Xurang Xi's mind went blank as an enormous amount of information was forced into it in an instant.
Even the hand gripping Ragnar's throat gradually loosened, no longer tightening.
Seeing the restraint beginning to ease, Ragnar cautiously struggled twice.
When Xurang Xi showed no reaction, he finally mustered the courage to force himself free, swiftly putting several body lengths between himself and Xurang Xi.
Rubbing the throat that had been gripped, Ragnar turned his head to look at Lu Li, who was still leisurely approaching from not far away.
Rage nearly burst from his eyes.
"Damn bastard, I'll kill you!!"
Ragnar roared and tried to charge into Lu Li.
The next second, however, the other party made a stopping gesture, then quickly pulled out an Oath Contract and silently waved it at him.
Ragnar froze on the spot.
Although the Oath Contract Li Yun had brought out was blank and bore no signatures, he still understood what it meant.
There was a contract binding him and Li Yun's group of three!
Though the primary targets of its restrictions were Li Yun's group rather than Ragnar himself, if he suddenly attacked now, he would inevitably violate the clause stating that they were not to betray one another.
Whether he could kill Li Yun and the others was hard to say.
But Ragnar himself would definitely be crushed into dust by the power of the rules!
At that thought, half the fury in Ragnar's chest immediately died down.
Then doubt surfaced in his heart once more.
The Oath Contract they had signed had primarily targeted those three on the other side.
Yet now Li Yun had turned against his own allies and incited Xurang Xi to deal with Ragnar. By all rights, he had already violated the contract's restrictions.
So why had