NovelBarFacing this murderous demon, I didn't feel as brave as I was pretending to be, but I maintained a facade of righteousness.
"Don't you understand?" He taunted. "Letenlighten you. This village is quite something. When I set it ablaze, everyone was sleeping soundly. One torch, one barrel of oil, and they were all gone. Fascinating, isn't it?" He boasted.
He asked me, "Do you know why I did that? Because they defied me." His words leftdumbfounded. No wonder the village seemed so small. There was a harrowing tale behind it.
I glanced at the old man who had smiled kindly atmoments ago, chatting away in a language I couldn't comprehend. Now, he lay cold and lifeless.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe stench of blood filled the room.
I thought I even detected a hint of a burning smell.
The whole village had been burned alive, he said.
He was a maniac.
"The old fool was quite resilient, wasn't he? He was still kicking after all these years, and he dared to curse at me." He sneered, kicking the old man's body and spitting on him. "Damn. How dare he do all that? Is there anything else I can do other than killing him?" "Aren't you afraid the spirits here will haunt you?" I glared at the leader furiously.
"Hmph. Since you put it that way, I'll exterminate this place. They can all try to gettogether." He laughed loudly. "They're seeking their own death by coming here." He was clearly talking about me.
I lunged forward, wanting to slap him, but Tristan quickly restrainedby pullingback.
During the struggle, the jade pendant around my neck becexposed.
The leader's eyes locked onto it almost immediately. "What?" Tristan heldtightly. After all, we were outnumbered with guns pointing, at us. He didn't dare underestimate the enemy. The best thing he could do now was protectfrom harm. Content belongs to en.kikistories"You! Who are you? How do you have this jade pendant?" the leader asked, looking unsettled.
I thought that he was jealous I had the pendant.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"How do you know about this pendant?" I countered, staring him down, realizing he understood its significance. "That belongs to the Huffman family. How do you have something from the Huffman family?" He roared.
When Tristan saw what was going on, he whispered, "Be careful. Don't provoke him." I glanced at him. Despite his youthful appearance, his handsfeatures exuded a mature aura of valor.
His cautious protection gavecourage.trusted his capabilities, as anyone who could work by Atlas's side wouldn't be an ordinary man.
Content belongs to en.kikistoriesUMS I took a deep breath, steadying my nerves. I figured he must have been a former subordinate of the Huffman family.
"Since you know about this pendant, why are you questioning my identity?" I asked arrogantly.
"You! How are you connected to the Huffman family?" The leader stared atintently, his emotions complex.
"No wonder you speak our language. You're a traitor to the Huffman family!" I hurled the accusation at him.
It was a wild guess. He spoke our language a knew where the pendant had cfrom, but.
under Navi's command. Co bet belongs to en.kikistoriesThat meant only one thing. He had betrayed the Huffman family.
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