Stunningly beautiful yet wicked, she begins by conquering eight beast husbands.

Chapter 39 A Series of Bad News

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.

The same sentence popped into everyone's mind.

Has Scarlett gotten a brain? She actually arranged everything so perfectly?
Shouldn't she have been foolish enough to keep Captain Holts, lock him up in the Herda Palace, and let him revert to his original form and fend for himself?

Senator Riley was a great example back then!
Holts was also somewhat shocked when he heard this, and finally looked up at Scarlett.

Scarlett was right in front of him, her head slightly tilted, as if she were looking at him, yet not quite. Her eyes held the same indifference as always, but without the chilling malice.

He then realized how beautiful Scarlett's eyes and brows were, like the sun high in the sky, with a kind of dazzling brilliance that was impossible to look directly at.

His pupils flickered, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he were mocking himself.

What? Did her casual remark make you forget the malice she harbored?

Eight or nine out of ten of the protective scales on her body were missing. Didn't she pluck them off one by one?

Holts's expression suddenly turned cold, his pupils narrowed, and he regained his previous wariness.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

He stood up, returned to the airship, and as the hatch closed, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Scarlett.

Scarlett is gone.

All that was left for him was his back view.

His back was slightly hunched, but his steps were exceptionally agile, and he disappeared from sight in a flash.

Just then, Holts felt a sudden pain in his chest, and his breath felt like it was being choked. A suffocating feeling enveloped him, and his body began to tense uncontrollably.

The tiny scales on his neck began to grow wildly.

His face, his hands, his body hidden beneath his uniform—all emitted a sharp, stinging pain, as if something had pierced his skin and grown out.

"Captain! Your face!"

The last thing Holts heard before he collapsed was Graham's desperate shout.

Before he could respond, his eyelids drooped, and he was enveloped in darkness, unable to escape.

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Upon entering the inner courtyard of Herda Palace, Scarlett was greeted by Zheko.

He changed into a peacock blue major's uniform, his belt was neatly worn, a sash was hanging on his shoulder, a white tiger military insignia was pinned to his chest, some light weapons were carried at his waist, and he was wearing black military boots, standing under the cherry blossom tree in the courtyard.

His hair was as black as ink, his skin was fair, and his amber eyes were pure and detached as he gazed at the wisps of clouds in the azure sky, lost in thought.

The cherry blossoms clustered like crimson clouds, and a few petals fell on Zheko's shoulder without his knowledge. It wasn't until Scarlett entered the inner courtyard that he caught her scent, his eyelids twitched, and he slowly withdrew his gaze, turning to look at Scarlett.

The two looked at each other.

Scarlett was stunned.

Her heart was pounding wildly, almost killing her.

It's said that men in military uniforms are the most handsome, and women standing under cherry blossom trees are the most beautiful.

Now it seems the netizens were right!
Zheko possessed a strikingly handsome face and an extremely aloof demeanor; Scarlett secretly labeled him "Ice Face," and now...

A handsome man with an aloof and restrained demeanor!!!
"Your Highness."

Zheko stepped forward, bowed slightly to Scarlett, and said slowly, "The Fourteenth Legion has issued an urgent summons, and I must return to my unit immediately."

The Zerg, an advanced race born from a black hole, are exceptionally intelligent and have a high reproductive capacity. They have always wanted to conquer all the interstellar space, to be the sole ruler, and to launch attacks on resource-rich planets at any cost.

Holst was injured.

The Oran Rosa Empire immediately reinforced its protective shield, and its army went on high alert, with all soldiers returning to their posts to prepare for battle against the Zerg invasion.

Scarlett understood, nodded, and said, "Okay, go ahead, be careful." For Scarlett, "be careful" was just a simple phrase, like a "hi" when greeting a friend, without any special meaning.

Upon hearing this, Zheko felt a different kind of emotion welling up inside him. His eyebrows twitched. He had originally only intended to greet Scarlett and leave as a sign of respect.

But now, he paused for a few seconds, nodded almost imperceptibly, and responded with an "Mm." He paused for a few more seconds before stepping out of the inner courtyard.

Scarlett watched him leave with lingering affection, then clicked her tongue in admiration: "So handsome."

"How handsome is he?"

"Very handsome."

Scarlett froze after she finished speaking. Who was talking to her?
Turn around and look.

Chi Ye leaned against the carved gold pillar at the entrance of the inner hall, raised an eyebrow at her, and a cynical smile appeared on his handsome face, but there was no smile in his eyes.

He didn't say anything, turned around and went into the inner hall.

Is this jealous?
Scarlett thought jokingly.

Just as she was about to return to her bedchamber, Lilia's stumbling figure came into her view, her frightened expression becoming clearer as she approached.

Scarlett was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly.

No way, no way.

Lilia.

You've already given me two pieces of bad news; there won't be a third today, will there?

"Your Highness! Something terrible has happened! Captain Holst has gone mad!"

Scarlett's vision blurred; she felt faint but dared not. She steadied herself by holding onto Lilia's arm. "Quick, take me there!"

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Scarlett followed Lilia to the treatment room.

The innermost special treatment chamber kept making "bang bang bang" sounds, and the door was deformed, with countless fist-sized bulges appearing.

This door is made of the hardest material in interstellar space, nuclear gold. The fact that it could be deformed shows just how violent the people inside are.

Scarlett dared not approach.

She shrank behind Lilia, asking timidly, "Weren't they supposed to take Holster to the Royal Medical Center? Why did he come here?"

The current storyline is exactly the same as the original one.

Let no one live anymore!
"Your Highness, Captain Holster's injuries are too severe. He reverted to his beast form inside the airship. All the tranquilizers on board have been used up, and he won't make it to the Royal Medical Center. He has to come back."

It was Graham who said this.

He still has three scars on his face from when he subdued Holst.

A bloody wound ran across his entire face, looking gruesome and terrifying. Scarlett glanced at it and quickly looked away, patting her chest to calm herself down.

She tried to comfort herself, telling herself it was okay, what's done is done, and she could keep trying to correct it.

Didn't she perfectly resolve the "Riley incident" before?
This time it will definitely work too!
Scarlett paused for a moment, then rallied her spirits and instructed, "Lilia, go and fetch Princess Sophia. Tell her that Captain Holster's mental state has collapsed and he urgently needs to be comforted."

As mentioned in the story, Holster suffered a mental breakdown, and only the Queen and Sophia could save him.

The royal court was too far from Herda Palace. Even if the Empress were to condescend to come, it would take a lot of time for her to travel there and back, and there were too many variables. Scarlett dared not choose that option.

Then we'll have to ask Sofia.

This is good too; it turns a passive situation into an active one, and we can also benefit from Sofia's rescue. When Holster is rescued, we will also be one of the "heroes".

Knowing the urgency of the situation, Lilia didn't dare to argue and simply replied "Yes," before rushing to the Palace of Yersey.

(End of this chapter)