Chapter 971: Chapter 552: Tearing the Firmant_2 Chapter 971: Chapter 552: Tearing the Firmant_2 “What, not so happy to see unscathed?”
Logan rarely joked, but his words struck at their hearts, none of them could muster a smile, looking at Logan with fear and wariness.
The clan leader’s face looked worse than if he had been crying.
“Lord Logan, don’t misunderstand, we, we…”
The clan leader tried to explain but found himself at a loss for words.
Logan didn’t interrupt him, instead, he stood with his arms crossed, leisurely watching as if waiting for him to co up with a reason.
But what reason could the clan leader give? He opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a single word, perhaps because he knew he was at fault, or maybe because of guilt.
“Young Master…”
In the end, simply being stared down by Logan nearly brought the clan leader to tears.
Logan blew on his fingers, his expression the epito of a Master’s composure.
“What, can’t think of a good reason? Want to help you co up with one?”
The words might have sounded like banter, but to the clan leader, they were like a death knell.
He “plop” knelt down, his knees softer than anyone else’s, taking his own people aback.
“Clan Leader!”
“Clan Leader!”
The clan mbers cried out in surprise, seemingly not expecting their leader to do such a thing.
It was embarrassingly disgraceful, anything else would have been fine, but why kneel?
Why? Of course, because he was terrified.
Ever since Logan had successfully descended from the Tree of Life and escaped its vines, the clan leader looked at him as if he were a demon, filled with dread.
“Yes, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have mocked you, this is all my fault, please show magnanimity and forgive this once.”
“And this Fruit of Life…”
Before Logan could finish, the clan leader cut him off.
“It’s yours, of course, it belongs to you, Young Master, how could we dare to hide it? The Fruit of Life is surely ant for you, we picked it all for you; I was only keeping it for you, I would never dare to take it for myself.”
Saying this, no matter how much it pained him, no matter how reluctant he was, he still carefully handed over the Fruit of Life.
“Here, Young Master, please accept it, it surely belongs to you.”
With each word, the clan leader felt as if his heart were bleeding.
This was the Fruit of Life.
A treasured item of the entire clan that was now out of their hands.
For so reason, seeing the clan leader’s distressed look improved his mood.
With a faint smile,
“Well, seeing that the clan leader is being so generous and sensible, I’ll accept it.”
As he said this, under the clan leader’s murderous glare, he took it directly.
The clan leader really wanted to snatch it back, but he lacked the courage and the strength.
What’s an item compared to saving one’s life? If Logan was displeased and decided to go on a killing spree, they had no chance of resistance.
“Alright, I have what I ca for, let’s head back now.”
Logan pocketed his dagger.
The clan leader’s eyes followed the Bloody Dagger, a glint of covetousness flickering briefly.
But a glance at Logan’s indifferent eyes quickly stifled that thought.
Better not, he didn’t dare to confront Logan, he didn’t want to die at all.
The last trace of greed disappeared, completely unshowed.
After returning to the town, they discovered it was in complete chaos.
Even the clan leader’s headquarters had been set ablaze, his people were busy trying to extinguish the fire, running back and forth with panic-stricken faces.
Seeing this scene, the Clan Leader almost passed out, extrely angry.
“What’s going on here? Is it because you’ve been careless? Why did it catch on fire? What are you fools even doing?”
You must know, his ancient ho was hiding quite a few treasures, and now that it caught fire, should those things be destroyed, his heart would ache to death.
Naturally, he caught his subordinates off guard with a barrage of scolding, showing no rcy.
The subordinates were tongue-tied, their faces showing tension and worry.
“No, no, it wasn’t us, Clan Leader, you’ve misunderstood, it wasn’t us.”
“What do you an?”
The Clan Leader slightly narrowed his eyes, sensing that sothing was off.
“Clan Leader, the branch family is trying to usurp your authority; they’ve started a rebellion to strip you of your rule. All of this trouble, it’s all caused by those damn branch families, and moreover, they’ve gathered quite a number of people and accumulated a lot of strength. Clan Leader, you must think of sothing fast, otherwise, they will eventually co here!”
“What?”
When the Clan Leader heard this, he was utterly shocked and deeply shaken.
He never expected that it would be that group from the Rebel Army?
And it was a revolt stirred up by the branch family, by one’s own people against their own.
While the Clan Leader was very angry, seeing his stronghold destroyed, he realized the fighting capability of these people was definitely no ordinary matter.
“Clan Leader, these people are utterly fearless, even daring to attack your territory. They were originally targeting you, but since you weren’t here, they destroyed the place and left. They’ll likely return soon; you must act imdiately!”
Hearing his subordinate’s words, the Clan Leader beca anxious as well.
“What, how could this happen? Why would this happen?”
Those people were coming soon, and they were coming for him.
The Clan Leader, looking at his few remaining subordinates, realized the overwhelming disparity and beca anxious without the luxury of anger.
“What to do, what to do? How can we fight them…?”
“Why did these people start a rebellion, is it because I, as the Clan Leader, did sothing wrong to them? Otherwise, why don’t you talk to their leader, if he’s willing to stop now, I can make him Deputy Clan Leader!”
But the subordinate just shook his head, bringing up the branch family’s perspective.
“No, it’s not that, Clan Leader, I’ve tried your thod too, but they claim to be fighting for justice. They, they say…”
Seemingly recalling sothing, the subordinate carefully glanced at the Clan Leader and then quickly averted his gaze.
The Clan Leader, desperate, urged him repeatedly.
“Speak, speak, what exactly did they say? Speak quickly!”
“They said that they can’t stand how you, the leader, use your power to oppress people, so they specifically assembled to overturn your rule, to replace it, to give all clan mbers a fair environnt.”
Hearing this, the Clan Leader’s face turned utterly cold.
Had it been over interests or money, it would be one thing, but he never expected dissatisfaction with his rule; in other words, these people targeted him directly.
Others might not suffer any loss, but he, undoubtedly, would not be able to escape it.
Now, the Clan Leader was truly afraid, both angry and scared, unable to find a solution, he had no choice but to ask Logan for help.
“Young Master Logan, I’m sure you have heard by now, I beg you to help . Those from the Rebel Army are already at my doorstep. If you are willing to help , I can give you anything, whether it’s the Fruit of Life, money, or power, everything is negotiable, I implore you to lend a hand!”
The Clan Leader was, at this point, resorting to any possible solution, having completely forgotten how he had just targeted Logan, even mocking him, even wanting to bring about his demise.
Now, for his own safety, he was imploring Logan desperately.
Such a drastic change was truly ridiculous to Logan.
In the end, he even let out a cold laugh.
“Heh, help you, why should I help you? Because you wanted dead before, or because you stood by before, treating as a tool to be used?”
Each sentence struck heavily on the Clan Leader’s heart.
He seed to want to explain sothing, but for a mont, didn’t know what to say.
“I, I, Young Master Logan, I was blind before, it was my fault. I apologize to you; I am willing to give everything. But this ti it is truly urgent, please help .”
The Clan Leader was a person who easily discarded his pride, so he could easily apologize.
He could even easily kneel.
It seed that dignity was utterly worthless when it ca to life and death.
Logan just watched him from above, looking down coldly, without saying a word.
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