The villain's way to tame the protagonist

In other words, facing Ivora who now possesses unknown and powerful forces, what are their chances of winning?

His problem was very critical. Everyone wanted to kill Ivora, but among the extraordinary people who had almost no common interests, no one wanted to be the first victim.

It was as if after the emperor "died", according to the logic that was most beneficial to the extraordinary people, they should have gathered together immediately to surround and kill Anser, but in the end no one took action.

At this time, there was naturally only one thing Anser had to do.

That is...give them confidence.

"I know that you may be hesitant because of the power that Ivora has shown now, and I am also very clear that no one is here to die."

Young Hydra stood up, his handsome face, which was increasingly losing its boyish immaturity, was filled with confidence and certainty that made people subconsciously believe in him.

"But first, everyone should understand one thing. If Ivora really has the power to crush everything, then she wouldn't be able to block herself with so many spatial mazes, right?"

Anser tapped the table lightly, and the image on the light curtain turned into the front view of the rift in the maze. The jagged crack that kept gushing out blood flames slowly shrank and slightly expanded like a living thing. From the light curtain, it was impossible to see what was inside the door.

"Even if she's crazy..." Anser said with a smile, "She knows very well that if she returns here, she will surely die."

"But the power to tear apart the thirty-six doors to the maze at the same time, and the flames of feasting fire of this level..."

One of the Nine Supreme Seats of the Aether Court, Phase Traveler Barnes Kaitanat, said: "According to my understanding, Ivora's power now... should have reached a level close to the sixth level."

As one of the very few extraordinary people who have specialized in space elements and reached the fifth level, he has a lot to say in this regard.

"This is not a door that was opened temporarily. Instead, it was torn open by her force and maintained a stable rift."

Barnes stared at the crack on the light screen with an unpleasant expression and whispered, "This level of spatial manipulation is simply... unbelievable."

Anser just smiled and said, "This brings us to the next key point - before this disaster began, you, the Grand Dukes, had seen the signs of the disaster with me, right?"

He glanced at the Grand Dukes, who all had different expressions, and after they nodded one after another, he continued:

"The door that was opened at that time attracted many adventurers because of the extremely active fire element. Most of them inferred that the inside of the door was most likely a site of the Zhengtian Dynasty in the maze... The adventurers have made great contributions to the exploration of the maze and have the most experience. In this regard, I think we can trust them."

"So at that time, I made an assumption - Ivora might have turned a disaster into a blessing while drifting in the maze, and received gifts and power from some dynasty ruins."

"After all," Hydra shrugged. "She is a fully qualified descendant of the Flame who can inherit the crown. It's not surprising that she really triggered a gift from the ruins, right?"

"And I have already confirmed this after the rift was torn open by Ivora."

Anser turned to look at Grand Duke Longyu and raised his chin slightly: "Sir Longyu is also a witness. He and I saw Ivora... sitting on a dilapidated throne in a ruined palace."

"……Yes."

Grand Duke Dragon Language always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't refute what Anser said, and now was not the time to refute.

"Lord Hydra forcibly tore open the maze set up by Ivora. For a moment, I saw Ivora sitting on the throne through the crack."

This sentence instantly brought down the morale that had been slightly boosted by hatred and fear of the Flame. If this really happened, it would indeed explain Ivora's incredible power now, but in this case, wouldn't it be even more impossible to fight against this madman?

But Anser smiled and clapped his hands. When he spoke, his voice was like an echo. The magical voice immediately pulled the extraordinary people out of their shock: "Don't panic, everyone, I haven't finished speaking. You are obviously the strongest person standing at the top, how come you can't even think calmly just because of the existence of the Flame?"

It was a simple and crude method of provocation, but it was very effective for those strong men who were always being ridden over by the emperor and the Flame of Bliss.

"Your Excellency Long Yu."

Anser looked at the Dragontongue Grand Duke Olementin again: "At that moment, besides feeling Ivora's madness, what else did you feel?"

