Chapter 563

At this point, the Dragon Brigade, the state government, and the Nine Great Ascension Clans had all assembled. They were ready to trap and eliminate Frederick and Willa.

Willa surveyed the area, her face growing paler. She had never felt such overwhelming fear and pressure before.

Just the hundreds of Savant Grandmasters nearby was enough to crush her a hundred times over! And that didn’t even account for the enemy forces closing in from all sides!

“Willa,” Frederick said, suddenly grasping her hand tightly, “do you trust me?”

“What?” Willa was still in shock.

“Close your eyes.”

Frederick uttered each word slowly, and his gaunt face was filled with a cold, menacing intensity.

Willa shivered, realizing what he was about to do. She instinctively gripped his wrist, her voice trembling with worry.

“Will you die?”

Frederick shook his head. “I don’t know.”

“Don’t die! Promise me you won’t die!”

Tears began to flow uncontrollably from Willa’s eyes. Frederick, seeing her cry for t