The King Of Warriors novel (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 5256

Damian Zill had said to Jared earlier that day, “Got problems? Call me.”

Now felt like the perfect time to cash in that promise.

“Damian Zill—do you know the name?” Jared asked quietly.

The man's face drained of color. “Damian Zill?”

Fear flickered in his eyes. Everyone in the surrounding provinces had heard of Damian—he fought, drank, and bullied beneath the protective shadow of his father, the lord of Yhuville City. Only fools crossed him.

Jared stepped closer, voice soft as falling snow. “He and I are buddies. Imagine how he'll react when he learns you cheated and threatened me inside his city. Do you truly wish to find out?”

Sweat beaded on the man's brow. Letting Jared walk would bruise Whispers Tower's pride, yet provoking Damian might well raze the whole building. He wavered, caught between ridicule and ruin.

Then, he clenched his jaw, forcing himself to sound braver than he felt as he barked, “So you know Damian Zill—so what? This is Swordmaster City, not his father's playground. Blood must answer for blood, debts must be paid. You killed someone, so you stay put. Either hand over your lives or cough up enough spirit-stones to cover the cost. Otherwise, forget walking out of Whispers Tower alive.”

He was clearly trying to keep from angering Damian too deeply while still salvaging a shred of authority, so he dangled compensation as a compromise.

Jared looked straight at the man, his voice low and even. “I'll say it again—I'm Damian's buddy. If you have any sense, return the one million you took from us, bow, and apologize. Do that, and maybe we walk away quietly. If you refuse, when he arrives, he'll level this dump. Damian's temper is wicked, and he'd think nothing of tearing your rickety tower down brick by brick.”

“You dare threaten me?” The man's face darkened. He told himself Jared was only using Damian's name as a bluff—if he backed down now, he would look spineless.

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