Chapter 408: Like He Already Played It
Xavier felt a chill run down his spine as he realized they had been completely wrong in predicting this person’s movements based on logic.
When they came to Caritas to apologize and mend their relationship with Aldrian, they believed that offering a high-grade divine artifact would be enough for him to forget past grievances or at least appreciate their gesture.
However, they were mistaken. They had overlooked one crucial factor about Aldrian—his character.
With Aldrian’s strength, presenting an artifact of this level to him was no different from handing it to him on a silver platter—without requiring him to even consider their offer or intent. Aldrian could simply take the artifact and still attack the second prince afterward.
They had been wrong to assume that Aldrian would show them any courtesy for their attempt to mend their relationship.
This young man wanted only that traitor—nothing else! Even if he had to fight the entire faction alone, he would not waver. His only goal was that traitor, and that was it!
The only thought in Xavier’s mind now was how to escape from this place. But before he could act, a sharp pain shot through his back—Aldrian had punch him precisely where his dantian was located. His spine broke instantly, and his dantian was shattered.
"Hggnnhh!" Because of the spatial lock, he couldn’t scream—only a muffled groan escaped as he writhed in unbearable pain. His eyes welled with tears, his complexion turned deathly pale, and his skin wrinkled as if he were aging at an accelerated rate.
With his dantian shattered and his life cultivation dissipating at a rapid rate, the foundation that had sustained his life began to collapse, forcing him to revert to a mortal as his true age caught up to him.
If this continued, Xavier would be dead by today or tomorrow at the latest, as his real age was far beyond what a mortal body could endure.
Xavier, unable to bear the pain any longer, finally fainted. While he was unconscious, Aldrian decided to read his memories before he released the spatial lock, causing Xavier’s body to drop to the ground while his guardian knight regained movement.