The villain's way to tame the protagonist

Scum...

If all policies can be implemented meticulously once promulgated, if all orders can be implemented without hesitation once issued, if everyone can be sincere enough in their interactions with each other, if everyone can just say some nice words, then everything will really be fine...

If you just think well enough, everything will be perfect. If this world is a colorful fairy tale, if your kindness and expectations can make all these fantasies come true.

Mr. Anser, will it still be so difficult?

After exhaling slowly, Marina's expression returned to indifference.

Compared to Xitana and Ming Fuluo, she was weak and powerless, and she was also very aware that her ability and weight were nothing compared to those two girls.

She knew that the help she could provide to Ansor was not even as great as an idea that flashed through Ming Furo's mind; she knew that the contribution she could make to Ansor was not even as great as a punch that Xitana threw at will.

But Marina felt that, no matter how small the difference was, if it could make Ansel feel understood, even just a little bit, it would be worth it.

With this in mind, Marina gradually calmed down and continued to pay attention to the development of the riot. Next, she would carefully control every aspect of the riot to ensure that those adventurers who always acted as they pleased would not cause chaos.

At the same time, she did not notice that her shadow...suddenly twisted.

The next second, a pitch-black raven flapped its wings and flew out from the shadows.

The sound of the fluttering wings made Marina turn her head immediately, and the raven had already slowly landed on the railing of the stands.

"… Your Excellency Raven."

After a brief silence, Marina said, "You actually came to see me in person."

"You've been quite active recently." Crow's tone was very calm. "Using the fake Mibai Tower and the Howling Legion's network, you contacted six large adventurer guilds and began to spread your network around with Strife Castle as the base. It was very efficient."

"As soon as a stable prototype was formed, they immediately stopped expanding and instead stabilized and reinforced this intelligence network. It is rare to be able to accurately examine the degree of deception."

"At the same time, they also created such a big scene in the lower city..."

Crow finally slowly turned his gaze towards Marina: "Naylan's evaluation is very pertinent. Your ability... is not bad."

In response to Crow's praise, Marina simply smiled back: "Thank you for your recognition, Lord Crow."

"So, you want to come to Shadow Marsh?"

"..."

This sudden recruitment made Marina stunned for a moment, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

"Another invitation?"

"Very strange?" Crow tilted his head slightly. "It seems that you have a very clear self-awareness and know that your ability is just average... It is not easy to know yourself, and you deserve praise in this regard."

The girl couldn't help laughing at the straightforward remarks of the Lord of Shadow Swamp. She had never experienced such straightforwardness in the garden. As a leader, Rhine gave people a feeling of being mysterious and dangerous, which was completely opposite to his cute and elegant appearance.

The situation is actually the opposite for the crow. Compared with the deep darkness it is clad in, its rather straightforward character is actually quite soothing.

"If that's the case, then why did you invite me to join Shadow Swamp?" Marina asked.

"Not bad means you are qualified. After training, you can become the backbone. Shadow Swamp is not as demanding as the Garden. We don't have any 'elite cleanliness'."

"At the same time..." Crow looked at Marina deeply, "You are also special."

"Oh? Me?"

Marina showed an innocent girl's expression with shining eyes: "I don't know what's so special about me."

"If you join Shadowfen, I will consider telling you." said Crow.

The girl smiled brightly: "If you had told me first, I would really consider joining Shadow Swamp."

After a brief stalemate, Crow shook his head and said, "Forget it. Naylan also told me that you have extraordinary ambition and stubbornness... I am not in a hurry, and you are not necessary to Shadow Swamp."

Hearing this, Marina suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.

If it was just to say these few words, Crow, the controller of Shadow Swamp, would not have come here in person.

It really wanted to recruit me, but it was also prepared to fail and it was not going to return empty-handed.

So, is there anything left behind that can strengthen my desire to join Shadow Marsh?

Sure enough, the crow said the next second:

"Why do you think I would come to you in person, and why at this time?"

"..."

The smile on Marina's face disappeared. She exhaled slowly, her clear, girlish voice very steady.

"I'm in trouble, right?" she asked.

Crow turned his head and looked at Marina again, seeming a little surprised that she could react so quickly.

Then, it nodded and said, "Although I don't know what your purpose is in doing this, I want to remind you... Miss Xitana, who you led to fifteen kilometers outside the Strife Castle, is now on her way back."

When Marina's pupils suddenly shrank to their limit, Crow's body turned into a shadow and disappeared without a trace:

"That's all I have to say. You are a smart person and you should know what to do next. Let's finish it quickly. No matter what you do, don't make Miss Sitana angry. If you make the situation awkward, the master will be dissatisfied."

