The villain's way to tame the protagonist

I had no idea that with the black collar on, I looked like a dog seeking credit.

"It's a good thing to encounter this kind of thing as soon as you go out."

After putting down her luggage, Xitana rubbed her neck and said, "I haven't been here for a few days. I'm almost rusty."

The shouts coming from not far away proved that the matter was serious. Anser looked at the wood chips on the wolf fur on his shoulders and neck, sighed helplessly, and reached out to brush them away.

"Hydra, it looks like this guy has reinforcements."

Xitana stepped on the unfortunate fellow whose ribs were broken by her kick, shook him twice, and looked up at Anser: "Are you going to take them all down?"

After tidying up his appearance, Anser walked towards the unknown person with his cane, glanced at his civilian clothes, shook his head and said, "From the frequent vibrations of armor, the person coming should be the city guards. As for him..."

"My friend," Anser asked with a smile, "Why are you rushing to the transport room in such a hurry? Could you please tell me?"

The mysterious man at Hitana's feet struggled and howled in pain, but after a while, he suddenly stopped moving and even lost his voice.

Xitana, who was stepping on him, was startled and quickly moved her foot away. After sniffing a little, her expression changed drastically:

"He died already? That shouldn't be the case! I only broke a dozen bones with that kick. How can a human being be so fragile?"

The girl's face looked very unhappy. She seemed to be very resistant to the idea of ​​killing. In the assassination that day, even though the means were very sharp and even brutal, Hitana did not take anyone's life easily.

"...What a disgusting smell, oh...it turns out he committed suicide by taking poison."

After smelling the unpleasant scent coming from the assassin, Hitana's expression looked a little better.

Ansher looked at the mysterious man on the ground who had committed suicide by taking poison, and suddenly laughed out loud.

Xitana turned her head to look at him suspiciously: "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, I just find it interesting." Anser shook his head and looked up at the aisle where the figure appeared. "The guards are here, Xitana, take your luggage."

Miss Wolf Cub was complaining in her heart that Hydra was a pervert who found it amusing to see people die, while she went to pick up her luggage with an unhappy look on her face. She didn't give Anser a good look at all.

A team of armored guards arrived late. With a solemn look on their faces, they looked at the broken front gate, the corpses on the ground, and the master and servant who seemed to have nothing in common. They drew their swords in silence and gripped their spears tightly.

"Hey, Hydra, what's going on?" Xitana turned her head and looked at Anser. "Didn't you say they were guards? Why do they look like they want to fight us?"

Hearing what Xitana said, the leading soldier's hand holding the gun paused for a moment. He carefully observed the blond noble holding the cane and said in disbelief:

"You are... Lord Hydra?"

"..." Xitana looked as if she had seen a ghost, wondering why it seemed like everyone knew this guy?

Anser smiled friendly: "Do you need me to prove it with something?"

"...Ah, no, I'm not. I'm not questioning your identity."

The appearance, features, and personality all matched what the captain of the guard knew. He breathed a sigh of relief, motioned for the others to lay down their weapons, and bowed his head deeply: "Please forgive my impoliteness, Lord Hydra."

"It can be seen that something serious has happened." Anser's gentleness and calmness seemed to infect the anxious and nervous captain of the guard, making the latter calm down a little. "Can you tell me what happened?"

"..."

The captain hesitated for a moment, and after a brief silence, he sighed deeply:

"Just now, Viscount Long Bing of Long Bing City arrived in our Xiao Feng City through the teleportation array."

"Then, he was immediately assassinated."

"The assassin disguised himself as the receptionist of the teleportation room and killed Viscount Long Bing with one blow at a very close distance. The city lord was extremely furious when he learned about this and ordered the whole city to arrest the assassin, but he was also assassinated in a very short time."

Needless to say, Xiaofeng City is now in chaos.

Chapter 22: Trial and Punishment

On the way to Viscount Howling Wind's safe house, Hitana got goose bumps after listening to the captain of the guard praising Hydra all the way.

The most important thing is that she can clearly feel that the flattery is different from the nobles' compliments to Hydra. Instead, it is sincere and from the bottom of their hearts that they regard Hydra as the perfect person he said. This makes Xitana completely unacceptable.

