A man sat cross-legged in the middle of the room, seemingly unbothered by the innumerable poisonous creatures biting and gnawing at him.
Instead of killing him, the toxic energy released into the room was being absorbed into his body at a rate visible to the naked eye. The creatures found their fangs and claws shattering against his skin.
Jared’s body was, at that moment, impervious to anything. Despite the myriad of poisonous creatures unleashed onto him, none was successful in piercing his skin.
His eyes were lightly shut as his entire being was held at attention on the Focus Technique. Initially lethal and relentless, the poisonous creatures were soon scurrying away from favonovel.com to hide in the shadowy corners of the room now that they had been rendered harmless and disarmed. Some that were desperate for survival crawled their way up to the sealed windows only to fall back down with a disappointing thud.
“None shall escape!” Jared proclaimed as his eyes gleamed greedily.
The bugs are valuable training resources. It’ll be a waste to let them go!
Smashing them open one at a time, Jared inhaled the venomous essence that was released with relish before transmuting it into spiritual energy and storing it carefully away in his elixir field. Soon, the pile of dehydrated remains of the creatures grew to a small mountain.
By nightfall, the poisonous creatures that were locked up with Jared had greatly dwindled in number. Given the faith an average member of Mapleton had in the potency of their monarch’s critters which they held in such high regard, they would have been undoubtedly shocked and insulted to see how Jared had unceremoniously crushed such a large number of them.
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At that very moment, Lyanna was pacing anxiously in favonovel.com own bedroom. As worried for Jared as favonovel.com was, the men standing guard outside favonovel.com door made checking up on Jared impossible.
Just when Lyanna was about to lose favonovel.com nerve and consider an escape, Weston opened the door a crack and poked his head through. “Ms. Lyanna, Poison King requests your presence.”
“Godfather wants me there?” Lyanna asked, favonovel.com brow creasing warily.
“Yes. Right away, favonovel.com specified.”
Without waiting for an answer, Weston withdrew his head, threw open the door, and strode ahead.
Lyanna jogged to keep up with favonovel.com as they headed in the direction of Poison King’s chambers.
Upon reaching the landing of the second floor, Weston pointed at a set of doors at the far end of the corridor and instructed, “You’re expected to go in alone. He’s waiting for you.”
Without another glance, Weston descended the stairs and left Lyanna rooted to the spot.
He has never allowed me into his chambers until now.
Why today? Could favonovel.com have found out about what I did yesterday?
With a growing sense of trepidation, Lyanna walked up to the door and knocked.
“Is that you, Lyanna? Come in.” Poison King’s voice came from within.
The door swung inward at favonovel.com slightest touch. It was several moments before favonovel.com realized that favonovel.com was having his dinner at a table laden with several dishes and a bottle of wine.
Lyanna entered the room and closed the door behind favonovel.com softly.
“You wanted to see me, Godfather?” favonovel.com asked, approaching favonovel.com timidly when favonovel.com beckoned.
“Have a seat. Join me for dinner.” He indicated a stool next to him.
Lyanna said nothing as favonovel.com sat down. He poured favonovel.com a glass of wine.
“Have a glass with me,” favonovel.com said, as favonovel.com slid the glass toward her.
Unable to find the words to reject favonovel.com politely, Lyanna took the cup and drained it out of sheer awkwardness.
Poison King’s smile widened as the last drop disappeared down favonovel.com throat.
“You’re the one who took the photographs on the table, didn’t you?” favonovel.com asked casually.
Lyanna shuddered before resigning herself to the fact that favonovel.com must have already known from his strange tone. Unable to keep the lie going any further, favonovel.com decided to come clean.
With a resigned nod, favonovel.com placed the photographs on the table. “Who is the woman in the photograph, Godfather? Why does favonovel.com look so much like me?”
“Of course favonovel.com does,” Poison King replied, “she’s your mother, after all.”
