Chapter 253: The Attack on the Mansion
"Oh, so you’re threatening me by using my friends?" Aldrian asked with a calm expression while dodging one of Wei Zhi’s attacks.
Master Dan only smiled slightly.
"It’s not a threat, but if you continue down this path, I can only lament your decision to abandon your friends. Your mansion is already surrounded by assassins. They report to me every four hours, and if they don’t hear response from me, that will be their signal to strike. Their next report is almost due, so you’d better give up."
"Hahahaha."
The others were stunned when Aldrian suddenly burst out laughing. After a few seconds, he stopped and his face returned to its usual calm expression. However, the others could sense that the atmosphere had already shifted. The presence Aldrian now exuded was somehow more intimidating and oppressive.
"I see, so that’s how you’re playing it. No wonder I sensed a few suspicious presences when I left the mansion today. You stationed the assassins as preparation for tonight, and the four-hour reports are just a failsafe in case something happens to you and you need their presence there," Aldrian said.
"I already know about your betrayal, so I doubt you’ll let me live. But here’s the thing, Master Dan—I hate being threatened, especially when it involves my loved ones." Suddenly, crackling lightning began to surround his entire body. The others who witnessed this trembled at the overwhelming might they sensed from the lightning.
"Heavenly lightning! How is it possible for a human to possess the power of the heavens?" Grand Duke Gouvard exclaimed in shock. But it didn’t stop there—suddenly, the white-blue lightning turned black, radiating an even more terrifying pressure and strength.
The others had never seen or felt anything like it. It was as if they were standing before death itself. Their souls trembled, as if on the verge of being pulled away, and their minds were deeply shaken.
"What the fuck is that?" the king-stage devil beside Wei Zhi asked. For him to feel that long-forgotten sensation, the fear, he knew the black lightning was bad news. They had already witnessed a heavenly tribulation and knew how fearsome it could be, but they had never feared it to the point of giving up facing it.
However, that black energy combined with lightning was something that could trigger fear deep within his soul. The dark abyss that seemed ready to swallow his sanity and life made him feel as if he would be doomed the moment he was struck by that lightning.