Despair Part 1
Editor: Sparrow Translations
Once he was done speaking, Zhao Yao stole a quick look at the mission panel. Out of the maximum of 1,000 experience points, he had only chalked up 200 so far.
He narrowed his eyebrows. "This Faceless guy is unexpectedly resilient. I shall have to wear him down bit by bit."
An instant defeat would not enable him to milk this mission of all its worth. He theorized that the best way was to drive him deep into despair by repeatedly getting his hopes up, then dashing them every time.
In the meantime, the apostles in the hall were still trying to piece together what had happened. The Headless Horseman had taken them down so quickly that they were not too sure what he did. All they knew for sure was that he was incredibly powerful.
The greed and fervor in their eyes had transformed into fear and suspicion. No one dared to make a move even after all his trash talk. They were still recovering from the mysterious pain that jolted them awake.