The Man’s Decree – Chapter 5376

Yuliana twisted clear of the chain, yet a stray shockwave slammed her ribs. She staggered, vomited blood, and her face drained to sheet-white in a heartbeat.

Unseen. a whisper-thin stream of toxic energy slipped along her abdomen and burrowed inward, coiling like smoke around her core.

"Ms. Fiala!" Jared's shout tore through the echoing cave like a flare cut loose in a storm, his voice raw with alarm and stubborn hope.

Before he could lunge to her aid, Ieuan's palm crashed against the center of Jared's back. The blow felt like a mountain caving in. Blood splattered across the stone floor, and Jared buckled, knees striking rock as every breath became knives.

Ieuan stalked forward, the cruel smile of a victor already curling across his lips.