Baden's Might

"Three drops of phoenix blood. I'll help you kill everyone and capture the mastermind who stole your children alive, then leave her to you."

The corners of Baden's lips curled up slightly. He knew that although the condition was harsh, the Fire Feather Phoenix Eagle would most likely agree.

"Lord Baden, do you know who stole my children?" Though the Fire Feather Phoenix Eagle was pained by the offer, the thought of the two eggs it had spent over a thousand years nurturing being stolen and smashed made its rage surge uncontrollably.

"Of course I do. She's an outsider, and a woman." As Baden spoke, his gaze casually swept over the giant python corpse where Hake and Liliath were hiding.

That single glance sent a chill through both of them.

"That guy just looked this way. Have we been discovered, or was it just a coincidence?" Hake asked uncertainly.

"We weren't discovered. We've probably been under his surveillance from the start. I'm guessing he watched the entire process of me stealing the eggs. If I'm not mistaken, he deliberately let me take them so he could use that as leverage to demand phoenix blood from that bird." Liliath frowned slightly, exposing Baden's intentions in a single sentence.

"A Tenth Sequence true god isn't someone we can handle. From what he said, he'll very likely make a move against you soon." Hake's expression darkened as well.

"It's already too late to run. Let's wait and see what happens." Liliath looked at Baden with heightened vigilance.

"An outsider? And a woman?!" The Fire Feather Phoenix Eagle swept its gaze over the remaining crowd. Finding no woman among them, it asked in confusion, "Why don't I see any woman here?"

"That woman is already hiding. So, will you agree to my conditions?" Baden