Chapter 301: A Hair's Breadth from Death, A Heart Shattered

The world seemed to freeze. The sharp, metallic glint of the dagger was the last thing anyone registered before it plunged deep into Wally Yare's chest. There was no hesitation, no flinching, only the sickening sound of steel piercing flesh. A collective gasp, sharp and unified, was stolen from the lungs of the crowd. For one eternal second, there was only silence—a profound, deafening void where sound ceased to exist. Wally’s trademark smirk, the one that had infuriated so many and charmed...