<h4>Chapter 2171: Chapter 2171: ck Line</h4>


    "Are you really unaware of the unspoken rules in here?"


    Hill Leocadia spoke angrily, "Fighting is one thing, but murder is off-limits. If you win, I’ll vanish for over a hundred years. Those are the rules, and whoever breaks them bes everyone’s target."


    "Then why didn’t you mention that when you were hunting me down?" Julius Reed raised his hand, smashing the butt of the gun against Hill Leocadia’s face, "When you tried to kill me, you were really going for it."


    "You’re an anomaly. Because you don’t y by the rules, you must die," Hill Leocadia replied with anger in his tone.


    Bang!


    At that moment, a loud noise erupted from outside.


    Outside the window, everything suddenly turned pitch ck.


    "What’s happening?" Aron Jackson looked at the darkness outside, surprised, "What’s going on now?"


    Hill Leocadia did not speak.


    He knew that help had arrived.


    After waiting and waiting, the person sent to save him finally arrived.


    This punishment was unbearable.


    "Be careful." Julius Reed didn’t move, silently observing the window.


    Soon, the ckness outside turned blood-red.


    On the ss, it seemed as if blood was trickling down, sliding bit by bit.


    "Why does this scene seem so familiar?" Julius Reed squinted, resting his chin in thought.


    So familiar.


    Moreover, the air had suddenly turned bloody.


    Extremely pungent.


    It felt as if many people had died, transforming into a sea of blood.


    Bang!


    Suddenly.


    The ss shattered, as if smashed into pieces.


    A figure emerged from the sea of blood.


    "Master, long time no see," the neer said with a smile.


    "Long time? We just met earlier," Julius Reed raised his gun, speaking coldly, "What, here to rescue someone?"


    "Rescue. This is my partner, I can’t let him just die." Pranay Martinez stopped less than three meters from Julius Reed.


    Blood continued to flow through the windows into the room.


    Ayer of blood water appeared on the floor.


    This blood water was very viscous, almost dried up, spreading continuously.


    "Today, I must save him. Master, the entire Copper Sparrow Tower is already inside Skilid City. If you don’t want mutual destruction, hand him over to me." Pranay Martinez did not make a move, but quietly waited for a response.


    He had spent considerable time with Julius Reed and somewhat understood each other.


    "You’re threatening me?" Julius Reed ced his hands behind him, holding a gun with a smile.


    He wasn’t angry; instead, he found it amusing.


    Skilid City, actually enveloped him here?


    "Your Skilid City is quite audacious, trying to contain me, Julius Reed?" Julius Reed looked up, as blood began to appear on the ceiling as well.


    The pristine ceiling started turning red.


    "There’s no choice; Hill Leocadia is quite important to me. How about you let him go?" Pranay Martinez asked with a negotiating tone.


    "Negotiation before action?" Julius Reed questioned.


    "Negotiation before action." Pranay Martinez extended his hand, giving a slight p.


    Outside the window, a group of people entered one by one.


    There was Marthew Abernathy and some faceless ones.


    "I can’t guarantee anything today, and it’s not a threat to you. But you, Master, know very well," Pranay Martinez said with a grin, "If I were to go on a killing spree, and just dy you a bit, you know the loss others would cause here."


    "Isn’t this still a threat? It’s already pointing a finger at my nose, mate, you’re too audacious." Julius Reed raised his gun, aiming at Pranay Martinez, "Do I have no face?"


    "Then I’ll give you face." Pranay Martinez waved his hand, and the people behind him set up a tableden with food and drink.


    "Consider this meal an apology from me," he said as he flicked his sleeve and sat on a chair, "Bring the wine!"


    "Have a drink."


    Julius Reed sat opposite Pranay Martinez, picking up a ss. "So, what exactly is that thing?"


    The "thing" naturally referred to the pocket watch.


    From the looks of it, Pranay Martinez and Hill Leocadia seemed to know exactly what it was.


    "I know about the watch, but didn’t dare to use it. There was originally an inscription on the wall, just a few words, and I spent centuries to decipher what it meant." Pranay Martinez lifted his ss, "Brother, you saved me once, you should know that well was slowly consuming me."


    "I know, Osher Reed caused quite a bit of trouble by using your body against me," Julius Reed nodded, knowing that Pranay Martinez used Osher to escape his control and regain freedom.


    "Let’s not say much, here’s to you," Pranay Martinez raised his ss, clinking it with Julius Reed’s, and downed it in one go.


    "On that well, there was also an inscription. Roughly said, greed will cost you your life. Unfortunately, I couldn’t resist the temptation, almost saying goodbye to you forever." Pranay Martinezughed self-mockingly, "On the wall where the pocket watch is, there are words. Roughly meaning, time can give you everything, but time can also take everything away. Everything in this worldes with a price."


    "Later, I did some research. Those who have used the watch would experience bacsh. I assume you’ve used it; take a look at your arm." Pranay Martinez picked up a pair of chopsticks, pointing at Julius Reed’s arm, "See if there’s a ck line."


    Julius Reed rolled up his sleeve, indeed finding a faint line.


    But it wasn’t very noticeable.


    "What does it mean?" he asked, pointing at the ck line.


    "Once this ck line reaches your head, you’ll go insane," Pranay Martinez tapped his head with his finger, "So, better let me have it."


    "How many times? Until it happens?" Julius Reed asked again.


    "Four or five times, I guess. The previous owner of the watch hid it here before dying, possibly hinting at this." Pranay Martinez picked up a piece of beef, savoring it, "But don’t worry, as long as you don’t continue using it, it won’t spread."


    Beside them, Hill Leocadia was dumbfounded.


    What was this supposed to be?


    Weren’t they here to fight, to rescue him?


    How did the two end up eating together?


    The imagined battle that turned the sky dark did not ur.


    The two sat peacefully, quite interesting.


    "Alright, take him away. If I happen to go insane after a few more uses of that watch, that thing is naturally yours." Julius Reed stood up, grabbing Hill Leocadia and brought him before Pranay Martinez.


    "Take him away. If there’s a next time, I’ll destroy your Skilid City." After finishing, Julius Reed drew his gun, aiming it at Hill Leocadia’s ear.


    Bam!


    A gunshot rang out.


    "Ah..."


    Hill Leocadia screamed in extreme pain as a bullet pierced his ear.


    "Leaving a mark, for safety," Julius Reed pushed him, waving him off, "Get out."


    "Thank you."


    Pranay Martinez cupped his fists, dragging Hill Leocadia along the window, and left.


    The bloody scene disappeared, everything returned to normal.


    He held out his hand, observing the ck line, lost in thought.