Inside the dark, damp prison cell.
Scarface watched as Feral Bill knelt on the ground, looking utterly humiliated. His fierce face now carried an expression of submission that didn't match his usual persona.
Yes, he was scared.
Feral Bill had been a dark wizard since he was 18, and he had met plenty of ruthless people.
But a guy like Scarface, who would stab someone in the kidney without hesitation? That was a first for him.
"Boss, stop stabbing! I surrender!"
Seeing Feral Bill give in so quickly, Scarface sighed and withdrew his knife.
"What are you in for?" Scarface asked coldly.
To him, someone as big as a mountain like Feral Bill must have had some skills. The fact that he had the guts to act tough the moment he entered meant he wasn't just some random small fry.
Feral Bill hesitated, his face turning red with embarrassment. After seeing Scarface's impatience, he finally muttered, "Stealing women's underwear."
Scarface: "..."
It wasn't just Scarface who was speechless. Even Feral Bill himself felt like digging a hole and disappearing.
His mission was simply to kill Lester and leave.
So, he chose the lightest possible crime to get into Azkaban.
He had assumed that once he was inside, he'd be the big boss, and no one would even ask why he was there.
But to his surprise, he got exposed the moment he entered.
With no choice but to survive, he had to admit to his crime.
After his confession, the cell fell into dead silence.
Finally, Scarface, as the cell leader, spoke in a low voice, "Why are you really here?"
Being an old hand at this, Scarface immediately suspected that Feral Bill had entered Azkaban on purpose.
After all, there was no way someone would end up in Azkaban just for stealing underwear.
How many damn undergarments would he have to steal to get sent here?
So, Scarface didn't buy his excuse for a second.
Feral Bill flinched at the question, surprised by how quickly Scarface saw through him.
After a brief hesitation, he shrugged and said casually, "I'm looking for a kid named Lester."
Scarface's eyes flickered, but he kept a straight face. "Oh? You're after a kid? Tell me about it. Maybe I've seen him in prison before."
Hearing that Scarface might know Lester, Feral Bill's eyes lit up. He immediately began gesturing animatedly to describe him.
As he continued, he noticed the other prisoners giving him weird looks.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" he asked, suddenly feeling uneasy.
Something was off. The atmosphere in the cell felt strangely tense.
Suddenly, without warning, Scarface lunged at him.
Caught off guard, Feral Bill was tackled to the ground.
And that was just the beginning.
The other prisoners, who had been quietly watching, swarmed in and started beating him up.
"This guy dares to go after Lord Lester?! Get him!"
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Meanwhile, inside Lester's cell.
Lester jumped off his bed in excitement, startling the other prisoners.
Ignoring their frightened expressions, he focused entirely on the system display in his mind.
His system panel, which had been calm a moment ago, was now rapidly refreshing.
[Ding! Fear Value +1000 from Feral Bill]
[Ding! Fear Value +1000 from Feral Bill]
[Ding! Fear Value +1000 from Feral Bill]
[Ding! Fear Value +1000 from Feral Bill]
[...]
"Feral Bill?" Lester muttered the name.
When he had been scaring people before, he usually only got 100 Fear Value at most.
But this guy? He was giving him 1000 at a time!
That could only mean one thing—Feral Bill was incredibly strong!
Over the past few days, Lester had figured out that the amount of Fear Value he received was closely tied to the strength of the person providing it.
Decent fighters could give him about 100 per scare.
Average ones ranged from 50 to 100.
Luckily, since Azkaban housed only dark wizards, most of them had decent strength.
But compared to this Feral Bill? The rest were nothing!
This guy alone was worth a hundred prisoners combined!
In just a few minutes, he had already given Lester a total of 10,000 Fear Value!
This was a jackpot!
"I have to find him!"
Lester immediately jumped off his bed and activated his invisibility.
Although he could walk through walls without it, he didn't want to risk attracting the Dementors' attention.
So, before phasing through, he always made sure to turn invisible.
Once invisible, Lester placed his hand on the cell wall, whispered an incantation, and activated his Pass-Through Charm.
Moments later, he emerged in another cell.
As soon as he entered, he saw a group of prisoners surrounding and kicking someone on the ground.
"Stop!"
Seeing so many people ganging up on one person, Lester instinctively deactivated his invisibility and shouted.
Just now, he had already confirmed that the poor guy getting beaten up was his big fat sheep—Feral Bill!
Scarface and the others immediately stopped when they heard Lester's voice.
"Lord Lester, this guy was trying to mess with you—" Scarface started.
But before he could finish, Lester brushed past him and walked straight up to Feral Bill.
"Can this guy still be saved?"
Lester frowned, looking down at Feral Bill, who was barely breathing, his body a mess of bruises and blood.
This lump of flesh was so beaten up that Lester wasn't even sure if he was still alive.
After hesitating for a moment, Lester pulled out a small stone knife and stabbed him again.
[Ding! Fear Value +1000 from Feral Bill]
Feral Bill: "..."
He had been pretending to be dead, hoping the Aurors would come and break up the fight.
But out of nowhere—stab!
"Still alive!" Lester grinned after seeing the new Fear Value notification.
If he was still providing Fear Value, that meant he wasn't dead yet!
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