This woman deceived us!

Upon hearing the sound, both Brian and Ronald simultaneously speculated that Clark's current form had reached its time limit. The fact that all three formidable forms appeared for a similar duration was enough to confirm this.

"It seems you can't sustain that state indefinitely?" Ronald questioned.

Clark didn't respond. Conversing with someone like Ronald meant any misstep could expose his weaknesses.

"You don't need to answer me. I can offer you a choice. The alliance needs various talents. Despite your questionable character, as long as you're willing to serve the alliance, I can..."

"You can shut up!" Clark cut Ronald off before he could finish, not naive enough to believe in Ronald's promises.

Clark had encountered many CEO who liked to paint rosy pictures for their employees, talking about future stock options and other nonsense, but how often did it end well? Any boss who talked about dreams instead of salaries was a scam artist!