My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"By the way, Your Holiness."

"What is it? Your Majesty, please tell me."

"Who told you that the royal family uses forbidden magic?"

"One of my pastors."

Levi lied.

"Oh... I understand." Arthas nodded.

"In that case, you go first. I have something else to do, so I won't see you off."

Levi heard this and left.

……

On the other side, the outer troops were still struggling, while Orson had already brought his men to the central square.

A few months ago, an assassination attempt took place here. The late Emperor Odysseus was almost assassinated, but it was Arthas who was by his side who protected him.

And now, the central square, which was once the busiest place, was empty except for the soldiers responsible for searching the formation.

Orson stood on the stage where Odysseus once gave a speech, and through it he could see the few remaining landmark buildings in the city of Saint Laurent.

The cathedral, the Imperial College, the bell tower, the grand hotel…

These landmark buildings and many tall towers together form the many core points of the large magic circle of Saint Laurent City.

After several hours, soldiers came back one after another to report the situation.

Just as Orson guessed, huge amounts of magic fluctuations were detected underground in those landmark buildings and the towers that seemed to be of little use.

Even under the investigation of the court magician, these magical fluctuations all pointed to one point.

That is the square where Orson is now.

"So, facing this kind of magic circle, how can we break it?"

Orson muttered to himself, staring at the ground.

Finally, as if he had thought of something, Orson quickly called Elsa.

This matter must be discussed clearly with Elsa before it can be implemented.

Elsa was called to Orson's front. She didn't understand what was going on, and Orson began to speak:

"Your Highness, I have thought of a way to break the magic circle, but it may require you to make some sacrifices."

"sacrifice……"

Hearing this word, Elsa was stunned for a moment, then asked hesitantly:

"What exactly is it?"

"I need to destroy all those buildings."

Orson said this, pointing to the landmark buildings in the distance.

“These are landmarks of the city of Saint Laurent and have a very long history, but for the safety of the place, I think they must be demolished.”

Hearing Orson's words, Elsa was stunned for a moment, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought Orson was asking me to make a huge sacrifice. If demolishing these buildings is all that's needed to end this anomaly, then there should be no problem."

"After all, buildings can be rebuilt if destroyed, but human life is the most important thing. I don't want to see soldiers make unnecessary sacrifices because of these buildings."

Elsa said this with a firm tone.

Hearing this, Orson nodded.

"In that case, I understand."

He then ordered the previously marked buildings to be demolished.

Another half day passed, and after all the buildings were demolished, the eternal night in the sky still did not end.

Orson stared at the sky and frowned.

He could still feel that the land under his feet had a huge amount of magical activity, which was still providing energy for the magic circle.

What went wrong?

At this moment, Orson felt that the light around him had changed.

The bright moon that was originally hanging in the sky has now turned into a bloody red blood moon.

Do not……

Orson stared at the moon. For some reason, he felt that it was not the moon but someone's eyes.

Sure enough, after a few seconds, the moon changed again. This time, a bloodshot eye appeared in the night sky, staring at the ground.

Moreover, it seems to be still active.

It was at this moment that Orson felt that he was being stared at, and the next second, he disappeared from the sight of everyone around him.

There was a feeling of weightlessness, and Orson seemed to have fallen into endless darkness, with no sense of anything around him.

Time, space, weight, all units used for measurement seem to have lost their meaning here.

I don’t know how long it was, but Orson suddenly fell heavily to the ground, and in front of him was an Iron Throne.

At this moment, Arthas was sitting on the Iron Throne, leaning on his sword with both hands, looking at Orson in front of him.

"I've suddenly changed my mind, Orson."

Arthas said this and stood up.

"Is all this because of you?"

Orson stopped, looked at Arthas in front of him, and asked.

"Yeah." Arthas nodded.

"You guessed right. From the time the sky turned dark until now, it's all because of me."

"Including the space you are being pulled into now, it is also a secret technique of the royal family."

"So, the so-called forbidden magic is just a cover. The royal family suppresses forbidden magic just to leave a way out for themselves, right?"

"You can understand it this way, but before I became the emperor, I really didn't know these things. If you hadn't forced me to this point, I wouldn't have taken the risk of using this kind of magic."

"Can I take it that you are complimenting me?"

"Of course." Arthas nodded. "Of course I am praising you. Only an opponent like you is worthy of my final and glorious victory."

"Using this kind of magic can't be called gorgeous, right?"

When Arthas heard Orson say this, he smiled and shook his head.

"No, no, no, Orson, you don't understand. History is written by the victors. After I became emperor, I have witnessed much more darkness than before."

"As long as you lose, future history will only remember you as a group of traitors and rebels."

