The silence between them was heavy, filled with the weight of unspoken grudges, until finally, the Thunder Lord broke it. "What should we do with Max?" His voice was steady, but his eyes carried a sharp, calculating glint.
"What's there to discuss?" the Tower Lord of the Void Soul Tower snapped, his jaw tight, voice laced with venom. "He killed so many of our geniuses. One of them—a Heaven Rank genius—was the pride of my tower. I must kill him." The words were ground out between clenched teeth, the hatred in his eyes so deep it seemed to burn from the inside.
Thunder Lord's gaze hardened. "Kill him? It's easier said than done. Now that his potential has been laid bare for the entire Middle Domain to see, Hermes will guard him like a treasure. Max won't be allowed to stray far from his protection. Killing him now has become… extremely difficult."
