Chapter 279: Convincing Him Chapter 279: Convincing Him Now, he had no choice.

“…Fine,” he said quietly.

“But just know, this is not some adventure.

It is a suicide mission.” “I will be fine,” she replied, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear.

“It is a second rate kingdom, remember?

I beat warriors from first rate kingdoms after just weeks of training.” “You barely beat them,” Abuchi said quickly.

“You had to outthink them, find their weaknesses, and take advantage.

If they come at you together… if they have got outside help like we suspect… then they will be way stronger than we expect.” Nnenna paused, her face finally losing a bit of its confidence as she considered it.

“I know,” Nnenna replied, her voice calm but firm.

“And just like you said, I took advantage of their weaknesses before… I can do it again.” Her eyes gleamed with quiet confidence, and she lifted her chin.

“Look, I know what I’m doing.

I have actually been looking for a way to improve my skills.

This is a huge opportunity.

Besides, it is an undercover mission, right?

We’re not going there to show our faces and get killed.

We’ll blend in.

Strike from the shadows.

I can do this.” Abuchi frowned, struggling between admiration and fear.

“What if something happens to you?” he asked, his voice low and serious now.

“You think this is a game?

All of us who’ve been planning this, my friends, we’re only doing this because we have hope.

The hope that we’ll all come back alive.

If even one of them dies… it changes everything for me.” Her eyes widened.

That was when it hit her, they had already been planning this.

That meant this wasn’t some crazy idea he had just cooked up on the spot.

They were serious.

They just hadn’t moved forward because… he thought it was too dangerous.

She swallowed hard.

wavered,

then, she nodded

alright,” she said, her voice quieter now but still

“I understand the risks.

I’m scared… a little.

doesn’t

her heart,

She needed the experience.

to grow

physically,

Strategically.

mission would be her chance to test

say all of that out

she felt it

had the

things got bad, really bad, she could always ask the system for

her precious points, but that was

was ready

journey there… in the heart of enemy territory… she would find ways to

mind was already

just have to

just have

do that, everything else will fall into

looked back up at

“I’m in.

Nnenna’s eyes, finally let

said, “you can come… but under one condition.” Nnenna raised

thing,” he said, voice more serious

south, if the mission fails… promise me

Run.

Disappear.

try to fight your way out or go

She stared

“Why?” she asked softly.

But she already knew.

to hear

lose my

his throat like a

closer, her gaze sharp

letting him get

Not this time.

hesitated, fists clenched at his

so

it feel like admitting defeat when it was really… something

lose my fiancée and…” he exhaled, forcing the words

both.” Then he turned away immediately, not daring to face

finally said it, admitted

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