The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"You're right, facts... speak louder than words."

At this moment, everyone in the shadow space felt the gaze of Number Nine.

Although he was sitting in a wheelchair, he looked arrogant and condescending.

"So I want to ask you again, when we were in Strife Castle, you were able to make more contributions than me, why didn't you fulfill Mr. Anser's wish?"

"You don't have the time, the energy, or..."

All the members who were staring at Shadow Swamp No. 9 seemed to see the exaggerated and crazy smile underneath her dark mask.

"Don't you have the courage to match mine?"

At that time in the Castle of Strife, Ansel's instructions to Marina were only to assist Xitana in dealing with the problems in the lower city and turning the lower city into the harmonious appearance that Xitana wanted.

Anser was even shaken by Ming Furo's idea and thought about giving up the behavior that would bring greater turmoil to the lower city. Since those civilians wanted stability, then let them have stability.

But in the end, No. 9 still chose to push the entire downtown area... into a bloody killing field.

Instead of making corrections and changes based on Anther's orders, she directly overturned Anther's orders.

And this order also concerns the person Ansor cares about most, Xitana.

Number Nine now asked Crow this question, a question that Crow had remained silent and unable to answer before.

——If you and I switched roles, would you have the courage to make the same decision as me?

"You want to use this reckless move to destroy the countless correct actions I have taken over the past few years?"

The crow's hoarse voice became very serious, which was very rare:

"Do you think your transgressions are always correct?"

"..."

Number Nine was silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly let out a chuckle.

"……Ah."

"Hehehe...hahahahaha!"

Then the chuckle turned into an annoying, contemptuous and unbridled laugh.

"So, this is the difference between you and me, Lord Raven."

"While you are still considering whether this is the right thing to do, whether it will have a negative impact on Mr. Anser's plan, and whether it goes against Mr. Anser's original intention..."

The wanton laughter suddenly stopped. The strong ego and arrogance in Number Nine's words were so similar to those of a girl who was on the road to becoming a hegemon...

"I have done what Mr. Anser really needed."

"…You've gone crazy, Nine."

Crow shook his head: "Are you saying that you don't need to judge the situation and think about whether it is right or wrong? Do you think you are always right?"

"I'm crazy?" Number Nine repeated these three words, "I'm crazy?"

Then, all the members of Shadow Swamp in this shadow space felt a chilling gaze that made them feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.

It was a gaze like that of a mad devil crawling out from the endless abyss of purgatory, and even Crow felt a little chilly.

However, the sight disappeared within a few seconds after it appeared.

"...Then just treat me as crazy, Lord Raven."

She murmured softly, "I would rather be crazy and wrong, because if that were the case, Mr. Anser... wouldn't be in so much pain."

—Number Nine is finished.

At this moment, all Shadow Swamp members reached a consensus.

The erosion of the abyss combined with her addiction to Anser has destroyed her sanity. Although it was a bit strange that she seemed to be very sober before, she was talking nonsense now anyway.

The crow thought for a moment and found that as long as No. 9 was working for Anser, his mental state was very stable, and he did have... decisiveness that it could not achieve. However, this needed to be restrained, otherwise it would easily cause meaningless destruction and chaos.

"I can hand over the command of this mission to you."

After a brief thought, Crow said something that surprised the members of Shadow Swamp: "But if you make even one mistake, you will no longer be a member of Shadow Swamp. Your fate will be decided by Lord Anser."

Number Nine tilted his head slightly: "Are you giving me charity, trying to calm me down?"

She laughed softly: "It doesn't matter, as long as you can hand over the power honestly."

"It's just this mission."

"Just this time it's enough."

The girl responded nonchalantly: "The Shadow Swamp will never return to your hands. Next time we meet, I will no longer call you Your Excellency."

Her wheelchair slowly moved backwards and gradually disappeared into the complete darkness.

"Please take a good look..."

The dark witch smiled and said:

"The gap between you and me."

Then, she took the initiative to leave the meeting.

"...Raven." Nalan frowned deeply, "Are you serious about handing over the command to her this time? This is not an easy task. To suppress all the extraordinary people in the Western Country...it will take a lot of effort."

"Since she is so confident, it's okay to leave it to her."

"That's not confidence, that's madness, Crow."

Another member of the Shadow Swamp said unhappily, "Sooner or later she will make a big mistake because of her self-righteous attitude. I think it's better to expel her from the Shadow Swamp as soon as possible, so that she won't cause trouble to Lord Anser because of our help."

"Why don't you just watch?" The crow pecked its wings calmly. "I told you, if she makes even one mistake, there will be no place for her here anymore."

“What a trouble…” someone muttered, “Is it because he was too mediocre that he was corroded by the abyss and his brain was completely damaged? The last Shadow Crow is wasted like this, what a pity.”

Listening to the complaints of his subordinates, Crow's mind was filled with the words that No. 9 had said before.

That tone that made it unforgettable.

Although it has been determined that No. 9 is on the verge of self-destruction, Crow still has some doubts in his heart.

Is she...really saying those things because she's crazy?

*

"Anser!"

Shitana rushed into Anther's study without even knocking.

Faced with Miss Hitana, who possessed countless privileges, Ansher was naturally not angry at all. Instead, he smiled, put down the pen in his hand, and immediately turned his attention to her.

"What's wrong, Xi'er? You seem... very happy."

"I just... huh... ha..." Panting, Xitana put her hands on her hips and said in a very serious tone, "I just found a way to solve Lina's problem!"

"...Really?" Anser raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with interest, "Tell me about it."

"Isn't Lina's problem that she doesn't care about herself at all?"

Miss Wolf walked quickly to Anser's desk, supported her hands on the table, and stared at Anser.