Before it completely disappeared, it left a brief comment on Marina's plan:

"Although your plan is crude, it is still rigorous and detailed in every aspect. It should succeed if nothing unexpected happens. Unfortunately, though..."

"Luck doesn't seem to be on your side."

Chapter 7: What is Hypocrisy (K)

There is a small town in the wasteland fifteen kilometers away from Fort Strife.

Since a mine was opened in the surrounding area of ​​Strife Castle, the town has developed quite well, but Hitana doesn't care about the quality of life.

At five o'clock in the morning, the girl opened her eyes on time. Miss Wolf, who was not fighting with Ansel all night, always got up early. She washed and changed her clothes as quickly as possible, then opened the window, stepped on the windowsill and jumped lightly, and then leaped into the sky like an eagle.

The tall and slender Sitana stretched her body happily, and left the town which had not yet woken up in a few jumps.

The reason why Marina asked her to come here was simple. In the open wasteland, Shitana could release her power without any scruples. Being away from the Castle of Strife would also prevent her from being distracted by things happening in the lower city.

Sitana, who never doubted Marina, naturally had no objection to this arrangement and happily ran to the town to exercise.

Marina arranged everything very well. She took care of the entire town, and the townspeople also knew how to get along with this extraordinary man.

Logically speaking, Sitana was out for training, and should have stayed outside all day long. When she returned to town, she would either eat or sleep, so there was no need to prepare everything. But Marina knew her sister too well. Once she arrived near the town, she would definitely walk around to see if there were any bad guys doing evil. In order to prevent any accidents, she had already stabilized the order here in advance.

But Marina is not Anther after all. Regardless of how strong she is, the only one in the world who can truly escape from the chessboard is Anther.

"what!"

There were endless roars on the vast plain, and it was like a violent storm when the red and black wolf shadow of a demon swung its claws. While it kept attacking, Hitana was also punching and kicking. The storms caused by punching or sweeping could tear gullies in the solid ground and create visible waves in the air.

"Hmm... that's not right."

As the attack slowed down, Xitana frowned slightly: "I don't think it's appropriate to control Xiao Hei in this way. Should I concentrate on controlling it..."

The girl stopped punching and crossed her arms across her chest in deep thought. A red-black wolf shadow appeared behind her, as if "growing" from her shoulders, with its claws drooping and its head slightly lowered, as if taking a nap.

"If we go further...what should we do?"

Shitana murmured absentmindedly, with neither a clear direction in her mind nor any concept of self-analysis. It could be said that Shitana Lancemalos, the peerless genius who possessed the power of both the Master of Strength and the Master of Wind, had never thought about "how" to become stronger. The growth of strength was an instinct and a feeling for her... As long as she felt it, all problems could be solved.

Unfortunately, after making an agreement with Anser, the feeling that Hitana expected never came. No matter how much she repeatedly strengthened her strength or swung her fists and feet, she still couldn't make a breakthrough.

It seemed that she had reached a bottleneck in every aspect and could no longer make any progress.

"Mmmm..."

Sitana couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried. She scratched her hair hard, sat down on the ground in frustration, and muttered to herself in frustration: "If I use this little skill to compete with Anser, he will definitely be disappointed."

Even though killing a fourth-level monster with the power of a third-level monster was as easy as eating and drinking for her, Hitana was still worried about her own lack of ability.

"If I stuff the projection of Hydra's body into my body, it won't last long... If I turn it into Hei, I don't know how to stuff it in. Maybe it would be better if it became bigger, but it won't last long even if it becomes bigger."

The girl, who had never thought about how to become stronger, sat cross-legged on the ground, muttering to herself and poking the stones on the ground. The wolf shadow behind her twisted from time to time, sometimes wriggling into a dancing nine-headed snake, and sometimes condensing into a huge and ferocious wolf beast.

Shitana tried hard to think, but to no avail, so she chose to give up.

"I really can't become stronger by this method..."

She patted her butt, stood up, and sighed unwillingly.

"Forget it, I'll just hone my form over the next two days, maybe I'll feel it when I fight Anser."

Although she was dissatisfied with the current situation, Hitana quickly put the depression in her heart behind her and devoted herself to training.

But this time, she had only been in the state for a few seconds when she suddenly stopped and immediately turned her head to look in the direction of the town.

"...Why is there a battle wave? Fortunately it's not in the town."

Xitana's brows first slowly knitted, then relaxed, and a ferocious smile that made people's heart palpitate appeared on her face:

"Now you can let go. It's not fun to just hit the air. I don't know who you are and why you suddenly came here to fight, but..."

"Such a good human sandbag, I will accept it without hesitation!"

