Chapter 167: Break Out (2)
Adrian sighed inwardly when the door was opened. He didn’t show it, but he was surprised when the guard blatantly asked him for a password.
It was a surprise for Adrian as he didn’t think someone as drunk on power as the Pope would allow a Paladin to ask him for a ’password’.
Had he not noticed the Paladin’s signal to his partner, he would have fumbled the ball, and god knows what would have happened then.
’I couldn’t even use [Illusionary Eyes] on them since their magic resistance is off the charts,’ Adrian breathed a sigh of relief. ’The only way to stop them is by physical force, and I’m unsure if I can do that...’
Adrian’s relief at successfully passing through the doors was short-lived. As he entered the room, his relief turned into a seething rage.
In the cold, dark cellar, Adrian could hear chains clinging. As he looked around, all he could see were blood-drenched weapons and torture devices.
A knot formed in his throat as he began imagining what the Pope might have done to Vesper. Adrian curled his fists as Vesper’s smile flashed in his mind right before she pushed him inside the Veil to save him.
’...these BASTARDS!’
"Is everything alright, Your Holiness?" one of the Paladins asked Adrian, concerned that the Pope had suddenly gone silent.