"As for whether I like Anser too much, that's not important! I like him too, I like Anser the most, isn't there anything wrong with that?"

"So... I figured it out! It's useless to keep Anser away from Lina. It's useless to reason with her or scold her. What's really useful is to make Lina realize how great a person she is!"

Hitana's eyes sparkled, filled with dependence and longing, almost turning into streams of light and escaping. She believed so deeply in her heart that her sister was not an ordinary and incompetent mortal.

She is clearly a super amazing person!

"We will go find all the people who have been helped by Lina and have received her kindness, from the village to the Red Frost Territory, to the Imperial Capital, to the Hydra Territory, and even to the Strife Castle... Lina has obviously helped so many people and brought a better life to so many people."

The girl slowly clenched her fists, biting her lips, her tone extremely unwilling.

"She can do more things, help more people, and she can obviously live a happier and more meaningful life. How could she... exist only to be Anser's tool?"

Anser stared into her dark red eyes, and the emotions brewing in those eyes made Anser very emotional.

Hitana's growth is visible to the naked eye. Even though her mind has shifted its focus back toward the path of a hegemon, she is still more delicate and humane than the Blue Sky Wolf Emperor.

...Unfortunately, this is of no use.

If the influence of the Abyss Preaching could be eliminated so easily, it would not be worthy of being Anther's spirit essence.

"I didn't expect Xi'er to come up with such a good plan. It's amazing."

Ansher raised his hand and rubbed Xitana's head. Although he knew that this plan would not succeed, he had no intention of vetoing it.

He hoped that during the rescue process, Hitana could feel that she was indeed trying her best to save Marina, and let her understand that she had done her best and not have too many regrets or burdens.

"Ah... this, I actually thought of Anser and then thought of this."

Xitana laughed and said, "Because everyone likes Anser, it means Anser is a good person who treats everyone well. In my impression, many people also like Lina, which means Lina is also such a person."

Hitana did not notice that Anther's expression had changed slightly because of the first half of her sentence, but she held Anther's hand firmly.

"Anser!" There was both strong reluctance and strong expectation in Xitana's bright eyes, "Help me! Save the former Lina!"

After just a few seconds of silence, a gentle smile appeared on Anser's face.

"Okay, let's go and rescue the former Marina."

But in the next moment, his expression changed instantly.

"...Anser?" Xitana asked worriedly, "What's wrong? You look so ugly."

"You really don't want to rest for even a moment."

Anser exhaled slowly, then looked at Xitana and said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry, Xier, we can only put the matter of Marina on hold for now."

Seeing Anther's increasingly solemn expression, Xitana also understood the seriousness of the situation, but she was also more puzzled: "Is that Ivora back again? Or is there someone who wants to cause trouble for you, Anther? After all, it can't be that we just beat Ivora away and the emperor comes again!"

Anser shook his head and cast a cold gaze out the window.

He seemed to have seen a hurricane sweeping in from the edge of the distant sky, blocking the sun and dominating the sky and the earth.

Following the orders of the Lord of Beasts who stands at the top of the world, he launches a bloody and cruel hunt on the human world.

"It's a dragon disaster."

Chapter 79: In the Name of Hydra

The reason why Grand Duke Qingjin first sent his wife to visit Anser was because of the dragon disaster in the West.

But it was just a sign at that time, just an excuse for Grand Duke Qingjin to try to establish a relationship with Anser.

But now, that sign has become reality.

The change in Anser's expression just now was because Number Nine suddenly drained away nearly 40% of his pure ether, and she... just happened to encounter the attacking dragons.

The territories of Grand Duke Dragon Language and Grand Duke Blood Dust are closest to the Tiantu Mountains, and No. 9's [Adventurer Cleansing Plan] started from Blood Dust's territory.

But even if they have just appeared near the Tiantu Mountains, the dragons that have gone berserk due to the Dragon King’s desire to hunt will soon wreak havoc throughout the Western Kingdom, and there is even a high possibility that... they will break through the Western Kingdom and kill their way to various parts of the empire.

Because all the grand dukes of the Western Kingdom died at the hands of Anther, if a dragon disaster were to occur when No. 9's adventurer cleansing plan was halfway through, it would obviously bring greater trouble.

But if it is a normal dragon disaster, it is just a trouble.

Since Anser had the confidence to let No. 9 do it, he naturally took the dragon disaster into consideration.

Although the top 29 fifth-level extraordinary people were missing, which dragon disaster required the top extraordinary people to gather together to deal with it? The Grand Dukes would even prevent the extraordinary people from other forces from entering the Western Kingdom at will, so as to prevent outsiders from sharing the opportunity of this disaster.

As long as Anser lets go, there will be a lot of extraordinary people who are short of various materials and trying to gain profits pouring into the Western Country, and dealing with the dragon disaster should be much faster than before.

What's more...Ansher himself is here.

Riding the mechanical deity, he can easily crush any dragon below the Dragon King. He can make up for the lack of high-end combat power by himself.

——But the premise is that this is a normal dragon disaster, which occurred after Anser dealt with various things and brought the empire into a stable state. It is not much different from the dragon disasters in the past.

Fate has been unpredictable recently, and Anser is already very familiar with the pressure of raging waves. But the dragon disaster that happened at this juncture could never be normal.

Since it is abnormal, we must eliminate the troubles that may be caused by the abnormality as soon as possible.

"Xi'er." Anser looked at Xitana who was worried beside him and asked with a chuckle, "Would you like to come with me?"

"...Let's go?"

Before Anser even opened his mouth, Ming Fuluo's figure had already gathered on his shoulder. The scholar glanced at the bewildered Xitana and said, "Anser is going to take you out for some fun."

Anser gently tapped Ming Fuluo's forehead, and under the latter's dissatisfied gaze, he said to Xitana with a smile: