"Deluca, that's his name, isn't it?" Zaafea looked coldly at the sect master and asked.
"Don't worry, I haven't divulged all of your secrets. I only extracted srelatively important ones. I've kept your part confidential for now," Zaafea continued.
Hearing this, Dawson was ovee with tears. "Thank you so much." Zaafea gestured for Dawson to rise. "Enough, enough. It doesn't matter anymore. But can you tellabout the situation regarding the Church of theherworld and the North Territory's Warden?" Dawson hesitated visibly. "About that..." "What? Do you think you have a choice?" Zaafea's voice turned cold as dark energy surged within him.
Sensing the chill, Dawson kneeled once more.
"No! No, it's not that! It's just..." Dawson stammered.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSeeing his hesitation, Zaafea approached Deluca and simply said, "Fine, I'll waste no more words on you." He then struck Deluca with a burst of dark energy. Deluca stood up like a puppet that was devoid of life.
When Dawson saw this, he shouted agitatedly, "Deluca! W-What are you going to do?" Zaafea placed his arm around Deluca's shoulder.
"You were just saying how you'd do anything to save him, yet now, you refuse to answer my question. You're making it difficult for me," Zaafea said coldly, his wrist tightening around Deluca's neck as he leaned in threateningly.
"I told you, you're not in the position to negotiate with me. Be grateful that I can save him. Do you think your life is important? You're just a pawn to them, and I'm running out of patience. Not telling Clint and Nash the truth is the last straw for me. Try wasting another word withand see what happens..." Dawson was terrified. Sweat was pouring down his face, and his body was trembling. He was about to speak when suddenly, a lotus flower bloomed in his mouth.
As if Dawson was simply a source of nourishment, the lotus flower rapidly absorbed the energy in his body.
Zaafea made no move to stop it. Instead, he turned his head toward the darkness.
At that moment, a figure in black entered.
"The lotus mark, as expected," Zaafea remarked casually.
"Do you have business here?" Zaafea asked.
"You shouldn't have intervened in this matter," she replied.
Zaafea responded nonchalantly, "Perhaps. But I don't think it's your place to tellwhat to do." He then flashed behind the woman who was rooted in place. She looked visibly startled.
"Tell your people, especially that old guy, to or to ehave for the next few e his bones as dentals, a threatened. en.kikistories SW He thiftly moved back to Dawson's side and extracted a doom core from the lotus flower's stigma.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Wait-" The woman tried to intervene.
"Are you also a Doom Spawn?" Zaafea asked.
The woman nodded.
Zaafea waved his hand dismissively. "Then get lost. That old guy lied to you. You won't be able to bring this back. Even if you could, you wouldn't live long." en.kikistories The woman reluctantly left.
Zaafea placed the doom core into Deluca's body. Several minutes later, his once cold body began to regain its color.
After healing everyone's injuries, Zaafea escorted them back to the Melton family.
Upon returning to the Church of theherworld, the woman relayed Zaafea's words to her associates.