Chapter 34 Taking Me as the Lord_1

Trust is mutual.

So is vigilance.

Link is guarding against betrayal by Elise and Monroe.

Elise and Monroe are also wary of Link's possible betrayal.

The human heart is not immune to temptation.

The human heart is also fickle.

Hence, it is safer to be extra cautious.

Elise did not hastily disperse the protective shield.

Instead, she first took out the control brain for the hawk from her bag to monitor the underground stealth operation area.

She affirmed that Link and his team entered into the underground operation and didn't come out.

Only then did Elise use violence to shatter the crumbling shield.

Hydration spells from the Water System and a return spell from the Wood System were cast on the unconscious people, easing the impact they had suffered.

Monroe was the first to wake up.

"What's the situation?"

After opening his eyes and feeling slightly confused, Monroe asked the first question,