hotmtlnovel Chapter 1054 Reverese Extortion
Chapter 1054 Reverese Extortion
Chapter 1054 Reverese Extortion
Despite trying to, the princess couldn't read Rex's mind.
It was masked underneath the facade of chilling anger, and there was no guarantee that the civilized manner was the route he would take to handle this. Judging from the approach Rex took to kill Dorlus, there was a big chance that he would take the rough route.
Since he spends little to no energy killing Dorlus, Rex is basically still ready to go again.
With his pack members in shambles, he lacked no motivation to attack.
Alerted, the princess saw Rex was about to take a step.
But the speed he exerted surprised the princess as the moment the heel of Rex's foot hit the ground, his body blurred and his crimson eyes reappeared inches away from her face. It was a move that completely caught the princess off-guard.
'He's only a lunar clone, yet he's this strong?' She gasped at the power of the new prince.
Making direct eye contact, Rex then said, "I'm talking to you, Iseldra..."
Upon hearing this, the princess frowned.
Not many Werewolves knew the real name of the Lunirich Gods, there were only a handful of Werewolves that were aware of one or even some divine names of the Lunirich Gods. Out of all of them—most certainly, none would dare to say the Lunirich Gods' name out loud.
However, this doesn't apply to Rex at all.
On top of saying the Lunirich God of Ice and Moon's name aloud, he said it with no regard.
Such bravery doesn't exist in the ancient era.
"Don't take her name lightly, Royal Black Prince!" the princess bellowed.
Reacting to her riled emotions, her pristine white gown flutters with deadly, icy power.
Swoosh!
But it didn't affect Rex at all, he wasn't threatened.
"I'm not talking to you, princess. Let Iseldra possess your body" Rex instructed demandingly.
Listening to this made the princess' expression darken, seeing that he was also taking her lightly. But in the next second, without her permission, a divine energy infiltrated her body, assaulting her with discomfort that made the veins in her neck bulge.
Rex watches this without a change in expression.
Eventually, the princess's eyes were opened again—now bore a completely different tone.
Her gaze now contains sharpness and regal authority of otherworldly powers.
"Such accusation is unsightly, mortal," She resumed, her voice tinted with an astral feeling to it, showing that it was not the princess talking but rather Iseldra herself. "I harbored not such feeble intent of exploiting your pack"
Upon hearing this, Rex puts on a sardonic smile, finding her a blatant hypocrite.
He didn't buy her words even for a second.
"If my memories serve me right, I came to your realm not too long ago with the intention to ask you for help. Regrettably, you didn't even let me speak and kick me out" Rex retorted, recounting the incident when he sought her aid. "However, when my pack was vulnerable, you decided to come and generously proposed them a deal? I may not know you well, but I am certain that generosity does not rank among your divine traits"
A moment earlier, Rex sensed that the others were in a fight.
Fearing that the Executor might already make a move on them, he quickly takes control of the lunar clone he left behind in the castle to go check on them. But he came to a surprise, as he saw Adhara, Flunra, and Kyran inside a temple.
Unlike what he asked them to, they left the city and went to a temple.
Not a regular temple, it seems, since it was completely filled with Ice and Snow energy.
Just from that alone, he knew that Iseldra was involved.
But Rex was not going to let her go after she exploited his pack this easily, he grabbed her chin and stopped her in her tracks. "Get your filthy hands off of me, mortal!" Iseldra roared, trying to swat Rex's hand.
However, Rex was quick to grab her wrist and pinned her to the wall.
"I'm not going to let you go after what you make my pack go through," Rex declared, a fierce glint in his eyes. He strongly pressed Iseldra against the wall and asserted, "Since you made the deal without me present, it's not valid. I'll introduce my condition: in return for awakening your princess, she must assist me in my fight with the Executor. Do we have an agreement?"
"Just you wait, Royal Black Prince. I'll make you pay f- Kahkk!"
"I said, do we have an agreement?"
Finding that Iseldra was still retaliating, Rex kneed her in the guts and strangled her neck.
Putting more strength into his hand, choking Iseldra in this mortal form, Rex said, "Make the princess vow an oath to her Origin that she's going to aid me. Forcing you to obey my wish would be impossible, but that doesn't apply the same to your princess"
"Unlike you, she's bound to the mortal world and can be influenced," He added sinisterly.
No matter how much he tries, there's no way he could force Iseldra.
But the princess, on the other hand, remained bound to the mortal realm, and an oath to her Origin would most likely be a foolproof method to force her to aid him. Rex doesn't want this exchange to end up like this, yet there doesn't seem to be another way.
Rex observed Iseldra's expression and found that she was still stubborn.
It didn't seem like she was going to accept.
Sighing inwardly, he elongated his sharp claws and poised them right above Iseldra's heart.
"Make your decision now, or I'll make your princess slumber again," Rex said with a menacing undertone, leaving no room for levity. "But this time, she will slumber for eternity. Know that if your resolve involves me not daring to do that, I advise you to reconsider,"
Stab!
Feeling a sharp pain, Iseldra's eyes widened, not because of the pain, but shock instead.
Looking downward, she could see Rex's claws were embedded into the center of her chest.
Also, she could feel his cold, steely claws grasping her heart directly.
Even though she wouldn't be affected by this, since she was possessing the princess' body right now—when she went out of this body, the princess would undoubtedly die. An event that she could not allow, not when the princess had only just awakened.
"Many Lunirich Gods are already opposing me, and adding you to that list is barely a threat"
Upon hearing this, Iseldra gritted her teeth.
Since she was controlling the body, she couldn't retaliate with her divine energy, or else she would evoke another backlash. But even then, she still smiled dauntingly, "Don't think for a second that my princess is weak, she could still break free, and you're just a lunar clone"
"Really...?" Rex whispered, clutching her beating heart tighter.
He couldn't father how stubborn Iseldra could be, but considering that she was the coldest in the Lunirich Gods' rank, at least in his opinion, he shouldn't be surprised. "Your princess had only awakened, and is probably still very vulnerable, seeing that she flinched at that Yule Moon-empowered Werewolf's final attack. But if you're so confident in her prowess, should we proceed and see how this will end?"
"If you are wrong, your princess will perish. As for me, well... it's inconsequential, isn't it? Just like you said, I'm only a lunar clone" Rex taunted, dismantling Iseldra's stubbornness, brick by brick, and the cracks were starting to show.
Rex has all to win in this bout.
Even if something did go wrong, Kyran is already recovering neatly, and can still fight.
In case he falls, he could protect the others easily.
Knowing that even if he loses against the princess, she will definitely be in her last breath, the threat of the princess exacting her revenge on the others is basically non-existent. Kyran will easily dispatch her then.
On the other hand, Iseldra has everything to lose.
It's not like she could instantly replace the princess if she dies in this battle.
Despite her reluctance, palpable to see in her twitching expression, Iseldra finally sighed and without saying anything, left the princess' body. She waved her white flag, "Hooh~ Leaving instantly out of embarrassment? I didn't know a Goddess could act cute" Rex muttered with a gradually widening grin.