Kyle could sense a barrier surrounding him. He had thought Chul-Soo had deployed the Absolute Barrier around only him because that was the best way the Swordsman could save as many people as possible.0

However, he realized he was wrong.0

‘It’s not protecting just me!’ Kyle thought. The Sword Emperor Unit’s men were vomiting, but they did not appear to be in danger. A few of them with high poison resistance had even recovered completely. 0

‘Did Chul-Soo cast Absolute Barrier on all of them? Then what about himself?’ Kyle looked at Chul-Soo but did not sense any trace of Absolute Barrier around him.0

‘No way!’ He thought that Chul-Soo had sacrificed himself to protect the Sword Emperor Unit. ‘Damn it!’ 0

Not many poisons could intoxicate warriors of the Sword Emperor Unit’s caliber just through the smoke. The poison had to be at least Snake King level. It could have been the legendary poison of the White Snake King, which was rumored to be in the imperial treasury. This led to only one conclusion.0

‘They were trying to kill all of us!’ 0

Kyle could not understand why the Imperial Palace would go to such lengths, but now was not the time to think. He had to think about their escape first.0

“Secure...0