Chapter 160: I’ll Never Give My Heart (2)
Kai glared at Keter, who was grabbing his wrist. His eyes were void—those of someone whose emotions had dried up.
“Fine. I was planning to kill you anyway.”
Though there was no wind, Kai’s hair and clothes fluttered. An invisible aura wrapped around his entire body. He wasn’t giving Keter a warning out of courtesy. Rather, it was a consequence of the martial art style he had mastered, White Eternal Body, the ancient hero’s martial art. It was a counter-based technique that lured an attack by showing an opening.
The tension was at its peak. But contrary to expectations, Keter didn’t strike. He didn’t release any energy. Instead, he got angry.
“Seriously? Do we really have to spill blood over this?”
“...?!”
Kai was genuinely caught off guard. He had run one thousand twenty-four simulations in his mind for how Keter might act: attack, defend, dodge, flee, deceive... He was confident he had accounted for every possibility from Keter’s current position, but attempting conversation wasn’t one of them. Not even a madman would try that at this moment, and yet, Keter did.
“Mr. Spy gets to learn how strong Eslow really is, Jeffrey becomes a hero who saved the city, and me? I get to make friends with Mr. Spy. Everyone wins.”
Letting go of Kai’s wrist, Keter turned and shouted to Jeffrey, “Sir Jeffrey! Good work! You can stop now!”
Kai was speechless.
Who gave him permission to end the battle?
Jeffrey had no reason to follow Keter’s orders, and yet...