My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 1665

"Lana, come here!" Nash said while uncovering the dirt. "In a moment, I'll head out to ambush him. If anyone comes over, I'll re-enter the array and you place this stone back into the hole."

The hole was for the isolation array stone, which only worked when placed in this specific spot.

"Ambush?" Lana could not help but laugh. "You're the commander of the Celestial Dragon Squadron. How can you resort to such underhanded tactics?"

Nash gave Lana a stern look. "This is called strategic deception!" With that, he used the spearhead to pick up the isolation array stone and then stepped out of the array. He then swiftly thrust his spear toward Jaskier's back.

"Whoa! A sneak attack!"

Despite Jaskier’s unseemly nature, he was still a grandmaster-level martial artist. He reacted almost the instant Nash attacked, sidestepping to avoid the lethal strike.

Nash redirected his spear, and with a powerful swing, he struck Jaskier in the chest.

Jaskier was knocked back several steps before he finally regained his balance, but when he looked up, Nash had already disappeared.

What the hell? Was this for real?

Nash was a Golden Amulet Master, the son of the Warden of the Northern Territory, and the commander of the Celestial Dragon Squadron. This was what he was resorting to?

Jaskier was confused and infuriated. He could not comprehend how Nash could employ such deceitful tactics despite his status and reputation.

Jaskier rubbed his chest and said evenly, "Nash, stop with these useless tricks. You don't even have true energy now. Even if I stand here and let you stab me, you wouldn't be able to kill me."

Seeing Nash still in hiding, Jaskier smirked and deliberately exposed his back while channeling his true energy to protect his body.

Sure enough, Nash appeared just then, thrusting his spear forcefully at Jaskier's back. Nash's attacks were powerful enough to pierce even cowhide. However, a grandmaster's defense was far superior to that of mere cowhide.

"Is that all?" Jaskier turned to face Nash, but once again, Nash had vanished.