Poverty makes me capable of anything.

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Even so, Theodore did not relax; those were members of the Royal Knights, and he could not afford to be careless.

"There is no room for wishful thinking. Escape, until you escape the empire."

Theodore glanced back at Rachel, who was once again shrouded in shadow, and his fists clenched involuntarily.

It's all that devil's fault!

He hadn't expected that the demon would pretend to be asleep and deliberately release Rachel's consciousness.

Although he didn't hear his plan directly, the devil had a pretty good idea of it.

In order to thwart his plan, the demon was willing to go to any lengths to kill An Ran, thus completely cutting off his chances of gaining the ability to teleport.

"You'd better cooperate with us obediently," the demon said sinisterly, using Rachel's body.

Theodore remained silent.

The demon continued to coax, "We've already shown great sincerity. If we say we'll help you advance to Grandmaster, we definitely can, as long as you can put away those unrealistic thoughts."

"Heh..." Theodore sneered.

Since it's already been exposed, there's nothing more to say.

Demons are creatures that have no integrity whatsoever.

It's a pity that his plan to advance to the Grandmaster level in a short period of time has been shattered.

"Very well, it seems you have made your choice. Then you can wait for the demon race's revenge."

Theodore curled his lip: "If I were really afraid of your retaliation, I wouldn't have tried to steal your power. Do you think this is? This star system is ultimately a world dominated by humans. If you have the ability, come to the Star Alliance and kill me. I'll be waiting."

Rachel's eyes narrowed slightly: "It seems you're determined. Aren't you worried about this woman's safety?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Theodore burst into laughter.

"No, you demons are intelligent beings who are no less than us humans. Do you really think I care about this? She's just a woman. Let her die. It would be best if you two died together."

"..."

The devil's words were immediately swallowed back by Theodore's unusual behavior.

This isn't Theodore!

This is completely different from Theodore, whom he has been observing for so long.

“Aren’t you surprised?” Theodore sneered. “The me you see now is the real me. I’m quite proud to have fooled a demon.”

After delivering a scathing jab at the demon, Theodore fell silent.

He was so frustrated!

Damn it, if I had been more careful back then, we wouldn't have been exposed.

Once you reach the Grandmaster level with the help of demonic power, what is the Star Alliance's intelligence department?

That's right, Theodore and Rachel are actually top agents in the Covenant's intelligence department.

In order to gather intelligence on the Empire and weaken its strength, they were sent to the borders of the Empire by the Covenant Intelligence Department.

However, an unexpected incident occurred later: Rachel's body was possessed by a demon.

The Covenant intelligence department temporarily changed its plans, assigning Theodore to cooperate with the demons' operation.

The Star Dream Intelligence Department never expected that Theodore was such an ingrate.

He wavered between the two sides, trying to gain benefits from both, hoping to become a master who transcends the world, turn the tables, and gain true freedom.

Power → Freedom.

"I will throw you into the Eternal Furnace," the demon threatened.

Theodore glared at it: "If you say another word, I'll kill you right now! Without those trump cards, do you think you'll still be a match for me?"

The demon immediately fell silent.

It didn't want to die either.

"Humph!"

Theodore snorted and began calculating again how long it would take to get from here to the Covenant.

He had already contacted his superiors not long ago, and someone would come to pick him up as soon as he reached the border.

Theodore's plan was brilliant, but he never expected that even though he was running fast enough, Anran would still block his way.

While passing through a starry sky filled with celestial bodies, Theodore discovered the safe and secure Starship.

When the spaceship's AI data comparison was completed and the words "Transcendental Main Ship" appeared on the screen, Theodore immediately crushed the edge of the control panel in front of him into scrap metal.

"How is that possible!"

Theodore was stunned.

Why is the Starship here?

"It seems things are starting to turn sour," the demon sneered.

"you shut up!"

Theodore slammed his fist on the control panel.

"Turn around and run!"

"Order received!"

The two spaceships chased and fled, staging a spectacular ship chase in the starry sky.

However, no matter how skilled Theodore was at piloting the ship, the gap in the ship's performance was insurmountable. After being hit by the ship's cannons, Theodore had no choice but to give up the possibility of escape and seek help from the Covenant Intelligence Department.

"Have you finally given up that unrealistic delusion?"

An Ran is already preparing to summon her mechanical army.

At this moment, the console suddenly reported an unfamiliar contact request.

“It’s Theodore, isn’t it?” Ereshki said.

If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't reveal her strength in front of Anran, Eresh would have slapped Theodore, that little jumper, to death long ago.

But what Ai Leixi didn't expect was that An Ran was not afraid of being ambushed and chasing after her precisely because she knew that An Ran was a Grandmaster.

With a grandmaster protecting me, what am I afraid of?

"Drip-"

After the contact was established, the person who appeared on the screen was not Theodore, but a member of the Covenant intelligence department who had previously cooperated with Enron.

"Is there a problem?"

An Ran's tone was not friendly; she was chasing after her enemy, so what were they doing out here?

"We are here to apologize to Your Majesty."

The intelligence officer's words left An Ran completely bewildered.

What, an apology?

"In fact, Theodore, whom Your Majesty is currently hunting, is a member of our intelligence department."

"..."

I never expected this.

An Ran frowned; she had already guessed the purpose of this contact.

As she expected, the intelligence department began to plead for Theodore.

"The conspiring with the underground mercenary group was Theodore's fault. After that, Theodore contacted us and realized his mistake. The assassination on Mushroom Cloud 01 was not planned by Theodore; it was that devil's personal decision."

"We hope that Your Majesty will be magnanimous and let Theodore off the hook for the sake of our intelligence department. Our intelligence department will also provide compensation afterward. Your Majesty, please rest assured that this compensation will definitely satisfy you."

An Ran fell silent.

She had no intention of letting Theodore go, even knowing that Theodore was with the Covenant Intelligence Department, even if it would make the Covenant Intelligence Department owe her a favor, and even if the Covenant Intelligence Department would compensate her.

"But I just can't stand it!"

You want to kill me? Do you think you're so great just because you have connections?

Anran is currently only hesitating about how to respond to the Star Alliance intelligence department.

Is it to decisively shout, "Sorry, but if ANR wants to kill someone, no one can save them today?"

That's domineering, and it's also pretentious.

But upon closer examination, An Ran dismissed the idea, realizing there was no need for a direct confrontation with the Star Alliance Intelligence Department.

Even using tactful words to refuse is not a good idea.

So An Ran readily agreed.

"it is good!"

But a verbal promise is ultimately just a verbal promise.

When Theodore thought he had escaped with his life, he safely blocked all nearby communication signals.

"Still trying to call for reinforcements?"

An Ran sneered, "You're dead today!"

With the seals and the release of the subspace box, a massive mechanical army instantly surrounded Theodore's ship.

"Oh wow, it seems you've been tricked."

The demon who noticed the anomaly immediately mocked.

hateful.

Theodore clenched his fists, and in a flash, he appeared in front of the demon, his right hand gripping Rachel's collar tightly.