The air in the room seemed to freeze solid.
Gonda's thick, stubby fingers clenched tightly around the haft of his battle axe, his knuckles turning white as he stared Wu Heng down.
The two high commanders present had been cultivated by the Dwarf Race as potential heroes, so they had seen more than most.
At a glance, they recognized this ability that could make someone's mouth disappear as one Leader Lilith often used to punish criminals.
He had ties to Lilith too?
One Wu Heng, one Lilith.
Now there were two leaders.
Gonda pursed his lips beneath his beard and said, "Heh! You think bringing out Leader Lilith's ability is enough to scare us?"
As he spoke, he stepped forward, his iron boots making the floorboards creak. "This is Deep Furnace Fortress! Not the backyard of your Treasure Island!"
The cutting words made Lady Li narrow her eyes, anger rising on her face.
Wu Heng said, "I'll give you five minutes to think about how you want this to end."
"How this ends?" Gonda's eyes shifted, and he sat back down. "Even if you represent Treasure Island or Leader Wu Heng, you can't escape responsibility for what happened. You stay here for now. Once the leaders of both sides have talked it over, we'll let you leave."
Wu Heng smiled and slowly adjusted his gloves. "I have a better suggestion. How about both of you come back to Treasure Island with me and hear how your leader plans to handle this?"
"Arrogant!" A palm slammed onto the oak table, and a crack split across the thick solid-wood surface.
The instant wood chips flew, Wu Heng vanished from where he stood like a ghost.
Smack!
A crisp slap rang out.
Before Gonda could even see what had happened, his whole body