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.

Abuchi ducked under a swinging club, driving his fist into one man’s ribs before grabbing him by the armor and slamming him into the wall.

surprise to flip him flat on his back and knock him unconscious with one clean

kicked open the dungeon doors, chaos

few guards like they expected,

eyes widened for a second. "This wasn’t part of the plan," he

was no

"Now!" he shouted.

in like a storm. Swords

catching the first guard with a heavy punch that echoed through the dungeon walls. The man went

elbowed him in the gut, and slammed his fist into

down. One more to

through Abuchi’s side. He gritted his teeth, ignored the blood, and with a growl, tackled the

stood, panting, clutching his

him, John was locked in his

with a spear, John grabbed the shaft and yanked it free, turning it against the attacker. 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 didn’t

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

John didn’t hesitate.

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

The guard dropped. Unconscious.

breathing hard, blood dripping down his side,

won their

was just the

the back of the dungeon, more

she was already stepping forward,

She stepped forward, alone.

her like

stop her, "Nnenna,

her head. "No. I

like war drums. She had never faced this many enemies alone before, not without help. But something inside her had changed. She wasn’t the same unsure girl

guard lunged, sword aimed at her

grabbed his wrist, and flipped him over her shoulder. He slammed into the stone floor with a sickening