Chapter 4208  Crossing Paths (Part 1)

“That’s the best part of my plan, Theseus.” Xenagrosh turned her long neck to look him in the eyes. “Certainty. I know and trust Kigan, Bytra, and all core members of our team, just as I know and trust that I can kill everyone else in the Organization with ease.

“We are allies, not friends. Once our paths diverge, the gloves come off.”

“Does that include me as well?” The Bastet-Meneos knew that, away from the ground, it would have been easy for the Shadow Dragon to dispose of him.

“I really hope it won’t come to that.” Xenagrosh said, and he felt her sincerity via the resonance between their cores. “I rescued you, Theseus, and I brought you into our fold. I consider you- What the fuck?”

She straightened her body to an almost vertical position and flapped her wings so violently that if not for the Meneos’ vines anchoring him to her back, he would have been thrown off the Shadow Dragon.

“What’s wrong? Did you find the fungus folk?” Theseus felt the heat rise in Xenagrosh’s chest and quickly spread to her scales.

“Yes, but that’s not the problem.” She took deep, loud sniffs, like a hunting dog on a bloody trail. “The fungus folk has gone that way. The problem is that one of Narchat’s Upyrs recently passed here as well and went in that direction.”