Jared's palm stopped only a few centimeters away from Xandros' head. If Lucian had spoken up one second late, Xandros' head would've exploded.
“You have a deal. Release my son, and you can have the Divine Bow.” As Lucian spoke, he presented the Divine Bow.
Jared's eyes glinted when the Divine Bow was finally within his sight.
Then, he commanded, “Hand the Divine Bow over to me first. Then, I'll release your son. Considering you have an army with you while I'm all alone, I'm not that stupid to free your son first.”
“What if you go against your word after I hand the Divine Bow to you?” questioned Lucian.
“Do you think you have any other options right now? You have no other choice but to believe me. If you don't, this deal is off. I'll kill your son and hang his body on the walls to boost morale,” spat Jared before turning around, preparing to leave with Xandros.
Lucian hesitated because he didn't want to hand the Divine Bow over to Jared just like that.
Remus approached Lucian and said, “While Jared is powerful, he's alone, King Lucian. He can have the Divine Bow first. I doubt he can pull one over us. After we rescue Mr. Xandros, we'll commence our attack on the city immediately. The Divine Bow will return to us either way once we destroy the city.”
Upon hearing that, Lucian gritted his teeth, then turned to Jared. “Fine. I'll hand you the Divine Bow first. However, if you fail to keep your word and refuse to free my son, I will tear you into pieces!”
Instead of replying, Jared slapped Xandros a few more times.
His reaction to every instance of Lucian's threat was to hit Xandros.
Xandros cried in agony.
As infuriated as Lucian was, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't afford to since his son's life was still in Jared's hands.
Seeing that his son was slapped again, Lucian didn't have the nerve to speak. He tossed the Divine Bow toward Jared.
Jared stretched his hand and grabbed the Divine Bow.
As he sensed the aura pulsing from the weapon, he was overjoyed. At last, the Divine Bow has returned to me!
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