By then, everyone had returned. Esdeath called out to Will, "Will!"
Will froze for a moment, then hurried over and said, "Captain, what is it?"
"You will fight Chen Fan! Use everything you have to defeat him!" Esdeath said to Will.
"What?!" Will cried in shock.
The others were also stunned when they heard Esdeath's words, unable to understand why things had turned out this way.
Will walked over to Chen Fan and whispered, "Mr. Chen Fan, did you do something to make the captain angry?"
"I only said it was getting late and that I needed to leave for now. I'd come see her again tomorrow, but she refused and insisted that I stay by her side. That's how things ended up like this."
Will nodded. "Oh! So that's what happened. Then Mr. Chen Fan really isn't at fault." The moment he finished speaking, a chill ran through his body as he sensed icy killing intent. Looking over, he saw Esdeath staring at him. Clearly, his words had offended her. If Chen Fan was not at fault, then didn't that mean she was?
"Then why did it turn out like this?!"
Esdeath said, "Because he thinks he's stronger than me and wants me to listen to him, yet he refuses to fight me. So I'm having you fight him instead. You are not allowed to lose. If you lose, you will receive the harshest punishment!" Esdeath threatened Will with punishment, making his entire body shudder as he wondered why he was so unlucky.
Will was lamenting his bad luck, while the others, after their initial shock, became interested. None of them believed Chen Fan could possibly be stronger than Esdeath, but after watching that performance earlier, he had still said it so calmly. Naturally, they were curious