Fred rubbed his temples and let out a wry chuckle. "Looks like I'll need to put in a bit more effort this time."He leaned comfortably against the back seat, and his eyes, slightly narrowed, drifted shut...."Deanna, have you made up your mind? I gave you a full day and night to decide." In Cloud Province, within a grand villa rented by the Major Entertainment Company specifically for Deanna, she stared pale-faced at the man before her—Dave.For the longest time, she had thought highly of Dave. When her voice was damaged, and she seemed on the brink of being cast aside, Dave had come to her aid, helping her weather many storms. Even when Fred ventured to the Black Dragon Stronghold and Dave tried to sway her away and belittled Fred, she only grew a tad more distant from him.At heart, she believed Dave was always a gem of a person.That was, until the incident at the Black Dragon Stronghold. For his own safety, Dave sided with Barrett, schemed against Fred, and even resorted to d

Before the shock settled, a sharp girl chirped in with a grin, "OK! Totally cool! Tyne, just head off to see your beau; we've got this covered!"Beau?At the word, Tyne's cheeks flushed a bright shade of pink.Fred had indeed given her a buzz the previous day, informing her that he would be flying into Cloud Province by evening.It was partly to lay eyes on Tyne again and share some quality time.It was also because of the chatter about Dave's impending arrival.The others, catching on to the teasing and seeing Tyne's sudden blush, joined the fun."Absolutely! It's just trivial stuff; we can handle it!""For sure! These are just minor hiccups! Go on, Tyne, spend some time with your beau. We won't mind if you take the entire night!""Why just the night? I bet once he sees Tyne, he's not letting her go for a solid three days!""Three whole days? Is the guy that demanding?""You bet!"The room was all women, and as the atmosphere lightened, the teasing grew bolder, the comment

With these words, Deanna's initial determination instantly evaporated.On her own, she could stand in front of Tyne and defend her without fear. However, Deanna’s resolve was shaken the moment her brother Carter was involved.“That’s right!"Dave chuckled when he saw her hesitation and said, "After all, you’ve deceived Miss Adams for your brother's sake. Do you want to waste all your previous efforts?"With that, Dave looked at Tyne again and sneered. "So… Miss Adams, are you ready to die now?"“...”No words were spoken.Was she afraid?Yes!Was she horrified?Yes!Did she feel like running away?Of course!Nevertheless, Tyne took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and stood her ground.She could see that Dave was blinded by hatred at this moment. The more she showed fear, the more pleased Dave would be!Since Tyne was going to die anyway, she refused to give Dave the satisfaction of scaring her."Fool!"Dave smiled disdainfully at the stoic woman. "You can grit your t

"Sorry, the Red Letter Army is carrying out the Lord's order to protect Miss Adams! Our objective is to annihilate the enemy—no martial arts spirit is needed!" Shaun looked at Dave as if he were an idiot and replied matter of factly.Just as Dave thought, the Red Letter Army’s strength lay on the battlefield, amidst the hail of bullets and gunfire!Maybe the Red Letter Army was relatively weak in martial arts strength, but if they were equipped with firearms, it would be a different story!In an instant, an orderly clattering was heard. All the members of the Red Letter Army pulled out their guns and pointed them at Dave.At the same time, Shaun droned, "You still have time to surrender now, otherwise there will be no mercy!""Damn it!"Dave grimaced, his plan ruined by the fact that the Red Letter Army was heavily armed and aiming their weapons at him.With more than thirty members of the Red Letter Army taking aim at him with their superb marksmanship, Dave was not confident h

The cloaked man saw that none of his companions were intrigued by the Red Letter Army’s actions. He just laughed out loud and said, "Haha, in that case, I'll handle this! After all, the Holy King told us to assist Dave in his search for revenge. We still have to obey this order!"With that, the cloaked man waved to Shaun and the others with a look of disdain. "Let’s do this! I hope you’ll give me a good time.""Good time?"Shaun and the three other generals, along with the entire Red Letter Army, showed no reaction to the cloaked man’s disdainful comments. They did not let themselves get riled up and ignored his words.One of the groups, the one under Herbert, promptly raised the firearms in their hands, aimed at the cloaked man, and fired a volley.“Naive!"The disdain in the cloaked man’s eyes became more pronounced when the Red Letter Army only sent out Herbert's group to open fire.Dave was wary of the guns because his ability level was not high enough. The cloaked man was t