"You haven't specified what you need our help with..." Billy clung to a glimmer of hope as he anticipated what Adrian might say.

‘You think I’m going to tell you that I'll be mobilizing all my forces to assault Sandstone in a week's time?’ Adrian glanced at Billy with a faint smirk, conveying that he had no intention of divulging his plans.

Billy understood from Adrian's expression that whatever he sought from Bethan couldn't bode well.

"Wait for my message. If your performance meets my expectations, I'll find a way to renew your seal and perhaps even extract the Snow Lady from you," Adrian said indifferently.

"But that’s impossible. The Snow Lady is a part of me. You can't separate her from me," Bethan insisted, shaking her head.

"Why not try? But of course, this hinges on your cooperation," Adrian countered.

The Snow Lady was an enigmatic entity. In the former Silverboa City, Obscura fell beneath his iron grip. However, unlike Celestria, the destruction of Obscura left behind n