*

Boneblade escapes from the dungeon of Fort Strife and makes a desperate escape.

After being captured and imprisoned by Indra, he went through a period of despair that no one could imagine, but in the end, Bone Knife held on.

No matter what means the other party used, whether it was indirect torture or direct brainwashing and soul searching, they were unable to defeat Gu Dao. None of them succeeded. He did not reveal his true identity and the plan of the revolutionary army, and he has held on until now.

——In the endless pain and sleepless nights, he seized the momentary slackness of the guards and used his spiritual essence to fight his way out of the dungeon.

Gu Dao did not think about escaping and reuniting with his companions at that time. On the one hand, he was a little worried that this was a trap set by Mibai Tower. On the other hand, he was more or less determined to die. He broke out of the dungeon purely to better hide his companions and try to find some useful information in the city lord's castle and pass it to other revolutionary soldiers using special secret methods.

But the strange thing is that for some unknown reason, there are not many extraordinary people in the city lord's castle. Gu Dao rushed into Mibaita's study at lightning speed, found some useful information, and then tried to break out of the city. In the process, he was finally targeted.

Staying alive can better divert attention, so when Gu Dao had the chance to escape, he didn't think about dying. He was chased by two third-level extraordinary people, and he fought while fleeing, all the way to the wasteland more than ten kilometers away from the Strife Castle.

At this point, he was at the end of his rope.

"Why don't you keep running?"

The robed warlock swung his staff, and a fireball deliberately hit Bone Knife in front of him as if to humiliate him. He raised his chin and sneered, "We plan to admire your wild dog look for a while longer, hahahaha."

"Hey, do you want two bottles of medicine?" Another adventurer also said sarcastically, "It's boring to abuse the disabled."

All ten fingers were cut off, one of his eyes was gouged out, his entire nose was cut off, the tattered long cloth he was wearing had turned slightly black due to being soaked in blood, there was almost no good flesh on his body, and he kept gasping for breath, even maintaining his standing was extremely difficult.

To be honest, it was a miracle among miracles that he could escape all the way here.

Whether it was the precious opportunity to suddenly kill the guard, or the fact that he killed his way to the almost unattended office of Mibai Tower, or the fact that there were only two people chasing him until now, and these two people were playing around all the way and letting him escape more than ten kilometers away... With all these good luck coming together, Gu Dao thought he was lucky enough.

The information obtained from Mibaita's office has been passed on to other revolutionary forces in the Castle of Strife through secret methods. His only regret now is that after his death, he will no longer be able to divert Indra's attention and will no longer be able to play a role.

However, Bone Knife did not intend to just wait for death.

"I'm so sorry that I've been lingering on until now."

He murmured in a low voice so hoarse that his original sound could not be heard, and he staggered to mobilize his strength, slowly revealing snow-white bone blades from the joints of his body.

Gu Dao still remembered how the young man was beaten into a pulp by Indra's claw. He also remembered the naive yet powerful words the young man said after joining the revolutionary army.

Now that I think about it, one regret is... that young people like that died.

In this world, kind people are becoming fewer and fewer. Those who are young, kind, and will never give up their enthusiasm are more precious than any secret treasure.

"Flaming Eagle, we'll see you in the new world."

Bone Knife staggered and used his body as the last weapon, rushing towards the two extraordinary people who were still with Chao Xiaozhe. He knew that his end would come in the next second.

Then the end really came.

In the sky, a figure fell rapidly like a meteorite. When the two extraordinary people felt the terrifying wind pressure coming from above their heads, it was already too late.

boom--!

Even the classic Pyrotechnics, which is known for its lethality, may not be able to produce such an exaggerated sight of dust rising into the sky. The bone knife was directly blown away by the shock wave, and after rolling on the ground for at least ten meters, it immediately lost consciousness and fell into a coma.

"Ah, is this going to be a waste?"

A surprised female voice came from the smoke and dust: "How could it be like this... Oh, so he was already half disabled. Hey, are you two kidding me? Beating up a disabled person can make a lot of noise."

Bang!

Shitana stomped her feet, and the diffuse smoke and dust were instantly dissipated. She rubbed her wrists and walked towards the two extraordinary people whose faces gradually became strange.

“Um, hahahaha…isn’t this Miss Fenrir? What a coincidence.”

Because of Mibaita and Indra's repeated emphasis, most of the extraordinary people in the Castle of Strife remembered the evil wolf in the lower city and knew that it was a troublesome figure that must not be provoked at this time, so when Shitana showed up, they recognized her at once.

The warlock laughed dryly at first, then tried to pressure her with the name of the Howling Legion: "That guy was imprisoned by Lord Indra some time ago. He is suspected to be a rebel. We are here to arrest him."