As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 114 Black Butterfly's Plan
Leliana froze, confusion welling in her eyes.

It seems that no one understands why the big boss is so fearless and not even afraid of the patrol team.

"I thought about it for three days and three nights, and finally figured something out."

The big boss knocked his bandaged head and said half in self-mockery and half in resentment, "The person the Black Dream Organization really wants to recruit is actually you. You are the mastermind behind this whole thing. Poor Quick and I are just baits you deliberately put out to divert the attention of the Security Bureau!"

His resentment was so great that it made the crystal chandelier above the hall rattle.

Leiliana frowned deeply, her face bewildered, as if she had no idea what the boss was talking about.

"Stop pretending, Leliana. I've always treated you as a mere card maker, a puppet I can manipulate at will. This is the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life!"

The big boss gritted his teeth and said in a tone that was almost a growl, "'Dread Chariot, Abyss Lizard' was released after you were filled with psionic energy and fully armed.

"You stole the information I hid in the safe, the core data of the laboratory and the secret transaction accounts.

"And 'Silver Tongue' Riley was also murdered by you to silence him.

"Because it was through 'Silver Tongue' Riley that you met Dr. Hyde and joined the Black Dream Organization!
"It's impossible for 'Silver Tongue' Riley to hide it from me and get twenty lively experimental subjects for Dr. Hyde by himself.

“I originally thought he was in cahoots with Director Monk, and you’ve been misleading me in this way.

"But think about it. Director Monk is a citizen of the Alliance, receiving generous stipends from several medical companies. There's no need for him to hang out with the lunatics of the Black Dream Organization. It can only be you, Leliana, who has always been honest and obedient and allowed myself to be manipulated!"

“…You’re crazy.”

Facing the aggressive boss, Leiliana finally mustered up the courage and said in a trembling voice, "I have no idea what you're talking about!"

"Haha, your acting is really good, no wonder you can fool everyone!"

The big boss smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I believe the core data of the laboratory and the secret transaction information must be hidden here. This is your trump card. You can trade a lot of resources with the Black Dream Organization. You won't let it out of your sight.

"I'm going to call the patrol team right now to surrender myself and accuse you of being the mastermind. I'm going to have the patrol team search this place again. I'm sure there will be some unexpected surprises.

"Anyway, I've become like this, neither human nor ghost, and I have nowhere else to go.

"We've been friends for so many years, I believe you won't mind being buried with me, right? Haha, hahahaha!"

He laughed wildly.

In his pride, he exposed his vulnerable throat.

Leliana narrowed her eyes.

In an instant, a storm formed in her eyes and she became a completely different person.

He was a harmless card maker just now.

But at this moment, she is like a black widow weaving a poisonous web.

With a raise of his hands, wisps of black flames whizzed out from the card reader, condensing into a series of dancing black butterflies in the void, shooting towards the boss at lightning speed.

Boom boom boom boom boom!
Before the big boss could react, the burning black butterflies exploded at the same time, turning into a black storm with bared fangs and claws. In addition to the extremely high temperature, it also contained a highly corrosive poison, like the tentacles of thousands of undead, trying to drag the big boss into hell.

The big boss roared in shock and anger.

The deformed and swollen body jumped up and down in the wild dance of black flames, struggling violently, but could not put out the flames on its body.

The corners of Leiliana's mouth curled up in a cold arc.

With her toes off the ground and her long hair dancing, she was lifted up by an invisible force and suspended in mid-air.

With his arms outstretched, the spiritual flames surging between his fingers transformed into more black butterflies.

Strange black flames swirled around the butterfly's wings, their edges sharp as blades, weaving into a web of death that was powerful enough to tear everything apart.

"John, John, I really don't know whether you are smart or stupid."

Gazing deeply at the big boss struggling in pain in the flames, Leiliana sighed softly, "Since you are smart enough to see through my identity, why are you so stupid as to come here and fall into my trap?
"Do you think you are still the boss who can call the wind and rain?

"Do you think that I will always be your puppet and will obey your orders?
"Do you think that I can kill Silver Tongue Riley, but I can't kill you?

"Everything has changed, John. Now you are nothing but a dying wild dog. I am the master of the Rolling Stone Club. I am the winner who laughs last!"

"It's really you!"

As if coming from the flames of the underworld, the big boss screamed heartbreakingly, "You bitch, Leliana—"

A cold light flashed in Leiliana's eyes.

"Call me 'Black Butterfly' Leiliana."

She spoke word by word, coldly saying, "The head of the Black Dream Organization's Rolling Stone Fort, 'Black Butterfly' Leiliana!"

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh"!
With a flick of her fingers, the black butterflies surrounding Leiliana transformed into dozens of black lightning bolts, attacking the big boss from different angles, trying to cut his throat and end everything that should have ended long ago.

However, the next second——

Leiliana's pupils froze.

Amidst the graceful dance of the black butterflies, she witnessed an incredible scene: the hideous figure of the "Big Boss" was indeed completely incinerated.

The black fog hidden in it continued to expand and surge, condensing into a majestic and ferocious heavy battle armor.

