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.

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

open the

they expected, fifteen men

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

was no time

"Now!" he shouted.

like a storm. Swords clashed.

the first guard with a heavy punch that echoed through the dungeon walls.

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

One more to

gritted his

stood, panting, clutching his bleeding

was

and yanked it free, turning it against the attacker. He spun, knocked out the first

every hit. He knocked the second guard out cold. The third came in with

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.

blood dripping down his side,

had won their

this was just

the back of the dungeon, more footsteps

already stepping forward, her

She stepped forward, alone.

surrounded her like

to stop her, "Nnenna,

she shook her head. "No. I can

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 who stood in Lionara. Not

sword

shoulder. He slammed into the stone floor with a