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CHAPTER 178

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"I know. I know you wouldn't betray me without a good reason and now that I see why, I have no regrets." She nodded to Arctic then managed a pained smile on her face. "Now Zale, release them now! You have me, let them go."

"Hmm…" Zale placed his hands on his jaw in a thoughtful manner then his eyes shone with a dark glint as a wicked thought came to mind. "On a second thought, why should I let things be this way?"

"Zale?" Arctic called out his name in a threatening manner.

"You still do not know who call the cards here. None of you have the right to make any order. I choose who leaves and stays and right now I am not feeling as generous as before. Everyone stays."

"What?"

"Zale Anders!"

"Don't you dare!" Jade bellowed at him. "You made a deal, keep it, you monster!"

"Hahha hahahaa…Aren't you all cute. But let us be fair and think this way. Which of you would capture your enemy, I mean all of your enemies and actually let them go scot free?"

"You pig, twar." Asia spat on the floor at him. "I hate you and I curse the day you were given birth to." Hearing this, Zale walked over to where she was and slapped her hard across the cheek that her head turned to the side from the impact.

"Hmm, since none of you can choose, consider this my way of helping you guys. You all can just die here together when I am done with you."

"Zale, be honorable and keep your end of the bargain," Arctic tried to persuade him but even that didn't even work.

"Honorable you say? Haha haha where has been honorable gotten anyone? Where did it get her father? It would only lead you to your death. Are you prepared for that? Hmm…"

None of them could answer. He had proven it countless times that there was nothing honorable about him so why bother with him?

"Well I am not honorable as you all willing to die for each other and since you all are my enemies, I do not see any reason to show mercy, considering if I release any of you, you all would stage a comeback and revenge then I would be at your mercy. Do not think I am stupid Arctic."

"I won't let you have them."

"There is nothing you can do. You had already lost the game long before we started. The moment you agreed to my deal, that was the moment it spelt you had signed your doom alongside theirs. It would be nice for both father and daughter to die with their master. What better life than that? Thank me for my good."

"ZALE!"

"Too late to cry over spilled milk. You did not think I would think things through? I am not stupid you know. I am the heir of Anders group. Show me some more respect. Get him down too ad subdue him."

Immediately four guys rushed to him and began to fight with him but they seemed to have forgotten who their opponent was.

It did not take long for Arctic to have defeated them and was still ready for more.

"If they had defeated you then there would have been a flaw in your title as the one and only unkillable killer."

"Keep them coming and I would take them down as well."

"Hhehe. I guess I should be happy that I prepared well for that." He raised his hand and moved his index finger and his middle finger forward twice, an indication that several other men around should come down and fight.

Or that was what Arctic thought.

Indeed four more armed men with daggers, poles and chain rushed forward at him, ready to attack him.

However as Arctic took position, ready for the fight…

"Arctic, look out!"

"Look out!" Jade and Asia hollered at the same time. WHOOSH!

They had been on the lookout and they knew Zale would never play fair and just as they predicted while Arctic was distracted, one of his hidden men brought out his gun and shot the dart at him.

However before he could turn around, the dart actually made contact with his neck and he fell down on his knees as it paralyzed his legs instantly.

"No!"

"Arctic!"

It was as though their only hope had just perished. Both Jade and Asia really felt helpless right now. It wasn't because they couldn't get up and beat those guys, but the truth was that they did not even know where they were and their means of escape just yet.

Besides they were surrounded by gunmen who seemed to have come out of the shadows just at that moment, silently reminding them of the threat at hand.

"You see Arctic, I do not have time to watch your fighting skills, all I need is to make sure you wouldn't interfere when I kill her and then I would kill your daughter before your eyes then kill you too."

Saying those words, he made his way to Jade and smiled at her. She was tempted to call him terrible names but before the words spilled out, he punched her on the face.

"No!" Asia was the one left to watch the hurt that her most loved ones would go through because she failed to die. "Stop it."

"No, let him bring it on."

"My pleasure."

POW!

POOF! POW!

The beating continued till Jade's face began to bleed from the countless slaps and punch she received from Zale.

"Stop it, please. No more. Do not hit her anymore. Hit me instead, Carry out your torture on me, please," Asia pleaded.

"No baby, just wait your turn. I would make sure to treat you nicely after I make both of them in a stated worse than yours."

"You loser, have what it takes to fight me and not be a prick," Jade challenged him.

"I see that your mouth still runs. Bring out the electric chair, let us treat her like the heiress she really is."