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.

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

despite all the precautions, Haylan had appeared without triggering any alarms. The red–robed messenger was bewildered. “How is this possible?”

know? Of course, it’s because of the clues and

a drop of cooking oil

pupils of the red–robed messenger contracted sharply as he looked at the cooking oil on Haylan’s finger. Then, he glanced at Lawrence,

onto the snowy ground, and let out a long sigh of relief, before saying, “Haylan, you finally arrived. I was exhausted. If you hadn’t arrived, I don’t think I could have kept up

seized upon the key information

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

he spoke, he grabbed a handful of snow and wiped off the cooking oil

could let Landon and Yvonne escape. Then, you fabricated the lie of the spirit gathering array, purposefully being slow in setting up the