The villain's way to tame the protagonist

Regarding the beast element that Shetana possesses, it is a very special thing.

The beast is infinitely gluttonous and, in essence, represents the desire of living beings for power and transcendence.

The stronger the beast element one possesses, the hotter and greater the desire.

Tireless and insatiable, it endlessly plunders nutrients to strengthen itself in exchange for the opportunity to achieve the highest... No, in the eyes of the beast, there is no supreme being, only eternal and infinite scenery.

This extremely overwhelming desire is completely incompatible with the rationality and restraint that people should have. Therefore, theoretically, it is impossible for humans to possess extremely high animal elements.

But this is of course only in theory. Over thousands of years, the world has changed, and time has allowed everything to exist. Even unreasonable things like the Old Deus can appear. The Flame Feasting Clan, as humans, can control the power to burn everything and return to the origin. So in the hundreds of thousands of years since humans woke up from ignorance until now, it is not impossible for a special case like Shetana to appear.

Ansor didn't know how to use human thinking and rationality to control the endless greed and animality, otherwise he would not have thought of destroying Hitana in the first place.

In fact, there was nothing abnormal about Hitana's behavior in normal life. Not to mention being affected by her animal nature, she didn't even seem to be trying to restrain her wild thoughts and ambitions. Every day when she was with Anther, she was lively and cheerful, looking carefree.

Anser also secretly conducted several harmless experiments on Xitana, trying to help her find the root of her bestiality, but he could never find a clue - that pure and extreme bestiality was integrated with her, without any sense of separation, even though Xitana was just a cute girl who was a little stupid on weekdays.

She longed to become stronger and to fight, but she was not like those real beasts who lived for this. In fact, most of the time her days were very peaceful and had nothing to do with fighting. Even so, her bestiality had never broken out even once.

Why...now?

Anser couldn't figure out the reason for the time being, but no matter what, he would not allow this silly girl to stagger and fight with the giant dragon brought by the Duke of Dragon Language.

He placed his hand on top of Xitana's head and said softly, "You did a good job, Xier."

Just that red-black magic wolf was enough to shock Anther. Any Hydra would find it unbelievable, not to mention her extreme maneuvering in the blade storm, the superb technique of the magic wolf and her own king's rook, and most importantly, the red-black ether waves and the hungry wolf pack under her control... Anther was 100% sure that when Shitana stepped into the fifth level, he would also have the power to push everything aside.

As for the fact that even with such a fierce battle, Hitana still couldn't break through the fourth-level barrier, although it was a bit regrettable, there was nothing we could do about it.

The wolf girl who was gently caressed by him shook again, and her ignorant eyes reflected Anser's figure. Her eyes, which were full of murderous and cruel intent just now, became extremely clear in an instant.

Even when she was at her most insane and furious, and uncontrollable, as soon as she saw Anser, her unruly and beastly nature would become extremely obedient and gentle.

"Have a good rest. From now on, it's not yours—"

"be mine."

"Anser...Anser..."

Xitana's murmur interrupted Anser's words.

Her gaze passed over Anser and was fixed on the giant ice-blue dragon flapping its wings and hovering in the sky. The rage and ferocity in her eyes instantly took over.

"Anser is... mine. No one can disturb... can't disturb my... fight!"

Roar--!

Hitana's gaze seemed to have angered the ice-blue dragon. This time, when it raised its head and roared, countless points of light flashed on its outstretched wings that covered the sky. Terrifying ether fluctuations that could destroy the entire Castle of Strife were condensing in the air.

"...noisy."

Anser's eyes were cold, but he did not swing the blade at his waist. Instead, he raised his hand and slowly clenched it.

"oiiiii——!"

The ice-blue dragon that seemed like a natural disaster actually let out an extremely miserable scream as if its throat was strangled. The flashing light spots on its wings suddenly burst out at this moment, densely packed, thousands of destructive streams of light shot towards Anther like a meteor shower, and the young Hydra just pulled out the sharp blade at his waist with an expressionless face, and with a simple horizontal slash, Gleipnir's thousands of sharp blades danced wildly in an instant, slashing out a series of light explosions like star shatters in the sky above the Castle of Strife.

