Value Life Over Money? Never!

The Tiefling at the head of the group was Jona, who had just become the Tiefling leader. She was in poor condition, with a large chunk of flesh gouged out of her left arm by some unknown weapon and a wound roughly thirty centimeters long across her back.

"Lord Solam! Many of my companions have been controlled again! Our defenses have collapsed!"

At the sight of Jona, Solam's face immediately darkened. He had gone to great lengths, even having Violette teleport in from outside so she could use magic to free those controlled Tieflings once more. Yet less than half an hour later, they had been controlled again.

Solam felt like cursing.

Back in the dungeon, Solam had used the Tieflings who had regained their senses to continuously lure other controlled Tieflings into the dungeon, while Violette repeatedly used spells to snap them out of the effects of Suggestion.

That was why Solam had enough manpower to hold back the Dragonborn and the Tieflings who had not escaped control.

But now, it was all over. Solam had underestimated the power of the Shattered Demon Crystal. Targets that had once been controlled by it were far easier to control a second time.

"Korgan!!!!" Solam knew that it was time to risk everything. He had to act fast. To keep those Dragonborn and Tieflings from reinforcing Klauth, Solam immediately shouted Korgan's name and ordered him to block the stairway!

Although Korgan preferred to follow his own will, the collar around his neck forced him to obey Solam's orders. He could only abandon the war troll, half of whose body had already been hacked into bloody chunks, and charge toward the Dragonborn who had entered the top-floor plaza!

Korgan, covered head to toe in blood, leaped into the air. He spun through the