*****Although Williams heard Sofia’s question and felt her strong nervousness, he did not look at her nor even pay her any attention, instead, he continued studying his surroundings with a full alert, looking as though he was watching out for a really strong predator.And with this, a moment of silence and stillness envelopes the entire area which lasts until;"Could it be that you were just being overly sensitive?" Sofia, noticing that the serenity and stillness in the environment remained unchanged even after so long looked at Williams and inquired, her confusion evident on her face.It was only after this that Williams spared her a severe glance, shaking his head seriously.“No,” he responded with the level of seriousness Sofia had never felt from him since they began their adventure together.“We are already in a grave trap,” he added after a moment before once again looking at his surroundings.To be honest, it wasn’t that Williams’ instinct was particularly strong, no.Whil

***** In the outside world, the whole stadium was pin-drop silent at this moment, with everyone staring at the views before them in a daze. The entire world had initially believed that Betic country would undoubtedly win this year’s competition, which had been a great shock. Many countries had even begun to mobilize their spokespersons to enter the country and build a close connection with Betic so that they could enjoy the limelight and goodies with them, but unexpectedly… very unexpectedly, the movement that had been rising nonstop with a crazy momentum abruptly stopped and began to move like that of a sloth. No one could react to this sudden turn of events. ***** “I told you guys not to count your blessings too soon, didn’t I? Hahaha!” In the leader’s cabin, within the capital city of Betic, Thomas, who had also been thunderstruck by the abrupt change of movement suddenly laughed arrogantly and irritatingly, breaking the pin-drop silence that had dominated the entire room. U

*****“Elder brother, please not you, please—please, not you too!” A beautiful 23-24-year-old lady in blue track pants and a white top that had almost turned completely red due to blood was currently sobbing with agony as she shook the head of the 27-year-old man on her lap.The man, seeing how pitiful and devastated his younger sister was tried acting strong by forcing a smile, but the next moment, he spurted out blood all over his younger sister, and his complexion paled even more after which his already weakened breath became several times weaker and his eyes began to shut, badly scaring the lady.“No… no please, no please, don’t leave me,” she cried frantically and fearfully, trying to pry open the man’s eyes.In response, the weak and deathly-pale man also forcefully tried opening his eyes, however, he understood he couldn’t make it, given the ghastly hole located on his chest that had already drenched and soaked the ground underneath him with his blood, so he used the last oun

*****Williams, noticing the disgusting gaze the other party was giving Sofia couldn’t help but knit his brows in disapproval.“Are you courting death?” he growled under his breath, his voice seething with unhidden rage, causing Sofia, who was initially feeling uneasy under the other party's gaze, to suddenly feel a sweet warmth blossom within her.As for the other man, Lucius, he stared at Williams for a brief moment after which he shrugged him off with a dismissive snort and turned his attention back to Sofia.“Why not come to me willingly, and I’ll let you live?” he teased playfully, his eyes shamelessly ogling Sofia's lovely figure.Sofia, seeing this repulsive and disgusting gaze once again became utterly disgusted. “Over my dead body,” She spat, glaringly ferociously at him.She thought Lucius would become infuriated, but to her astonishment, he only licked his lips, smiling excitedly like a deranged person.“How did you know that I have a thing for stubborn women?” he as

*****By the time Williams was done getting all the needed memories from Lucius, even Jenifer, despite all the hatred she has for him couldn’t help but deeply pity him.Both she and Sofia turned deathly pale, but Williams did not notice, instead, his face was tightly etched into a tight furrow right now and he appeared terrified for a reason known only to him.He clenched his fists after a moment, making them crackle loudly before he forced out a deep breath.“This secret realm is already breached by forces strong enough to destroy the entire country,” he growled beneath his voice, his heart still pounding from the secret he just learned.Behind him, Sofia, still shaken by what she had just witnessed and hadn't returned to her senses, cautiously glanced at Williams upon hearing the tone she hadn’t heard from him even when he was almost killed some moments earlier.“What are you talking about?” she asked cautiously, momentarily forgetting the terrifying and devilish act he had ju