A Man Like None Other - Season 8 Episode 12

“A report for Poison King! Ms. Lyanna and Jared will be reaching Mapleton soon. According to Ms. Lyanna, she has him wrapped around her finger. He’s like a little puppy following her everywhere now,” a subordinate reported.

Poison King nodded his head with satisfaction at the news.

After the subordinate left, the five men headed to Poison King’s living room.

These five were the leaders of Mapleton.

“Have you prepared the materials for his transmutation to cadaver king?” Poison King asked the five leaders.

Weston nodded. “We’ve all the materials prepared, but I’m worried about that brat’s immunity to poison. If the poisonous creatures don’t work on him, then-”

“Rest assured. Lyanna had reported that Jared was head over heels over her. He’ll do whatever she asks of him. I’ve also prepared the dissipation powder for him. He will lose his powers immediately after he consumed them. He won’t be able to withstand the poisonous creatures’ assaults without martial energy,” said Poison King with a faint smile.

“But won’t he die from the poisonous creatures’ assault after being locked with them for seven days straight without his powers?” Weston asked.

Who can withstand being locked in a room with poisonous creatures for seven days if they’re devoid of energy and power?

“That won’t happen. His body had toughened to an exceptional level. I chose him to be the cadaver king for that exact reason.”

The thought of choosing Jared to be the cadaver king struck Poison King when he saw a video clip of the battle between Jared and Xander.

The five leaders had no more queries at Poison King’s confident words.

Meanwhile, Jared and Lyanna were trekking a trail in the dense jungle using the moonlight as illumination.

The two were so close to each other that she could smell his scent. Unbeknownst to the reason, her heart began to race.

“Are we still not there yet?” Jared asked with a frown as he looked at the dark trail leading deeper into the jungle.

He didn’t expect Mapleton to be hidden far within the depths of the mountainous jungle.

“We’ll reach soon enough. There’s a valley right up ahead. Mapleton is just there,” Lyanna assured as she pointed in a direction.

Without any choice but to take her words for it, Jared continued to trudge forward after Lyanna resignedly.

The two finally reached Mapleton at midnight. There were quite a few guards standing guard at the entrance gate. They instantly opened the gate when they saw Lyanna. “Ms. Lyanna, you’ve finally arrived. Poison King has been waiting for you.”

Lyanna was surprised. She didn’t think Poison King would still wait for her this late into the night. Could it be he is impatient to turn Jared into a cadaver king?

“Okay. Got it.” Lyanna nodded with acknowledgment as she led Jared through the gates into Mapleton.

Envy filled the guards when they saw Jared clinging onto the beautiful Lyanna’s arm with a greedy look. Despite coveting Lyanna for the longest time, they didn’t make any moves to court her because she was out of their reach in terms of her capabilities and status. After all, she was the goddaughter of Poison King.

Under the scrutiny of the guards, Jared entered through the gates of Mapleton, clinging onto Lyanna. At a glance, he noticed they used wood to construct most structures. As he walked deeper into the village, a two-story cabin came into his view. It was larger and grander than the rest of the structures. He supposed that cabin was Poison King’s residence since it was in the middle of the village.

As he assumed, Lyanna led him into the cabin. A handsome man with white sideburns sat at the host seat in the living room.

Five others were seated in a row beside him. Jared recognized them as the five leaders because he had seen them before.

However, after he stepped into the living room, he withdrew his gaze from his surroundings and focused it on Lyanna. He tightened his grip on her arm, continuing his act as a skirt-chaser.

“Godfather, I brought Jared back with me,” Lyanna informed with a neutral expression.