Chapter 417: Assault

Rodney was out of his depth. He couldn't follow the conversation, and standing before Raymond took the entirety of his courage. He wouldn't even be able to pull that off without Khan. After all, Raymond had the power to destroy his hopes for political redemption with a single phone call.

As for Khan, he struggled to accept Raymond's words, but he had to admit that they made some sense. He had confirmed that he shared far more than azure shades with the Nak, and those similarities might make him able to replicate the hand's annoying ability.

Khan glanced at the Nak's hand before bringing his eyes back to Raymond. His level of control over the mana probably made that plan feasible, but he couldn't accomplish it from far away. He would need to be as close as possible to hope to succeed, and the sizzling barrier remained an issue.