Chapter 437 - When You Realised What You Missed While In Jail (1/2)

(Brendan POV)

I flinched as the table in front of me was smashed into splinters, trying my best to ignore the lightning that was cackling around my senior sister.

”Say. That. Again.”

I sucked in a deep breath, ”The Dongs have been torturing Master. Beatings, electrocution, impalement, lashing, probably even water torture are what I assume Master has been subjected to.”

A bead of sweat rolled past my brow as I felt the air inside the tent get hotter before dropping to freezing in the span of a second.

”Ara… Ara? How… Daring… And where is Master?” Manami asked with a smile on her face, though the smile was definitely not a kind one.

I pursed my lips, ”Master told us to go back… I… He stayed behind…”

”Was the mission compromised?” Elaria glared at Sylphy.

Sylphy shook her head frantically.

Even though the girls were not directing their anger at us, it's still quite intimidating to see them like this.

Diao Chan crossed her arms, ”Then why did Master not return with you two?”

I shook my head, ”I do not know… Master said there was something urgent He had to attend to before teleporting us away from Him.”

Kiyomi frowned, ”The prison had an anti-Technique barrier, correct?”

I nodded.

She tapped her chin, ”Then for Master to use a teleportation Technique to teleport not just one but two people at the same time in that state… Master must have used up all of his strength.”

Not really… Master just did it with a snap of his fingers as usual… But there was no way I could say that.

I still have yet to figure out why Master only wanted me to tell my senior sisters only the things I saw there and not what I learnt from Him. But knowing Master, He must have something important planned so I must fulfill Master's instructions in any way possible.

But to tell senior sisters the state I found the fake Master in and also explain why I did not take Master back with me… Master, couldn't you have given me a more feasible task that I have a chance of coming back alive from?

”For Master to prioritise Brendan and Sylphy's safety over His own… Master is really too benevolent…” Eris sighed.

Lian Li turned to me, the electricity still sparking off her body, ”You… Told Master what is happening… Right?”

”Yes. I told Him about Dong's envoy and our escalation to war.”

She clenched her fist, ”And yet… Master chose to stay… Why?”

Sylphy stepped forward, ”I believe… Master might be planning something beyond our comprehension at the moment.”

Well… Judging by Master's reaction after He took out a weird, black ball, that may actually be the truth. Although I wonder who Master was talking to when He first appeared in front of us?

”Sniff… To suffer so much for our sake… Master really is too much…” Lian Li cried, wiping her tears away with the back of her hand.

”Then there's nothing else for us to do but to force the Dongs to surrender earlier,” Elaria growled. ”We'll send them a final warning for surrender before we make a move on their capital.”

Diao Chan raised an eyebrow, ”Now? But we still have another three cities in between us.”

”Those guys probably think they're safe within their city walls. If we show them that they aren't, they will reconsider.”

”Could your artillery fire all the way there from here?” I asked.

”Don't be silly Brendan, if it could, we wouldn't need to occupy those three cities before hitting their capital.”

Manami chuckled, ”Ara, ara? Then what do you have in mind?”