Fortunately, someone came to greet them halfway through the journey. That team leader was not a big shot, just an ordinary captain in the Howling Wind City Guard. After the news of Anser's arrival came out, the relevant reception staff arrived soon.

The person who came to greet Anser was a charming housekeeper with a graceful and swaying figure. The way she shook her hips and twisted her waist made Hitana very uncomfortable.

——Your own city lord was assassinated and half dead, and you still twist your butt in front of outsiders! Scumbag!

"The Viscount's condition is currently stable,"

The housekeeper said to Anser: "But we still haven't caught the mastermind, Lord Hydra, I'm sorry to get you involved..."

Anser replied calmly: "It doesn't matter. Now that I'm here, no one can take Viscount Xiaofeng's life from me. You can rest assured, Ms. Selam."

"As for the death of Viscount Long Bing... I can only express my regret."

The young noble sighed softly: "I am still a step too late."

It’s late, um…it’s late.

It took about half an hour to pack my luggage and head from the mansion to the Red Frost City teleportation room.

The reason why Anser decided to set off immediately was that Xavier reminded him that half an hour earlier, Viscount Long Bing and Viscount Xiao Feng had expressed their anxiety respectively.

In other words, Viscount Long Bing came to Xiaofeng City and was assassinated, and Viscount Xiaofeng was also assassinated, all within a mere hour.

It's so fast...it's hilarious.

Anser, stroking his cane, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, ignoring the charming housekeeper in front of him. In his eyes, there was a future that only he could see, which was forged from experience, wisdom, and most importantly, intelligence.

If we make good use of this chaos, maybe, hmm...

The boy turned his head to look at Shitana, who was carrying her luggage and looking around. He suddenly picked up the cane, held the lower end, hooked Shitana's collar with the snake head handle, and pulled the girl to his side.

Before the wolf cub could get angry, Anser whispered in her ear:

"Xitana, I suddenly want to give you a test."

"If you pass, I will give you a seven-day paid vacation. You can bring Marina back to your village to visit your parents and show off your achievements to your old acquaintances. At the same time, I will provide you with the extraordinary elements you need as usual for you to hone yourself."

This made Xitana so happy that she forgot Anser's rudeness. She shouted excitedly, "Really...ah, I know it must be true, so what do you want me to do? Kill all those assassins and capture them?"

The housekeeper Seram had pretty good professional ethics. She kept her eyes straight and continued to lead the way, pretending that she didn't hear what Hitana said at all. However, the expressions of the guards around her were a little subtle.

"No, it's just a simple test."

Anser whispered in her ear leisurely, "Before we return to Scarlet Frost City, you must ensure that I do not take the initiative in the battle for anything—not even the simplest level of attack, that is, not even using the hand cannon transformed by Gleipnir."

Gleipnir is the name of the walking stick that Anther almost never leaves his hand. Although Hitana doesn't know it, she knows very well what a "hand cannon" is and has seen the noise when Anther fires.

As soon as she heard Ansel's words, she became even more delighted. After all this time, it was just the same job she usually did!

It's as if this guy will take the initiative to attack at any time!

"You have three chances. After I strike you three times, your test will be considered a failure, and you will have to accept my...punishment."

The young Hydra smiled and stuck out his tongue, his poisonous fangs faintly visible.

The word "punishment" made Hitana's heart skip a beat. The humiliation she felt at that time made her blood boil, and she began to feel like retreating and having an indescribable feeling of unease.

And it was this inexplicable fear that made Xitana extremely annoyed again - what was she afraid of? Why was she afraid? If she was afraid, wouldn't it be admitting that she couldn't even do the current job well? What's more, the reward was so generous!

"Okay, I'll take it!" Xitana raised her head, "Just wait for me to send you magic crystals!"

Anser, who had already begun to think about how to "punish" Xitana, smiled innocently: "I look forward to it, Xitana."

"Wait, you smile so sinisterly, you won't hide in the corner and fire three blank shots, and then that counts as uh-huh-huh-"

In order to prevent Aytana from getting shocked after saying something stupid, Ansher shocked the girl before she spoke, which shows that he had good intentions.

