Qin Ran was certain that Tosta had not been trying to capture Mary alive. He had been trying to kill her.
Both the killing intent Tosta had unleashed and the angle of his descending sword proved it.
Looks like... I've found a big fish hiding in the shadows!
Qin Ran narrowed his eyes at Tosta.
Fear still lingered on Tosta's face, but there was nothing he could do.
The poison hidden in his teeth and all the odds and ends on his person had already been found and confiscated by Qin Ran when he was captured.
Tosta swore he had never met anyone so meticulous, cautious, and terrifying.
That coldness was nothing like Fink's deliberate act.
It was a coldness that came from the depths of his heart.
A coldness that disregarded life itself.
It was as though he, Fink, and Bob were stones, lifeless things to be disposed of at will.
It was an awful feeling.
Because it reminded Tosta of those two people.
Fear shrouded Tosta's heart like a shadow.
But Tosta did not confess.
Instead, he clenched his teeth. He knew very well that as long as he kept quiet, he still had value.
Once he spoke...
He would probably be killed.
Even the best outcome would leave him like Fink, a living puppet.
"Still holding out?"
"You recognize the Witch's Ring, so naturally, you know its effects, limitations, and so on. Under normal circumstances, you'll fall under its control within a certain amount of time, then tell me everything!"
"So this struggle seems utterly pointless, unless..."
"Something else will happen within that time that can change your situation!"
Qin Ran stared at Tosta and spoke each word distinctly.
Tosta did his best to control his emotions, betraying nothing unusual.
But to Qin Ran, that composure was