With that thought, Kade bowed his head and pretended to yield, while secretly watching for a moment when Qin Yuan and Xia Zhe let their guard down.
A few dozen seconds later, his opportunity arrived.
The wait had felt like years to Kade. Fortunately, it had not been in vain.
His martial soul was a cheetah, adept at launching surprise attacks from the shadows.
This was an excellent opportunity. He was confident he could take Qin Yuan down in a single strike.
"Idiot! If all you had done was drag your feet on a mission, this would have blown over as long as Elder Qin chose not to pursue it afterward and someone put in a good word for you. But now, you've thrown away even your chance of survival." A trace of pity flashed through Xia Zhe's eyes.
Having dealt with countless defectors, how could he not know that these people only pretended to yield while secretly plotting an opportunity to strike back?
Even a cornered beast would fight to the last, let alone a person!
He had merely exposed an opening on purpose.
Just as he was about to purge this traitor from their ranks, an invisible wall of air seemed to appear before Kade. At the same time, the air around him grew so thick that his entire body was suspended in midair.
Kade paled in horror, his mouth falling slightly open. In his eyes, Qin Yuan's back looked like a life-reaping demon from the eighteenth level of hell. Terror chilled him to the bone, and his entire body trembled.
Kade was about to beg for mercy, but though his throat moved, no sound emerged. A flavor both sweet and bitter blossomed in his mouth.
Before he knew it, his field of vision began to drop. He