Chapter 673 (1/2)

Book 6, Chapter 65 – De Winter Reunion

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Since Inkspecter's run-in with Wolfblade, the 'Hand of Gehenna' had becoth of the unit had grown significantly in recent roup's leadershi+p had advanced Wolfblade and Abaddon had filed out their ranks with outside troops

Ravenous Tiger chewed on a bit jerky which he washed doith a h I had nothing to worry about – every day was about co, you lard-ass If not for us you'd be rotting underneath the ruins of your city Life ht not have been coot a bunch of new relics to show for it We're ten tih for you? In this world strength speaks Without strength to back it up, no one lasts long”

It was a young le piece of straw jutted fro him a lackadaisical appearance His hair was a dirty flaxen color and looked like it'd been cut by a butcher The back had been pulled into a haphazard braid His left ares but where itacross the skin But tattoos wasn't right, rather they looked like runes embossed on his flesh

Squall Rover raised his head He looked the same as he always had, except for a short beard that peppered his jaw What had changed was his presence, which had hardened from the vicissitudes of life The carefree, opti-since perished

Ravenous Tiger opened his mouth to respond when he was stopped by a ruckus from outside The room's occupants all looked at one another in silence, but what they were thinking was clear behind their eyes They shot to their feet and went outside to see as going on

A handful of their best lay on the ground in a heap In the center of the man with jet black hair, dressed in dark colors

Three-Eyed Spider and Raven et half a step before Cloudhaaved at the a dozen er tried to flee But the instant he turned his head, Cloudhaas there Fear gripped hi to life Cloudhawk paid theh the shells of h they were er's body A violent torrent of poas released

Dozens of the fat round, too wounded totoo far?”

As he spoke, the runes etched in his skin flickered to life Their power seethed fro black figure – Blackfiend, the Undying

The two had soed Squall's special puppet had become part of his hellion Arm

Once Blackfiend formed, both it and Squall rushed toward Cloudhawk They were fast, and together had destructive power to h Squall had grown strong in the intervening years, he was no match for what Cloudhawk had becoer Squall and Blackfiend crashed into a force field of pale white light

The strength of their attacks were reflected back toward the dolls Squall hit the ground in a heap and stoppedBlackfiend evaporated into mist

Only a very brief period of time had passed since Cloudhawk had entered the compound and already all of the Hand's members were dealt with While confident in their abilities and capable in most circu wasteland leader Not one of the his chest, Squall growled in anger “We're helping you Why are you shooting yourself in the foot? Are you crazy?”

“Helping me? Don't you dare spew that bullshi+t to erously cold grin “fuck, useless as you lot are what can you do?”

Squall scowled in anger and sha his head The difference between hireat – as distant as heaven was to earth

Two ures appeared When Cloudha him his pupils contracted into dark points “Well, what a surprise to find you here”