Chapter 1001

The others also did fist-to-palm salutes as they huffed. “Leaving? I’m afraid you can’t leave once you’re here!” The old man waved his hand. The black-clothed man from before all raised their fists, radiating dangerously quiet auras. “You want to fight us when we have so many people on our side? Are you looking for death?” A bald man craned his neck to look at the old man atop the stage, his expression stony. “Hah. The people here should be pretty good fighters,” the old man said, smiling. “We’ll just kill those who can’t fight properly and take those that aren’t too bad as our puppets so that they can contribute to our society. Hah!” “Just hand the dragon scale over, you old fart!” Fane could not stand it any longer. He shot straight onto his feet and glared at the old man. “Heh. See if you can get it from me!” The old man chuckled, speaking with an impassive voice. “Since you put it that way, we have no choice but to take it from you by force!” Fane lifted his f