Chapter 176
Author: Rex Magnus
last update2024-11-18 22:38:10

*****

Time seemed to stretch endlessly in the suffocating darkness of the late night, yet no one moved or spoke, instead, the weight of realization continued to bore down on the crowd like a suffocating shroud.

The dullest among them had already understood the cruel game that had just unfolded—they had been nothing more than pawns in the landlord's twisted scheme.

They all continued staring unfocused at the smug, oversized figure as he basked in his own malice. His grin, brimming with pride and scorn, burned into their minds.

Seconds felt like hours until, at last;

“Why... why?”

An abrupt, pitiful cry echoed through the night, completely shattering the stillness, and in the following second, every pair of bloodshot eyes focused on the landlord, their expressions a mixture of despair, simmering fury, and hatred.

Meanwhile, hearing the question, the landlord’s lips raised at one end.

“Tch. Took you fools long enough to ask,” he sneered, his voice dripping with disdain, and then
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