What else was he feeling? What else could it be but fear?

Of course, Grand Duke Dragon Language couldn't say this out loud, and he didn't want to respond to Anther's words. He felt that Anther was using him to guide the mentality of other extraordinary people... But no matter what, he had to answer.

"Dangerous, terrifying, uncontrollable, and—"

Olementin racked his brains to come up with a few words. Just as he was thinking about how to continue, Anser smiled and said, "Yes, it's uncontrollable. You were very calm at that time, Lord Longyu. You could sense Ivora's problem in such a moment."

The young Hydra faced all the extraordinary people, and his voice gradually became higher: "Let's make a simple inference, everyone."

"If Ivora obtained the relics from the previous dynasty in the maze and gained the strongest power below the sixth level from them, then why didn't she come back directly, but inexplicably tore open so many cracks in the maze, madly pouring out the flames of feasting, and locking herself in the maze?"

"If she wasn't strong enough, she wouldn't have been able to cause such exaggerated destruction; and if she was really strong enough, she wouldn't have been able to hide in a maze that even I couldn't penetrate. This is obviously a contradiction."

"But don't forget...everyone."

The cane that suddenly appeared in Ansher's hand tapped the ground lightly, making a low muffled sound.

"Don't forget, Ivora is crazy."

"I don't know how long she was burned by Effisand's flames in the maze. I don't know what strength she used to survive this inevitable death. Even so, her mind must have been burned to only remnants. Grand Duke Longyu and I have confirmed this."

"So, a person who is already broken, on the verge of death, and whose will has completely collapsed, even if there is a one in ten million miracle that allows her to find the power to survive from the desperate situation -"

The young Hydra tilted her head slightly: "Is it really possible for her to control it?"

Under his careful guidance, the extraordinary people at the top found hope in despair.

"You mean... hehe." The mysterious extraordinary person from the Guangyin Society laughed softly, "Just like His Excellency the Grand Duke of Longyu said, she is out of control."

That’s right, Ivora lost control, and only this reason can perfectly explain the previous conflicts.

——Because she went crazy and lost control, she brought natural disasters to the Western Country in a frenzy; because she could not control the opportunity, she had to lock herself in the maze to protect herself and absorb this power as much as possible.

This inference made the extraordinary people suddenly enlightened. Although some people felt that Anser's inference was too one-sided and the information he relied on to make the inference was even speculation, there was no conclusion more convincing than Anser's inference now.

While drifting in the maze, Ivora went mad due to the burning of Efesandre, but miraculously drifted to the ruins of the Zhengtian Dynasty, where she obtained the gifts and power of the ancient Flame Feasting Clan, but was unable to control it and ran away. The only thing she could do in the end... was to use the space elements she was proficient in to block the road, and try her best to digest and control this power.

——This is of course a story entirely made up by Anser.

Apart from the ruins, the extremely intense Feasting Flame, and Ivora in a strange state, Anther knew nothing about the situation of the eldest princess. Even the information that "Ivora has gone crazy" was forcibly pressed into the consciousness of the Grand Duke of Dragon Language by Anther using a crack in the maze that was opened in just a moment.

The Grand Dukes who wanted to run away as soon as they saw the Flame of Feasting, when they saw Ivora, they were filled with fear, so how could they have the energy to analyze her condition? What he could say depended entirely on what Anser wanted him to say.

When Anser suddenly passed through the rift and appeared in front of the Grand Duke of Dragon Language, he had already made a plan in his mind.

An imperfect and even a little crude plan, but it is sufficient.

The core of this plan lies in only one point, that is, persecution.

"So, this is our best chance, or rather, our only chance."

Anser said loudly without hesitation: "Ivora is now unable to control her own power. Whether it is the sudden rip of the maze, or the unrestrained and 'wasted' feasting flames, it can prove this. Her only remaining strength... is to manipulate the space maze to protect herself."

