Although both men pleaded desperately, Cornell was ultimately chosen.
Yes, since Kandal possessed such a talent, they would let him live.
When Kandal heard the news, he fell utterly silent.
He had never imagined that these people, who seemed to be on his side, could do something so utterly depraved.
He refused without a second thought. There were only two people left in his world, yet they still wanted to take his brother away. This was an insult to life itself, an insult to him.
He had lived long enough. He would rather die than trade his brother's life for his own.
Just as madness flashed in his eyes and he prepared to fight them all to the death-
A hand suddenly appeared behind him and struck the back of his head hard.
That was where the souls of their Kang clan resided.
He fell heavily into the chaos and lost consciousness completely.
Even at the very end, he never got to see his brother one last time.
Three days later, a white-robed man woke him.
They seemed rather embarrassed.
"We've already passed that location. I have to say, your ability is incredibly powerful. There wasn't just danger there-it was tremendous danger."
"It was actually a team led by Attendant 001. We had to muster the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, and two of our white-robed men were killed or wounded. Only then did we manage to escape by sheer luck."
"We really must thank you for that. Without you, we might have been wiped out."
"There's one more thing. You can't blame us. Your brother volunteered to die. We didn't force him."
The white-robed man said all this without blushing or missing a heartbeat. To him, nothing else mattered as long as he could survive.
Kandal remained