Chapter 602 The Mystic Forest [Part 3]

Chapter 602 The Mystic Forest [Part 3]

Villain Ch 602. The Mystic Forest [Part 3]

Father^Alex's throat tightened, the lump within betraying the anxiety that pulsed through him. Summoning his courage, he shot back, "What do you want?" His words hung in the tense air, the beats of his heart reverberating through the chest. The absence of his main team heightened his vulnerability; if the villains deemed him a target, resistance would be futile.

The unusual nature of the encounter gnawed at Father^Alex's senses. No game announcements, no warnings—this wasn't a scripted event. It felt like an impromptu ambush orchestrated by the Devil Emperor himself. He recognized the sinister undertones.

Father^Alex's mind raced to decipher the motives behind this unexpected confrontation. Daily villain hunts were commonplace, but they were typically solitary endeavors or, at most, a trio or quartet. This orchestrated convergence, the overt mention of his name, fueled his apprehension.

A chilling realization gripped him: this wasn't just a random encounter. The Devil Emperor and his retinue had a specific agenda. Especially since the Devil Emperor mentioned his name directly.

The Vampire Queen shot Father^Alex a pointed look. "What do we want, I wonder?" she mused, a mockingly innocent tone underscoring her words. A sly smirk played on her lips, an ominous prelude to the impending revelation.

Her words were like a prelude to a malevolent symphony, and before Father^Alex could grasp the full weight of the situation, the Witch chimed in, her voice mirroring the mocking tone. "Your life, of course, Mr. Great Healer," she sneered, punctuating her statement with a derisive giggle.

'W-What?!' Father^Alex thought in shock. He hoped for more information but he didn't expect the conversation to turn bad in a snap.

Time seemed to hang suspended as the world absorbed the shock of this brazen assault. Father^Alex's group, initially poised for retaliation, found themselves ensnared by an invisible force—fear. The weight of the unexpected attack had a paralyzing effect, freezing their limbs in place. Even the carefree archer succumbed to the grip of trepidation.

Father^Alex's form staggered, the gravity of his wounds compounded by the insidious onset of the bleeding status. The red indicator pulsed ominously on his interface.

The Devil Emperor lingered, an imposing figure in the aftermath of his ruthless strike. The surrounding players, once passive observers, were thrust into an unforeseen narrative twist, grappling with the implications of an unscripted event that defied the rules they had come to understand.

A twisted grin adorned the Devil Emperor's face as he taunted Father^Alex. "Do you think I'll tell you?" The Devil Emperor's malevolent hiss reverberated in the air, a chilling accompaniment to his sinister smile. The words dripped with malice, echoing the cruelty of the unanticipated strike moments ago.

Up close, Father^Alex couldn't help but acknowledge the magnetic pull of the villain's aura—an unmistakable manifestation of the devilish ambiance that surrounded him. It was a presence that had intrigued many players, drawn to the enigma that was the Devil Emperor.

In response, Father^Alex, though weakened, summoned a smirk of his own. "I never expected that..." he admitted with a breathlessness that betrayed the gravity of the situation. Yet, a glimmer of pride infused his voice as he added, "But at least I tried." In the face of danger, there lingered a resilient spark of defiance.