The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 857

Daniel dispatched the paper man without breaking a sweat.

Jax, still reeling from the scare and sitting on the ground in shock, quickly got up.

Feeling humiliated all over again, he pointed a finger at Daniel’s nose and demanded, “Dumbass, were you pranking me again?”

“Jax, I didn’t do anything! I just borrowed a bit of your courage to attract the three-headed paper man. Now that it’s gone, you’ve done a great service!”

Daniel turned to Chloe and added, “Chloe, you have to give Jax credit for this! You should definitely increase his year-end bonus by at least a hundred bucks! If your team is strapped for cash, let Perry cover it.”

Chloe shot him a look that was pure disbelief. “Little brat, what do you mean? Why should my dad pay for his bonus?”

“Because Perry’s loaded! I’m sure a hundred bucks is pocket change for him!”

Perry quickly jumped into the conversation, grinning, “Of course! I’ll reward Jax with a thousand bucks!”

Chloe was at a loss for words at her father’s response.

“Dad, please don’t encourage him! This little brat is just causing trouble, and you’re joining him?”

“Alright, alright! I’ll behave! Let’s see what’s really in this coffin!”

Everyone leaned in to look inside the coffin.

They found a ugly, black flower resting at the bottom.

Daniel slapped the side of the coffin and called out, “The Ring, come forth!”

After his shout, a golden light burst from the coffin. Then, a ring, about the size of a thumb, popped out and landed in Daniel’s palm.

Once it touched his skin, the golden glow vanished, leaving The Ring looking completely ordinary, like just any other ring you could find.

Willow came closer, peering at The Ring. She wore a look of disappointment on her face. “This is The Ring? It looks so plain and useless! No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem special at all!”

“If you think The Ring isn’t valuable, then answer me this: if I call your name, would you dare to respond?” Daniel teased with a grin.

“Of course I’d dare! What do I have to fear? You can call my name once, ten times, or a hundred times, and I’ll answer every time!”