Gamble

Richard kicked the guard on the floor coldly, “Stop playing dead unless you want to be!”

The guard’s body shook as control slowly returned to him. Even though every muscle in his torso stung, he was overjoyed just to be alive. He immediately turned around and got up, trying to shake off the numbness of his limbs.

However, that would never happen. Cardiff’s guardian saint noticed that all of his power had been broken apart, his aura completely destroyed at Richard’s hands. Without a priestess of Noelene’s standard healing him, he would never cross level 10 again in his life.

Cardiff suppressed his anger and called out to Richard, “Who are you? How dare you harm my guard? Explain yourself, or this will not end well!”

Richard smiled softly,...