Chapter 1696

"I now know why you bring a slew of bodyguards around with you—and why they're that strong, too," Perseus remarked. He eyed the suited man calmly while shielding Hestia behind him. It was that damn Illuminated Order again! The suited man was pale as a sheet. His body trembled as he clutched the spot where his arm had once been. "And why is that? "Because you're useless," Perseus answered with a sneer. "Why you!" Despite being infuriated, the suited man dared not make any threats. He had brought eight bodyguards with him, but all eight were lying on the floor. With their limbs separated from their bodies, they were essentially useless now. Perseus had also made him drop his gun. "Who are you?" Perseus questioned. "Why did you abduct my woman?" Instead of wasting time beating around the bush, he grabbed his dagger back out of the pillar and began approaching the suited man. The latter's fate had been doomed the moment he decided to abduct Hestia. "He's Larry Cordova, Willard Smyt