An Understated Dominance

Chapter 1424: Backlash

“The creatures I raise require regular feeding with the owner’s essence blood. Over time, a certain connection is established. Once they succeed, I can immediately sense it,” the man in black robes explained.

“That’s quite mystical,” Isabela raised an eyebrow.

“This is occult knowledge. Someone like you, a young lady from a wealthy family, naturally wouldn’t understand its mysteries,” the man in black robes said, feigning profundity.

“If there’s a successful connection, what if it fails?” Isabela asked again.

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, the man in black robes furrowed his brow slightly.

Was this woman deliberately looking for trouble?

“How could that be?” Owen quickly intervened, sensing the tension. “Isabela, don’t overthink it. Master Hudson’s occult knowledge is exceptional, and his methods are foolproof. There’s no way he could fail.”

“Just in case. I mean, what if,” Isabela immediately added.

“Hmph! There’s no ‘what if’!” The man in black robes’ expression darkened, and he said coldly, “As long as that kid isn’t made of metal and has no spiritual protection, he’s destined for a calamity!”

“I don’t understand all these things. I just want to know if there would be a response in case of failure,” Isabela persisted.

“You…”

in black robes was getting a bit

made of wood? Couldn’t

wouldn’t fail, yet she kept digging

Master Hudson. Isabela is just curious,”

pampered young

“Hmph!”

one gulp, and then slammed it onto the table. He said

kind of backlash?”

for three days,” the man in black robes

Isabela

that there would indeed be a response

now?” The man in black robes’ face looked

I was

“Wait…”

in black robes was about to say something when his expression suddenly froze. “I sense it now.

“Really?”

Isabela and Owen immediately became alert,

closer… It’s