Chapter 816: Chapter 816 The Price Of Betrayal
"The method to remove the spirit binding technique?" Upon hearing this, Ms. Zackary couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
"Mason Raymond, so the higher-ups used the spirit binding technique on Mabel Sean. Hahaha! Even if you take her away, it’s useless! Hahaha!"
Ms. Zackary’s laughter was so piercing that my ears ached.
I frowned and said, "Can you stop laughing?"
Ms. Zackary sneered, "Mason Raymond, even if you take her away under the spirit binding technique, what’s the point?"
"Do you know how to break the spirit binding technique or not?" I asked impatiently.
Ms. Zackary looked coldly at me and said, "No, I don’t have the clearance to access the spirit binding technique."
"Even you can’t?" My brow furrowed deeper.
Ms. Zackary sneered, "On the surface, I am indeed a high-ranking member of the Capital City Martial Arts Association, but in their eyes, I’m worthless, not even a chess piece."
I remained silent, just as Ms. Zackary said, the higher-ups were the true power holders.
"Since that’s the case, I won’t waste any more of your time." I stood up, ready to leave.
"Wait." At that moment, Ms. Zackary stopped me.
"What, is there something else?" I turned and asked.
Ms. Zackary said seriously, "You... never mind, just go."
I scoffed, "Annoying old hag."
Leaving those words behind, I prepared to leave.
Just then,
A flash of light suddenly flickered in the room.
The moment the light appeared, a phantom figure materialized.
I had seen this figure before; it was the old man I had encountered at the entrance to the Second Secret Realm.
Seeing the old man, Ms. Zackary’s face changed instantly.
She dropped to the ground and said tremblingly, "Greetings, master..."
The old man glanced around and said coldly, "Mason Raymond? Why is he here?"
"I’ll go wherever I damn well please. None of your fucking business." I turned around and came back.
The old man said coldly, "Mason Raymond, you took Mabel Sean away, which is a capital offense. Do you know that?"
"I know your ass!" I couldn’t help but curse.
"Old man, let me ask you, do you know how to remove the spirit binding technique?"
The old man chuckled, "Whether I know or not, do you think I would tell you?"
I narrowed my eyes and said, "Old bastard, you just wait in the Second Secret Realm. Sooner or later, I’ll twist your head right off!"
It seemed the old man couldn’t be bothered to deal with me. He looked at Ms. Zackary and then at little Leticia.
"Ms. Zackary, what about the task assigned by the higher-ups? Why haven’t you handled it?" The old man said coldly.
Ms. Zackary’s forehead was covered with cold sweat. She said tremblingly, "Master, please show mercy. I treat Leticia as my own child, I... I can’t do it..."
"If you can’t do it, then we will send someone to eliminate him." The old man said coldly.
"No!" Ms. Zackary let out a sharp cry.
She hurriedly turned around and said frantically, "Leticia, take your bank card and run! The farther away, the better!"
"Ms. Zackary, are you going to betray the Capital City Martial Arts Association!" the old man shouted.
Ms. Zackary gritted her teeth and said, "I’m willing to die for him! All the mistakes are mine, Leticia has nothing to do with it..."
The old man’s eyebrows furrowed tightly.
He looked coldly at Ms. Zackary and said, "Do you really want to do this?"
"Yes, yes, I am willing to die for Leticia..." Ms. Zackary knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
Leticia, who was on one side, was already frantic. He said urgently, "What gives you the right to let my mother die! I’ll kill you!"
"Leticia!!" Ms. Zackary stopped Leticia with one hand.
She trembled and said, "Listen to your mother, go quickly, the farther away the better..."
The old man looked coldly at Ms. Zackary and said, "Since you are determined, I will say nothing more. This is your own choice, don’t blame me."
After finishing speaking, the phantom figure waved its palm, and a layer of black gas suddenly erupted from Ms. Zackary’s body!
It seemed to be a mark left by the Capital City Martial Arts Association on Ms. Zackary’s body, designed to prevent betrayal!
Accompanied by the explosion of the black gas, Ms. Zackary’s mouth let out a painful scream!
"Mother!!" Leticia seemed to go insane, holding Ms. Zackary tightly in his arms.
But no matter what he did, he couldn’t stop the spread of the black gas!
Along with the explosion of the black gas, Ms. Zackary’s flesh was gradually being destroyed!
"Mother!" At this moment, Leticia was like a helpless child.
He tried his best to use his body to block the spread of the black gas.
But it was all useless, and Leticia could only watch as Ms. Zackary’s body disappeared bit by bit.
"Leticia... run..." Ms. Zackary’s mouth struggled to utter these words.
In a moment, Ms. Zackary’s body completely turned into black gas and vanished into the air.
"Mother!!!"
Leticia knelt on the ground, letting out a heart-wrenching howl!
But the phantom figure was like an emotionless machine, just coldly snorting and slowly disappearing.
Leticia was half-kneeling on the ground, his face covered with tears.
His body trembled slightly, and because of excessive grief, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood!
Afterward, his entire body seemed extremely weak, lying limply on the ground.
I stood silently nearby.
Ms. Zackary was dead, which was obviously good news for me. However, at this moment, I couldn’t feel happy no matter what.
"The Capital City Martial Arts Association... really ruthless," I muttered.
"I’m going to kill them... I’m going to kill them..." Leticia kept repeating this sentence as tears mixed with blood covered his face.
I stood in front of Leticia and said softly, "Make yourself stronger, strong enough to make the Capital City Martial Arts Association disappear."
But Leticia, as if he were possessed, lay on the ground without saying a word.
I sighed slightly, didn’t say anything else, and turned to leave.
——
Ms. Zackary was dead.
News of her death quickly spread throughout the Capital City and even the entire Pyro Nation.
"This year’s Capital City Martial Arts Association really isn’t having a smooth time."
"Yes, first the black and gold robe was killed, then the purple robe was killed, followed by Sybil Cooper and Ms. Zackary. It’s really unbelievable."
"It seems that Phoebe Billy is going to officially take over the Capital City Martial Arts Association."
"You have to admire Mason Raymond; he really turned the Capital City Martial Arts Association upside down."
Everyone knew that Ms. Zackary was dead, but no one knew she was killed by her own people from the Capital City Martial Arts Association.
