Chapter 546: Exposed

"Stop right there!" The moment the flames died, a figure stepped out from the shadow of an ancient tree. Dante Easton's heart tightened, and his feet halted. The others in the squad jolted as well, turning in unison. A middle-aged man emerged slowly from the darkness. He wore the robes of a Cloude Temple elder, yet his aura wavered, unsteady and hollow. His face was gaunt, his eye sockets sunken, but his stare burned like a starving wolf's, locked onto Dante with hatred so thick it almost seemed...