Chapter 382: Before departure (1)

After a few minutes completely devoted to persuading Cyrus, Derik was finally able to get through and follow up with his plan. By they returned to the underground training chamber at the palace of the dead, Francis and Diana were already shivering in fear, leaving behind Ahika who was the only one amongst the three who still had the will to fight. 

Contrary to their expectations, Derik and Cyrus didn't have them killed. Instead, they asked for their allegiance to the empire in exchange for their lives! At first, it came as a shock but when they saw the serious expressions on Derik and Cyrus's faces they realized these two were not joking.