The moment he finished speaking, the head of the Zhu Nuo Family suddenly covered his mouth. A second later, he spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with suspicious chunks of flesh.
Everyone was alarmed. The players accompanying him immediately took him away, while the two players restraining the bride immobilized her, intending to execute her on the spot. But a second later, both collapsed clutching their heads, just like the player before them. They died in less than three seconds. An unfamiliar face appeared beside the bride as though taking their place. Ignoring the players swiftly closing in around him, he crouched to help her up and injected a dose of Antidote into her arm.
The resolve in the bride's eyes turned to bewilderment. Through her tears, she asked, "Who are you?"
Who are you? If you're so powerful, why did you only show up now?
If you're so powerful, you should have stayed better hidden. Don't die at the hands of these enemies.
If you're so powerful, can you save the others from our clan?
"Who are you?" This time, the question came from the head of Wicks.
Xu Huo helped the bride to her feet and raised his hand slightly. The dozen or so players surrounding him fell in unison, groaning in pain.
He did not kill them outright, instead allowing their companions to rescue them. Only after confirming that no other players were making covert moves did Xu Huo answer the earlier question.
"Someone entrusted me with retrieving something from the descendants of the Feng Family." Xu Huo swept his gaze over the people at the venue and said evenly, "I heard someone from the Zhu Nuo Family took it. I made a point of coming during the wedding, but I didn't expect to witness such