Chapter 540: Dupravel Makes His Move
(Sanfe City, Dupravel’s POV)
Dupravel had grown up during the same era as Su Pei and Su Tang, so he needed no introduction to understand just how monstrous Su Pei had truly been in his prime.
He remembered crossing paths with the man once or twice at informal banquets, back when Su Pei had still been regarded as the Su Clan’s golden child.
And even in those brief encounters, there had been something undeniable about his presence, an ease in the way others deferred to him, which had made quite the impression on Dupravel.
He had not liked Su Pei back then, not particularly. But he had respected him. And now, it was precisely because of those memories that Dupravel believed this to be a challenging mission.
For unless Su Pei had truly regressed as a warrior over the past century and lost his edge completely, this was most likely going to be the fight of a lifetime, one that would demand every ounce of cunning and every trick Dupravel had in reserve to win.
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Unlike the cautious approach he had been forced to take while infiltrating Cult Territory, Dupravel did not seem to be worried at all about being caught inside Sanfe City.
He moved swiftly and with intent, for unlike the Transcendent realm of power he had been bound to during that last mission, he was now back to his best as a full-fledged Monarch.
And that made all the difference.
He knew exactly how he wanted this fight to play out, and hence, before moving towards the City Center, he first moved through abandoned alleys and sharp corners, which he identified as perfect locations to set up traps.
Some of these traps were meant to stall, others meant to injure, and a few designed purely to force Su Pei into movement patterns he could predict.