Living Was All About Cat and Mouse

It happened so quickly that Laweier had no time to react.

Just when he thought the Dark Elf was about to kill him, a voice coming through his Magic Web saved his life.

Laweier now sat quietly before the Dark Elf. The madness on her face gradually subsided as well.

She had been communicating with someone through the Magic Web voice channel in a language Laweier could not understand.

Laweier guessed it was a language unique to elves. He watched the changes in the Dark Elf's expression: surprise, then disdain, and finally a flash of despair.

He looked up at the Dark Elf before him. They were less than two meters apart, and she could take his life with ease.

"How long have you been here?"

The Dark Elf suddenly addressed Laweier in the human language.

"Seventeen... days."

Laweier had used the voice communication function of Text Messages before. He knew that the king would be able to hear his conversation with the Dark Elf.

This Dark Elf was the only person in the dungeon he could communicate with. Though she was dangerous... she was also an excellent source of information.

"Seventeen days." A contemptuous smile appeared on the Dark Elf's face. "Have you looked in a mirror?"

Reminded by her words, ice-blue runes appeared on Laweier's hand. A mirror made of flowing water materialized before him.

The man in the mirror looked utterly haggard. His eye sockets had sunk deep into his face, and his tangled beard was clumped together.

Laweier could not believe the person in the mirror was himself. Back in Frost Wolf City, there had never been a girl he could not win over. Aside from his family status, it was largely thanks to his handsome face.

But now, he looked like a vagrant who had