Sylvia and Laina couldn't be certain whether Lyndon had been turned into a puppet.
Thus, Sylvia approached Lyndon with a look of displeasure, saying, "Mr. Andrews prepared this feast as a reward for us. What gives you the right to stop us from drinking?"
"I don't care. A curfew's a curfew! You can do whatever you want when you leave, but right now, you're in the King's residence!" Lyndon declared sternly.
Shuffling forward in a seemingly drunken manner, Sylvia grabbed an empty bottle and attempted to attack Lyndon with it.
However, Lyndon didn't move at all.
At the same time, Hendrik, who was standing behind Lyndon, knocked the bottle away.
"We don't care who you are! We're going to do whatever we want! We'll only leave if Mr. Andrews tells us to!" Sylvia shouted.
She didn't intend to continue testing Lyndon. From the earlier exchange, she had already noticed Lyndon's somewhat empty gaze.
After hearing what Sylvia said, the members of Life Force joined in heartily.
"You're right! We're not leaving until we've finished all the booze!"
Hendrik was taken aback. Did the members of Life Force truly think they could do whatever they wanted just because they had accomplished a mission?
Brimming with hostility, Hendrik decided to teach them a lesson.
"Oh? Are you ignoring the curfew?" Lyndon said icily.
"Don't be such a fucking buzzkill!" Sylvia shouted.
Lyndon flicked his hand, and over a dozen guards rushed over.
Just then, Igor Dunn, Jett's mentee, hastily came forward.
"We're all on the same side here. We didn't know about the curfew here at the King's residence, so now that you've told us about it, we'll cut our feast short. Let's all calm down, yeah?" Igor said.
He knew that if it came to blows, the members of Life Force might not be able to take on the guards.
While speaking, he approached Lyndon timidly.
However, Hendrik immediately kicked Igor, who flew several feet backward before slamming against the wall.
After taking in Igor's pathetic state, the members of Life Force immediately shook their heads. They all thought Igor was too weak.
They would much rather follow Sammy's orders instead. All eyes were on Sylvia, who was disguised as Sammy. The moment she gave the word, they would immediately attack the guards.
Meanwhile, Laina also sensed something amiss about Lyndon and the way he spoke.
It felt like he was acting as someone else's mouthpiece instead.
"Who gave you the authority to attack him?" Laina confronted Hendrik.
"This is the King's residence! I have the authority here. You should already be thanking me for not locking all of you up!" Hendrik scoffed derisively.
"Let's stop wasting our breaths. We're all fighters here. Let's deal with this our way. What do you say?" Laina said condescendingly.
Hendrik came over to pick on Life Force, so he was thrilled by Laina's suggestion.
"Sure! That suits me just fine!" Hendrik declared with a grin.
"How's this? We'll have a one-on-one fight to see who's the better fighter!" Laina said.
She had her reasons for making this suggestion.
Laina wanted to cause a scene among the members of Skyarch Palace. That way, they could sneak Lyndon off amid the chaos.
She was certain Lyndon knew what had happened in the King's residence.
After hearing her suggestion, Hendrik felt even more cocky.
Raging Blade would not lose in a one-on-one fight.
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