Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

"I'm..."

"Your game of bravery is about to end.

If I have to blame someone, I should blame myself for being stupid and touching someone I shouldn't have touched."

Xiao said softly to the kneeling Nakamura with regret.

Then Xiao kicked Nakamura in the face, sending him flying.

Chapter 81 Prelude to Destruction

*

After digging out the unconscious Nakamura buried in the rubble, Maren smiled.

She dragged Nakamura out of the rubble and rested his head against her legs.

Maren didn't quite understand the implications of this.

She did this solely because of the information revealed to her by Akatsuki.

"Lord Xiaohao..."

Maren looked at Vida who was staggering over with displeasure, but had no intention of driving her away.

She thought things might be more interesting if Vida was there.

"Uh...ahem!"

"My lord, you are awake."

Maren gently ruffled Nakamura's hair and stroked his scarred cheek.

"Where is this place?"

"The atrium of the City Hall."

"Where did that guy go?"

"The attacker has escaped. Are you alright, sir?"

"Run away? Are you mocking me?!"

Nakamura recalled Akatsuki's leisurely look, as if he didn't take him seriously at all.

His nerves were still extremely tense, and he felt that Vida's comfort made him seem even weaker and powerless.

He slapped Vida's hand away and yelled at her angrily.

"Hug, sorry."

"Tsk! You should withdraw first. I'll leave the aftermath of the attack to you."

Seeing Vida retreat a little, Nakamura couldn't continue complaining.

He did not like Vader, but rather disliked him because of his unremarkable appearance.

But he knew very well that he needed Vader to give him advice.

So when facing Vader, Nakamura would try his best to restrain himself in most cases.

"Yes, please have a good rest."

"Tsk! Maren, what's going on now?"

"You were defeated by that man called Akatsuki."

Maren didn't mean to be tactful at all, which made Nakamura furious.

"you you!"

But Nakamura could do nothing except stare at Maren angrily.

It was a fact that he lost to Xiao, and he had no way to refute it.

Now Nakamura, who was covered in wounds and unable to move, had no way to vent his anger on Maren.

"Even if you don't want to admit it, it's the truth."

Under Maren's gentle caress, Nakamura regained some composure.

"Your current strength is indeed inferior to that of the man named Xiao. So you need strength."

Maren said to Nakamura with a smile.

"Power? What do you want to say?"

"flaming Phenix."

"But that bitch Crystal was taken away!"

When Nakamura thought of Akatsuki taking Crystal away, the veins on his forehead bulged again.

"A girl with the contractor's bloodline must be sacrificed in order to tame the Fire Phoenix.

It's just a legend, no one knows what the real situation is, right?"

"But if I fail..."

Nakamura was a little timid. He didn't dare to imagine what would happen if he failed to tame the fire phoenix again.

"You are a brave man, the chosen one. Taming the Fire Phoenix without sacrifice may be impossible for mortals, but you are different."

Maren leaned over and kissed Nakamura softly.

"Yeah, I'm a hero! There's no reason I can't do it."

Maren smiled as she watched Nakamura regain his confidence.

*

"Master Xiaohao, doing this is far too dangerous. If the Fire Phoenix gets out of control in the city, it will cause great casualties."

Vida really didn't expect that Nakamura and the others would start planning and organizing a celebration again.

They planned to tame the fire phoenix in front of all the citizens of Pierre to demonstrate their power.

The stupidity of Nakamura and his companions was beyond Vida's imagination, and even made her have some self-doubt.

"Are you questioning me? Do you think I can't tame the Fire Phoenix?"

She strongly objected to Nakamura and his team's plan, but received only a cold response.

At this time, Nakamura was still playing with the delicate body of Maren sitting in his arms, enjoying the wonderful and soft touch from his fingertips.

"I didn't mean that, but what if..."

Vida knew that Nakamura and his team's plan was bound to fail, and he didn't want too many innocent people to be involved.

"Ms. Vida, as the Hero's follower, shouldn't you do your best to assist the Hero?"

Abraham on the side also echoed.

"Dissenting from one's master is not the attitude a follower should have."

He even added with great pride, thinking it was the right statement.

Vida looked at Abraham unhappily and sighed helplessly.

This man rarely appeared in the city hall.

Due to Nakamura's series of failures, his position as the natural next head of the family was questioned.

Many elders of the Earl's family have begun to propose to oust him from the throne and nominate his younger brother Lucas to become the next Earl of Warhol.

"What a foolish man."

"What do you mean, just a follower!"

When Abraham heard Vida mocking him, he slammed the table in anger.

"Don't worry, Vida. I will succeed in taming the Fire Phoenix."

"But Mr. Nakamura, regarding the funding issue..."

Although Nakamura has accumulated a huge fortune through the empire's rewards to heroes and secretly smuggling drugs and trafficking in human beings in the past few years as a hero.

But in order to restore his reputation during this period, Vida has spent all of this money.

"You're such an incompetent fellow! Are you trying to say we have no money now?"

Maren put her arms around Nakamura's neck and gave him a mocking smile.

"We're very sorry... the town hall still needs repairs and we don't have the funds to hold a large-scale celebration right now."

Nakamura sets his sights on Abraham.

"My dear hero, I have no way to come up with the money right now. Those old guys are targeting me now."

Nakamura cursed Abraham in his heart.

"Vida, sell those magic cores we've accumulated on the black market."

"But, Mr. Nakamura, if we trade magic cores on the black market now..."

The magic cores of monsters and the magic crystals of minerals are the most important energy sources in this world.

Almost all countries prohibit the private trade of these two substances.

Generally, magic cores are purchased by the state-authorized adventurer association.

But the price is much lower than that on the black market.

"It doesn't matter. I will succeed in taming the Fire Phoenix later anyway."

"Since Lord Xiaohao has made up his mind, I will immediately prepare for the relevant matters."

"Then trouble you."

Vida bowed slightly and immediately left the office.

"My lord, why did you keep that stupid woman?"

Abraham vented his anger towards Vida in dissatisfaction.

"Mr. Abraham, please don't be angry for now. Getting angry at a lowly follower will only lower your reputation."

Although Maren was also sarcastic, her sweet voice helped Abraham regain his composure.

"Ms. Maren, no, it should be Mrs. Maren who is right."

Chapter 82 Sweet Lies

Abraham smiled flatteringly and looked at Maren with unconcealed desire.

"Earl Abraham, now that the relevant matters have been discussed, shall we quickly begin preparations?"

Nakamura frowned at Abraham in displeasure.

"That's true. This matter is very important to both you and me."

Abraham saluted briefly and left the room immediately.

Nakamura decided to ignore his displeased licking of the tongue for the time being.

"You little devil, you really can seduce men."

Nakamura held Maren's chin, a hint of displeasure in his tone.

"You, the hero, are such an idiot."

"Fool?"

Maren smiled sweetly, stood up and clamped Nakamura's body with her legs.

While wrapping her arms around Nakamura's neck, she asked for a kiss from him.

"All those men covet me, but the only one who can have me is you, the Brave One."

"You are really good at talking."

Although Nakamura was complaining, he couldn't help but reveal an expression of pride and joy.

"You are a hero after all. How can you compare to an ordinary, vulgar man like that?"