(590) Waiting for the Prey
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Relying on instinct, Cyclone resorted to a clever trick.

The effect was quite significant, although it led to King Kakarl's rejection, at least the whipping had stopped.

It made King Kakarl hesitant, indeed Cyclone's first move was not bad.

Loli and the Giant had left, leaving Cyclone alone in the cell.

Taking a temporary breather, managing to barely save his life.

However, there was still a long way to go to reach the actual goal.

With King Kakarl maintaining a suspicious attitude towards Cyclone, it seemed impossible to find out the location of the Great Dragon's attack or change it.

To get the Lord to kill the Twilight King, at least one of the above had to be achieved, that was the deal.

With his hands still chained, Cyclone couldn't strike back actively, but he could bide his time.

Don't think of this as a plan based on luck, reality is much simpler than you think.

Now all he had to do was wait a bit, and the next person looking for him would soon appear.

Why?

Because Cyclone firmly believed that people are driven by Greed.

Just as planned, Cyclone himself was the bait, a piece of fat with huge profits.

While King Kakarl didn't fall for it, others might.

Even among the thousands of heretics, even King Kakarl's most trusted men, as long as one was greedy enough, Cyclone could turn the situation around.

Indeed, a person driven by greed, wanting to exploit his intelligence, appeared.

But at the moment the wooden door opened, Cyclone froze.

It was not someone else, but Yuna's sister, Lust of the Seven Sins.

The Giant behind Lust worriedly said, "Sister, be quicker, the master warned to be cautious around this man."

"Don't worry~ Hasn't sister always reassured you before?"

Lust and the giant who had just whipped him chatted and laughed, leaving Cyclone unsure how to react for a moment.

"Alright, my sister's man, let me think why you're here."

After speaking, everyone looked at Lust.

"Above all, that was my encounter with your husband."

"Be-beaten by someone..."

Yuna stood up, clenching her fists.

"Calm down a bit, can't you hear what I'm saying? Your husband, upon seeing me, hesitated for a moment and finally just said, 'Stop you from coming'."

Lust opened her hands, delivering Cyclone's words exactly to Yuna's ears.

Since the demons left the continent, the demons that still remained on this land had all gone into hiding.

Characters like Lust, who possessed exceptional assassin skills, naturally did so. Even if Yuna wanted to contact her sister, she knew she had no way.

Lust, who was here, was simply passing through in the capacity of a freelance assassin.

Yes, just passing through.

Her job was to capture some fugitives for the heretics and bring them back to the cell.

Looking from another perspective, Lust had arrived at a safe house dedicated to harboring fugitives and showed a smile.

"Your husband indeed has many scars on his body, but he refuses to die, I can assure you."

Lust said firmly.

"However, more than that, I am concerned about what comes next."

Upon hearing this, Yuna broke out in a cold sweat.

"Sister, do you have something you haven't told me yet?"

"Oh, there's a little~ but it's hard to say if it will happen."

Waving her hand, Lust indicated that this was not worth worrying about.

"After all, your husband is a special person, King Kakarl probably wouldn't go that far~"

Although Lust didn’t seem concerned, both Yuna and Elyse were anxious.

"What do you mean by 'go that far'?"

"The underground arena~ Kakarl's underground arena is managed by the heretics. The fighters there risk their lives in battles, which is why it's so popular."

Stunned, everyone in the room was left speechless.

"I've seen some of the people I brought back end up being sent to the arena, as one of the final entertainment events there..."

Shaking her head, Lust continued, while Yuna took this opportunity to turn around, rush out of the room.