The next morning, the air in the inn room was still heavy with grief.
Feng sat beside Lina, who was quietly feeding their newborn. Suki was asleep in the corner, exhausted from crying the night before. Feng's eyes were calm on the surface, but the darkness inside them had only grown deeper.
Suddenly, he felt it again — the faint presence of the spy's projection orb, still active and watching them from a hidden corner of the room.
Feng turned his head slowly and looked directly at the invisible point where the orb was projecting the scene to the other side of the world.
He spoke clearly, his voice low but carrying absolute certainty:
"I have matters to take care of first — the King and the Goddess. After I am done with them, I will come to you all. Whether we become enemies or not… that will depend on all of you."
He paused for a moment, letting the words sink in for whoever was listening on the other end.
Then he turned back to Lina. He gently took her hand, his voice softening.
"The heroes are dead… but we are not safe yet. You and Suki must stay here. Do not leave the inn. I will go and kill the King… and everyone who helped kill our two children."
Lina looked at him with tear-filled eyes, but there was no hesitation in her voice when she answered.
"Be careful out there. Make sure no one survives."
Feng nodded once, his expression resolute.
"I will."
He leaned down and kissed her forehead, then kissed the top of their sleeping son's head. He stood up, adjusted the Adamantite dagger at his belt, and walked out of the room without looking back.
Lina watched him leave, holding their baby tightly to her chest, whispering a silent prayer for his safety.
Outside, the holy city continued its peaceful morning routines, unaware that the man who had once been thrown away by the Goddess was now walking out with murder in his heart and the power of an Ancient Evil God flowing through his veins.
The hunt for the King and the remaining forces of the Dragon Kingdom had begun.