123. Stop Your Attack!

The Kingdom Fermoza soldier held a hot iron right in front of James Gardner's eyes in the hope that the young man, who he estimated to be in his early twenties, would give up out of fear.

Unfortunately, what he wanted did not happen. He saw the young warrior from the Ans De Lou Kingdom staring at him without a trace of fear and instead said, “You go ahead and do that. I'll keep my mouth shut tight.”

The soldier widened his eyes in surprise at the young man's boldness. He replied, “Oh, so you don't mind if I put a hole in your heart? No problem if you die slowly?”

Still not looking afraid, James replied, “There is no one I fear in this world, except ... my mother.”

The enemy soldier laughed mockingly, “Uh, I see. Then, what if your mother sees your horribly dead corpse?”

He looked at James with a lopsided smile, but James stood his ground and said casually, “She will be proud of me because I died as a true soldier, not as a traitor.”

Instantly the soldier lost his fun. “You young fool,