"Why wouldn't I dare?" Grey's entire being was wracked with overwhelming pain.
His nerves were flaring, his tendons torn, and his organs felt compressed. Cracks split across his skin like shattered glass, this was the sheer backlash he endured for using Drayken's attack.
As he had said, Grey could only summon the soul of Drayken, but the toll of Drayken's power still ravaged his body each time it was used because his body wasn't strong enough.
Even so, there was not a hint of fear in Grey's eyes as he stared at the king of the Celestria Kingdom, surrounded by hundreds of guards.
'A cowardly man,' Grey thought, 'despite being a Book-Taming Grandmaster.'
The king didn't hesitate as he pointed a finger:
"Kill this bastard right now."
With the command of the king, all the soldiers instantly moved in unison, the ground trembling from the sheer number of soldiers as they advanced towards him.
