Chapter 1282


    Henry and Li slipped through the city amidst the darkness. The sounds of footsteps behind them


    caused them to keep moving forward.


    The way Li saw it, if they stopped running and got caught, they would have to face the punishment


    of Radiant Ind.


    For Henry, the members of the Alvin League and the Recluse Association would appear and


    surround him if he stopped running.


    A hot pursuit unfolded amidst the darkness of Steel City.


    Atop the tallest building in the whole of Steel City.


    Alvin was in a bathrobe and held a ss of red wine in his hand. He stood in front of a huge floor to


    ceiling window. From there, he could overlook the entire city. The silhouette that slipped around in


    the darkness could not escape Alvin''s eyes.


    "Do you enjoy games of cat-and-mouse like these very much?" Sloane was in a revealing


    nightgown. She leaned onto Alvin from behind and looked at the chase that happened down below.


    Alvin swirled the red wine in his ss and shook his head, a smile formed across his face. "I''m not


    interested in a game of cat-and-mouse. I just like this feeling of stepping on those who used to act


    so high and mighty before me."


    Alvin said as he pulled Sloane by her arm and pushed himself against her.


    Sloane let out a gentle moan.


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    Alvin breathed heavily, a strong desire to conquer her shed in his eyes.


    Within a narrow alley in Steel City.


    "It''s a dead end!" Li looked ahead with a troubled expression. They had nowhere left to run.


    The many footsteps behind them sounded closer and closer.


    A group of people in ck scary masks and ck clothes, simr to those of the Reapers, but the


    difference was that the fangs on their masks were longer, which represented greater ambition. They


    approached the corner where Henry stood.


    "Let''s fight back!" Li inhaled deeply, looking at how Radiant Ind did things. If she went against


    their rules openly, she would have no choice but to die anyway.


    Henry remained silent. He had been allowing the Qi in his body to flow. Unfortunately, his injury still


    made him unable to use his divine will of the destruction.


    As they listened to the approaching footsteps, Li was ready to strike at any time.


    "Hey, when did the Reaper change their outfit? Howe I never noticed?" An aged voice sounded


    from the darkness. A figure appeared with his hands sped behind his back, he walked towards


    Henry and Li. This figure had its back to Henry, and had no intention of turning back to look. It


    looked only ahead.


    At the corner of the alley, a ck- d Reaper appeared. He held a sharp de and had visible


    killing intentions.


    At the same moment, more and more Reapers appeared. There were no less than 100 of them!


    "Fighting is banned in Steel City. Has that rule been changed?" The old man''s voice sounded again.


    Although his back was hunched, there was still a domineering tone in his voice. His face was


    wrinkled and his eyes were slightly closed.


    The Reaper at the very front stopped at the sight of the figure, then all of them saluted in unison and


    greeted him, "Greetings, Lord Peze!"


    The man who appeared in front of Henry was Old Peze, who guarded the ind.


    "You''re using the Nightwalker de. What is the meaning of that?" questioned Peze.


    "We have orders from the king to kill two men," the man in the very front replied.


    "Orders from the king?" Pezeughed. "Which king allowed killing within the Steel City?"


    The first few Reapers looked at each other, and then one of them said, "Its..."


    Peze suddenly opened his slightly closed eyes and said in a harshly, "Do you really believe that


    Radiant Ind is no more and only the Dark Ind remains?!"


    Peze''s voice echoed like a bell.


    The hundred or so Reapers were all shaken. They feared Peze more than they respected him. After


    all, they were the most trusted subordinates of Alvin, and were nothing simr to the previous


    batches of Reapers from Radiant Ind.


    The Reapers from before had all been gradually reced when Alvin came to power. Those who


    possessed the ck cards and made the underground world tremble in fear with their existence


    were nowpletely left in some city and took up jobs like clerks, a pre-school teachers or


    doctors...


    Peze spoke once more. "Radiant Ind has a rule. Fighting is prohibited within Steel City. Anyone


    who breaks this rule shall not be spared! Now, f*ck off!"


    The hundreds of Reapers did not say anything, but none of them retreated.


    "What is this, are my words useless nowadays?" Peze lowered his right hand, and caught a scalpel


    that shimmered coldly slipped out of his sleeve.


    The throat of the Reaper in the lead moved obviously, showing that he was swallowing saliva.


    "Lord Peze, we were only following orders. We have no intention of offending you. We shall leave


    right now." the Reaper in the lead spoke, then turned and waved his hand, signalling for all of them


    to retreat.


    Atop the building, Sloane bent down and looked at the incident below, then sighed and said, "Looks


    like today''s game of cat- and- mouse has been forced to end earlier than expected. Ah, after all, this


    ce is still known as Radiant Ind."


    Alvin snorted angrily, his eyes were red, and he moved irritably as he spoke. "It''s that old fart again!


    One day, I will show him that this ind already has a new master!"


    In the alley.


    The Reapers retreated. Exhaustion showed on the aged face of Peze. He put away the scalpel in


    his hand and shook his head slowly, but still did not turn around.


    Since all the way back, Henry was the great King of a region in the eyes of Peze. Since then, he


    had always regarded himself as a loyal servant. At that moment, he would not turn around, because


    in the eyes of Peze, Henry was the King of Hell who looked down upon the world, such a great king


    should not be seen by his subordinates in such a pathetic state.


    In the recent days, Peze watched everything that happened on Radiant Ind. He also knew


    everything that had happened, but he was really unable to do anything about it. He was old, and his


    age restricted him from fighting like he used to in his younger days. He could only try his best to do


    whatever he could. He had already done his best for that night. If those who hunted Henry and Li


    had been men of the other two forces, he would be of no help, even if he gave his life here.


    Peze muttered on, but it sounded like those words were meant for others to hear.


    "The darkness has fallen, thest few rays of light are gradually disappearing. In fact, there are


    times when you don''t have to live such a tired life. No one said that you had to take on such heavy


    responsibilities, it is you who carried too much on your shoulders."


    Peze''s figure began distancing gradually.


    In the corner of the alley, Li was still shocked, and Henry remained silent. The moment he first saw


    Peze, he could clearly see that Peze was much older than he looked, although he could only see


    his back. It was not his body that had aged, but his spirit.