They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 334: Brutal Fight

Two lean men stood at the entrance, armor dull and their posture relaxed, too relaxed. It was odd, considering they were guarding none other than the former king of Purlit and his entire family. But that was when the truth clicked in Abuchi’s mind.

“They don’t expect them to escape,” he whispered under his breath. “They are overconfident.”

John gave a tight nod. “Or arrogant. The new king knows his brother would not leave his family, even if he could.”

And he was right.

Inside the damp, mold slick cells, the former king, disheveled but regal, still held his composure. He had long since discovered a hidden weakness in the dungeon wall, a possible escape route. But he never used it. Not without his wife. Not without Ruth.

Even now, chained beside them, his wife’s eyes remained fierce.

Abuchi clenched his fists at the sight of Ruth from a small window. Just hold on a little longer, he thought.

Still outside the dungeon, Abuchi paused. His eyes moved from John to Nnenna, and then to the thick iron door just ahead.

“We don’t know how many are in there,” he muttered, voice low but steady. “Could be two… could be ten. I could not see any of the guards inside from that small window.”

John nodded once, jaw clenched. “It won’t matter.”

Normally, storming a dungeon unprepared would be reckless. If it were just him and John, they might not stand a chance. But they had Nnenna.

Nnenna, who had proven over and over in the forest that she wasn’t just smart, she was fast, intuitive, and unafraid. A force to be reckoned with.

Abuchi looked at her. “Ready?”

She did not speak. She just gave one sharp nod.

At his signal, the three of them rushed forward.

The guards guarding the door barely had time to react.

ducked under a swinging club, driving his fist into one man’s ribs before grabbing him by the

of surprise to flip him flat on his back and knock him

they kicked open the dungeon doors, chaos

just a few guards like they

second. “This

was no

“Now!” he shouted.

like a storm. Swords clashed.

on, catching the first guard with a heavy punch that echoed

blade, Abuchi ducked, elbowed him in the gut, and slammed his fist into the side of his

down. One more to

wild. Steel flashed, pain tore through Abuchi’s side. He gritted his teeth, ignored the blood, and with a growl, tackled the man to the ground, raining down punches until the guard stopped

panting, clutching

far from him, John was locked

He spun, knocked out the first guard, and blocked a second attacker’s fist with his forearm. The pain shot through his arm like fire, but he

brutal. Years of pain and silence behind every hit. He knocked the second

John didn’t hesitate.

blood splattered, but his next move was clean and ruthless. A headbutt, a knee to the chest, and then a final punch to the

The guard dropped. Unconscious.

dripping down

won their

was

the back of the

was already

She stepped forward, alone.

her like a

stop her, “Nnenna,

her head. “No.

before, not without help. But something inside her had changed. She wasn’t the same unsure girl who

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