Hearing this, Orson straightened up.

"So, why did you pull me in here?"

"You are very smart. You can guess that this is a magic circle, and you can also guess the secret of Saint Laurent City. So, I am going to kill you here."

To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. As long as Orson is eliminated, he can still achieve the final victory with the help of the army outside.

Once the situation turns around, those fence-sitters will naturally turn to me.

As for Elsa? What was she without Orson?

"You can't kill me. You and I are both at the eighth level, and I have mastered one more magic than you. It would be the most foolish thing for you to fight me head-on."

"Maybe it was before." Arthas nodded. "But here, my strength is level nine. Do you want to try and see the difference between level eight and level nine?"

Having said this, Arthas raised the hilt of the sword and disappeared directly in front of Orson.

Orson closed his eyes as well.

He knew that it would be impossible for him to gain the upper hand in the opponent's home turf, and he could only wait quietly for the opponent to reveal a flaw.

So he waited quietly there.

After a while, there was a sound of wind behind him. Orson instantly used a magic barrier to defend himself and leaned forward.

But the next second, the magic barrier was instantly shattered, and Orson was knocked several meters away.

"Orson, accept your fate. This is the gap between you and me."

"This is also the difference between the royal family and other bloodlines."

Chapter 66: Ending

A few minutes passed, and Arthas had no intention of giving in to Orson, and a ninth-level master never had the leeway to face an eighth-level master.

Every move was made with all his strength, and every move was intended to kill Orson with one blow, leaving no room for him.

Orson was exhausted from defending himself. Even though he had more magical skills than Arthas, he still couldn't carry out cross-level combat. Desperate defense was his last resort.

Arthas watched Orson stubbornly resist his moves without collapsing. In addition to admiration, he was more eager to kill him.

Orson is less than 20 years old this year. If he waits until he is 30 or 40 years old, no one in the empire will be able to threaten Orson.

Even if it is for the future of the empire, he must get rid of Orson here.

Thinking of this, Arthas's eyes became even more fierce.

"Orson, I'm going to get serious from now on."

As he said this, the sword in his hand glowed silver, and its power increased significantly compared to before.

Orson didn't say anything. He was concentrating on guarding against Arthas and waiting for the opportunity to change.

Then, Arthas swung his sword towards Orson, trying to cut him in half.

Orson also realized the unusualness of this sword energy. He concentrated all his magic power to release a barrier to protect himself. At the same time, he also drew out his sword to block the aftermath of the sword energy.

Sure enough, the sword energy destroyed the magic barrier the moment it touched it, and continued to attack Orson with the remaining potential energy.

Orson swung his sword with all his strength again and barely blocked it, but he himself was inevitably affected.

"Raven, you should know that he serves under me, right?" Arthas said this, as if giving Orson some time to breathe, but the movement of swinging the sword in his hand never stopped, and Orson could only keep parrying.

"I sent him to assassinate Lit, but he hasn't come back yet. Maybe he was found by your people?"

"I should have guessed it long ago. You have a partnership with the Orchid Tavern. Their boss should be one of yours, right?"

"And the assassin who assassinated my father before, you should have sent him, right? I don't know what means you used, or even whether you could create an alibi, but you and I both know it very well."

"You have been planning everything since a long time ago, just because you are afraid of me!"

As he said this, Arthas' tone suddenly became heavier, and he swung his sword with increasing force.

Every time Orson received a sword strike, his body sank a little.

"You are afraid of my strength, my power, and my allies! That's why you keep dividing and disintegrating my forces. I know everything! Because you are the only one who would do this in the entire empire!"

Then, Arthas swung his sword, and the sound of metal clashing was heard, and a buzzing sound echoed in the enclosed space.

Orson's sword was knocked away, and he was knocked back a few steps and fell to the ground.

"So? You want to say that my methods are insidious, right?"

At this time, Orson finally had time to say something.

"What else? Should I still praise you for doing a good job?"

Arthas spoke in an angry tone and then came directly to Orson.

"When a wolf pack in the wild faces a tiger that is larger than itself, it will not directly attack it because it knows it cannot defeat the tiger. However, if it is extremely hungry, the wolf pack will look for various opportunities to attack the tiger."

"All kinds of despicable means will be used at this time, and you, Orson, are no different from those cunning wolves!"

Hearing this, Orson sat on the ground, looked at Arthas who was standing in front of him and looking down at him, and sneered.

Then he reached out his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"So, if you use forbidden magic, it's fair?"

"The price of unleashing magic is the lives of so many citizens of Saint Laurent City, so many innocent lives. You think that if you do this, you will be a qualified king, right?"