Chapter 560: A Stupid, Senseless Act!

Magnus Lapham never saw it coming. A single palm strike sent him flying. His body sailed backward like a kite with its string cut, then slammed hard into the courtyard wall. Boom! Cracks spiderwebbed across the bricks. Pebbles rattled down in a shower, dust bursting into the air. Magnus slid off the wall and collapsed onto the ground. Blood erupted from his mouth in a violent spray. His face had gone paper-white, his lips tinged purple. His chest heaved erratically, his gaze unfocused. He clutched...