Scarlett had already figured out Joseph''s weakness. She reached down and grabbed him below the belt, and Joseph gasped sharply,pletely dazed, instantly losing all sense of ce and reason.


    From that moment on, whatever Scarlett said, he nodded along without hesitation.


    Eric appeared silently, stepping out in front of them. Without a word, he pped Joseph across the face twice until his cheeks were flushed red and his mind was spinning, then began his hypnosis.


    Already a lust-driven fool, Joseph was no match for Eric''s mind tricks. His willpower was pitifulpared to Andrew''s, so Eric barely had to try before Joseph''s mind waspletely hijacked.


    With a singlemand, the suggestion was nted: poison the two Yeager elders.


    Thrilled, dazed, and with a lingering headache, Joseph eventually stumbled out of Scarlett''s house.


    Henry walked in with a slow p,ughing. "Ms. Driscoll, you''re something else!"


    Scarlett slipped on her fur coat and replied, "Mr. Fischer, everything''s in ce. All that''s left is the final push."


    Henry grinned coldly. "Exactly. Just onest push! The Yeager elders? Please. If I could take down Jerome, what are two old relics to me?"


    Scarlett rolled her eyes in disgust and suddenly said, "Mr. Fischer, feel free to stay. I need a shower. That little brat reeks. I feel like throwing up."


    Henry chuckled. "That punk from the Yeagers is lucky, though. If I could''ve scored someone like you at his age, I would''ve bragged about it nonstop."


    Eric cut in with a cold voice. "Disgusting."


    Henry did not care and followed him out with a smirk.


    Back at the vi atop Mount Zircon, Henry and Eric returned and sat on either side of Andrew.


    Henry nced at Andrew''s face, who was in a particrly good mood. "Tomorrow we''ll crush the Yeagers. Eric, you''ve done well this time. Say it... What do you want as a reward?"


    Eric remained emotionless. "I don''t want anything."


    Henry shook his head. "Come on, that''s not healthy. You keep closing yourself off like this... It''s not good for you. Once this is over, I''ll take you out for a break. Clear your mind."


    Eric dismissed him tly. "Not interested."


    Henry''s brow twitched, clearly irritated. However, he held it back and forced a smile. "How about I assign Andrew here to be yourpanion? You can use him however you want. He can take my ce when you''re in the mood to y."


    Eric gave him a side-eye and said calmly, "No thanks. His size is bigger than yours. I might startparing and lose interest in you altogether."


    Henry''s face turned ck. He nced at Andrew''s crotch, then scowled and stomped upstairs without another word.


    Finding no joy in lingering either, Eric stared at Andrew nkly for a moment. Then, he went upstairs too.


    Left alone, Andrew finally let out a deep breath. His patience was wearing thin.


    Henry and Eric, those two sick freaks. If shamelessness were a sport, the two of them would have been world champions. They really had the nerve to treat him like their personal toy.


    Andrew shuddered at the thought. Truthfully, he had been genuinely panicking for a second there.


    He did not fear a fight, nor did he fear death. However, he did fear being trapped between Henry and Eric''s twisted desires.


    Thankfully, tomorrow would be the end of it all. Everything was going ording to n, step by step.


    Henry and Scarlett thought they had sessfully lured the Yeagers into their trap, but in truth, the Yeagers were just waiting to bite back.


    The hook baited in blood was one Andrew had personally forged for them.


    Perfect.


    Feeling the burning me Surge energy within his energy core, Andrew had a hunch that this first level of Inferno Strike was bing increasingly full, and breaking through to the second level was not far off.


    Andrew was not in a rush for the second level, Volcano Smash, because being anxious would not help. You could not force progress with Heavenly-tier martial arts. It was not like drinking water; you could not just gulp it down.


    Martial arts training required taking things step by step. There were times when you could advance rapidly. However, those opportunities were rare and could not be forced, and they involved various chances and fortunes that could not be rushed.


    He slowly exhaled a stream of heat and returned to his practice, waiting for tomorrow''s decisive moment. Just then, a nimble ck shadow slipped in through the balcony where Andrew had exited during the day.


    The shadow moved fluidly with a slender, graceful figure, clearly a woman. As she approached, Andrew distinctly caught a refreshing, heart-stirring fragrance.


    What the hell? For a moment, Andrew was speechless. He wondered if a burr had broken into Henry''s vi.


    He remained perfectly still, observing the situation. Finally, the shadow approached him and pulled off her ck mask.


    "I finally found you, you troublemaker! I''m here to rescue you. Don''t make a sound ande with me quickly!" She grabbed Andrew and started dragging him toward the exit.


    Andrew waspletely stunned.


    It was actually Rowan!