Chapter 582 - For the Greater Good (1/2)

Sunny froze, trying not to rew pale and sole on? Master Welthe?"

The woman stared at his back, the blade of a slender saber pressed against Cassie's throat She re to answer However, Pierce spoke in her stead, a dark grin appearing on his lips:

"Don't worry… we'll tell you shortly"

With that, he coe wooden box, its surface engraved with a co pattern The other was holding a folded piece of black cloth

Pierce carefully took the box, then placed it on the floor in front of him and closed his eyes for a moment A loud click resounded from inside, and its lid rose by a few h

Instead, the fearsohed and took the folded cloth

Sunny stared at the wooden box with a bit of apprehension

"What is that thing?"

Welthe finally spoke, her voice cold and even:

"It is a mirror trap A very special artifact created by the elders of our great clan With its help, we can capture and bind the prince"

He blinked a couple of tiood? Right?"

Pierce snarled

"Indeed… the problem is, the ritual requires some time to be performed And thatenough for it to work Every time we cornered him, he simply destroyed the vessel and slipped away Because ere always a step behind, and he was the one in control of the battlefield"

The Master se"

Sunny frowned

Behind him, Cassie suddenly spoke:

"You… you want to lure hi us as bait?"

Welthe shook her head

"Not you, Song of the Fallen Just your companion He is the one Prince Mordret wants, after all"

The other knight chuckled

"He is the one who caused all this… isn't it only fair that he would be the one to end it?"

Pierce took a step forward and looked down at Sunny

"I don't knohy the bastard chose you as the final vessel, but fro your body above all others Why else would he have gone to such lengths to fra into our caed If we present an opportunity to possess you, he won't be able to resist"

The Master scowled furiously

"And this tiain So… you wouldn't ood, would you, Awakened Sunless?"

Sunny shi+vered and took an involuntary step back However, there was nowhere for hi the path of escape

"W—what if I do mind?"

Pierce sically lose her life at the hands of the escaped reat clan Valor and saving lives, of course And you will do as I say, anyway, only after a few additional… and very, very unpleasant… steps"

Cassie gritted her teeth, then shouted:

"Sunny! Don't do it!"

In the next irl fall silent A drop of blood rolled down her neck

"Quiet…"

Sunny froze, as if not knohat to do His eyes darted around the cha to save hi he could use — only the two Masters and the ten Echoes, all ready to pounce at hi

"I… I…"