Amidst the deafening roar, the violent ether dispersed everywhere, setting off a hurricane. At the same time, Anser, who had grabbed the dragon's neck in mid-air, first pulled it down, and then flipped his hand and smashed it down. The most powerful beast that was rampant on the road was like a rag doll stuffed with cotton, howling and being smashed into the Castle of Strife by an invisible force!

"Troublesome lizard." Ansher sighed softly.

For him, this was not a big deal. Not to mention how incredibly strong Anser was with three confederates, the dragon would be trembling with fear just from the abyssal pressure of Hydra.

But this is not possible. Anther can use Gleipnir, who has never revealed his chain blade form in front of others, and can use various means, but he cannot easily use the power of Hydra, and it is even more impossible for him to emit the breath of the abyss monster at will.

Now, Grand Duke Qingjin, Grand Duke Longyu, and even other grand dukes, powerful fifth-order transcendents, are all watching here.

With Ming Furo's help, Ansher can block most of the prying eyes and prevent them from seeing what is happening in Strife Castle now, but Hydra's ferocious aura cannot be concealed no matter what.

While Anser was suppressing the dragon, he turned to look at Shitana who was growling, with a slightly hesitant expression.

She was doing all kinds of cleanup work for Anser, helping Anser to ensure that he would not easily hurt the innocent Ming Furo when using violence, and she immediately understood what Anser was thinking.

"Anser, are you serious?" Miss Scholar asked in a deep voice, "Are you going to let her face that fifth-order dragon?"

Anser stared at Xitana for a long time, then whispered: "This may be Xier's best chance."

To advance from the third level to the fourth level, one must transform from a transcendent who simply controls the ether and barely touches the elements, into a truly powerful person who can use the power of the elements flexibly and freely, using the ether as an auxiliary means and holding power.

Elements are the key to promotion. Even Xitana knows this. She has read countless books for this purpose.

Because of this, the focus of Shitana's promotion to the fourth level is to further master the huge beast element in her. That is why Miss Wolf will constantly look for stronger opponents and engage in more brutal hunting and fighting. After all, this is the nature of the [beast].

And now, Anser seems to have found the reason why Xitana has not yet become a fourth-level figure.

Is it because... Xier's human nature has completely overwhelmed her animal nature?

The battle just now aroused the animal nature in Xier's heart. She was unwilling to be defeated and did not want the battle to end like this. In addition, the coma caused by the serious injuries instead aroused Xier's long-dormant animal nature, allowing her instincts to dominate her body.

If this is the state, if she can maintain this state for a longer time, will Xier be able to break through the fourth level and reach the higher place she expects?

What Ansel was thinking about at the moment was not how much help Xitana could bring to him after breaking through the fourth level, but that breaking through the fourth level itself was Xitana's anxious and urgent desire.

What is the price? What is the problem? If the huge greed of the beast overwhelms the human nature, if Xitana's character moves closer to the self-centered Wolf Emperor, this is what Anser has been vigilant and worried about. Is it worth it to plant such a hidden danger just to satisfy Xitana's desire at the moment?

When the three words "Is it worth it?" appeared in Anser's mind, he suddenly laughed.

In fact, when he was hesitating whether it was worth it, he already had the answer in his heart.

Ansir Hydra, at any time in the past, before he met Hitana Lancemalos, would never have hesitated about such a thing. He didn't even need to think about it and would choose to eliminate the hidden danger.

But he is no longer the same person he used to be.

If he chose to deprive Shitana of the opportunity because of a hidden danger, then the next time he might ignore Shitana's feelings due to some concerns. What's more... he firmly believed from the beginning to the end that the current Shitana would never become the former Wolf Emperor.

At all times, he was willing to believe in Sitana, who gently told him "Don't be afraid" even when he was on the verge of death.

"But in this case, I have to make some small preparations and adjustments."

Young Hydra shook his head, but his face was full of smiles, without any regrets or worries.

If Shitana were to accept the challenge, and if she could really advance to the fourth level in the battle, Anser believed that... even if she faced a fifth-level dragon, Shitana would be able to fight.

