Chapter 864: You Only Fell at Claudia's Hands

Dusk was approaching. A low, flat-roofed house stood under the faint moonlight, its front yard scattered with a few withered old trees. They swayed in the wind, casting eerie shadows in the dark. Inside the house, a man was suspended in midair, his limbs tightly bound with ropes, his head drooping lifelessly. With a loud splash, a bucket of scalding hot water was poured over his body, from head to toe. “Aaaaah!” The man screamed, his face twisting in agony. His skin looked as if it had been boiled, and bloody blisters quickly formed on his face. “Awake now?” A cold, hellish voice cut through the air, dripping with malice. Jared stood there in a plain black T-shirt, his broad back and solid chest faintly outlined in the dim light. His posture was straight and commanding, a leather whip in hand, his eyes radiating murderous intent. The man dangling in the room was Victor. Jared lashed out with the whip, and blood spattered instantly across its length. Victor couldn’t even cry out i