Chapter 194: When the Dust Settled

A high-ranked fighter had gone down without so much as a struggle. No scream, no last curse. Fabian Farrell cut him down in a single, quiet stroke. It all happened so fast that Ruben Hartley froze where he stood. He stared at Fabian, who seemed to have clawed his way back from death, walking toward him with both forearms blazing gold, eyes blood-red and murderous. Ruben felt his heartbeat stutter, then stop, as if his chest had turned to stone. Fabian reached out and took the dagger from Ruben's...