Seeing that Gui Ying and Xuanwu had also burst in, and with Zhou Fan's longsword remaining pressed against his neck from start to finish, the despair in Jannis's heart had reached its zenith!
He knew he likely wouldn't survive today's ordeal.
"Nether King, how about we make a deal? I'll tell you a secret—one concerning Black Demon, and concerning you—if you let me go." Jannis struggled to compose himself. He knew full well that the power over his life and death rested entirely in the hands of the man holding a longsword to his throat.
"Oh? Let's hear it, then." Zhou Fan looked at Jannis with keen interest, curious what so-called secret he could possibly reveal.
"The truth is, when you and your parents got separated on the streets of Paris all those years ago, it wasn't an accident. It was all orchestrated by Black Demon. He even anticipated that you would later lead a few people to defect from the training camp. For all these years, he has calculated every step you've taken!"