In this battle, Hitana's identity will definitely not be hidden anymore, and Faust's identity will also be indirectly affected.

Anser had never thought of involving Xitana in the disputes of the Western Kingdom, because with her personality, it would cause a lot of unnecessary... troubles. If she directly participated in his plan, it would actually cause a lot of obstacles, just as Marina thought. So in the face of Xitana's exposure, Anser had to do a lot of work to deal with it.

But it's just some processing work, and if it can fulfill the obsession that makes Hitana so obsessed, then it will be worth it.

Ansher loosened his hand and at the same time lifted the suppression on the ice-blue dragon. He gently stroked Xitana's soft cheek, and his gentle voice was full of confidence in Xitana.

"Then go ahead, Xier. Let me witness your growth once again."

He poured ether into Shitana's body without reservation, and the girl's shaking body was filled with overwhelming power in an instant. When Shitana heard Anser's words, a ray of light seemed to flash in her still ignorant eyes, but it disappeared in a flash.

"My...prey."

As Hitana murmured this, the shadow of the immortal demon wolf slowly emerged from behind her again. The red-black ether that belonged to her also dissipated like mist, transforming into a pack of ever-hungry and greedy wolves, facing the dragon head-on!

Roar! ! !

The giant dragon that had escaped from Anser's suppression roared angrily, with a dazzling ball of light still condensing in its mouth. The pure breath of destruction seemed to be accumulating -

boom--!

This turned out to be just a trick of the dragon. The ball of light in its mouth seemed to be condensing, but in fact, in the next moment, an extremely terrifying wave burst out and hit Hitana directly. The wave penetrated the Castle of Strife in an instant, and even a huge gap visible to the naked eye was blasted out in the mine in the distance!

But there was someone, no, it was a wolf... She was faster than this violent and ferocious breath, much faster.

Shetana, who leaves everything to her instincts, and who is absolutely beastly, is undoubtedly... the strongest Shetana.

Throw away all useless and redundant thinking, and leave all actions to instinct and reflex. The incomparable body and talent will never let Xitana down, more than thinking.

The moment the dragon opened its mouth, her figure had already rushed towards the dragon in the ruins, and the fierce wave only hit its afterimage.

"She's...faster."

Ming Fuluo whispered in Anser's ear: "How can there be someone in this world who can achieve substantial breakthroughs after every battle?"

Shitana, who was attacking the dragon frantically, had already come within the reach of her fists and feet. There was no reason to hesitate. The red-black wolf behind her howled and swung its sharp claws, hitting the scales that were like an iron wall at the same time as Shitana's fists, but it only tore cracks in the scales, and no flesh could even be seen.

The ice-blue dragon felt the ferocity and greed hidden in the tiny creature below, the undisguised desire to turn it into food. But it didn't care at all. Its purpose in coming here was to tear apart the human in front of it who was hunting its own kind. The insects and ants that were so weak that even its scales couldn't break could be easily crushed by the aftermath of the battle.

"You still regard me as an enemy?"

Anser felt the ferocious gaze of the ice-blue dragon and just found it a little funny.

This stupid big guy both overestimates itself and underestimates Sitana.

That's right, no matter what method a third-level extraordinary person uses, it is impossible for him to make a fifth-level dragon shed even a drop of blood. It is already quite incredible that Shitana can smash cracks in its scales.

But what if... this third-level transcendent can harness the power of Hydra's real projection?

And further, what if she could... devour and plunder the power of this projection for her own use?

The demon wolf behind Hitana was madly scratching and attacking the ice-blue dragon's body. As time went on, its movements became faster and faster, and the cracks on its scales became deeper and deeper. Its body size... became visibly larger!

"It's not enough...I need...more!"

The projection of Hydra's body, which was connected to the Head of Power, was constantly demanded by the wolf driven by instinct, while the Hydra on the other side took whatever it wanted without any hesitation.

Eat more...eat more, eat Ansher's...power!

Under this never-ending greed, the red-black aura emanating from Hitana became thicker and thicker, and the wolf shadow behind her expanded little by little, and its shape gradually changed. The red-black wolf shadow surrounded by black mist was like a demon at this moment!

