The villain's way to tame the protagonist

These words reminded Ansel of his own journey three years ago and Faust's initial journey.

Did I ever think about helping them? Was it really a thought buried deep in my heart that I hadn’t even realized?

Anser himself didn't know.

Because of this, he felt that he... would indeed be walking alone again.

Chapter 61: Good Deeds

Honggu City, a city on the border of the Blood Dust Territory.

The battle between Grand Duke Blood Dust and Grand Duke Sky and Earth burned across the borders of both territories. According to intelligence received from Shadow Swamp not long ago, an extremely intense war was unfolding here.

Now that both sides have retreated, only a dead land and an empty city are left behind.

However, because the door to the maze is about to open, a large number of adventurers have gathered here. Due to the strong signs that appeared before the door opened - the extremely huge ether fluctuations and the surging and fiery breath of fire elements, many veteran adventurer guilds have flocked to the place.

Due to the special nature of the two Grand Dukes, Xuechen and Tianrang, there were not many adventurer guilds in their territories, and the previous war had caused the death of a large number of adventurers. Therefore, according to the Zero Point Explorer Convention, no guild had the priority to explore, which led to many adventurer guilds starting to compete for the right to explore in advance.

There were so many people that the Honggu City, which had been nearly a quarter destroyed in the war and was deserted and littered with corpses, became lively again.

"Damn it, isn't there anyone who can clean it up?"

The adventurers who came riding on the giant eagles landed on the top of the city. They looked at the corpses and rubble under the city wall, and then looked at the ruined and desolate scene inside the city. They turned their heads and looked at their companions: "Are we really going to live here?"

"Just find a place to sleep and bear it... It's not like we haven't been to worse places in the maze before."

"You can go and clean up if you want, but I advise you not to touch the bodies. There are two necromancers from Fafner, and these are all materials for their spells."

"Favrna? That half-human, half-ghost fellow has also sent people here?"

"Don't you see how exaggerated this fire element is? It's almost leaping into the sky. People are saying that it might be the remains of the Heavenly Conquest, so how can we not have people come?"

The adventurers jumped down from the top of the city wall and walked into the ruined city. The black-haired young man who was watching them not far away withdrew his gaze and looked back at the horizon dyed red.

"The ruins of the Zhengtian Relics..."

As the first great dynasty in human history founded by the founder of Xiangyan, much information about the Zhengtian Dynasty has been lost in history, or has been destroyed and blocked by successive emperors.

Even Hydra couldn't get a glimpse of it easily. The establishment of the empire and the fall of the Zhengtian Dynasty were the reverse scales that the Flame Clan could never touch.

People's current understanding of the Zhengtian Dynasty is basically entirely based on inference, such as the existence of the Zhengtian ruins... The most distinctive sign is the extremely surging fire element, but sometimes it may not work.

Even so, it does not stop adventurers from flocking here just because there is even the slightest possibility.

Due to the extraordinary "stasis" and the existence of an upper limit blockade, current spells and props may not necessarily be more advanced than those in the past. If some useful relics can be found in the Zhengtian ruins, then even if Ivora is not found, the trip will be worthwhile.

Anser leaned against the wall and whispered thoughtfully, "It's a pity that none of the four of them are people who rely on that kind of thing."

Of the four heroes, the Wolf Emperor of the Sky, who relied purely on his own might, and the Source of Truth, who sought change, naturally did not rely on the power of the previous dynasty. But the remaining two also did not rely on the power of the gods who had dominated this land for thousands of years. Their talents and gifts were genuine and absolutely pure.

If someone's power came from some kind of adventure, Anser would have taken away their trump cards long ago. Unfortunately, fate did not leave him such a loophole.

The struggle on the chessboard has become increasingly clear. As Anser's general trend becomes increasingly irresistible, the chess pieces that fate can reasonably mobilize are becoming fewer and fewer. He is no longer the little boy six years ago who was forced to kill his mother by a slight push from fate. Give Anser another two to three years, and he will have the confidence to fight against fate.

But this process is destined to be extremely difficult.

"How would you play this move?"

The young Hydra stared into the distance. The violent and hot ether was like a materialized wave in his eyes. The time of the arrival of the gate to the maze was so clear to him. While other adventurers were still scheming for the right to explore, Anser was ready to completely overturn the world inside the gate.

The selection of the regent blinded the Grand Duke's mind with the desire for power. Before deciding on the candidate, Ansel did not have to worry about being attacked by the crowd. All the Grand Dukes' attention was focused on the Western Kingdom, which blocked Ivora's chance of survival after he showed up.

The positions of all the grand dukes have been temporarily reversed by Ansher and placed on his own chessboard. If fate wants to break this game, in addition to trying his best to get the grand duke back, it is time to use the chess pieces outside the chessboard.

The force that hid in the dark, killed my mother, and put Susilun on the throne...

Anser narrowed his eyes slightly, and the color of the abyss flashed in his eyes.

They must be captured, not only for revenge, but also to... find in them the possibility of further shattering fate.

