Chapter 862 - 861

Chapter 862: Chapter 861

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Keira fell silent for a moment. It didn’t seem likely.

There were only a handful of people who knew her true identity.

Keira Olsen had died in the shipwreck off the coast of Oceanion. The person alive now was her sister, Keera.

She quickly regained her composure, eyes fixed on her phone.

The text message on the screen was cold, devoid of warmth.

She pondered for a few seconds, then unlocked her phone and initiated a video call.

If the other person knew who she was, they had to have seen her face before. No point in hiding. If they had the guts to pick up, she’d finally get to see what the infamous Eagle looked like.

The call rang. Keira watched in silence.

It rang for what felt like forever. No answer.

She lowered her gaze, ready to hang up—

Then, suddenly, the call connected.

Keira’s pupils contracted slightly in disbelief.

A stranger appeared on the screen—a woman with an unmistakably East Asian face.

She was striking. Deep-set eyes made her eyes look sharp and intense.

She had short hair, neat and stylish, with a confident, androgynous appeal.

Keira frowned. "You’re Eagle?"

"That’s right." The woman’s voice was cold and commanding. She held Keira’s gaze through the screen. "I knew you’d be looking for me, so I had Pig go find you first."

Keira pressed her lips together, her brows knitting. "Do you even know why I’m looking for you?"

Eagle nodded without hesitation. "I do. You want to win. You want to save your mother. Isn’t that right?"

"Yes."

Keira answered honestly.

Eagle lowered her eyes slightly. "Forget it. I’m not going to lose. And besides, the South family wouldn’t allow it."

Keira was caught off guard. "The South family wouldn’t allow it?"

"No. They won’t." Eagle’s voice was like ice, sending a chill through the air. "Because they believe that only those who survive bloodshed are worthy successors. Only the strongest can lead the South family into the future."

Keira asked, "And what kind of future is that?"

"That depends on how you look at it." Eagle’s tone was indifferent. "Every generation of successors has possessed absolute strength. We’re like aggressive insects—only the king survives. It’s just that there are fewer successors now, so we don’t fight to the death anymore. But if this were the old days, only one of us would be walking away from this."

Keira let her finish before speaking. "Then why did you contact me? If you’re not here to surrender, do you really think I’ll join you?"

Eagle chuckled. "Of course not. I’m just giving you an opportunity."

Keira frowned, about to refuse, when Eagle spoke again.

"I’m offering us a temporary truce. You do what you need to do, and I’ll be waiting for the right moment."

Keira hesitated. "I don’t have anything I need to do."

"No?" Eagle smiled, cold and unreadable. "Then why ask so many questions about the South family? If I had to guess, you’re planning to infiltrate them as a drifter. After all, you already have their coordinates, don’t you?"

Keira clenched her jaw.

Eagle continued, "I want to know if someone can actually make it out of the South family alive. Give it a shot. I’ll give you the chance. If you walk out of there, I’ll follow you. If you get caught, well... then you were never meant to win in the first place."

Eagle smirked. "So there’s no need to be on guard around me. If you’re set on getting yourself killed, I won’t stop you."

Keira frowned.

She had indeed considered taking care of Eagle first.

She was worried that if she and Lewis infiltrated the South family as drifters, Eagle would seize the opportunity to make a move—either against them, or against everyone in Clance, swallowing up all her forces in one fell swoop.

She hadn’t expected Eagle to see right through her.

Pig’s unexpected visit had seemed almost theatrical, but in reality, it had been orchestrated from the very start.

To Eagle, entering the South family was a death sentence.

She was simply waiting for Keira to throw herself into the fire, so she could take over everything afterward.

Keira paused before saying, "Fine. We’ll see how this plays out."

Eagle’s tone remained casual. "I’ll give you one month. If you make it out of the South family alive, I’ll pledge my allegiance to you. If you die there, then all your people belong to me."

Keira’s expression was neutral. "I don’t have ’people’."

Eagle narrowed her eyes. "Don’t kid yourself. You think I don’t know? Lion, Clownfish, and Fox have all aligned with you."

"No." Keira’s voice was steady. "We’re allies. They’re not subordinates or my underlings. They’re my friends."

She had never seen Erin and the others as her followers.

They were all just as strong as she was. They were friends.