"Everyone, think about it carefully. I won't even mention the possibility that she could have mastered that strange power by hiding in the maze during the time when the rift was opened... I only assume that at a certain moment, Ivora woke up, closed all the rifts directly, hid in the maze that no one could reach, and slowly digested that power... She didn't achieve the sixth level, so she had time that we can't imagine. She could afford to spend ten or twenty years. When she fully mastered that power..."

Young Hydra sighed and said, "I'm afraid the empire is about to usher in an unprecedented tyrant."

This time, the extraordinary people really couldn't sit still.

Use the fear of Ivora and Shangyan to arouse their murderous intent against Ivora; then use Ivora's current "loss of control" to increase the possibility of defeating Ivora in their hearts; finally, use the worst possible outcome... to force them to take action immediately, without giving them any time to hesitate or think.

This forced them to face Ivora directly, forced them to put the distant death and destruction before their eyes.

And at this moment... all it takes is one final push -

"I said before, I know you came here to end this disaster, not to die."

Anser supported his cane with one hand and put the other hand behind his back. His upright figure exuded an awe-inspiring aura.

He smiled and said, "Because I have entered that rift before and successfully penetrated Ivora's space maze. Although it was only for a moment, it was enough."

"So... I will be the first one to step through the door, and I will be at the front, guiding you all."

It was not until this moment that the expressions of all the extraordinary people, including Grand Duke Dragon Language, truly changed.

"You mean..." The voice of the transcendent of the Hall of the End trembled slightly, "Do you want to lead the charge, Master Hydra?"

"Of course." The young man nodded slightly, "This is my duty, and it is also Hydra's obligation."

"Eliminate those who are unqualified among the descendants of the Feast of Flame."

"if it is like this……"

Pala, the president of the Alchemy Association, stood up and said in a deep voice: "I support Mr. Hydra's proposal."

That's right, only in this way, only by placing himself on the chessboard and in the most dangerous position, can he push other chess pieces into the game... This is the price Anser has to pay.

He didn't know how strong Ivora was now, and he couldn't be sure whether other extraordinary people would turn against him. He was also trapped in the endless burning of the flames of feasting. In this situation, he had to find a way to kill Ivora and at the same time kill most of the fifth-level extraordinary people.

Since fate had so directly invited him to fight on the chessboard and given him such a good opportunity, how could he refuse?

If it succeeds, then from now on, once and for all, the remaining extraordinary people will never be a threat to Anser again. All he has to consider is the mysterious force and Effisand, who is most likely dead but still has a chance of survival.

The chess pieces of fate will be swept away.

And if he fails... that's fine. Anser is always ready to retreat. He always has the courage to gamble his life with fate, but he is not so stupid as to have no backup plan.

Looking at the extraordinary people who agreed one after another, the smile on Hydra's face became brighter and more sincere.

If I can resolve this issue, then I will indeed have more options, just as Xier and Luo wished.

"I agree with what Mr. Hydra said, but no matter what, protective measures must be taken."

Suddenly, an extraordinary person... a great man spoke out.

Bracher Blooddust, one of the main culprits in the Western War.

Anser narrowed his eyes slightly and replied gently: "This is of course one of the necessary links, but this place gathers the top fifth-level extraordinary people in the entire empire and even the entire continent. Facing the Feast Flame, which is extremely large in quantity but not strong enough, it is not completely helpless, right?"

Seeing that Anser had answered him, Grand Duke Blood Dust seemed quite happy. The feminine-looking Grand Duke crossed his arms across his chest and said confidently, "Mr. Hydra is right, but the situation is urgent now... Apart from spells, normal alchemy is definitely not something we can rely on. But I have something quite remarkable here, and I didn't expect it to come in handy right now."

He stood up and spread out his hands. Bright red blood flowed from the fingertips of his left hand to the fingertips of his right hand, forming a shallow stream out of thin air, and then... it suddenly began to change shape.

"I think you all should have some understanding of the direction of my research, so I want to show you my latest research results... Hey, Olementine, can you lend me your servant?"

