Andrew's sharp eyes immediately recognized the man—Axel, the village chief.

So, it had been him all along—this manipulative snake playing ghost, pretending to be the tomb's long-dead ruler just to indulge in a sick fantasy of him being emperor.

Stanley was indeed cunning as well. He had gotten down on his knees just to test out the truth from the fake. Even more decisive was that after discovering the results of his test, he directly ordered the gunfire.

That was the mark of someone who had lived over 100 years-ruthless, calculating, and without hesitation.

"What the hell? When did he sneak in?"

"Isn't that Axel? The village chief?"

"Doesn't matter. Kill him—shoot now!"

Kevin and the others had also recognized Axel. However, Rafael did not waste time with words and barked the order to open fire.

Axel whistled sharply, blood oozing from his shoulder where one of the stray bullets had grazed him. His face twisted with hatred. "You outsiders... and you—you old bastard who should've rotted in hell years ago! You want to take this underground treasure from me? Then die here! All of you!"

He burst into laughter and shouted, "Come, my child! It's time to feast—eat your fill! Gorge yourself! Devour them all!"

echoed through the palace.

turn his head before the black-furred beast slapped him against the wall with one paw, leaving him a bloody mess and killing him

"Shit! It's a Dire

is powerful and hard

Shoot the damn

opened fire. Several people who had never seen such a massive tiger were frozen in terror on the spot. The next second,

rock formation. The Dire Tiger that Axel raised on human flesh had incredible combat power. Even with bullets lodged in its body, its ferocity did

range,

agility and flexibility.

pounce,

mercenary's head was instantly

the ground, spilling

pushed Stanley's wheelchair

he started cursing, "Fuck! Fuck! Oh shit! Shit!

Stanley and Mosby's attention. You use the chaos

"Got it. I'll cover you—just be

sprinted toward the center of the

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