Chapter 112 112: Acceptance

Only one question remained. If the key that could open the door wasn't here, then where was it?

"I can't wait for the key."

Lilith used the body of the man and her own blood to cast a spell on the massive door to blow it off. If there wasn't a key, then she wasn't going to use one.

The spell formation was completed. The man moved back, creating some space between him and the door.

Boom~

A massive explosion took place, shaking the entire place. Flames spread everywhere.

As the flames disappeared, the door came back into sight once again. Unfortunately, despite the explosion, the door was still intact. There was not even a single scratch on the door.

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Sitting in his cell, even Atlan felt the trembling of the explosion. He was sure it wasn't the work of any werewolf, and it came from not too far. There was someone who was nearby, and that person was trying to break something.

"First Castiel's arrival and now this... Someone is trying to break in? Is Castiel really here to free me? That shouldn't be the case. Knowing him, he would never come to save me unless he needed me for something."

"Could it be that it's finally the time that we all worried about...? I thought there was more time..."

Boom~

Lilith cast another explosive spell, this time even more powerful, which should've shattered a similar door to pieces but once again, the door was completely intact.

Seeing the intact door, Lilith realized that it wasn't going to work like this. The door wasn't ordinary. It couldn't be broken with spells. In fact, the door was even more firm than before, as if the explosion only worked to strengthen it instead of weakening it.

It was evident that the only way to get past the door was by using the key. Unfortunately, the question still remained... Where was the key?

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A small key hung around the neck of Razil, hidden behind his clothes which kept it hidden from the eyes of everyone. Moreover, since he hadn't transformed, the key hadn't been seen by anyone.

Razil had just offered Atlas an entry into the Kingdom where Lilith was to be treated. That was his best offer. According to him, Atlas could either take the offer and get an entry inside the Kingdom, or he could leave. There was no other option.

He wasn't going to allow him to hurt Zhang either since Zhang was a guest and he was under his protection. There was nothing else he could offer Atlas, and he made it clear.

He stood with his arms folded before Atlas, waiting for an answer, ignoring all the complaints from Zhang.

When Zhang arrived here, he had expected to hunt a Progenitor. He had everything that he could've needed. He had a precious hostage in the form of Lilith; he had the Werewolf King and his army in the form of an ally. There was no way Castiel could avoid being caught, according to him.

Unfortunately, his entire plan came crashing because Razil avoided a battle with Atlas, believing him more.

Not only that, but Zhang also lost his hostage, which further weakened his position. He had the confidence of catching Atlas if he fought with the help of Razil but alone, it was too risky. Moreover, it didn't feel like Razil was going to listen to him either.

His anger was evident on his face. Unfortunately, that anger was only being ignored. Today could've been such an amazing day for him if things had gone his way, yet they didn't. Not only could he not fight Castiel, but he also had to be in his company?

If he didn't need to wait to take Atlan with him, Zhang would've left this place in anger, going back to his own land, but he could only swallow his anger.

Even if he couldn't capture Castiel, he still had to take Atlan with him.

For a moment, Zhang even wondered if this was intentionally done by Razil? Was he doing it all to anger him? To him, it felt as if Razil wanted him to be so angry that he left without waiting for Atlan.

It was clear that Razil didn't want to hand over the custody of Atlan. If this was his scheme, then it was too obvious. Even Razil couldn't be stupid enough to invite Castiel inside his Kingdom after all.

Zhang glared at Razil. 'Fine. If that's how you want to play it, then it shall be. I'm not going to lose my reasoning to give you an excuse to keep Atlan. If you want that, you'll have to let the world see how shameless you truly are! I won't let you have any excuses!'

Since it was a game, Zhang decided to play the game as well.

"If what you're saying is true, I misunderstood your intentions. I thought you were here to hurt the innocents. Please accept my apology, Castiel."

Even if he hated it, Zhang apologized to Castiel. It was evident he wasn't going to have Castiel for now, but just for that, he wasn't going to let Razil have his way. Since Razil spoiled his plan, he also decided to spoil Razil's plan.

Since Razil wanted to invite a Progenitor inside his castle, he was going to let it happen.

A smirk spread across his lips, which he swiftly hid.

"It seems I let the past cloud my head, which made me doubt your intentions without first giving you a benefit of the doubt. I shouldn't have done that. You're right. It's time I left the past behind and focused on the future." He let out a sigh. "Please allow me to apologize by accepting Razil's invitation to enter the city. Please enter so Lilith can get the proper care she needs."

"Hmm?"

Razil was stunned at the swift change in Zhang. He had expected Zhang to storm off in anger since the biggest enemy of his clan was being invited in, but instead, he accepted that?

Zhang was partially right as well since Razil really wanted him to leave. One of the reasons he invited Atlas inside was to make Zhang leave. Even he hadn't expected Zhang to switch like that.

If there was anyone who was more stunned than Razil, it was Castiel! This guy was willing to fight to the death until a few moments ago, and now he was apologizing? What was this? Did he have a split personality or something like that?

"We accept the invitation!" Another shock came in the form of Lilith's acceptance.

She accepted the offer to enter the Kingdom for some reason.

Since she accepted, even Atlas did the same. He also said that he was accepting the offer to enter the Kingdom.