Grand Duke Xuechen waved his hand, and the door of the conference hall suddenly shattered. The servant standing at the door was grabbed in the air and flew to Grand Duke Xuechen's men, who held his head tightly.

Then, amid the servants' terrified screams, his body was rapidly... melting, melting into a pool of flesh and blood, then melting into a ball of blood, and finally, under the extremely proud eyes of Duke Blooddust, it turned into a blood-colored crystal.

"... Evil magic." Pala, the president of the Alchemy Association, shouted in a low voice, "Bracher, you are blaspheming life!"

"Desecrating life?"

Duke Blooddust tilted his head: "I'm just researching the material. You still like the old ways, Pala."

He ignored Pala's glare and presented the blood crystal to Anser with a smile.

"Sir Hydra, this is a good thing... Of course it means nothing to you, but it is indeed an important achievement in my journey of life tampering."

"...The taste of ether." Anser narrowed his eyes slightly after taking the crystal. "Can you extract ether from mortals?"

"Ahaha! As expected of the omnipotent Hydra!"

Duke Xuechen immediately became excited: "You are really good at judging! You can tell at a glance that this blood crystal contains a very low amount of ether! When I successfully extracted it, I couldn't even sleep!"

Bracher Blooddust, his research field is the most criticized among alchemists... biological alchemy.

He has a close connection with the Grand Duke of Dragon Language, a famous fifth-level adventurer, and Anser... or Faust to be precise.

It can even be said that Anser's battle with the Grand Duke of Dragon Language three years ago was caused by this.

"... Stop talking nonsense, Bracher." The Grand Duke of Dragon Language suddenly said, "Will this thing help in killing Ivora?"

"Help? Help is the protective measure I just mentioned."

Duke Blooddust snapped his fingers, and the blood crystal instantly unfolded into a thin barrier. He said excitedly, "The amount of the Feasting Flame is extremely astonishing. If we want to go deep into it, we will most likely be surrounded. Lord Hydra is right. Its strength is far inferior. Rather than wasting a lot of ether to be consumed by the Feasting Flame before killing Ivora... wouldn't it be better to create something that can resist burning in advance?"

At this moment, most of the extraordinary people understood what Grand Duke Blood Dust meant by "something that can withstand burning."

Most people remained calm, and some even looked at Duke Xuechen with interest. However, a very small number of extraordinary people frowned, and some even looked angry.

"This blood crystal can roughly resist the burning of the Feasting Flame for about 0.05 seconds."

Duke Blooddust stroked his chin and said, "This is because the quality of the servant Olementin is relatively high. If it were an ordinary person, it would probably be around 0.01 seconds."

"That is to say, walking in the flames of feasting normally will burn one hundred blood crystals per second. There are thirty of us here, so that means three thousand blood crystals. If we can kill Ivora within ten minutes..."

The man snapped his fingers and grinned, "One million and eight hundred thousand blood crystals are enough. Isn't this a good deal?"

"Oh, but just to be on the safe side, in order to prevent excessive consumption during the battle with Ivora... let's multiply it five times, nine million servings of blood crystals, hmm..."

Bracher Blooddust turned to look at Olementine: "How many people do you have, Olementine?"

"...The most I'll offer is one million." Olementine replied with a frown.

"One million is too little, Qingjin. You have the most people on your side, so you can give a little more."

Grand Duke Qingjin became even more displeased: "Those are all my property, don't make any mistake, Xuechen."

"You're the one who made the mistake, right? They're basically going to be burned to death anyway, so why don't you take it out so we can kill that bitch Ivora quickly?"

Duke Xuechen seemed to have a deep hatred for Ivora: "I can offer at least three million, you must not give less than this number."

Then, Grand Duke Tianrang, who had always been in opposition to Grand Duke Xuechen, spoke slowly without his reminder:

"I have here... two million believers who can devote themselves to the great cause of God."

A smile immediately appeared on the face of Duke Xuechen: "Isn't this enough for nine million?"