Chapter 309: The Fated Showdown

The jungle air, thick with the metallic tang of blood and the humidity of the tropics, felt a world away. Lambert stood on the tarmac of a hidden military airstrip, the roar of a stealth transport’s engines washing over him. The information extracted from the Shadow Serpent Sect’s camp leader had been a lightning bolt, galvanizing the highest echelons of the Dragon Kingdom's power structure. Uriah stood beside him, his usual serene demeanor replaced by a gravitas that seemed to weigh down...