surely send their men here and when the hidden powerhouse makes his move, none of us will be able to escape!"
One by one, a terrifying truth soon appeared in front of everyone.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air in the face of such a terrifying fact.
Kieran, on the other hand, quietly shook his head in his heart.
It wasn't that he objected to the speculations.
It was that the speculations were too one-sided.
Or rather, Song Shi and the others didn't find the core of the matter, the shard of the Philosopher's Stone!
Victor had set up so many traps, how could he not know that Du would come to the battlefield of the Battle of Winter Night?
In other words, with such a grand scheme, how could the target be some simple youngsters from different camps and the so-called reinforcements?
Victor wanted to wipe out the entire mystical realm …
Capture them all in one fell swoop!
Doing so might seem difficult.
In fact, it was extremely simple!
The battlefield of the Battle of Winter Night didn't just have the shard of the Philosopher's Stone that Du brought with him, there were also treasures hidden all over the place as the rewards of the Battle of Winter Night!
Men die for wealth, birds die for food!
When those who were searching for the shards of [Philosopher's Stone] entered this place and discovered the treasures that were supposed to be the rewards of the Battle of Winter Night, especially when the treasures were far better than expected, what kind of situation would it be?
The core forces of every camp would slaughter each other in the battlefield!
In the end, the slaughter would turn into a war!
With a slight thought, Kieran felt like he saw a river of blood flowing.
If the strongest combatants of the mystical realm were to join the fray, it would be catastrophic.
Without a doubt, Victor's changes to the Battle of Winter Night were all for this very moment.
Besides, Kieran was certain.
Victor must have some hidden cards as insurance or backup plans.
Victor, who came up with such a plan, was considered meticulous and meticulous. If such a person didn't have a backup plan, Kieran wouldn't believe him.
As for him?
What he needed to do was to be vigilant of the backup plan and at the same time, get his hands on the treasures that were used as bait.
…
Somewhere underground.
Dirty water flowed down the drain, rumbling like a river but not as big as a real river. All it had was a rumbling stench.
Every time it rolled, there would be a foul stench coming out of it.
No one knew how long the stench had been there, but the place was filled with it.
Even rats couldn't stand the stench.
Those monsters rarely came here.
Therefore, the place became the perfect place to meet up.
The scarlet skeleton walked into the place, its tattered mantle fluttering along with its steps. The soul fire in its eyes became the only source of light in the place.
Unfortunately, although the light brought brightness, it only brought coldness to the place.
Anyone who was shone upon by the light wouldn't feel warmth, instead despair!
Despair that came from the deepest part of the soul!
The rosary beads were being moved one after another.
The skeleton's jaw slightly opened and closed, the eulogy that commoners couldn't hear was flowing into the listener's ears.
It was a secret technique.
It was calling again.
Fuaaa!
The river rumbled in the stench.
A figure jumped out from the river and landed in front of the scarlet skeleton.
"I've been waiting for you."
The scarlet skeleton raised its hand and handed a linen robe to the figure.
The figure took the robe and started to wipe his body. After wiping himself clean, he didn't look down on it and put it on.
"I'm sorry.
This is the only thing that I have here that can be considered as clothes.
The rest?
Believe me, you won't like it. "
The scarlet skeleton pointed at the tattered mantle on its body and said with a smile. However, the smile of a skeleton was hard to accept, especially under the scarlet luster.
All it could see was fear and ferocity.
"After I make my choice, nothing else matters.
Whether it's life or death.
To me, it's all the same.
Let alone a piece of clothing. "
The figure walked closer to the scarlet skeleton as he spoke.
Under the illumination of the Soul Fire, the other party revealed a thin, handsome face. His slightly pale hair was very messy because of the washing of the river, but his eyes were incomparably bright under the light.
It wasn't completely bright. Instead, it was a kind of turbid brightness, just like a flame.
The pair of eyes was very attractive.
It was like it had seen through the mortal world, yet it wasn't willing to be controlled by the mortal world.
Because of the pair of eyes, the already handsome figure became even more handsome.
Besides, people would unconsciously neglect his age.
"Of course!
You've disregarded life and death a long time ago.
Otherwise, you wouldn't be this … crazy! "
Scarlet thought for a moment before giving an evaluation to the person in front of it. It looked at the person in front of it. If it didn't know what the person wanted to do, it couldn't imagine that such an ordinary person could do such a terrible thing.
Strength was just a way to transcend.
The heart was the only thing.
Somehow, the scarlet skeleton thought of something its teacher used to say when it was still alive.
Of course, transcending had nothing to do with the current situation.
It was just similar.
The figure didn't have any strength.
But his heart was very strong.
Even …
Scary!
The scarlet skeleton dared not be careless against such a collaborator.
Therefore, it asked again.
"Are you sure?
"Are you sure you'll give me your heart, your flesh, and your soul after completing this plan?"
The scarlet skeleton asked.
"Didn't we sign a contract?"
The figure asked back.
"Contract?
In my opinion, it's the most unreliable thing! "
Scarlet said and at the next moment, it turned around and walked to the side.
"Come on!
I'll bring you to meet some guys. Without them, your plan is still lacking a link — but if you want them to hand over their treasures, you'll have to give them something in return.
And you have to promise me you won't touch those treasures.
After all … "
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