Chapter 960: Arrival
His eyes were like reflections of the starry sky.
Under their gaze, Grekli felt nothing but small and insignificant.
Even the secret art "planted" deep within his heart became trivial at that moment.
The secret art that had seemed like a pillar holding up the heavens to Grekli shattered instantly beneath the gaze of those eyes.
Bang!
A muffled sound came from inside Grekli. His body swayed several times before he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yet spitting out that blood did not harm Grekli in the slightest. Instead, comfort spread throughout his body, accompanied by an unprecedented sense of relief.
"Thank you, my lord."
Grekli dropped to one knee and swore allegiance to Qin Ran.
Under the influence of [Mesli's Ring], Grekli offered a little resistance before Qin Ran took control of him.
That resistance was slight, almost negligible.
But it was enough to catch Qin Ran's attention.
Controlling others through a secret art!
Qin Ran made his guess.
He was not surprised by this.
After all, he also habitually used [Mesli's Ring] to control untrustworthy natives. What truly concerned Qin Ran was that the resistance had been too weak.
It did not seem like the Broker's handiwork at all.
From what Qin Ran knew of that fellow, even if he could not resist, he would undoubtedly arrange something troublesome-or simply set up a death trap.
But now?
Qin Ran's gaze swept back and forth between Grekli and the passage into the Secret Market.
What he had learned earlier about this Secret Market and the other party's plans in Gravel Town resurfaced in his mind.
Just as I thought...
The biggest trap must be here.
Qin Ran looked into the darkness inside the passage.
His SSS+ perception allowed him to see through that darkness with