My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2224

Underground, the news of Diloth's defeat reached them.

"Diloth is dead," Zirconia stated calmly.

"Oh? There's no need to report that to me," Ruin replied indifferently.

Zirconia glanced at the sapling beside her. It had begun to bloom and bear fruit. It was just that the fruit was still green and unripe.

"But the progress is sufficient now." Zirconia sighed again.

"What's this? Are you actually feeling sorrow over the death of a subordinate?" Ruin asked with a touch of disdain.

Zirconia opened her eyes and glared at Ruin, then said, "Do you see me as someone that cold-hearted?"

"Who knows?" Ruin responded nonchalantly.

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At Central District, Malvol also received the news of Diloth's death.

"If that's the case, then let's go!" Malvol pointed toward the sky.

Suddenly, a puppet appeared by his side. It was Diloth's original body that was now completely under Malvol's control.

Malvol absorbed Diloth's body and unleashed an incredibly terrifying aura.

Clint and the two other elders were nearly overwhelmed by the sheer power.

"What on earth happened to this guy?!" Clint muttered in shock, watching as Malvol's power level skyrocketed.

Clint rushed forward to stop him but was flicked away by Malvol's finger as if he were nothing.

Clint coughed up blood as his demonic power started to cool down. Both of his energy sources were nearly depleted.

Just as Malvol was about to deliver a fatal blow to Clint, Nash arrived.

"These are just ordinary people… This is bad…"

At that moment, Dante spoke up.

"Don't panic, Mal. Look, there's a thread attached to their backs. With your throwing knives and my swordsmanship, we can definitely sever those threads and free them."

Mallory praised him, "You're truly a master!"

The two then wielded their weapons and weaved through the crowd.

Just as Dante had predicted, the threads could only be cut by extremely sharp weapons. The Divine Blades and the sword techniques from Dante's sect were more than up to the task.

Before long, they succeeded in cutting all the controlling threads.

"Mr. Dante, you're amazing!"

"It's nothing. We should be thankful to the one who guided us here. It seems they're well aware of the abilities of these people. Thanks to that knowledge, we managed to handle this with ease. Let's make the most of our time," Dante urged as they continued their mission.