Chapter 59. Don’t Lie to Me

Suddenly, a pair of almost transparent bluish-white wings sprouted from Phelan’s back. He ascended, hovering about ten meters above the ground, circling in the air as he declared:

"Either hand over that zombie to me or prepare to die here."

"Let’s talk this out, my friend."

Hubert flashed a conciliatory smile, he planned to handle Phelan, but it needed more time. He had to do something to buy that time. He added:

"It’s not that we can’t hand over this zombie to you, but wouldn’t it be more advantageous for us to keep him? If we kill him ourselves, we can obtain his core, right?"

At this juncture, Canis discreetly tugged on Hubert’s garment, whispering:

"Do you genuinely wish to surrender?"

Hubert offered no reply, while on this side, Phelan commenced his counter-negotiation:

"So, what do you want in exchange for his release?"

"An equivalent exchange, of course. For example, t