Viscount Xiaofeng's residence is a castle. Under the leadership of Seram, Anser and Xitana finally arrived at the safe house where Viscount Xiaofeng was now.

In the black interest network constructed by Earl Red Frost, Viscount Xiaofeng, who is responsible for the looting routes in and around the Red Frost Territory, is a tall and strong man. Compared with the obese Earl Red Frost, he looks more like a burly warrior, and this is indeed the case.

The third stage of the road to heaven, the throne.

This sturdy man lying on the bed with his eyes closed and regulating his breathing is a strong man who can absorb and use extraordinary powers independently without relying on rituals and tools.

"…Mr. Hydra."

When Anser approached the bed of Viscount Xiaofeng, the man with bandages wrapped around his upper body opened his eyes exhaustedly. He looked at the young and handsome blond noble in front of him and sighed with relief.

"Now that you're here, I'm sorry I couldn't get up to greet you. But...it doesn't matter."

His eyes were filled with both fear and relief.

"You will keep your promise and grant me your mercy, right?"

Anser supported Gleipnir with both hands and smiled, "I will, Viscount Xiaofeng, but before that... I need to make one thing clear."

"Who killed Viscount Longbing? Who wants to kill you? I'm going to take a look at the body of poor Viscount Longbing later."

"you--"

"I promised you." Anser interrupted Viscount Xiaofeng, "Since you have fulfilled my request, I will also grant you the mercy I promised."

"And now, someone has caused me to fail in my commitment."

The calm and composed young man lowered his eyes and spoke softly, but Viscount Xiaofeng heard the roar of thunder and anger from his calm and calm words.

——His anger is real, Viscount Xiaofeng thought.

"This is an unacceptable shame for Hydra." Anser said, "So I will find out the truth. After that, I will show you mercy. Before that, no one can take your life from me."

Not knowing what Anser was talking about, Hitana tilted her head with a bored look on her face. She had no intuitive warning, no sense of hostility, she just felt lazy and bored, with nothing to do.

"Thank you for your... grace." Viscount Xiaofeng pulled the corners of his mouth, with a forced smile, "I will do my best to provide assistance."

"Well, your current condition should be fine. I will go check on Viscount Long Bing's body first."

Anser nodded and turned to leave.

Seeing that Ansel was about to leave, Hitana turned around and left.

Then, in an instant, she heard a loud roar exploding in her ears.

"..."

The girl turned her head stiffly, only to see Anser still turning around with his arms raised horizontally behind him, and the muzzle of Gleipnir, which had turned into a hand cannon, was still emitting smoke.

The direction that the muzzle of the hand cannon was facing was above the shadow of Viscount Xiaofeng projected on the ground.

——There was a "person" there, whose entire upper body was almost completely blown to pieces, and who appeared out of nowhere.

There was no blood, no splattering of meat. The unique aesthetics of violence of Hydra did not allow killing to become such a messy thing.

The remaining parts of the killer's body that were not shattered were scattered on the ground like building blocks, which was absurd and terrifying.

"I said, Viscount Sao Feng."

The young Hydra chuckled and turned the hand cannon back into a walking stick. He said gently, "No one can take your life at will anymore."

"Because I won't allow it."

In the silence, Anser turned his head again and raised his index finger to Xitana.

once.

This is not the assassination that seemed like a joke that day, Ms. Sitana.

Looking at Xitana, whose expression was even more dull than Viscount Xiaofeng's, Anser smiled happily.

Are you ready to be punished?

Chapter 23: Assassination and Betrayal

"What's up with that assassin?"

Xitana, who was chasing after Anser, looked unacceptable: "How could he appear from the shadow of that Viscount?"

"Shadow Leap, a very rare spell?"

Anser replied without even turning his head: "Maybe he took the opportunity to sneak in after the safe house was opened."

"I, I have seen this kind of magic before." Miss Sitana insisted as always, "I have seen it many times in school! But how could he hide it from-"

"How could it be hidden from your intuition and perception, right?"

The young Hydra paused, tilted his head slightly, and looked at Shitana with a smile.

"Because he is a true, professional assassin, Sitana."