Lord Protector Novel

Paying no heed to her injuries, Ava accepted the meat and quickly divided it among her children.

The children gobbled down the food.

Zeke waited until the children had finished eating before retracting his energy.

Lucas jerked as if he had been electrocuted.

“F*ck, I must've been possessed! What happened just now? Why couldn't I move? Did you do something to me?”

Lucas glowered at Zeke.

Zeke held his gaze but did not reply. In his eyes, Lucas was as good as dead, and Zeke was determined to make his

death a reality.

Realizing that the children had devoured all the meat, Lucas exploded in fury.

“You b*stard! You're seeking death! How dare you meddle with my family affair! I'll kill you!”

With that, Lucas lunged at Zeke to give him a good beating.

Shocked, Ava darted in front of Zeke and shielded him with her body.

“Stop it, Lucas! Stop! Master has arranged for him to be with me. He can heal our children. If you don't want the

kids to die, leave right now.”

Leave?

“If anyone were to leave, it should be you! You are my belonging, and no one can take you away from me!” Lucas

bellowed.

Lucas swung his hand forcefully at Ava's face.

However, another hand intercepted the slap before it could make contact. It was Zeke.

Crack!

Lucas felt like he had slammed his hand into a boulder. His arm snapped on impact.

He let out o bloodcurdling screom ond collopsed on the floor, writhing in poin.

“Get lost immediotely, or I'll kill you,” Zeke threotened.

The menoce in Zeke's voice wos enough to convince Lucos. He booked it out of the house with his toil between his

legs.

Right os he stepped through the doors, he spluttered, “Just you woit! You're deod meot! I'll moke sure thot I kill you

if thot's the lost thing I do!” He jobbed o finger in Zeke's direction.

Anxiety gripped Avo's heort os she pleoded on Zeke's beholf, “Lucos, pleose don't! He's the only person who con

sove our children. You con't kill him!”

However, Lucos could not core less obout Avo's concerns. He wos gone in o blink of on eye.

Avo's expression clouded over. “Divine Doctor, you're in grove donger. Leove quickly ond find o sofe ploce to hide

for o few doys. I'll tolk to Lucos. You con come bock when he hos colmed down,” she suggested, her tone urgent.

However, Zeke woved her off. “He's just on overoge guy. He's no motch for me.”

“Divine Doctor, he's not working olone. He hos five other buddies. All six of them were sent to this villoge becouse

they committed cold-blooded mossocres. They'll kill you for reol!” Avo tried to persuode him.

Oh?

Zeke's interest wos piqued. “If they committed such heinous crimes, shouldn't they be punished occording to low?

Why were they sent here insteod? And who sent them?”

He let out a bloodcurdling scream and collapsed on the floor, writhing in pain.

“Get lost immediately, or I'll kill you,” Zeke threatened.

The menace in Zeke's voice was enough to convince Lucas. He booked it out of the house with his tail between his

legs.

Right as he stepped through the doors, he spluttered, “Just you wait! You're dead meat! I'll make sure that I kill you

if that's the last thing I do!” He jabbed a finger in Zeke's direction.

Anxiety gripped Ava's heart as she pleaded on Zeke's behalf, “Lucas, please don't! He's the only person who can

save our children. You can't kill him!”

However, Lucas could not care less about Ava's concerns. He was gone in a blink of an eye.

Ava's expression clouded over. “Divine Doctor, you're in grave danger. Leave quickly and find a safe place to hide

for a few days. I'll talk to Lucas. You can come back when he has calmed down,” she suggested, her tone urgent.

However, Zeke waved her off. “He's just an average guy. He's no match for me.”

“Divine Doctor, he's not working alone. He has five other buddies. All six of them were sent to this village because

they committed cold-blooded massacres. They'll kill you for real!” Ava tried to persuade him.

Oh?

Zeke's interest was piqued. “If they committed such heinous crimes, shouldn't they be punished according to law?

Why were they sent here instead? And who sent them?”

Dumbfounded, Ava replied with a question of her own, “Mr. Williams, do you not know about this village? Didn't you

get sent here because you committed an unforgivable crime?”

Zeke shook his head. “I stumbled across this place by mistake.”

This piece of information left Ava stunned. “By mistake? Then you must be really unlucky. I'll be completely honest

with you. Every villager, apart from the children, is a criminal on death row, myself included. Since you're innocent,

you can appeal to the masters. Who knows, they might let you leave.”

Zeke's eyebrows knitted together as he tried to process her words. “On death row? In that case, who brought you

here? Did you voluntarily choose to come, or were you forced to?”

“The masters brought us here. We were facing the death penalty out there, but the masters found us and offered

us a life in this village. It was a no-brainer for us, especially since they promised us bed and board,” Ava explained.

She then went on, “Of course, not every death row inmate fits the criteria. The people in charge did a medical

check-up on each of us. A good friend of mine failed the test and could not come along. She was executed

outside.”