Even with the cultivation level of a Superior Legend, the fear of death was so potent and primal in Earl Octavio that he dared not challenge the four figures who now stood before him. Desperate, he tried to invoke the authority of Valhalla, hoping to drive them back with words alone.
But that only fueled the four True Depravitas' contempt.
The True Depravita of Wrath stepped forward, his presence blazing like a storm of hatred. His eyes burned with such intensity that the air around him seemed to ignite with invisible flames.
"I am Vlad Xaos, Duke of Graecia, King of the Xaos Kingdom, and I have come to set things right in the name of my Queen."
Vlad's voice boomed across the arena, echoing through the sky in all directions. Every Viking, from the stands to the farthest reaches of the coliseum, heard his words—and their hearts trembled.
