End of the Road

"Fortress Heart!" Bai Luo stared at the red crystal in disbelief. "Impossible! Where did you get it?"

"The Fortress Heart can bind you as one with the entire fortress, making you impregnable. Ordinary fortresses don't have such a thing. It seems you went to great pains for self-preservation." The man toyed with the crystal, a calm smile on his face. "It truly is an extraordinary top-tier magical artifact. Its magic array was quite complex. Even with Loki's help, it took me a full two hours to remove it. If your meeting had been a little shorter, perhaps this 'cheat' could have lasted a while longer."

"Loki!" Bai Luo ground out the name through clenched teeth. Loki had clearly spilled every "truth" under the Nightmare Eye's strange power, and Bai Luo's Heart Shackles had kept him firmly under control. Whether for his life or his interests, he could not possibly have betrayed him in such a short time. Yet unexpectedly, the problem had still arisen from this "impossible person"!

Could Lomon and this mysterious, unfamiliar powerhouse be Blood Annihilation's people?

Or perhaps Catherine's... Bai Luo was both shocked and enraged. With a thought, the Heart Shackles immediately took effect, completely cutting off Loki's life force.

"Even if you kill Loki, it's useless. His mission has already been successfully completed." The other man had clearly guessed Bai Luo's action and smiled casually. "A great many things happened outside during this meeting that you don't know about. But the soldiers outside know everything that happened in this hall, including your classic line: 'At worst, I'll have the entire Blade Legion and Yego Fortress buried with me.' In this world, there's something called magic television..."

"What!" Bai Luo's mind fell into chaos. All the soldiers... Though Bai Luo was flustered, a wisp of black