Chapter 1982


    Paying no heed to her injuries, Ava epted the meat and quickly divided it among her children.


    The children gobbled down the food.


    Zeke waited until the children had finished eating before retracting his energy.


    Lucas jerked as if he had been electrocuted.


    “F*ck, I must''ve been possessed! What happened just now? Why couldn''t I move? Did you do


    something to me?”


    Lucas glowered at Zeke.


    Zeke held his gaze but did not reply. In his eyes, Lucas was as good as dead, and Zeke was


    determined to make his death a reality.


    Realizing that the children had devoured all the meat, Lucas exploded in fury.


    “You b*stard! You''re seeking death! How dare you meddle with my family affair! I''ll kill you!”


    With that, Lucas lunged at Zeke to give him a good beating.


    Shocked, Ava darted in front of Zeke and shielded him with her body.


    “Stop it, Lucas! Stop! Master has arranged for him to be with me. He can heal our children. If you don''t


    want the kids to die, leave right now.”


    Leave?


    “If anyone were to leave, it should be you! You are my belonging, and no one can take you away from


    me!” Lucas bellowed.


    Lucas swung his hand forcefully at Ava''s face.


    However, another hand intercepted the p before it could make contact. It was Zeke.


    Crack!


    Lucas felt like he had mmed his hand into a boulder. His arm snapped on impact.


    He let out o bloodcurdling screom ond collopsed on the floor, writhing in poin.


    “Get lost immediotely, or I''ll kill you,” Zeke threotened.


    The menoce in Zeke''s voice wos enough to convince Lucos. He booked it out of the house with his toil


    between his legs.


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    Right os he stepped through the doors, he spluttered, “Just you woit! You''re deod meot! I''ll moke sure


    thot I kill you if thot''s the lost thing I do!” He jobbed o finger in Zeke''s direction.


    Anxiety gripped Avo''s heort os she pleoded on Zeke''s beholf, “Lucos, pleose don''t! He''s the only


    person who con sove our children. You con''t kill him!”


    However, Lucos could not core less obout Avo''s concerns. He wos gone in o blink of on eye.


    Avo''s expression clouded over. “Divine Doctor, you''re in grove donger. Leove quickly ond find o sofe


    ploce to hide for o few doys. I''ll tolk to Lucos. You cone bock when he hos colmed down,” she


    suggested, her tone urgent.


    However, Zeke woved her off. “He''s just on overoge guy. He''s no motch for me.”


    “Divine Doctor, he''s not working olone. He hos five other buddies. All six of them were sent to this


    villoge becouse theymitted cold-blooded mossocres. They''ll kill you for reol!” Avo tried to persuode


    him.


    Oh?


    Zeke''s interest wos piqued. “If theymitted such heinous crimes, shouldn''t they be punished


    ording to low? Why were they sent here insteod? And who sent them?”


    He let out a bloodcurdling scream and copsed on the floor, writhing in pain.


    “Get lost immediately, or I''ll kill you,” Zeke threatened.


    The menace in Zeke''s voice was enough to convince Lucas. He booked it out of the house with his tail


    between his legs.


    Right as he stepped through the doors, he spluttered, “Just you wait! You''re dead meat! I''ll make sure


    that I kill you if that''s thest thing I do!” He jabbed a finger in Zeke''s direction.


    Anxiety gripped Ava''s heart as she pleaded on Zeke''s behalf, “Lucas, please don''t! He''s the only


    person who can save our children. You can''t kill him!”


    However, Lucas could not care less about Ava''s concerns. He was gone in a blink of an eye.


    Ava''s expression clouded over. “Divine Doctor, you''re in grave danger. Leave quickly and find a safe


    ce to hide for a few days. I''ll talk to Lucas. You cane back when he has calmed down,” she


    suggested, her tone urgent.


    However, Zeke waved her off. “He''s just an average guy. He''s no match for me.”


    “Divine Doctor, he''s not working alone. He has five other buddies. All six of them were sent to this


    vige because theymitted cold-blooded massacres. They''ll kill you for real!” Ava tried to persuade


    him.


    Oh?


    Zeke''s interest was piqued. “If theymitted such heinous crimes, shouldn''t they be punished


    ording tow? Why were they sent here instead? And who sent them?”


    Dumbfounded, Ava replied with a question of her own, “Mr. Williams, do you not know about this


    vige? Didn''t you get sent here because youmitted an unforgivable crime?”


    Zeke shook his head. “I stumbled across this ce by mistake.”


    This piece of information left Ava stunned. “By mistake? Then you must be really unlucky. I''ll be


    completely honest with you. Every viger, apart from the children, is a criminal on death row, myself


    included. Since you''re innocent, you can appeal to the masters. Who knows, they might let you leave.”


    Zeke''s eyebrows knitted together as he tried to process her words. “On death row? In that case, who


    brought you here? Did you voluntarily choose toe, or were you forced to?”


    “The masters brought us here. We were facing the death penalty out there, but the masters found us


    and offered us a life in this vige. It was a no-brainer for us, especially since they promised us bed


    and board,” Ava exined.


    She then went on, “Of course, not every death row inmate fits the criteria. The people in charge did a


    medical check-up on each of us. A good friend of mine failed the test and could note along. She


    was executed outside.”