"Get lost!" Adrian shouted as he unleashed the Inferno Purgatory, sending Alistair flying. When the two people outside saw Alistair being thrown by the sword energy, they remained unfazed. After all, even though Adrian had not reached level eight yet, his combat strength was comparable to any level eight fighter. After regaining his footing, Alistair looked at the silhouette in the room ahead and asked incredulously, "He's powerful. Where is he from, or is it common for outsiders to be as powerful as him?""Don't worry. This fellow is an exception," Hansen said indifferently. Meanwhile, Fynn looked at Adrian silently. He had made a mistake. Someone like Adrian should either be killed or befriended for use. However, the opportunity to befriend Adrian had already been seized by Hansen.Adrian turned to them and said, "Get out now. Otherwise, no one will be able to leave this place.”Alistair and Fynn sneered as they turned to Hansen."Are you sure he's trustworthy?" Fynn asked.

"Hand over the Dragon Dial, Adrian!" Emma demanded. This was not Adrian’s first encounter with Emma. But seeing her now, Adrian was surprised because the girl had undergone a significant transformation. The most notable change was her soul, which was burning rapidly. At this rate, she would vanish from this world within minutes."You don't have to do this," Adrian said while shaking his head. "Stop her!" He commanded the Ebony Shade.The sword, Ebony Shade, shot forward and clashed with Emma.Emma now possessed the combat power equivalent to a level eight fighter. Despite the difference in strength, Adrian's Ebody Shade was not only able to hold its ground but it also managed to weaken Emma. Wide-eyed, Thalia exclaimed, "What sword is that?"Adrian's gaze remained on the Dragon Dial as he calmly stated, "It's the sword that you'd never want to come across."As her soul burned, Emma lost almost all her sanity. However, the little awareness she retained warned her that if she co

The battle descended into utter chaos. In just ten minutes, the ground was littered with hundreds of corpses. Adrian and Thalia had not managed to escape to safety. They were now surrounded and cornered, making any attempt to flee seemingly impossible.The chaos had forced the three village chiefs to remain on the sidelines. Their eyes were bloodshot when they noticed nearly half of their elite warriors had fallen in the conflict. "Why don't we stop the battle, sit down, and talk this through?" Hansen suggested.His villagers had been holding off the other two villages, and the toll on his men was significant. At least three hundred of them were dead, and most of them were elite warriors. Most of the forces from the other two villages did not join the fray as they only sent their elites. Although the casualties among the elite forces in all three villages were similar, Blade's Reach’s situation was the most dire."Hmph! Now you want to negotiate?" Fynn scoffed, mocking the proposa

“I didn't expect you to be so worried about me," Adrian said coldly. After all, Thalia had tried to kill him just less than a month ago.Thalia helplessly said, "It's not like I have a choice right now. They want my dragon soul, and I have no one else to trust but you. Rest assured, if you can get me out, I'm willing to cooperate with you."Adrian shook his head. This was not the first time the dark dragon had proposed cooperation since they first met. He had not agreed back then, and he was not about to change his stance now. However, he might consider it if the dark dragon decided to leave Thalia's body. But for the dark dragon, Thalia's body was its final refuge. If it came out, it would mean the end of its existence."Adrian! We have an idea up and we'd like you to hear it," Hansen said.Seeing Hansen’s expression, Adrian frowned. It seemed to him that things were getting more and more complicated. "Have you reached an agreement?" Adrian smiled.Besides Hansen, the leaders o

The three chiefs began to discuss how many people each village would send to research the Dragon Dial.When Adrian came out, Thalia was waiting for him. The thousands of people from the other three villages who were outside were also watching him, but he ignored them."How did it go? What did they decide?” Thalia asked.The dark dragon did not have much time left. Even if it did not use its power, it only had six days left before its soul would be stripped from Thalia's body. If it used its power, it would speed up the process even more. Right now, its only hope was to follow Adrian and find an opportunity to slip away from this place. Then, it could figure things out once they returned to the outside world.Thalia had never entertained the idea of negotiating with the three chiefs. This was because it had been living beside them for over two hundred years, and it knew those three old men very well. The current situation was under their control. The dragon had no bargaining chips,