CHAPTER 408 SUBMITTING TO DARREN (PART TWO)

"Gerald deserved that. After all, he had previously done some awful things! And I will not take care of

him. It is Stark who has a really good relationship with him. I don't. As long as you don't kill me today, I

can even serve you as your body guard." Ethan bowed. He hoped to convey his submission and

respect to Darren.

"Darren, his confidence has been destroyed by you. I think it is not a bad idea for you to have a helper,"

Timothy mused, turning to Darren as he gave his friend advice.

"Oh, no, I don't think so. He is Darren's enemy and hates him with passion. What happens if he

changes his mind? How could Darren handle the situation if he suddenly attacked our friend in secret?

He is such an evil guy. Yes, at the moment he is bowing his head and making promises, but I don't

think he is a man who keeps his word," Abelard injected, disagreeing with Timothy. He was frowning in

displeasure at the mere idea of trusting a man like that.

"What you say is reasonable. Darren, what do you think?" Timothy turned to Darren with a questioning

look.

A few moments passed in silence, but in the end Darren didn't reply to Timothy. Instead, he spoke

directly to Ethan. "Just as my two good friends said, what if you change your mind at a later point in

time?"

"How could I dare to do that? Your legendary beast is even stronger than a three-star grand warrior. I

will definitely die if I try to stealthily attack you. I really mean it when I say that I can serve you. Please

give me this chance, sir." Seeing that there was a chance that Darren might say yes, Ethan bent over

even more. He even respectfully called Darren "sir" in the hopes of swaying the decision in his favor.

"All right. I will forgive you and you will not die by my hand now. You can follow me and I will see how

you will behave. If you serve me with sincerity, I will reward you." Darren finally agreed to what Ethan

was requesting.

"Darren, please consider it one more time," Abelard said to Darren in a low voice. Ultimately, it was

Darren's choice whether to trust that guy, but Abelard didn't want his friend to be harmed. Trust was

good, but it had a time and place, and this was not it, as far as he was concerned.

"I know what you mean. Don't worry about me. I am keenly aware of the fact that Ethan will attack me

later. He is waiting for a chance to kill me. But right now we are in need of a fighter. At this moment in

time, we can make use of him. Afterwards, I will surely kill him before he gets the chance to try to kill

me," Darren said to his two good friends without opening his mouth or anybody else hearing it. His

spiritual sense was very helpful in times like this when he needed to communicate something in secret.

As for Ethan, Darren was no fool. Just moments ago, when Ethan had promised to serve him, when he

had bowed down and submitted himself, Darren could clearly feel Ethan's intent to kill him. It was still

very present in Ethan's mind. It was obvious that such an evil guy like Ethan would never really serve

others willingly.

Hearing his words echo in their minds, Timothy and Abelard both nodded their heads slowly. They were

satisfied with Darren's reasoning and fully stood behind his decision.

"Master, do you really intend to forgive this lousy guy?" The Water Kylin turned to look at him as he

asked the question. Nevertheless, he made sure to keep pushing out his powerful aura so as to Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

suppress Ethan.

"It's okay. You can come back. Now that he is being sincere and wants to help me, I will not kill him,"

Darren explained to the Water Kylin calmly. He had an air of nonchalance about him, as if it was no big

deal.

"All right. I will follow what you say." The Water Kylin nodded his head once, briskly, and then turned

back to Ethan, "You weak ant! If you do even the slightest thing that breaks the promise you gave, I will

kill you. It will only take one single finger to let you die. Am I understood?"

The Water Kylin raised his voice at the end of his speech. He pushed a little more aura towards Ethan,

to give him a taste of his great powers and to further force his submission. Albeit slight, the power was

enough to bring Ethan to his knees.

"Yes, sir! I will try my best to protect my master. I will even give my own life!" Ethan made sure to

respond quickly. After hearing what the Water Kylin said, he submitted completely. There was still fear

gripping his heart as he bowed down, once again, to show his respect to both Darren and the Water

Kylin.

But in reality, at that very moment, Darren could sense the deep and strong desire that was buried in

Ethan's mind. It was a clear intent to kill. What a deceiving liar. It only served to reinforce his decision to

kill Ethan in the future.

"All right. Now I will give you a great opportunity to show your loyalty. Lie down on your stomach and let

me ride on you first," the Water Kylin quipped with a cunning smile and a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"Well..." Ethan was certainly not willing to do that. What a strange request it was in the first place!

Disgraceful. He turned to look at Darren with hope in his eyes. After all, Darren could stop the Water

Kylin and tell him that a gesture like that was not necessary.

"The Water Kylin is my most loyal guard. He is as important as my brother. In most cases, his words

are as important as what I have to say. So, aren't you willing to listen to him and do what he asks of

you? If you really want to be submissive to me, it is not a big deal!" Darren saw the hope on Ethan's

face and gave him his answer. He did so without any expression on his face. His tone was flat and

emotionless as well.

"Darren is right. The Water Kylin is an ancient legendary beast! He wants to ride you for a few days, but

you seem to not agree to that. We can tell now that you are not really intending to serve Darren!"

Timothy said coldly. Unlike Darren, his face was a storm of angry emotions, clearly showing his

displeasure at Ethan's refusal to fully submission.

"Now that he has made clear that he doesn't really want to serve you, Darren, you should kill him. Do it

now, so that you may not be hurt by him in the future," Abelard added with a smile on his face. Truth be

told, now that he knew what Darren was doing, the whole situation seemed amusing to him. He

certainly felt no pity for the man who had brought this upon himself.

"No, no! It is my honor to be ridden by the Water Kylin. Please, come, you can sit on my body." After

hearing what Timothy and Abelard had said, Ethan's heart rate spiked up again. The fear he felt made

his blood run cold. Quickly, before they could say more and make Darren change his mind, he fell

forward on the ground. His stomach landed on the ground and he quickly pushed up on his hands and

knees, without doubt looking like a dog. Ethan waited for the Water Kylin to come over and sit down in

order to ride him.

"Humph! That's more like it!" The Water Kylin's body became smaller and he finally jumped onto

Ethan's back.

"Okay. We have handled Oscar now. But I think the dangerous aura we sensed earlier belonged to a

powerful demonic monster. Everybody, keep being cautious! Water Kylin, can you scan the

surroundings and detect whether there is a powerful demonic monster here? The beast is otherwise

invisible," Darren requested with a serious look. Despite the whole ordeal with Ethan, there were still

other, more important things that needed his immediate attention.

Following Darren's words, the Water Kylin started to search the area around them at once. After just a

few seconds, he roared like thunder. The sound he emitted was so immensely loud that it made

everything around them shake. Not only that, hundreds of tall trees were simply broken apart by his

booming voice!