My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2717

His actions were not about purification. Instead, he was using his power to negate Orson's control over the residents before exerting his own control over them. The purpose behind this was straightforward—Wrendell wanted Orson to die in a state of despair.

Reese's instructions had just been to negate Orson's control, but why did Wrendell feel the need to go further? It was simple. After hearing about all of Orson's actions, he made a firm decision to punish him as someone who had insulted the concept of 'family'.

"You don't deserve to be a father. Die!"

At that moment, thousands of people trampled over Orson, stepping over his body. Wrendell let out a long sigh of relief. When he looked at the crowd, he suddenly remembered that many of these people had sent their own children into Orson's hands.

These people... They could not be left alive either!

...

On the other hand, the barrier between Reese and Oleander had lifted. At that, Reese knew Wrendell had succeeded! However, Oleander could sense that something was wrong. Why had his father's aura vanished completely?

"It can't be! Dad can't be dead!"

Right then, Reese delivered a powerful punch that sent Oleander flying. "Just as I thought! Your emotions changed just as you found out your father died. Right now, fear has taken over your mind, causing the strength of the other three emotions to weaken!"

Seizing the opportunity, Reese rushed to finish Oleander off before the latter could react. At that moment, the two enormous jaws atop Oleander's head clamped down on Reese, who found himself unable to break free.

In his grief, Oleander muttered, "My dad... is dead? He's really gone?"

Suddenly, to everyone's surprise, a smile crept onto the corners of Oleander's mouth. "Ha! He's finally dead! He's finally dead!"

Gradually, he began to feel despair creeping in. Reese summoned all his strength to fight back.

"Don’t underestimate me, you bastard!"

"Struggling in vain, huh? I want to see how long you can hold on!"

The two began to clash fiercely with Reese relying solely on his willpower to resist.

"They're just malignants. They’re nothing to me! Don’t look down on me!"