The Invincible Mercenary King

Chapter 840

Haylan appeared abruptly as if he had materialized out of thin air with no warning. He stood before Lawrence, his gaze fixed on the red–robed messenger.

The red–robed messenger’s expression changed, a mix of surprise and fear washing over his face. He quickly retreated, putting distance between himself and Haylan. His eyes locked with Haylan’s, disbelief etched across his features. “How did you find your way here?” he asked, his voice filled with incredulity.

The cave nestled deep in the snowy mountains, concealed from prying eyes. It was a hidden sanctuary far away from any human habitation, adding an air of mystery and seclusion.

he had set up numerous defense and alarm mechanisms outside the cave, which would

had appeared without triggering any alarms. The red–robed messenger was bewildered. “How is

clues and marks left

a drop of cooking oil was

Haylan’s finger. Then, he glanced at Lawrence, who was standing behind Haylan.

He fell onto the snowy ground, and let out a long sigh of relief, before saying, “Haylan,

seized upon the

his hand, he kicked away the stones on the ground and proudly said, “Everything I told you earlier was a lie. That so–called spirit gathering array is utter nonsense. I didn’t understand it at all. The reason I said all that was to exploit your weakness, to use your desire for power, and to fabricate a lie to buy time. Did you really think the cooking oil on me was only for defense against your cursed beetles? Well, you’re wrong. The cooking oil on me has a special fragrance that lingers in the air. By dousing myself in cooking oil, I naturally acquired that scent. As you took

snow and wiped off the cooking oil from his body.

my arrival. Deliberately dousing yourself in oil, deliberately allowing me to take you away, just so you could let Landon and Yvonne escape. Then, you fabricated the lie of the spirit gathering array, purposefully being slow in setting up the array, and asking me for the treasure. It was all a delay tactic to wait for