A few minutes ago as Max was making his escape through the terraceâ¦.
"Are you sure? I still think you should escapeâ¦.I will try to draw them awayâ¦." Lear said as he looked at the silver-haired dude.
"Believe meâ¦.even if the old geezer is not trustworthyâ¦.my eyes areâ¦" the guy turned around to look at Lear and pointed his finger at his eyes which seemed to be glowing strangely.
Lear just decided to trust the guy.
"Let's take the back exitâ¦." The guy spoke as he looked at Lear and moved towards the back exit.
As they got out of the place, Lear sighed and looked at the guy next to him who still seemed unperturbed.
They began to move and soon Lear could feel the people following them had finally decided to make a move.
"Zap!"
Lear stopped himself and leapt towards the side but when he saw that the silver haired guy was still standing there, his face turned dark.
But it was too late for Lear to help.
The ominous black tide like aura crashed at the spot where the guy was standing.
'Is he alright?' Lear looked at the place of the impact.
Soon, several figures shot from the darkness and surrounded them.
Lear suddenly felt something hit the back of his leg and he was forced onto his knees.
His first reaction was obviously enemy attack and when he turned around to counter, he froze.
The silver haired guy stood behind him, his hands were up in the air.
"We surrenderâ¦."
And that's how Lear came to his current situation. He was boiling in anger at this point of time for being tied around in some strange bondage position but in the future Lear would be grateful for having this encounter with the art of trying people. It would add a spark in his lifeâ¦..but that will be a story for another timeâ¦.
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Ovens House, Capital.
James was chatting with Arnorld. There was a slight smile on his face. It seemed he was in a good mood today.
But at this moment, his servant entered the room with updates on things.
"Master, it seems the Young Lord's men have begun to move. It seems there has been a call for backup and the Lord has been summoned for an emergency meeting at the Association."
"Backup?" The smile on James's face diminished a bit, but he let the man continue.
"It seems someone other than Lady Aria has been in avenue as well and were bidding for the itemsâ¦..its not confirmed but I assume it has something to do with these people's appearanceâ¦"
"Are you sure it's fine?" Arnold asked as he looked at James.
"It's fine...I just needed someone to mess with the auctionâ¦.with the signs of my brother's incompetence, my plan is already half a success....his seat among the 12 Stars of Demon realm will shakeâ¦so will his chance of successorshipâ¦."
"Now I only need my soon-to-be sister-in-law to die at my brother's hand to put it all togetherâ¦."
"And here I thought you had a crush on herâ¦.so they weren't love letters that you sent her?" Arnold said with a laugh. This guy had changed a lot from the time he met James. The hesitant guy had disappeared. If Lear came face to face with him now, he probably wouldn't be able to recognise him...
"Well, she is not bad. But too smart for her own good. I don't need someone like her. But I can't let my brother have her tooâ¦.once the news of their prospective marriage comes out, my brother will gain too much powerâ¦.enough to wipe my influence over the familyâ¦" James calmly said as he looked at Arnold. He was sharing it with him because he needed him to control the Barnes family as wellâ¦
"He will not keep quiet after returningâ¦." Arnold said as he looked at him. He knew that after Werner had returned to the capital, several dozens of James men had disappeared in thin airâ¦.
Even some of the ones who had been in different cities and different Noble Houses acting as spiesâ¦..
Werner wasn't someone without ability. He was scaryâ¦..Arnold knew that the guy would realise that it was them in no time.
"Don't worry, I doubt he would have time to deal with us after thisâ¦.besides, I still have an icing on the cakeâ¦.if it works, there is nothing to worry aboutâ¦I just hope the playboy master of Achilles doesn't disappoint meâ¦." James had a meaningful smile on his face.
Arnold felt a chill running down his spine as he saw the smile on James's face. He knew very well that even though he was sitting right beside him and looked like a good friend, the truth was way different than thatâ¦.
This guy was a monster, he had seen it with his own two eyesâ¦it was something he could never forgetâ¦.
"How's the plan coming up?" Suddenly James asked as he looked towards Arnold whose face seemed to be twitching.
"I-It's going well. I will make the entire Barnes family cry blood.â¦" Arnold said as pulled himself together and an evil smile leaked out of his face. His eyes had a crazed look in them.
"A woman will really have that much impact?" James asked, a bit amused.
"Hahaha...the Lord loves his lady like there is no tomorrow. She is the support pillar of his family. Once she is dead, everything will come crumbling down." Arnold said with a smile. He wasn't even referring to them as his family.
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Max stood as he quietly gazed at the man standing in front of him. There were more than a dozen men surrounding him yet he still seemed unperturbed.
"Aren't you afraid? Death is right in front of you?"
Max looked at the guy who said those words, he seemed to be leading the group and had covered his face. The mask seemed to have some kind of formations to hide the wearer's face even if someone probed...but in front of Max that was basically uselessâ¦..
When he saw the person's face, dots began to emerge but Max didn't have time to connect them....
"I am finally sureâ¦." Max said as he looked at him. "That guy will definitely show up if I kill you.."
Werner looked at Max with a chill in his eyes. He didn't seem to like the look Max's attitude and the look in his eyes. He had initially planned to capture him but he changed his mindâ¦.there were two more guys...he could just get information out of them. He didn't need this one..
Even though Werner kept staring at Max, he didn't recognise him at all. The light was dim and half of his face was a bloody mess while the other half was covered in blood as well because of his exaggerated movements during the fight earlierâ¦..
The wound was actually quite deep, his facial bones were showing up. One more blow to the right and he might have turned into a Lich face.
"Kill himâ¦." Werner said with a light tone.