What could be more infuriating than being defeated and captured, then having to pay an astronomical ransom to one's opponent?
The answer was, of course, being betrayed by the subordinate one trusted most while needing a huge sum of money to buy back one's freedom!
Especially for someone like "Bloodhand" Harlett, who delighted in toying with other people's emotions and minds, how could he tolerate a subordinate he regarded as a "tool" trying to kill him and seize the immense fortune he had accumulated over the years?
After venting his fury for several minutes, he slowly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed ahead as he said, "I think we need to talk! Muke must pay for his betrayal! Pay in blood!"
Raymond curled his lips into a dangerous smile utterly unsuited to his apparent age and nodded lightly. "I completely agree."
"Release me! Let me gather my men! I swear it! Not a single coin of the ransom I promised you will be missing," the pirate captain hurriedly vowed.
On one hand, he truly was nearly mad with rage. On the other, he wanted to use this opportunity to regain his freedom sooner.
But unfortunately, Raymond did not even consider it before flatly refusing. "Sorry, but your promise is not enough to earn my trust. Besides, I do not need your help or that of your men."
"What?!"
Harlett's eyes widened in shock.
"Have you lost your mind?
Muke has at least fifty carefully trained assassins and killers under his command!
He also has two elite mercenary squads specifically used to handle all sorts of threats and troubles!
You alone cannot possibly pose any threat to him.
What's more, this is Calimport. There are more than a dozen temples here, large and small.
If you turn corpses into Undead