Chapter 215 (2): How Many Secrets Is He Keeping? x2
Damn bastard. I only used your sword and rode your horse. How petty are you to be hung up on Julia practicing her techniques with another man? It’s for your own good!
Wayne clenched his teeth, cursing the Headless Knight out for not honoring his word.
His changing expressions didn’t escape Auston’s notice. The older man said with a poker face, “Wayne, why are the demons seeking you? It’s important. You have to say it, or all of the Lando family will take the fall.”
Wayne’s expression tightened. He was willing to trust Veronica, and he was even willing to trust Auston. Personal grudges aside, Auston was the dependable sort. But if he just told them that he was the Death Knight...
“Wayne, I’ll protect you.” Veronica didn’t push Wayne away. She met his eyes steadily.
Her rare straightforwardness made Wayne’s heart race. He took a deep breath. “Alright, I am keeping some secrets. Because it’s so outlandish, I—”
Boom!
The wall crumbled, and a figure with a pair of wings slowly floated in.
Who dares to get in my way? Auston raged. He was this close to learning Trash Jr.’s biggest secret.
The three of them turned to the intruder at the same time, halting in shock. A few pale figures dressed in patients’ gowns walked into the study, their blood vessels pure black under their bloated skin. Their eyes were bloodshot. With their translucent, colorless skin and the slimy fluids secreted from their pores, they looked like a pack of zombies.
Of course, they weren’t actual zombies. They had the pious look of pilgrims on their faces, hiding an unbridled insanity in their bones, their chaotic thoughts fluctuating without rhyme or reason
The Forgotten Ones! They were mages who had glimpsed into the Astral Plane and ended up corrupted by its knowledge.