The woman didn't answer the older man. Instead, her solemn eyes turned to Yizhe, who stood at a distance, still in a daze.
"If what you just said is true—if Kyle really defeated those dark beings that none of us together could even touch—then you know what must be done if we all want to live."
Her words finally snapped everyone on her side out of their stupor, the weight of their meaning hitting them hard. Yes—they had been searching for Kyle to kill him. If they didn't kill him now, it would be them who would die when Kyle regained his power!
She tilted her head as she noticed how everyone on her side fixated on the soul.
"Also… have you all forgotten?"
"Kyle stole a powerful treasure from the ancient temple. Shouldn't we take it back?"
Again, her solemn words struck a chord with many. Right—if they destroyed Kyle's soul now… wouldn't all of them be able to claim a portion of his strange power?
