Dustin gave her an enigmatic smile. "Oh? You want to silence us? Can you really do that?" he asked.

"Why not?" Elisa looked at him icily. "Robin, Mr. Chad, I order you to kill Dustin and all members of Hell Hall in the name of the Wyatt family. Don't let any escape!" All were shocked. "All gang leaders," she continued fiercely, "either you kill them, or I kill you!"

She waved her arm. Whoosh! A group of people, dressed in special forces uniforms, appeared on the second floor, their submachine guns and machine guns trained on those below. Red laser points swept across the room. Except for Dustin and his group, everyone's face paled, including Chad and Robin. Neither had anticipated this.

"When I left the Wyatt family," Elisa smiled, "my aunt gave me a number—a direct line to Lannopolis's center of power. Did you really think I was relying solely on the Chandler family and the Lotus Sect?" Dustin was surprised. Elisa, often underestimated, possessed unexpected cunning. She had a backup plan.

Silence descended.

"The Waterbay Gang obeys your orders!" someone declared.

"The Resonance Gang too!"

"And the Clearriver Gang!"

As Elisa watched the pledges of allegiance, a smug smile played on her lips. "Aren't you going to kill him, Robin?" she called out.

Robin hesitated, then decided to act. He'd already crossed Hell Hall; he might as well fight. Darts materialized in his hands, thrown at Myst, who deflected them, momentarily distracted.

Meanwhile, Robin charged at Dustin, driven by a mixture of ambition and curiosity—to see the legendary King of Hades in action. As Elisa cackled, Robin lunged, thrusting his weapon toward Dustin's heart.

Just as Robin was about to succeed, Dustin clamped down on the knife's edge with two fingers, halting its advance. Robin, unable to push further, turned pale with terror. The rumors were true; Dustin was far stronger than most sovereign-grade fighters.

Clang! The knife shattered, its shards piercing Robin's neck, killing him instantly. Regret and fear etched upon his face, Robin collapsed. Silence fell over the hall.

"What?!" Elisa stared in disbelief at Robin's lifeless body. He was dead? He hadn't even touched Dustin! She couldn't accept it. She'd placed her faith in Robin, only to see him fall so easily. How strong was Dustin?

Elisa's face hardened. No matter his strength, he couldn't survive bullets. "Fire!" she ordered darkly.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bullets rained down from the soldiers above, a thunderstorm of lead.