A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 6242

Godric nearly came apart on the spot, his whole body shaking.

He knew exactly what stood in front of him. His strength had fallen hard, and the people behind him were nothing but a battered remnant. There was no way they could win.

In that instant, he stopped caring about pride.

He dropped to his knees in front of Darian with a heavy thud, his kneecaps slamming into the ground hard enough to send out a dull crack.

"Chieftain Darian! Please calm your anger! This really is a misunderstanding! I'm not here for revenge. I'm here to join you! Please, Chieftain, take us in!"

Still kneeling there, Godric spoke in a hoarse, catching voice.

Every word came out bitter and low.

Darian froze.

He stared at the man kneeling in front of him, at Godric's posture ground down so completely it barely looked real, and disbelief spread across his face. For a second, he almost thought he was seeing things.

He even lifted his head and looked at the sky, as if checking whether something was off, then drew his brows together.

"What did you say? Join us?"

A mighty True Immortal Realm expert, one of those lofty celestial cultivators, was actually kneeling there and begging to defect to the Demon Dragon Lineage.

It was absurd enough to sound like a bad joke.

Godric pressed his forehead to the ground and forced the words out, one bitter line after another.

"Chieftain, the Celestial Palace is gone. The Sacred Mountain has been burned into scorched earth. My disciples are almost all dead or wounded. I was badly injured, my cultivation dropped, and I've run out of road. I ask only that you show mercy and give us a place to stay."

He raised his head again. His eyes were bloodshot, and the plea in them was plain.

"I, Godric, swear that from this day on, I will completely submit to the Demon Dragon Lineage. I'll serve like a hound or a horse. I'll go through fire and water without complaint. I will never harbor another mind. If I break this oath, may heaven and earth destroy me."

Darian went quiet for a moment.

Godric looked too ragged for this to be a clean act, and once Darian linked that with the news about the destruction of the Sacred Mountain, he started to believe at least part of it.

Then he burst out laughing.

The sound was thick with ridicule and satisfaction. "Godric, Godric... so your day finally came. Back then, you were swaggering all over the place while you led the hunt against my people. You killed my kin. You seized my territory. You couldn't have acted more arrogant. And now that you've fallen this far, suddenly you remember to beg me to take you in?"

Godric lowered his head and clenched his hands so hard his nails bit into his palms until blood started to seep out.

He stayed there and took it without a word.

Darian saw him swallow it and stay silent, and that only made it better.

He looked at Godric with open contempt. "You say you want to join us. What gives you the right? The Celestial Palace is gone. Your power is gone. You've got two hundred broken survivors left, and you're nothing but a stray dog yourself. Your cultivation's fallen hard.

"If I take you in, I have to feed you too. That's two hundred extra mouths for nothing. What do I get out of it?"

Godric jerked his head up at once, a flicker of hope breaking through his eyes. "Chieftain! My cultivation may have dropped, but my foundation is still there. I was originally in the True Immortal Realm Level Two. If I'm given time to recover, I can return to my peak and maybe even go further.

"In the Demon Marches, True Immortal Realm strength stands at the very top. When you wage war and expand in the future, I'll be the first one charging in. I'll win glory for you. I'll serve you forever, and I will never turn traitor!"

Darian's eyes shifted, and he fell quiet.

Godric had once been a True Immortal Realm powerhouse. Even a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. If he recovered, the boost to the Demon Dragon Lineage's strength would be enormous. This deal wasn't a loss.

After a short silence, Darian spoke in a flat voice.

"Get up."

Godric froze for a beat, then scrambled up in a rush, nearly unable to steady himself as he cupped his hands again and again. "Thank you, Chieftain, for taking us in! From this day on, I'll serve you to the death. I would never dare disobey!"

Darian's gaze stayed cold. "Don't get happy too soon. I can take you in, but remember this well. From now on, you're not the Lord of the Basilica anymore. You're just a dog in my Demon Dragon Lineage.

"If I tell you to go east, you don't go west. If I tell you to die, you do not keep living. In everything, you obey my orders. You do not resist. Understood?"

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