My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 1994

Two men in black were talking at the array position. They did not seem to notice Nash.

Nash turned his head and took a closer look. He knew these two people very well.

"Arlo and Arlan Doom? Why are they still alive?"

Nash flew closer to the two of them.

At this time, Arlo took out a skull-shaped ring and summoned a skeleton horse surrounded by black fumes. With a snap of his fingers, the horse disappeared from the spot, leaving only a series of hoof prints that headed toward the border.

Arlan asked in puzzlement, "Why do we need to be so careful? Now that Nash and those guys are under the Illuminion’s scrutiny, why should we bother using the leader's horse to pick up those outsiders?"

Arlo looked at the traces in the ground. Sighing, he said, "You think I want to do this? We must use the horse so that no one will discover this stronghold. The leader's horse can hide all the true energy around it. The great elder has reminded us, so we can’t make any mistakes this time. We must be careful."

"Oh, how troublesome. What should we do with those soldiers?"

"Don’t kill them first, or the smell of blood will attract others. There's a barrier on the Northern Territory border. As long as there's slight movement, the barrier will be activated."

"Barrier? What barrier? Why haven't I heard the great elder mention it?"

"I just discovered it. There’s a special barrier set up by someone at the Absolute Divine Realm. Perhaps it's to protect this array position here. So, we can't kill any of those soldiers now. Let’s wait until the Illuminion gets here.”

"Oh, is that so? Okay then."

Nash heard the conversation between the two and knew that Zaafea was not lying. There was nothing Nash could do at the moment. This ability was like an out-of-body experience. He could not touch or hold anything. He did not even have any true energy left.

"No, I must find a way to stop them, but what should I do now? I don't know what's going on with Clint and the others either."

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Nash was standing in the center of the barrier. He looked intently at the top viewing platform.