Chapter 279

"Huh?"

General Jenkins and Jade stared, stunned, as Bloodbeast suddenly dropped to his knees. They exchanged bewildered glances. What was he doing? He had been perfectly fine a moment before; why was he now kneeling? Was he saying a prayer before torturing him?

Compared to the others' surprised expressions, the skinny man looked terrified, his face drenched in cold sweat. As a student of the Executioner, he couldn't be oblivious to the true meaning of the kirin tattoo. In the entire world, the black kirin tattoo was one of a kind, a symbol of power.

No wonder that person looked familiar. No wonder he dared to call the Executioner by his real name. This person was the Kirin of the Rhys family, who had almost incited nationwide chaos ten years ago!

Shit! What kind of sins had he committed? He'd actually run into a harbinger of doom of this magnitude! No! He had to escape immediately!

"Mr. Bloodbeast, what's the matter? Are you hurt?"

Seeing the skinny man's knees buckle, General Jenkins rushed over to help him up.

"F***, it's all your fault!" Bloodbeast exploded, slapping General Jenkins hard across the face.

General Jenkins staggered back, nearly losing his balance. "Mr. Bloodbeast, why? Why did you hit me?" He cupped his stinging face, bewildered.

"Why did I hit you? You should be grateful I didn't slaughter you! What did I ever do to you? If you're so fucking suicidal, don't drag me down with you!" The skinny man kicked General Jenkins to the ground, grabbed his bag, and fled, leaving his torture tools behind as if he'd encountered a ghost.

"Huh?" General Jenkins was again dazed. What had scared Bloodbeast—the infamous ruthless killer—into fleeing for his life?

"How did things turn out this way?" Jade's eyes widened in disbelief. She had initially thought Bloodbeast could help her get revenge. Instead, he'd run away before even using his torture tools.

Chapter 279

What was going on?

"Punk, what the hell did you do? How did you manage to make Bloodbeast spare you?!" General Jenkins glared fiercely at Dustin. He'd been too far away to hear their conversation.

"You have me tied up; what could I have possibly done?" Dustin asked.

Since Bloodbeast was Albert's student, it was no surprise he recognized the kirin tattoo on Dustin's back.

"Hmph, that had better be the case!" General Jenkins glowered. Turning to Jade, he whispered, "Jade, this bastard seems to know the dark arts. Are you sure he's a nobody?"

Bloodbeast's departure was too strange; he was suspicious.

"I've already looked into him. He's just a small fry, a former live-in son-in-law, now a parasite leeching off the Harmon family. We don't need to be afraid of him," Jade said confidently. The Grant family's influence had made investigating Dustin easy, confirming his lack of a powerful background.

"Well, that's rather strange," General Jenkins said thoughtfully.

"Don't tell me you're scared?" Jade frowned. "Considering your status, don't tell me you can't handle that pipsqueak?"

"Don't be ridiculous. As if I'm scared of him!"