Chapter 1789: Not another prison

"He’s gonna win not just the Shadow Order, but the Zorken Family as well. I’m putting my life in his hands, and even bet that he would change this order once he gets his hands on it."

A moment of silence fell in the hut as neither of them spoke after Penny’s remark. Slater and Shawn furrowed their brows, eyeing Penny, then shifting their gaze to the granny. Studying the granny, there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary about her.

The granny just looked like... well, she looked old, for sure. However, she didn’t carry any aura that could make one assume she was someone of high standing. She was rather simple — too simple.

Yet, this woman was the head of the Shadow Order?

The very organization that was deemed to be one of the strongest in terms of military power?

This granny?

How did Penny know?

The granny smiled at Penny in satisfaction, nodding at her.

"Atlas Bennet," she repeated. "I’ll remember his name, only because you, young lady, seem to believe in him so much."

"He is my eldest brother," Penny shrugged. "I believe in all my siblings, but the firstborn is just different. Though I have to warn you."

The granny raised her brows. "Warn me about?"

"My first brother has a bit of a different gear in his head," she explained. "He really has a knack for murdering someone without lifting a finger. Just his mouth is enough."

of

can’t claim the code," Penny humored, earning another round of

"It’s been a while since I’ve talked to a young person who both

answered, nodding at her as if she were just selling Atlas. "You’ll have

she’ll need a lot of that,’ Slater

grandma hummed. "... is

since I got abducted and faked my

"You faked your death?"

not really, but it may come off

the

the mess these people are creating on the island. Of course, your people would

the wretched people she brought to this place would be able to

Penny muttered. "Granny, that’s a bit...

laughed while Penny

her lips. "Tempting, but like I said, I put my bet on Atlas Bennet. And if there’s one

you sure, young lady?" the granny asked, and this time, Shawn couldn’t

"This is...

other hand, bit his tongue. He didn’t say a word and just kept

truth. If Penny just said the word, the chaos in this place would cease. She would earn

Just one word: yes.

all of this would be

Slater didn’t say anything because, even if Penny was being silly from every angle, he understood Penny’s perspective. Earning the power of the Shadow Order and saving everyone also comes at a price, and that would

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