Chatper 174
Chapter 174
Jburied her face into her palms and stayed like that for nearly one minute.
Then she looked up and wiped her tears away.
She had made up her mind.
She would not go after Daran.
Daran had his own thing to do. She wouldn’t be of any help to him.
Plus, she never agreed with Daran’s approach in the first place. If he decided to be the martyr and risk
his own life for it, so be it.
Though she made the rational decision, she still could not ignore the splitting pain in her heart.
Despite all the harm that Daran had caused her, she truly wished that he could survive it this time.
Jstood up and put on her jacket, slipped on her sneakers.
She wanted to leave her room immediately after, but then she heard the sound of Wendy knocking on
every maid’s door, driving them to go upstairs and clean the
mess.
She didn’t want to be seen by anyone. So she stayed in her room quietly with the light out and waited
for Wendy and the others to go away.
About 40 minutes later, the hallway finally becquiet again.
Jopened the door a crack and swiftly dashed down the corridor.
Edwin told her to meet him in the woods near the South Gate.
She knew a shortcut, which went through the West Wing of this palace and led to the
palace’s back door. She could avoid being seen by the others.
Jtook the staircase and quickly cup to the ground floor.
Most guests and maids were still gathered in the ballroom on the other side of the palace.
The West Wing was completely empty when Jentered it.
She picked up her pace, heading straight towards the back door.
Yet just then, the floor shook violently beneath her feet!
Jwas almost knocked to the ground.
She regained her balance and looked around in panic.
…What was that?
An earthquake?
Another wave hit right after the first one. The palace rattled, its floor trembling, the once–steady walls
quivering as if shaken by an unseen force.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtA loud, rumbling noise filled Janet’s ear as though the foundation of this palace was being torn apart!
An astonished gasp escaped Janet’s lips as the fragile artifacts chattered to the ground. The next
second, the chandeliers swayed dangerously overhead, and then ccrashing down to the floor!
She dodged just in time. The chandelier didn’t hit her. But the flying glasses chipped her skin.
…WHAT THE FUCK!
Jstruggled to pull herself up. But the waves just kept getting stronger and stronger.
The wooden floor sunk and cracked up. Jstumbled and fell through the huge crack in the ground!
“AHH–!!!”
She let out a terrifying scream as the darkness underneath swallowed her.
After a 10–second fall, her back crashed hard to the ground, almost causing her to throw up.
She slumped on the ground, groaning painfully, as the thick dust and crumbles kept. falling onto her
face.
Two loud wolf howls cbehind her back.
Jjerked around.
The silver moon shone from above, illuminating the scattered pillars and fragments of the palace,
creating an otherworldly battlefield.
In the middle of this battlefield stood two giant wolves.
One wolf had silky black fur like the color of the night sky; the other wolf was smaller, looking rather
sickly and bony.
It was Daran and Lance!
Jrounded her eyes in shock
Daran said that he was going to meet with Lance about the ritual.
Looked like things fell apart and they started fighting. The fight got so intense that it
destroyed the entire palace!
But what happened?
What did they talk about exactly that led to this fight?
“You lied to me, Daran!”
Jheard Lance’s voice growling
“You said that you are my friend, my ally and we are going to accomplish great tangs together. But you
FUCKING LIED!”
Lator’s woll lunged at its black adversary, teeth bared
Daran dodged swiftly
“You just want the power for yourself,” Daran’s voice was cold, echoing through the
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The bony wall, not to be outdone, retaliated with a barrage of swift strikes, creating a chaotic dance of
fangs and claws.
This was getting out of control.
Jquickly retreated behind a partially collapsed wall and evaluated the situation. Daran was clearly
stronger.
But no matter how many wounds he created on Lance’s body, they just would not kill Lance.
The Rogue King was immortal in this place.
And since Lance had nothing to fear, he attacked fiercely. There were already a few deep cuts on
Daran’s body left by Lance’s paws and fangs.
Daran couldn’t win this!
Janet’s eyes scanned across this place urgently, looking for a solution.
She spotted a giant pillar, leaning against a crumbling wall. One gentle push and the pillar and the wall
would topple down together.
They could use it to trap Lance and win tto get out!
Made up her mind, Jdashed out of her shelter and ran towards the pillar.
“DARAN!”
She cried as she ran.
“OVER HERE!”
Daran jerked around. They locked eyes.
Anger and disbelief flickered across his eyes as though he was wondering what Jwas doing here.
Jpointed at the pillar. And she could see that he understood her plan immediately.
It was amazing. They didn’t need words to communicate.
They knew one another so well that they could read each other’s minds with just one
look.
Daran dived at Lance again and sunk his fangs into Lance’s neck. He picked Lance up with his mouth,
shook his head, and threw Lance at that crumbling wall!
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His back hit against the wall.
The great force caused the wall to crush down along with that giant pillar and fell right on Lance’s
body…
A huge cloud of dust rose. Lance was buried in the ruins.
“LET’S GO!!”
Jyelled and rushed to Daran.
The black wolf lowered its back and let Jclimb up.
sificent palace was now a ruin of stones and dust.
The once magnificent palace was now a ruin of stones and dust.
Jcould hear horrified screams and cries from the distance.
“Go to the South Gate!” she clenched onto the black wolf’s fur and cried to its ears.
The black wolf paused for a brief moment and turned on its heels, heading to the South.
The wolf ran at its highest speed. The destroyed palace quickly receded into the background.
“Stop…We are here.”
She slipped off Daran’s back and rushed forward.
Edwin just cout of the woods to welcher. He looked astounded.
Jgrabbed his wrist and hissed, “He is hurt! He needs help!”
Edwin raised an eyebrow, “Helping him is not part of the deal.”
Janet’s heart was seized by anxiety.
“This is fucking urgent-” she cried.
“What is going on?”
A tall figure stepped out of the darkness and walked up to them. His golden hair was brighter than the
afternoon sunshine.
It was Westin.
“Westin! I know it is a lot to ask but…” Janet’s voice started to tremble. “…but please help Daran-”
A low groan cbehind their back.
Daran had shifted back to his human form. He held his stomach and swayed on his spot, his face pale
as a piece of paper.
Blood was gushing out from the wound.
He stumbled forward and crushed onto his knees.
“Daran-!!” Jscreamed.