The young man withdrew his gaze and prepared to walk down the city wall. According to his estimation, the door would be opened at noon tomorrow. Whether fate would take advantage of this opportunity or wait for the right time would be revealed at that time.

However, before he took two steps, a hand with exposed white bones suddenly grabbed the edge of the city wall in front of his feet.

"F…S…De."

A hoarse, unpleasant, and extremely unnatural voice sounded from below, and then a corpse with little flesh on the body and even an incomplete skeleton slowly climbed up the city wall and said to Anser: "I say hello to you... on behalf of Fafna."

The black-haired young man, who still did not disguise his appearance and aura, frowned slightly: "Is this your way of saying hello?"

"I am even worse than this material. Please forgive me." The necromancer from the Crow's Nest manipulated the corpse to apologize to Anser, "It should have come in person, but it didn't want to set foot on the territory of Blood Dust."

"Is this place worth it for it to come here in person?"

"Zhengtian Ruins, high probability." The corpse said, "The abnormally active fire element. In the past ten years, there has been no more exaggerated door than this."

——This is natural, otherwise Shadow Marsh would not have given priority to this place.

This door did not exist in the original history. There is no doubt that it was the disturbance caused by Ivora who was floating somewhere unknown. It might be that she made the fire element in that maze so violent, or it might be that that maze was originally the ruins of the conquest of heaven and caused the riot of the fire element. In any case, it is worth finding out.

If they win the jackpot and catch the seriously injured and hiding Ivora, they will naturally kill her as soon as possible; if they don't meet her, it would be a good thing to pick up clues like last time; if it really doesn't work... they can also plunder the Zhengtian ruins.

Anser looked at the shaky corpse that could fall apart at any time and said, "You came here with this intention, wanting to cooperate with me?"

"No, Fafna reminded me not to cooperate with you, or I would die miserably."

The corpse answered sincerely, "I just hope that, considering your friendship with Fafner, you can stop the conflict when it comes."

"At least I will admit defeat."

After the necromancer said this, the corpse fell apart and turned into a pool of rotten meat.

The commotion on the city wall attracted a lot of attention, and more and more people discovered that the black-haired young man with a stern expression was the one who caused a big commotion in Strife Castle not long ago, "the Faust who looks most like Faust."

Although no matter what he did, it pales in comparison to the record of Hitana tearing a fifth-level dragon apart with her fourth-level bare hands, the fact that he split the Castle of Strife in half with one sword was still famous enough to be used as a background. With the blessing of the name Faust, Anser's record was also widely known.

"That corpse just now...was it controlled by Fafner's necromancer?"

"Faust knows someone from Valrhona?"

"It seems so. I heard from people in Valrhona that Faust has some friendship with Valrhona herself."

"Hmm? In other words, he is indeed the real deal?"

Anser ignored the adventurers' whispers. He originally wanted to teleport out of the city and rest in the tents. After all, the deadly environment in the city was worse than outside. But after seeing the corpses and rubble everywhere, the young Hydra suddenly stopped.

There should actually be living people in this city.

——It’s not referring to the current adventurers, but the survivors who survived the war.

Honggu City is a frontier city of the territory of Grand Duke Xuechen. The residents are very concerned about self-protection. Most families will dig some cellars or safe houses. If someone hides at the first opportunity, there may be a chance to escape.

Although ninety-nine percent of them would be killed by the aftermath of the battle between the extraordinary people, this would not prevent Anser from doing some trivial things that were not difficult for him.

No, no, no... eh? There's one down there.

His mind instantly swept across the entire Honggu City, and he soon discovered that there were extremely weak signs of life under the ruins not far from him.

The invisible waves swept away the brick and stone wreckage that had piled up for several meters. Under the astonished gaze of the adventurers, Anser calmly walked to the edge of the ruins, raised his hand and grabbed a dying, disheveled little creature from the pit below.

Anser now cast a healing and cleansing spell on him, and then let him float behind him as he continued to search for survivors in the city.

This behavior naturally attracted the attention and discussion of the adventurers. Everyone was ready to fight at any time, but a field doctor suddenly appeared in the crowd. It was really puzzling. What was even more puzzling was that this field doctor was likely capable of killing most of the people present.

"What is Faust doing? Saving people?"

"What else? Collect fresh spellcasting materials?"

"It's not impossible."

"What materials are you looking for? The healing spells he cast on these rotten pieces of flesh are not enough to pay them back."

"Isn't it said that he was quite helpful in Strife Castle?"

"I heard that he was quite scary three years ago and was not even a human being."

"Actually, I'm just sitting around doing nothing, so why not find something to do to pass the time?"

These words inspired many adventurers, who had nothing to do in this deserted city, and suddenly became interested, especially those adventurers who had originally intended to take advantage of the situation and just make up the numbers.

"That makes sense... I'll try to find out if there's any alive. If I dig up a beauty, wouldn't it be a huge profit?"

"You're crazy. After being buried there for so long, even a beautiful girl would turn into a skeleton. Instead of casting a healing spell on her, why not just transform her into flesh and blood?"

