Lind had imagined a lot of scenarios when finally confronting the Bastard. Hostages was very high on the list but the sheer scale of it left him numb.
Not only were the people with him still in grave danger if he let up even a little bit, people he thought safely tucked away in the Divine World could be at his finger tips.
The Bastard would not give him time to get clever but he was missing something. The floor array was one thing but using Cyntilla and others as a threat was desperate. Why were there not more already?
He had the time, so why just her? Was it because it would narrow his vision? It worked but it also was a mistake.
She was in pain but her eyes looked at him. They needed no words.
{He is weak. He is afraid, find the opening!}
Lanbao had no eyes but she was not panicking. She was calmly looking out of the sphere at him. She was ready to die again to stop the Fiend.
