The Saint was training in isolation, so Ezra was the man with the most authority in Sicut In Caelo and every word he uttered carried weight. Even the other three highlords had to abide by his orders and were half a rank lower than him. Indeed, The Saint had been absent for such a long time that Ezra had already gotten used to being in charge of the organization!As it turned out, he personally brought Hayley to be tried, yet she had the audacity to disobey him. It was truly disrespectful of her!Hayley was supposed to be a criminal. Had The Saint not remembered their history together and shown mercy by sparing Hayley’s lowly life in the past, given his temperament, he would certainly have executed her. What was the point of keeping a traitor in the organization?Ezra was not planning on lowering himself to the level of a weakling like Hayley, yet her son that she had with a commoner in the outside world had become rather powerful. The b*stard was also so treacherous that he went a
He said coldly, “Whoever else wants to beg for mercy on behalf of Hayley, step forward.”His gaze swept past the crowd standing in the hall, but no one dared to meet his eyes. Even the highlords of the other three regions fell silent. There were some people who received Hayley’s favor in the past. Even though they felt that Hayley’s crime did not deserve death, they did not have the courage to speak. Offending Ezra at that point was asking to be killed.Ezra let out a grunt and said in a mocking tone, “Hayley, it seems that you’re a failure. You’ve been running the organization for so many years, yet no one is willing to beg for mercy on behalf of you.”Hayley’s face was frozen, and there was no way to tell what was on her mind. At that moment, Lysithea could sense that her skin was cold, her gaze was cold, and her heart was very cold as well. “Ezra, if you want to kill me, why do you have to make such a grand gesture? Given your identity, you could’ve just done so directly,”
He heaved a sigh. Even though he was very displeased by Ezra’s actions, he did not have the courage to disobey and could only hold himself back. He glanced at Hayley and could not help feeling pity for her. As the former Saintess, Hayley was a prodigy in martial arts too, having become a master fighter at a very young age. With time, she could have used her talents and the organization’s resources to make steady progress in her training and become an unbeatable fighter. She would have lived up to the expectations they had for her and earned the title of The Saintee. What a waste that Hayley strayed from her path by venturing into the common world, marrying a normal man, and having his child.Ezra grunted and began to count to three. Meanwhile, Hayley had spoken, “I plead guilty.”She looked as if she had exhausted every ounce of strength she had to finish her sentence. Her gaze lost its brilliance in an instant, and her tears stopped flowing. It was as if she was nothing more t
Everyone had clearly heard it.All of them trembled, anticipation and awe could be seen on their faces. They bowed down without the slightest hesitation and called out, “His Majesty, The Saint!”Loudly and clearly, they said the name over and over again, shaking the hall until it hummed with echoes. Ezra’s expression changed drastically as well after hearing the voice. There was respect and admiration in his expression, and he hastily bowed his head. It was none other than The Saint, Caelum Caesar. Actually, he had not shown up physically but had merely projected his voice.Even so, everyone there could feel The Saint’s magnificence, as if he was God Himself.The Saint was a being that permitted no offense nor blasphemy. If one were to describe Ezra as the king, Saint Caelum was God. However, there was one person who did not kneel down upon hearing The Saint’s voice. She did not show any devotion or respect. On the contrary, she expressed her resentment and rage. She was
“What?”Hayley was instantly stunned and had a huge reaction when she heard!“You told Zayn about this?”Lysithea nodded and said, “That’s right, Aunt Hayley. Under the current circumstances, Zayn is the only person capable of saving us.”Hayley was infuriated. Her body trembling with rage, she pointed at Lysithea. “Oh, Lysithea, you’re a fool! What you did is equal to asking Zayn to come so he can be killed!”Lysithea bit her lower lip and said, “But it’s the only way I could save you, Aunt Hayley. I won’t just give up that easily.”“You, you…” Furious, Hayley glared at Lysithea for a good while and felt the urge to scold her, but the words lingered on her tongue and she could not bring herself to do it. She heaved a sigh and said, “Did you ever consider that Zayn won’t be able to save us if he comes and will only end up dead alongside us?”Lysithea lowered her head, looking remorseful and ashamed. In truth, she considered many things before she sent the message to Zayn. He wou
“You… Who the heck are you?! What are you doing coming to Sicut In Caelo?!” asked the burly man with a questioning tone. He eyed Zayn with hostility and looked as if he would immediately attack should Zayn give the wrong answer.Naturally, Zayn was not startled by the situation. By coming to Sicut In Caelo’s headquarters that day, he was already prepared not to leave the place alive. “Here to see Lysithea,” said Zayn. The other burly man furrowed his brow and asked with a deep voice, “Who are you to Lysithea?”“A friend.” Zayn said, “Why? Will your highly respectable organization shut the door even on a friend?”The two guards exchanged glances and hesitated. They were very low-ranked members, so they did not have the authority to make a decision in such a situation. Thus, they would have to ask their superior and turned their eyes to another spot…Soon, an old man appeared out of thin air. He was the Tier-3 master fighter who had been monitoring Zayn for a long time. The two
Showing no hesitation, he turned around and ran!He wanted to return to the headquarters as quickly as possible so he could report Zayn’s arrival to the others. His speed was considered very fast. Before the eye could see, he had moved back ten meters in one second.Nevertheless, Zayn was even faster.He followed him almost as soon as he dashed off, staying close behind the old man. Silent as a shadow, quick as a cat, it looked as if Zayn had not moved at all. Both he and the old man seemed absolutely motionless. Hence, the two burly men had only seen Zayn take a step forward casually, yet he had already arrived behind the old man. He made a move by reaching for the back of the old man’s neck and said with a bright smile, “Why are you running away so quickly, could it be that you’re attempting to send word to the others?”The old man heard Zayn’s voice right next to his ear. The distance between both of them was already less than half a meter. He could feel a shiver down his sp
Once again, the old man was terrified. Zayn was overwhelming, and he could see the image of Ezra Sword in him…“Don’t kill me, I’m begging you…” the old man pleaded with him piteously. Zayn took a deep breath and slowly relaxed his tightly clenched fist. Zayn left him because he knew the old man would not live long in any case.From there, he hurriedly walked into the place with long strides.There was no telling what sort of advanced methods and technology Sicut In Caelo used. The entrance to their headquarters was obviously right in front of him, yet he could not see it with his eyes. He could only depend on his consciousness detection to locate the door. As soon as he walked through, Zayn could sense some kind of resistance that was subtly repelling him. It was an intriguing feeling. However, the force was not very strong and Zayn strode inside. As soon as he entered, he saw a totally different scene. He could see that the weather was spring all year long with a pleas