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.

confidence wavered,

she

alright,” she said, her voice quieter now but

“I understand the risks.

I’m scared… a little.

that doesn’t mean I’ll

this.” In her

She needed the experience.

needed to

physically, but

Strategically.

had already decided, this mission would be her chance to test herself, to break through

course, she didn’t say all

she felt

she had

bad, she could always ask the

her precious points, but that

was ready

heart of enemy territory… she would find

mind was already

have

just have

I do that, everything else will fall into

looked back up at Abuchi, eyes

“I’m in.

in Nnenna’s eyes,

but

condition?” “Promise me one thing,” he

things go south, if the mission fails… promise me that you’ll

Run.

Disappear.

to fight your way out or go

She stared at

“Why?” she asked softly.

But she already knew.

hear him

my

in his

closer, her gaze sharp

wasn’t letting him get away with half

Not this time.

fists clenched at

so hard to

admitting defeat

can’t lose my fiancée and…” he exhaled, forcing

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

a thread, and now that he had finally said it, admitted it, he couldn’t bear to

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