If he chose to back down now, James would have no choice but to remain in this realm and die eventually.

James drew a long breath. Then, he directed his gaze at Halten, the Yaneiri Kingʼs disciple, and shouted in a steady voice, “I have come here today to kill the Yaneiri King, but before I do that, I will kill you first.”

“Well, we’ll see about that!”

Halten tightened his jaw. He lifted his palm and conjured a few lines of inscriptions. Those glowing inscriptions slowly moved toward the c