On the contrary, Megahead was calm and unruffled. Waving a hand, he ordered, “Stop right there. I've got something to say.”
“Hurry up and spit it out. We haven't got the time to yak with you. I'll send you all to meet your maker when you've finished uttering your last words,” Gailen retorted.
“We're here to meet your Decanus, Mr. Apollyon. We've got something exceedingly important to report to him,” Megahead declared.
Gailen cursed, “F*ck you! You want to meet my Decanus? You haven't got the right to do so!”
“This matter is of great importance. It even has to do with the life and death of the Archfiends. If you don't allow me to see your Decanus, you'll have to bear the full brunt of the consequences. Of course, you can only offer your life as reparation if you can't bear the consequences,” Megahead threatened.
Still, Gailen didn't believe him.
“Nonsense! There's nothing in this world I can't bear the consequences of. Guys, get them! Show them no mercy!”
Gailen's subordinates rushed forward, their eyes bloodshot.
Megahead immediately instructed Hawkeye, Nash, and the others, “Protect me to get close to Gailen. To defeat a team, capture their leader first!”
“Understood!”
Hawkeye, Nash, and the others surrounded Megahead as they fought against the besieging enemies.
Protected in the middle, Megahead gradually drew close to Gailen.
When he was five meters away from the man, he abruptly leaped up. He stepped on Hawkeye's head and lunged forward.
With that, he soared five meters and struck Gailen right on the head.
Gailen had never expected Megahead to have the capability of closing such a great distance. Caught off guard, he fell to the ground, seeing stars.
Before he could gather his wits about him, Megahead had already held the dagger in his hand to his neck. “Everyone, freeze, or I'll kill Gailen.”
As soon as his words rang out, everyone present immediately stopped fighting and looked at Megahead with wariness on their faces.
“Duel with me openly if you dare, you b*stard, Megahead! What's so great about sneaking up on me?” Gailen hissed through gritted teeth.
“Cut the crap. Bring me to meet your Decanus, Apollyon, at once. Otherwise, I'll finish you off right here and now!” Megahead snapped.
Gailen clenched his jaw tightly. “You wouldn't dare. If you dare harm a single hair on my head, it's equivalent to going against the Archfiends. The Archfiends will go all out to attack your Contubernium. Everyone knows the Archfiends are the strongest among the dozens of Contubernia in the outer district. If the Archfiends were to target you, you'd all die without a doubt!”
Out of the blue, Megahead guffawed. “You said I wouldn't dare? In that case, I'll show you if I dare.”
After saying that, he severed Gailen's ear.
“Ah!” Gailen's cry of agony pierced the air, traveling far into the distance.
He's simply a lunatic, not bothering to consider the consequences before acting!
Terrified, Gailen didn't dare object further. He hastily agreed, “Fine, fine. I'll bring you to meet Apollyon. I'll do whatever you say.”
Megahead sniggered. “What a worthless creature! Lead the way.”
The Archfiends were the strongest Contubernium in the outer district. Their territory was also the largest.
They all walked for an entire hour before they finally reached Archfiends' base.
Archfiends' base was far more luxurious than Megahead Team's base.
A circle of trees formed a courtyard, and a row of cabins stood within the courtyard.
The biggest cabin in the middle was the grandest. It was the residence of the Decanus, Apollyon. The houses on both sides, on the other hand, were occupied by his team members.
The time to harvest spiritual water had passed then, so most of them were resting in the cabins.
However, the silence there was broken when the person on watch duty caught sight of Gailen returning with Megahead, with blood all over his face.
“Someone! Someone, come, quick! There's an urgent situation!”
Following his bellow, fifteen to sixteen burly men rushed out.
“What's wrong? What happened?”
“D*mn it! I'm going to rip you into pieces for disrupting my sleep!”
“Huh? What the h*ll happened to you, Gailen? Why is your face all bloodied? Who severed your ear?”
“Whoa! Isn't that Megahead? He's at odds with our Decanus, Apollyon. Apollyon can't wait to finish him off, and here he is, offering himself up on a silver platter!”
“Quick! Hurry up and convey this good news to him!”
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