That’s right, this strange existence that seems like a summoned creature was created by Sitana based on the projection of Hydra’s body... no, it was plundered!

She intercepted and swallowed a part of Hydra's body projection. It was not borrowing, controlling or absorbing. Instead... she truly swallowed Hydra's power!

Based on the projection of Hydra's body, it digests this power and transforms it into its own power, thus giving birth to this indelible wolf shadow. Whenever it dies, it will return as Hydra's power again. Whenever Athena wants to summon it, it will directly devour the power from the projection of Hydra's body and summon it again.

This miracle that the other powers could not imagine or accomplish, and the fantasy that shocked Ansher, all came from the new abilities that the Beast King's spirit acquired after Shitana gradually made progress.

——The beast's nature brings with it the mad desire and power to devour, digest, and use everything for one's own benefit, treating everything as food and nourishment!

The endless red and black fog that roams like a pack of wolves, with the power to cut off even the fluctuations of the ether, and not just the ether, the mad power that can tear and chew even the elements... This is the Beast King. Everything he does is for the sake of becoming the supreme and powerful Beast King!

Logically speaking, this power should be something that Shitana could control only after she reached the fourth level and further mastered the beast element, but for some reason, before she reached the fourth level and stood at the final checkpoint, she was already able to control this power.

But... there is no way to bring it out to the fullest.

Her rank restricted the limit of her devouring, and the shadow of the demon wolf could not become stronger. If she wanted to devour more, to obtain more food, to make this demon wolf born in Hydra stronger, she had to go one step further, to open that door.

It’s getting close… just a little more, a little more!

Hitana seemed to be in a state of confusion, but in her eyes, which were dominated by animality, there burned such a clear desire from a human being.

It is not the ignorant greed of animals following their instincts, but a hunger that comes from humans, from their subjective hearts, from the self, and cannot be filled.

Anser actually got one thing wrong.

The animality and humanity do exist in Shetana at the same time, and the animality has indeed been dormant in the depths of Shetana's soul for a long time.

But Anser saw them as two separate parts, and because he saw them this way, he "couldn't find" the reason why Sitana could combine humanity and animality so perfectly.

Because they are never separated, because there is only one Sitana from beginning to end.

Chapter 1: Wrong Path, Only Me! (W)

I am afraid of going hungry.

When I was very young, my father was the best hunter in the village and he could provide our family with enough food and clothing. Lina and my mother would give me the meat, saying it was a very embarrassing thing... In fact, even so, I never had enough to eat, not even once.

Later, my father fell seriously ill and could no longer hunt. The family could only rely on my mother's meager income. It cost a lot of money to treat my father's illness. It was already difficult to fill our stomachs, and we continued to suffer from hunger afterwards.

Being hungry is a very painful thing. Your stomach is obviously empty, but it feels like there is a monster living in it, scratching you here and there from time to time. The most painful thing is that even if you have something to eat, the monster cannot be calmed down at all. Instead, it makes it roar even louder and scratch even harder.

So at... well, when I was a little old, seven or eight... I forgot, anyway, it was around that time that I completed my first hunt in my life.

A wounded, dying wolf.

I saw it lying on its side in the woods, with a hole in its stomach and its intestines hanging out. It was only breathing its last breath. At that time, I thought it was dead and planned to drag its body away.

But when I approached it, it suddenly jumped up and overwhelmed me. Its fangs covered with blood foam almost bit my throat. Fortunately, I used both hands to pry open its mouth.

In fact, even if it was a dying wolf, I, who was still a child at that time, would not have been able to pry its mouth open. The pain and fear... Logically speaking, I should have died long ago.

But I didn't. I was forced to hold the wolf's upper and lower jaws, but I ended up tearing its head in half.

The monster in my stomach came alive.

——I must not die here. I must not be the one to be eaten.

When I dragged the wolf back, everyone in the village was terrified and my mother almost fainted. I didn’t feel anything at the time. The thing that impressed me most was... that wolf was so powerful.

Even if it is about to die, it will still take the last piece of meat from its prey.