"What do you know? This is called nurturing. This is how it's fun to play..."

The idle adventurers giggled and scattered around Honggu City, looking for survivors as if they had found some new way to entertain themselves. However, young Hydra had already found the locations of all the survivors and could dig them out in just a few minutes.

In a relatively clean and tidy open space, Anser sat on a large brick stone, looking down at the six people below who were either anxious, or had empty eyes, or were trembling. He held his chin with one hand and remained silent.

There are only six people left in the city, two men and four women, four of whom are children, one teenager, and one middle-aged man.

Those who survived this war can be said to be the lucky ones among the lucky ones, but how could the truly lucky people encounter this war? It is really sad.

And the reason why Anser saved them was very simple - he needed to confirm his state of mind.

Young Hydra had long realized that his two girls were bringing him powerful positive corrections in return. Anser did not refuse to respond to their expectations, but he would not choose to make himself hesitant and timid because of these expectations.

If confusion arises, then solve it. Anser will not choose to delay facing spiritual problems until the time when they are unavoidable - unless he himself does not realize it.

This time, Ansher realized the expectations of Xitana and Ming Furo for him, and the choice he made instinctively.

But... Ansher didn't think this was a big problem.

After all, he felt genuinely relaxed and happy when he completed the commissions from the civilians in Strife Castle. In other words, he was essentially leaning towards the expectations of the two girls... After all, they were not the kind of willful people who liked to impose their own visions on others. If they hadn't noticed that Anser had that tendency, they wouldn't have mentioned that often.

[I know Anser wants to help them]

After all, as long as it does not affect the game with fate, Anser never hesitates to show his tolerance, and does not mind letting most people live a good life.

Now, it has changed from tacit approval to active pursuit.

Kindness...

In Anser's mind, Enelisa's gentle words and expression still lingered. When that word was mentioned, the first person he thought of was his mother.

Try to be less malicious and more utilitarian, Anser. Just like Xier said... now that you have more leeway, you should make better choices.

Just think of it as being for Xier and A'er, and for mother.

Chapter 62: Skyfire

Anser stood on the dark red plain, looking at the sun rising on the horizon.

The people from Crow's Nest volunteered to help Anser send the six survivors dug out yesterday to the territory controlled by Fafner.

However, the matter of sending people can only begin after the development of the maze has stabilized. After all, the teleportation point of Honggu City has been completely destroyed, and the adventurers who came here have rushed all the way here. It is obviously unrealistic to either transfer manpower to run all the way back or use the teleportation props lavishly just to send a few mortals.

It was not Anser's style to just dig people out and leave them there. These six people had to live in Fafner's territory. At least for his own sake, their future life would not be too bad. Therefore, they had to stay in this abandoned city for a few days.

If he were acting as Hydra, Anser wouldn't mind spending some time with the six survivors - soothing their hearts, analyzing their personalities, and then making the most suitable life arrangements for them.

But this was not what Faust would do, so Ansher just threw them all into the protective shield, left them with plenty of water and food, and went out of the city to wait for the door to the maze to open.

Some bored legendary adventurers looked at the gradually rising sun. The morning light shining on his body gave him a light golden glow, but the aura he exuded was out of tune with this warm scene.

boom--!

The roar coming from afar made Anser raise his eyebrows slightly: "Is the fight starting now?"

After the loud noise, Ansher saw dense black spots appearing on the horizon. It seemed to be a crowd of people... no, a tide of zombies.

The necromancers from the Crow's Nest also took action.

It was common for adventurer associations from all sides to compete for the first exploration rights in the Zero Point Maze. And it was not just the gates of the maze, but also various ruins and secret treasures. Zero Point explorers had regulations regarding the first exploration rights.

To put it in a positive way, it is to allow adventurers to settle the distribution of benefits before they start exploring, so as to avoid fighting during the exploration; to put it in a more realistic way... it is to provide a sufficient reason and excuse for robbery and monopoly.

Fafner specially sent a fifth-level necromancer here... This kind of people are almost useless in the exploration of the maze, they are just pure thugs of the Adventurer Guild. Not long ago, Honggu City experienced a series of wars. This place is completely the home ground of the necromancers. If nothing unexpected happens, Fafner should get the first exploration authority.

Of course, the premise is... nothing unexpected happens.

"Fernando, stand down."

A deep, hoarse voice rang out from the army of corpses, which numbered at least 4,000: "Here, you are gluttonous. No matter how many people you send, you will not be my opponent."

In front of the huge army of corpses, a four-meter-tall armored giant slowly smashed his huge war hammer to the ground, and the mouth under the helmet slowly opened, like a hungry beast:

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Behind him, three warlocks smashed their staffs down at the same time, and the extremely surging yet exquisitely flowing ether turned into colorful streams of light and injected into the giant's body.

Dragon Scale Protection, Thunder Speed, Titan Assault, Burning Blood, Last Stand... A total of thirteen status spells overlap with each other and are cast on Fernando. Using more special techniques, the effects of these spells can resonate with each other and increase their effectiveness!