The surface of the armor, darker than the night, was covered with crisscrossing blood-red lines.

The blood veins meandered all the way to the tip of the two-handed giant sword, making the heavy armor and the giant sword seem to have life, emitting vigorous fighting spirit and roaring like war drums.

And the heavy armored mount, the abyss demon lizard that seemed to come from hell, released an extremely vicious murderous intent, forming wave-like ripples that surged out layer by layer.

Leiliana is not a battle spirit master.

Her life level and combat skills were not enough to perfectly control the Silver Combat Card [Netherworld Flame] given to her by the Black Dream Organization.

The "Netherworld Flame" transformed into a black butterfly, sensing the indescribable terrifying aura of the "Nightmare Champion", and flew back as if it had encountered a natural enemy.

They fled so fast that their owner suffered backlash.

Leiliana seemed to be struck by a series of black lightning, spurting out a mouthful of blood, falling from mid-air and landing heavily on the ground.

Before she could wave her arms again, the silver battle card was overloaded. Criss-crossing cracks appeared on the card, releasing uncontrollable power, causing the card reader to explode with a "pop".

The "Netherworld Flame" burst out of the crack and went up along Leliana's arm, completely destroying her fighting power and will to resist.

"Click, click!"

The "Nightmare Champion" is approaching step by step.

The sharp claws of the abyss demon lizard and the tip of the two-handed giant sword drew sparks on the ground and made a sound of metal friction, like the hinges on the guillotine, tightening inch by inch.

Although the master, who was hiding deep within the guardian spirit, did not reveal his true identity.

Leiliana still guessed the other party's identity from the nightmarish lingering murderous intent.

"Gravedigger?"

This name made her fall into an ice cave.

Holding the arm surrounded by black flames, Leiliana understood everything.

"Big Boss" John Carter died long ago, at the hands of the gravedigger.

Perhaps before his death, he was tortured by the gravedigger and many secrets were revealed.

The gravedigger used these secrets to disguise himself as the big boss, exposing her true identity as the "Black Butterfly".

I am indeed too immature and not suitable to play the role of the "mastermind".

Leiliana smiled bitterly and let out the longest sigh of her life.

She gave up struggling and relaxed completely, like a death row inmate who had heard the final verdict.

"How did you guess that?"

She sat on the ground, her face calm, just wanting to die with peace of mind.

"I saw it the night you went to kill Silver Tongue Riley to silence him."

Using the cover of "Nightmare Champion," Xu Yan said in a metallic voice like the friction of swords, "Originally, I wanted to pry some clues out of the mouth of this broker leader, but I didn't expect to see a more interesting picture.

“Unfortunately, it was too dark and too far away, so I could only see a vague outline and couldn’t tell who the murderer was.

“At first, I thought it was the big boss.

"But if it's the big boss who's cleaning up the house, there's no reason to make such a big fuss. It seems to be in the best interests of the Rolling Stones to let the traitor disappear quietly.

"Besides, the big boss can make a fortune from the Rolling Stone Club and the underground laboratory, and he can also maintain close relationships with the bigwigs in the safe zone. He has no motivation at all to get involved with the lunatics of the Black Dream Organization.

"After eliminating Director Monk, who originally came from the safe zone, was an official citizen of the Alliance, received several expert allowances from major companies, and would never defect to the Black Dream Organization. He was the only person who had the conditions to collude with Silver Tongue Riley, make a deal with Dr. Hyde, and kill Riley to silence him after the matter was exposed, release the Chariot of Terror to create chaos, and steal experimental data and transaction information. It seems that the only one left is you, Ms. Leliana.

“Putting yourself in the shoes of the ‘mastermind,’ everything makes sense.

"First, you kill 'Silver Tongue' Riley and pretend it was me who did it, thereby attracting the patrol's attention and putting enormous pressure on the big boss, forcing him to cooperate with the Black Dream Organization.

"When the Black Dream Organization sent the Swamp Gang to take over the underground laboratory, you took the opportunity to release the killing machine 'Terror Chariot' imprisoned at the bottom of the laboratory, creating an unmanageable chaos.

"While Big Boss and his gang are in chaos, you 'surrender' to the patrol team, lead them into the underground laboratory, and end up hurting both Big Boss and the Swamp Gang.

"My appearance may have been unexpected to you, or it may have been part of your plan, but it doesn't matter.

"What's important is that of all the criminals connected to the underground lab, some died, some escaped, and some were captured, only you survived. With this 'pledge of allegiance,' you gained the trust of the patrol. In a sense, you replaced the big boss, becoming the Rolling Stone Club's hostess who has the final say, and even the controller of the underground order of Rolling Stone Castle.

"Next, you can just pretend to be 'reformed and making meritorious contributions' and do what you do best, pretending to be a puppet controlled by the patrol. Using the Rolling Stone Club as your center, you can establish an intelligence network highly controlled by the patrol and monitor the caravans and gangs traveling north and south.

"In fact, the reopened Rolling Stone Club is not only the patrol's eyes and ears, but also the Black Dream Organization's outpost for its advance into Dawn City. Am I right?"

(End of this chapter)