199 Zaneoss Wishes (1/2)

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The clanking sound resounded as he tried to move his hand. Soon he realized his hands were locked in a chain. Not only his ankles were coiled by a chain as well as his neck.

When his eyes adapted to the sunlight, he saw a sea of humans in front of him. Raged, fear, hatred, and all kinds of negative emotions were directed toward him.

”Haha… haha…” there was no need for him to figure out what happened and where he was. Zaneos laughed self-deprecatingly and hatred surge from inside. It was as if it was not enough to trade his life for a measly three years truce, but The King agreed to have him humiliated like this.

Zaneos could not believe that The King he respected would do this to him. He had dedicated his life to the kingdom, now he had to be humiliated like this.

Anger rose inside his heart, he tried to move but his body was too weak to break free from the chain. His movement only causes a clanking sound from the chain.

Anger and hatred filled his heart, his eyes turned redder. The white of his eyes turned black and the red deepened. He heard the human with a white dazzling armor speaking next to him, but he could not hear him. The speech was directed to the sea of humans.

'Why? Why? Why?' He was a respected warrior who had fought for years for the kingdom. Why did The King hand him to the humans? If his life was what mattered, why didn't The King just kill him and hand his head to the empire?

Why had to be like this? Why did The King have to let the humans execute him? Why did The King let his honor be sullied by the humans he despised the most?

He respected The King. He admired The King. He revered The King. But now, all of those feelings vanished into a thin air, it had transformed into hatred, vengeance, and anger. It was as if the negativity from the humans were transferred to him.

Blood trickled from his eyes, veins popped around her eyes, and his eyes bulging. Zaneos's current expression terrified the humans. They were pointing their filthy fingers at him, swearing at him, and stones rained upon him.

Ten minutes long, countless stones rained at him. Alas, the stone could not scratch his skin. By now, the human with dazzling white armor finished his speech. He pulled out his sword and raised it to the air.

Swoosh!

The sword descended to his neck and, Zaneos's vision turned upside down. He could tell that his hand was flying to the air. But there was no change in his expression. Death was not something he was afraid of, but soon his vision darkened.

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”That Demon King is stupid for sure. If it was me, I would fight the Dragon Rider!” Tang Shaoyang boldly exclaimed in the room, ”Sacrificing my subordinate for a truce? I would rather my empire get destroyed!”

Zaneos surprisingly took on his King's side in this regard.

”Meet me, then I am going to taste Dragon's meat,” Tang Shaoyang declared.

—That's because you never met a Dragon!

Zowen also took Zaneos's side. As someone who had seen a Dragon, she agreed with the demon.

—Haha… If you are afraid before a battle you will never win! A coward hardly wins in a battle, Mark my words!

Karan took Tang Shaoyang's side.

—Hopeless brutes!