Barso's withered face started to twist.
Under the stimulation of the pain and killer intents, his face looked uglier than ever.
However, he didn't panic because of it.
"If you kill me, Pierre and your students will die!"
Barso raised his voice while enduring the pain.
Of course, he wasn't talking to Kieran but Herbert behind Kieran.
Basso knew very well who among the three of them could kill him, and who could save him.
"Sir Herbert, are you going to give up on your friend and student?"
Barso spoke faster when he felt the thickening killer intents on Kieran.
However, to Barso's disappointment, Herbert didn't react at all.
Besides, because of Kieran's blocking, it couldn't even see Herbert's current state or the expression on his face.
It made Barso anxious.
He knew the situation had spiraled out of his control.
From having the upper hand at the start to falling into a disadvantageous position, all of it happened in an instant, all because of the young man before him.
Besides …
The hand that grabbed his head was still tightening.
The pain prevented him from thinking.
As an excellent interrogator, Barso was extremely sensitive to killer intents, so he didn't doubt Kieran's killer intents.
Kieran really wanted to kill him.
Therefore, Barso instinctively did what was beneficial to him.
"Don't you feel heartache when you think of their miserable state?
Or would you like to see them in their current state?
I can let you see them! "
Barso opened his mouth again and said.
Although his tone was still tough, anyone could hear the pleading in his words.
This time, Herbert didn't stay silent anymore.
"Where are they?"
The elderly scholar walked around Kieran and asked Barso.
"A very safe place … Ugh!"
Barso tried to show off his language skills again.
However, the pain from his head reminded him of the reality of the situation.
At the next moment, Barso changed his way of speaking.
"At the square on Charlie Street, Hon. 2567 can accompany you, but you can only enter the square alone. Hon. 2567 must stay within my sight!"
"Similarly, the time you can appear there is also limited. Thirty minutes after I entered this place is your time. Once the time is over …"
"Lander, prepare the carriage!"
Herbert interrupted Basso before he could finish his sentence.
The plaza on Charlie Street was not far from the Lander Family's mansion, but it was not near either.
At a normal walking speed, it would take at least 20 minutes to get there. However, it had already been 10 minutes since Basso had appeared.
Walking was definitely not an option.
Lander made his move right away. Herbert seized the chance to ask Kieran if he had the confidence to do it while Barso couldn't see him.
Kieran gave an affirmative answer without a trace and looked at the 'person' in front of him again.
Why would the monsters who had kidnapped Pierre and the others send them here?
The first time Kieran saw Barso, he had been thinking about the question.
After experiencing the scene just now, he had a rough guess.
Of course, it wasn't because of Barso's vicious words.
If it was because of those vicious words, Barso would have died a graveless death.
Spirit!
Or more precisely, Willpower!
Barso's willpower was beyond a common man's imagination.
At least, a common man would have been frightened by Kieran's oppressive aura even if they didn't collapse. However, Barso didn't.
Although the pain was teasing Barso, he didn't show any negative emotions.
"As expected, I've been guarded against?"
Kieran thought in his heart.
As his Spirit kept increasing, the Rare rank [Half-dead's Gaze] became stronger as well, but it wasn't invincible.
After the battle with the Night race at the outskirts, Kieran knew that his special attack would be guarded against.
Just like Allen from the Blood Alliance. With a single glance, he figured out the biggest weakness of [Half-dead's Gaze]: eye contact.
If Kieran wanted to activate the special effect, he would have to make eye contact.
Otherwise, it would be a waste of effort.
Maybe the natives wouldn't know the secret of [Half-dead's Gaze], but it wasn't hard for them to figure out some defensive measures.
The simplest and most direct way was to find someone with a strong Spirit and a strong willpower to face him, or someone with some defensive items.
The latter was uncommon though.
For this reason, Barso, who was not very qualified to be a 'communicator', appeared.
If [Mesly Ring] wasn't on cooldown, Kieran wouldn't mind teaching Barso a direct lesson: dominating him and getting more information from him.
Kieran believed that even if the monsters had their guard up, they wouldn't be able to withstand his S rank Spirit.
However, even without [Mesly Ring]'s support, Kieran still got the information he wanted.
Judging from Barso's last words, the monsters who kidnapped Pierre and the others had made up their minds a long time ago. They weren't as tough as Barso had been.
Barso must have done it because of his personality or because he wanted to get extra recognition.
That's right, recognition.
Barso tried his best to act high and mighty, but a true superior would never take the risk to appear here.
However, a true leader would never take the risk to appear here.
As for the higher ranks of his faction?
As for the higher ranks of his faction?
He must be someone with a meticulous mind.
The choice of location and the choice of time could be said to be interconnected.
Barso was trying to create tension for Kieran and Herbert at every moment.
Pressuring them quickly.
The reason why Barso was chosen to negotiate with Kieran was also because of that.
The pressure from nervousness didn't just make one lose their judgment, it could also make one commit mistakes that they shouldn't have.
In simple words, Barso was up to no good!
Kieran was confident that Barso wouldn't release Pierre and the others after Herbert told him the location of the seal and the incantation.
It should be …
Silencing them!
Secrets. The fewer people who knew about them, the better. In order to achieve their goal, Barso must have set up many traps.
"Well then, let's wait and see!"
Kieran took a deep breath quietly and tossed Barso aside. He started to adjust his condition.
He would never underestimate his enemies.
Especially when he found out that the Nights and the monkeys were just failed products and he was facing a successful product, it was even more so.
Even though according to his speculations, Barso shouldn't have any high combat power.
Still, who could guarantee that it wasn't a smokescreen purposely?
...
PS ~ (To be continued.)
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