"Are you guys okay?" He looked us up and down before he asked, "This must be my beautiful sister-in-law, right?"

He mischievously waved at me and called out, "Sister-in-law!"

I looked at Atlas, not knowing who this was.

Atlas introduced him to me, "This is my cousin, Melvin Lively, the youngest son of my aunt from the Lively family."

I nodded and softly said, "Thank you for helping us."

"Wasn't it fun?" He asked.

This cousin seemed a bit off. How could he ask if it was fun in such a life-threatening situation?

Then, Melvin asked Atlas, "Wasn't my move great? A deadly move, ensuring complete annihilation. Moreover, it made dealing with the aftermath easy!"

Atlas smirked. "Nicely done!"

Dylan, however, didn't think much of it and said, "Ha! Easy to deal with indeed, but leaving no survivors, how do we investigate?"

"My plan was flawless, but if you can't find anything, it's because your skills are lacking!" Melvin retorted.

Atlas's deep gaze turned toward the distant flames on