"By now, he has probably already sent people to detain your family."
Those words instantly caused both Ethan's and Rathlos's expressions to harden.
Neither of them doubted that possibility.Ethan could protect himself.His family could probably defend themselves for a few days.
But if Alaster truly sent Transcendent Realm experts...
The situation would become completely different.
Ethan slowly looked toward Duke Lancelot.
For the first time since the conversation began, there was a trace of pleading in his eyes.
"Father-in-law..."
"Can you please hold them back?"
Duke Lancelot remained silent.
He quietly looked at Ethan for several long moments before finally speaking.
"Even if I manage to hold them back..."
"It will only delay the inevitable."
"Once Alaster reaches the Ascension Realm..."
"It will already be a dead end."
The moment those words were spoken, something inside Ethan changed.
His eyes gradually became colder.
