Chapter 346 Frightening
Shawn, completely baffled, stared at Raven Valor. He wondered, ‘What’s she talking about? Zach’s Devourer Starcard should still be inside him. An Innate Starcard is permanently bound to its owner and useless to anyone else, even if stolen!‘
As Shawn struggled to understand the situation, Cassian and Hiemaly escaped the Indigo Training Ground members and appeared nearby. Their pursuers had intended to force Shawn into helping them capture the duo, but upon seeing Raven and Shawn, they stopped in their tracks, completely shocked.
Their blood ran cold. What was happening? Their invincible, godlike Shawn was lifted into the air by his neck. They couldn’t see the woman’s face, only her back as she held Shawn by the throat. But the aura around her was unmistakable–a suffocating, razor–sharp sense of danger.
“Mr. Alford!” One of the middle–aged instructors from the Indigo Training Ground broke from the stunned silence, his voice tight with worry as he instinctively shouted.
His expression darkened as he turned to Raven, snapping, “Release Mr. Alford at once, or else—”
The instructor’s threat died on his lips as a silver needle pierced his forehead, killing him instantly. His body crumpled to the ground, lifeless as a puppet with cut strings.
The sickening thud of his body hitting the ground echoed around the arena, silencing the Indigo Training Ground members and sending a jolt of fear through the watching crowd.
Raven’s cold, emotionless stare sent chills down their spines, freezing them in fear. The sheer terror in her eyes was palpable,
With the Indigo Training Ground members silenced, Raven turned her attention back to Shawn, who was still trapped in her hold.
Shawn’s reaction made it clear he had no clue Zach’s Devourer Starcard had been taken by force. However, Zach wouldn’t have been in this situation without Shawn, making Shawn undeniably culpable.
Raven locked eyes with Shawn, her voice chillingly calm. “If my brother’s Starcard isn’t returned, everyone here will pay with their lives.” Though spoken with eerie composure, her words cut deep, striking fear into the hearts of Shawn and the others. Raven’s composure while taking a life had silenced any thought of defiance. No one dared to speak. Shawn, grasping Raven’s hand in an attempt to alleviate the pressure on his neck, turned stiffly to look at Zach, who lay lifeless on the ground.
Zach’s Innate Starcard’s sudden disappearance baffled him. Innate Starcards were supposed to be permanent and impossible to remove. While extracting a regular Starcard might be possible, an Innate Starcard would be useless to anyone else.
His thoughts were interrupted as a sudden realization struck him, his pupils contracting sharply.
Raven didn’t miss his slightest expression change, her eyes narrowed dangerously, and her hand tightened around his neck. “What are you thinking?”
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