Chapter 23 Edward: I'm Going to Humiliate Jason!

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The sound of chewing was incredibly clear.

Even the noise of the flames burning couldn't cover it up.

John and Brian heard it.

Edward, who was closer, naturally heard it too.

Even more so, Edward felt a deeper sensation.

He could distinctly feel his hand-staff slipping away from him.

Immediately, Edward stopped the flames, his expression anxious as he looked over.

He absolutely didn't want anything to happen to his hand-staff; after all, this was a high-grade item that could only be used through 'ritual,' and even the former Edward could only find three such items after exhausting all his resources.

Therefore, when he clearly saw that Jason, his body charred black, was chewing vigorously on what should have been the hand-staff sticking out of his chest, the color drained from the face of the once uncrowned king of Cherry City.

He pointed his hand towards Jason.

He hoped to use the power he had obtained through 'ritual' to bind Jason.

But it was utterly useless.