After dinner, everyone went to their rooms. Christina and Mei were assigned to a guest room. Jonas lay on the bed, and the events of the day led him into deep contemplation. Compared to Liliana’s case, the troubles in this town were much more challenging. Today, he could confront Cuktor directly. Cuktor was overpowering, and Jonas realized he was no match, even if his magic were to increase. Only the Oslates family sword could defeat Cuktor. However, Jonas only had half of that sword, and the whereabouts of the other half remained a significant question mark.Today, Cuktor intervened, showing his strong desire to return to the underworld. If Jonas and the Evan group didn’t expedite their progress, Cuktor’s return was inevitable, and many lives would be at risk. Adding to the complexity was the mystery of the green phoenix. Its origin, purpose in this world, and the identity of its mentioned owner were all major unknowns.While Cuktor had some information about his background and abili

“Brendan, is that you?” The fragrance from earlier was indeed Brendan’s; Jonas couldn’t mistake it. The person who passed by his room was Brendan.“Brendan, what happened to you?”This time, there was still only silence in response. Brendan seemed not to hear anything. His footsteps continued steadily, resembling that of a robot.The sound of footsteps grew fainter, showing that Brendan was moving farther away from Jonas. If Jonas guessed correctly, Brendan was heading towards the main door.“Brendan! Brendan!” Jonas shouted loudly, following Brendan. He had a feeling that something was about to go wrong.As before, Brendan didn’t respond. Perhaps Brendan couldn’t hear him anymore. It seemed as if he were being controlled by some force, losing consciousness, and the ability to respond.With strange events happening recently, Brendan’s odd behavior now raised even more concerns. If Jonas allowed Brendan to go outside, he did not know where Brendan would end up. At that point, if someth

Charlette chuckled softly upon hearing that. She knew Jonas would never accept becoming her subordinate. This time, she didn’t intend for Jonas to come here to make him her subordinate; that wasn’t what she wanted.“Alright then, this matter is not difficult,” Charlette said, loosening her attitude towards Jonas. She signaled the green parrot to advance.“Before visiting your friend, let me introduce someone to you. You two have already met. This is Gogy. Normally, he operates outside in the guise of the green parrot.”“Hello, I’m Bogy. I was impolite before.” Bogy stepped forward, bowing respectfully to Jonas.Jonas still didn’t respond to them; these matters didn’t concern him. Whether the one in front of him was Gogy or Dogy, he was indifferent. His only concern at the moment was Brendan. Until he saw Brendan, he didn’t want to engage in any other conversation.“Charlette, as I said, I want to see Brendan.”Charlette frowned slightly; until now, only Jonas dared to speak to her wit

Upon hearing this, Charlette's face turned reddish-purple, and she felt infuriated. She did everything for this world, yet Jonas dared to label her as the villain. She was the queen, the mistress here, and every action she took was for the sake of people as naive as Jonas."Damn it! I am the queen. I treat everyone kindly and generously!" Charlette yelled at Jonas. From the largest to the smallest, Charlette had not encountered anyone as ignorant as Jonas. Clearly, she had welcomed such a wretch with open arms, and he had the audacity to doubt that Charlette was evil. Even his friend Brendan had been warmly received by her. One could question what delicacies Brendan had enjoyed since arriving!"In the end, can't maintain that calm and gentle demeanor?" Jonas teased as he turned his head towards Charlette. He knew Charlette had been dissatisfied with him for a long time. From the beginning until now, she had always been clawing at him to keep herself calm. It seemed that Charlette's na

“I’m sorry, I... I... I was just scared of you!” Brendan trembled incessantly. In reality, he had intended to lie like the others, saying that Charlette was good and beautiful just to get through the situation. However, Brendan couldn’t bring himself to do it. He didn’t come here willingly, nor did he willingly eat those foods. He did all those things out of fear. Furthermore, looking at Jonas gave Brendan the motivation to speak the truth. The girl who claimed to be the queen brought him here for one reason only – to force Jonas to give her his eyes. Since then, she had been providing reasons to persuade Jonas. If Brendan now lied, saying Charlette was a good person, the probability of fooling Jonas would be higher. Brendan knew that Jonas trusted those around him, and the words of those subordinates might not be believed, but Brendan’s words sometimes could sway Jonas. Perhaps that was why Charlette asked Brendan if she was a good person. She only wanted to prove to Jonas that givin