Blood Conquest combined with Punishment, for most Demigods, was almost irresistible, and Ballard was no exception.
Especially since he was caught completely off guard.
For Ballard, it was clearly unimaginable that Fu Qian would choose this time to take such action.
Perhaps he distrusted Fu Qian, suspecting him of ulterior motives, but such behavior was tantamount to suicide.
"Why?"
The next moment, he posed the question of the soul, not even caring about his own wounds.
"Are you insane?"
A cry of alarm followed.
Akasha, among the two spectators nearby, reacted quicker, almost instantly leaping up as her bone claws targeted Fu Qian from all directions.
But while questioning him, she did not act rashly, considering Ballard's "Achilles' heel" was literally in the hands of this terrorist—the real biological Achilles' heel.
After the surprise attack succeeded, he now truly had a hostage in hand.
"Didn't I make myself clear just now?"
