Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 2312

Crippled Williams hurriedly got down on one knee and answered the mystery man respectfully, “Master, I've brought you strong men in their prime. Please have a look.”

Sole Wolf and the others could clearly sense someone sizing them up.

“Not bad, not bad at all. Well done, Crippled Williams,” praised the hoarse voice in satisfaction.

Crippled Williams was thrilled to hear that. “Thank you, Master! I'll keep up the good work.”

“Good. You'll have your reward as promised. I'll even throw in a little extra this time. Now, get them out of here and wait for the metamorphosis to complete before sending them back here.”

“Yes, Master!” Crippled Williams responded immediately.

It was only after the voice disappeared for a long time did he slowly and cautiously rise to his feet.

“Very well. You guys have brought me good luck. It's been a while since Master last commended me,” he uttered with a satisfied smile. “Don't worry. After you're dead, I'll be sure to send flowers to your grave.”

Then, Crippled Williams took out a bell from his pocket. “Let's go. Follow me!”

As soon as the bell rang, Sole Wolf instinctively hopped forward.

Huh? Furrowing his eyebrows, Crippled Williams sized up Sole Wolf curiously.

Immediately, Sole Wolf and the others got nervous. D*mn it! Has he figured it out already? How can that be? I don't think we've given ourselves away, have we?

Zeke's voice sounded in Sole Wolf's mind. “Why did you hop?”

“I'm supposed to do that when Crippled Williams rings the bell,” responded Sole Wolf.

“Who told you that?”

“That's how they do it on the television. You know. The zombie movies.”

“You're not a zombie. Why would you even think you're one? You can walk. Just do it like a robot.”

“All right. I got it!”

When Crippled Williams rang the bell again, Sole Wolf followed the man with a stiff gait.

Only then did Crippled Williams' suspicion subside.

Zeke had decided to come out of hiding and patiently waited where he knew Crippled Williams would pass.

Crippled Williams led Sole Wolf and the others out of the cave and down Golden Sands Mountain, going back the way they came.

They had only made it halfway through the journey when Crippled Williams noticed a figure ahead, and immediately, he tensed up.

Since this area is well-known to be off limits to outsiders, it's unlikely that anyone else would be here. There's no way that's an ordinary person, especially when they appear here and now.

Suspicion arose in his heart, and he called out warily, “Hey, who's there? What are you doing here?”

Zeke turned his head slowly, but Crippled Williams did not recognize him at first sight since he did not believe Zeke could catch up to them.

Crippled Williams was overconfident in the cursed parasitic worms, which were supposed to notify him immediately if Zeke had trailed him.

Since he did not get any notifications, Crippled Williams assumed that Zeke remained at the grave.

“Who are you? You look somewhat familiar,” inquired Crippled Williams curiously.

In response, Zeke smiled faintly. “Have you forgotten about me already? We've only been apart for a few hours.”

What? Crippled Williams could hear a buzzing sound in his mind as if a bomb had been set off in his head.

His eyes widened in shock, and he yelped, “We've only been apart for a few hours? Don't tell me you're Zeke!”

“The one and only!” announced Zeke with a nod.

How is that possible?

Crippled Williams exclaimed, “If you really did leave my brother's grave, his spirit would've notified me! What the heck went wrong? What's happening here?”

“I think it's time for you to drop the act, don't you? There never was a spirit. You just sent a cursed parasitic worm to keep an eye on me.”

Crippled Williams inhaled sharply and stared even more intently at Zeke. “How did you find out about the worm? Who are you, exactly?”

“You don't get to speak to me, so summon your master,” ordered Zeke.