Soon, a tall and burly man appeared in front of Alex. The man, Omar, was covered entirely in long hair like a wild man. The look on Andrew’s face stiffened when he saw Omar.
It was apparent that he knew Omar. Andrew knew for a fact that Omar was a brave warrior among the Werebears. Hence, it was surprising that the latter was subjugating himself to Alex.
“Mr. Alex, what can I do for you?” Omar asked with one knee on the ground.
“Someone’s broken in. Get some men and block the entrance. Do not let anyone break through the final Mountain Defense Formation,” Alex ordered. “Understood,” Omar replied.
With that, he gathered some men and left to carry out the order. Alex looked at Andrew and said, “Andrew, you tag along as well. The safety of your wife and children depends on whether you’re loyal to me.”
Helpless, Andrew could only trail behind Omar.
Right then, Joel had already led Jared and the others to the entrance of the ancient ruins. They were greeted by the sight of a deep, dark cave that extended downwards..
If it weren’t for the avalanche, locating the entrance would be akin to finding a needle in a haystack. “Since we’ve found the entrance, we can finally head inside,” Gilbert remarked.
He was the first to approach the entrance. However, a flash of bright light appeared when he got near, and the massive force of rebound energy threw him back.
Immediately after, they saw something resembling a glass cover, constantly shimmering with radiance while rows of runes flashed continuously.
“D*mn it! Why is there an arcane array?” Gilbert cursed.
He didn’t expect that the entrance would be guarded by an arcane array. Moreover, this arcane array was much stronger, so much so that it managed to send Gilbert flying immediately.
“Looks like they’re indeed cautious since they’ve even set up an arcane array at the entrance,” Jared commented as he narrowed his eyes.
Just as Jared was about to dismantle the array, over a dozen people came walking out of the entrance. The leader of the group had a muscular figure, and his body was covered in long hair.
The hairy man was none other than Omar, a Martial Arts Marquis! Jared felt much relieved when he saw people coming out of the ancient ruins.
As long as they were still inside the ancient ruins, they couldn’t escape. However, Andrew lowered his head awkwardly when he spotted Jared and the others.
Stumped, Jared widened his eyes in disbelief at the sight of Andrew. Jared took a few steps forward and asked Andrew, “Andrew, why are you here? Where’s Anne?”
Even though Andrew was right before him, they were still separated by the arcane array. Andrew kept his head low and said nothing, for he did not know how to explain himself to Jared.
However, Andrew’s expression instantly revealed to Jared what was going on. Filled with rage, Jared queried, “Andrew, you betrayed Anne, didn’t you? Is Anne captured? Is she inside the ancient ruins?”
“No. I didn’t… They took my wife and children. L… I had no other choice. I really had no other choice!” Andrew shook his head in agony and roared as he attempted to explain himself to Jared through the array.
However, Jared refused to listen to any word Andrew had to say. He regretted leaving Anne behind to rest and. having Andrew protect her. “If anything happens to Anne, all of you will be dead!”
Jared narrowed his eyes, emitting a murderous aura that penetrated the arcane array, enshrouding Andrew and the group.
Sensing the formidable aura, both Andrew and Omar were confounded and retracted a few steps back “How dare you trespass on this area? Leave now, and you might be spared. Otherwise, death is the only outcome!” Omar hollered.
The Mountain Defense Formation emanated waves of terrifying pressure at that moment.
