Chapter 329: Siblings, King’s Power Talent

Chapter 329: Chapter 329: Siblings, King’s Power Talent

Seraphina Sullivan observed the young woman next to Arthur Vance. She was petite with a ponytail and had an almost student-like air about her.

At that moment, she was leaning against the doorframe, idly toying with a small pebble.

As she tossed the pebble, it instantly swelled to the size of a basketball, then shrank back to its original form at her command, over and over again.

The woman’s information then appeared.

[Name: Lilian Vance]

[Gender: Female]

[Level: Level 2]

[Professional Skills and Talents: Enlarge and Shrink: Can resize non-living objects (including some Energy constructs) within line of sight. The maximum/minimum size can reach ten times the original volume.

The scaling ratio is dependent on the target’s complexity, her own spiritual power, and her Level. Note: The Effect on living organisms is extremely weak or nullified.]

[Skills: Eagle Eye]

[Weaknesses: Same as her brother, Arthur Vance, she has a severe phobia of many-legged insects.]

’Arthur Vance, Lilian Vance... a brother and sister? And both of their Talents are so troublesome...’ A chill went down Seraphina Sullivan’s spine.

[Sealing Lock] was the bane of every Player.

Seraphina Sullivan now understood why Dexter Luther and the others were trapped.

’Even if you can’t beat them, you can always run.’

But now that she had seen their Abilities, it all made sense to Seraphina Sullivan.

And [Enlarge and Shrink] was far too unpredictable in combat. A rock enlarged tenfold and hurled at you, or your weapon suddenly shrinking—either could be fatal.

But when she saw their shared weakness, her gaze flickered, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

’Their weakness... is a fear of bugs? And many-legged ones at that?’

A "friendly" idea popped into her head unbidden.

’But now isn’t the right time to deal with them. Rescuing the others is the priority.’

However, something caught Seraphina Sullivan’s attention: the siblings both had a star-shaped mark in their pupils, which was very puzzling.

’What does this star mark represent?’

Then, Seraphina Sullivan noticed that inside the Ice Palace, most people had these same star-shaped marks in their pupils.

And without exception, all of them were thugs.

Just then, Sean Chandler, who was beside her, suddenly twitched his nose, interrupting Seraphina Sullivan’s thoughts.

He gently nudged Seraphina Sullivan and gestured deeper into the palace, toward an area where the cold air was thicker, but the guards were more spread out.

His sense of smell had caught the lingering scent of blood from Dexter Luther and the others.

Seraphina Sullivan understood that Sean Chandler had found them.

The two of them wasted no more time and quickly crept in that direction.

Along the way, Seraphina Sullivan saw even more harrowing sights.

There were ordinary people curled up in corners, groaning from being whipped; children with vacant eyes, hugging their knees in a stupor; and supervisors laughing brazenly and spewing vulgarities.

Beneath its magnificent and eerie exterior, this Ice Crystal Palace was a living hell, filled with oppression and bloodshed.

Seraphina Sullivan suppressed her Fury and finally neared her destination.

It was the entrance to a massive, naturally formed ice cave in the deepest part of the palace.

A blast of frigid air hit them in the face.

Just as Sean Chandler had expected, Dexter Luther and the others were indeed imprisoned inside the ice cave.

Aided by their invisibility, Seraphina Sullivan and Sean Chandler slipped inside without a sound.

The inside of the ice cave was more spacious than they had anticipated, and it held many more people.

Besides Dexter Luther, Morgan Brooks, and Matthew Dawson, there were also the unconscious Chloe Lewis and Crystal Lynn.

There were also seven or eight other unfamiliar faces, men and women, all looking listless and shackled to the icy rock walls with the same dark silver chains.

Among them were the friends of Kora Dawson and Charlton Jacobs.

Seraphina Sullivan’s [Eye of Resume] swept over them, and she discovered that without exception, they were all Players!

Their Levels were just generally not very high, mostly between Level 1 and Level 2.

’Why capture so many Players? To use as slaves? Or is there some other motive?’ Seraphina Sullivan grew even more suspicious.

As unstable elements and potential rebels, Players were usually much harder to control than ordinary people.

’Unless... he has a specific reason for needing to control Players, or he’s confident he can dominate them completely.’

Suddenly, Seraphina Sullivan recalled the stars in the pupils of the people here.

’Could it be related to that?’

She was about to signal Sean Chandler to destroy the [Sealing Lock] and free Dexter Luther and the others first.

But suddenly...

TAP, TAP, TAP...

The distinct sound of footsteps echoed from the cave entrance, drawing closer.

Seraphina Sullivan and Sean Chandler immediately froze, held their breath, and melted into the shadows.

Three figures walked in at a leisurely pace.

The one in the lead was a pale, androgynous-looking young man wearing an incongruous, vintage-style golden robe.

A faint, knowing smile played on his lips, as if he had everything under control.

Following closely behind him were the siblings, Arthur Vance and Lilian Vance.

Arthur Vance was half a step behind, his expression a mixture of reverence and fear.

Lilian Vance trailed behind and to the side of her brother, curiously sizing up the "prisoners" in the ice cave.

’The big boss is here!’

Alarm bells screamed in Seraphina Sullivan’s mind. She immediately focused, locking her [Eye of Resume] onto the man the Vance siblings were following.

[Name: Jordan Quade]

[Gender: Male]

[Level: Level 3]

[Professional Skills and Talents:

1. King’s Power: Can consume a large amount of spiritual power to materialize an Energy scepter that symbolizes "absolute command."

When all of the following conditions are met, a compulsory command can be issued to a target, which they must obey unconditionally:

a. The user must remain stationary and cannot move.

b. The user must know the target’s full name.

c. The tip of the scepter must be pointed at the target.

d. The target must be within one meter of the user.

e. The command must be something the target can understand and is capable of executing.]

[Skills: None]

[Weaknesses: Overconfident, arrogant, easily angered, and overly reliant on his Talent.]

’King’s Power... a compulsory command?!’

Even for someone as experienced as Seraphina Sullivan, reading the description of this Talent made her blood run cold.

This Ability was basically a broken form of Mind Control. Once its conditions were met, it could instantly turn the tide of a battle or force someone into submission.

No wonder he could make a Player as strong as Arthur Vance so subservient.

’Clearly, Arthur Vance had been commanded by this Ability.’

’Thankfully... the activation conditions are incredibly strict!’

Seraphina Sullivan analyzed rapidly. ’Within one meter, stationary, knows the name, pointing with the scepter... As long as I prevent him from meeting those conditions, or interrupt him before he can activate it, the command will fail!’

Seraphina Sullivan was thankful she’d gotten this intelligence in advance, reaffirming the critical importance of information.

At that moment, Jordan Quade had already strolled over to the bound Dexter Luther.

He looked down condescendingly at Dexter Luther and, without any warning, viciously kicked him in the chest.

"COUGH!" Caught off guard, Dexter Luther doubled over in pain, coughing up a mouthful of bloody saliva.

"Have you made up your minds?"

Jordan Quade asked in his sickening tone.

"Or will you be smart, kneel and accept me as your master, and become my loyal slaves? If you choose the latter, you’ll at least get to live, and you’ll even receive my... protection."