Chapter 1198

Before the system could select its first victim, Shannon called out, "Leah!" Leah, who had been teaming up with Benji Gold to place all the hanging victims back to the ground, swiftly returned to position upon Shannon's call. "I'm coming!" While speaking, she extended a hand, grabbed the system's chosen victim away from it, and stuffed the soul back into its rightful body. The system was mad. The living soul belonged to it! It was the fruition of its effort! Just as it prepared to withdraw its help as a sign of protest, Shannon coldly threatened, "Continue your work. Otherwise, I'll finish you before the Blood Fiend." That was a blatant threat, something the system could do nothing about. The black smoke around the tortoise's body surged violently in an instant. Then, it turned its head and, with a vengeful force, continued to pull out more souls. As each soul was retrieved, the enormous form of the Blood Fiend gradually shrank. Alaric gritted his teeth, still chanting incantat