Clang!
Inside the conference room.
Lu Jiayun clamped his hand around Grace's throat and lifted her above his head.
Batos, who was guarding outside, heard the commotion inside. Thinking something had gone wrong, he immediately burst in.
His expression changed drastically when he saw Lu Jiayun like this.
"M-Mayor! That's Lady Grace!"
Dark light and shadow wreathed Lu Jiayun.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Cough, cough..."
Lu Jiayun had broken through all of Grace's defenses.
She was now nothing more than an ordinary human, with no power whatsoever.
The intense suffocation was bringing her close to death.
Yet her face was still filled with mockery toward Lu Jiayun.
"You... wake up... we... can't go back!"
Lu Jiayun's grip grew stronger and stronger.
Grace's consciousness slipped away little by little.
Batos gritted his teeth, activated all his support buffs, and charged over.
The instant he was about to touch Lu Jiayun, the dark light and shadow flung him away, embedding him firmly in the conference room's sturdy wall.
"Urgh!"
Every bone in Batos's body was completely shattered.
Blood gushed from all over his body.
"M-Mayor! You can't! Don't!"
He desperately tried to stop Lu Jiayun, and in the end, it had some effect.
Lu Jiayun released his grip and dropped Grace to the floor. His eyes returned to normal, and he clutched his head with both hands, trembling all over.
"I... what have I done? Grace! Grace, are you all right?"
He frantically took a potion out of his storage space and poured it into Grace.
Holy Light shone over her.
Grace's body instantly returned to its original condition.
But she could not forget that sensation from just now, as though even her soul had been caught in his grip.
"Cough... cough..."
She smiled in acceptance and pushed away