The villain's way to tame the protagonist

But this is only theoretical.

"The principal established the Skyfrost Tower to carry on the great vision of the pioneers. He hopes to find a way that allows everyone to become a transcendent... As you can see, the Skyfrost Tower is the only transcendent academy in the entire empire that will recruit civilians and even illiterate village girls."

Xitana Lansmalos, a twelve-year-old village girl who knew almost nothing except hunting, committed countless mistakes in the Skyfrost Tower, but Polynia and other teachers still managed to keep her under tremendous pressure. Even though she was expelled, she and her family were not persecuted.

Just this experience of Xitana is enough to show that the foundation of Tianfrost Tower has not changed.

"If that's the case..." Hercules frowned slightly, "Then why did he guide you to study this kind of magic? Isn't this contrary to his goal?"

"Because—" "BOOM!"

As soon as Polynya opened her mouth, a deafening roar interrupted their conversation. The floor they were on was blown through. Amid the sound of bricks and rubble falling to the ground, a defiant voice came from the diffuse smoke and dust:

"Who is in charge here?"

"..."

The three people present were all very familiar with this voice.

And the three people naturally couldn't understand why she appeared here - well, Hercules certainly couldn't understand it either.

"Shi, Shitana?"

"Huh? Who are you? Who allowed you to call me by my name—"

The cold and aloof voice suddenly paused, and the unreasonable figure who had broken through the wall to visit took a few tentative steps out of the smoke and dust, and the tall and slender figure became clearer and clearer.

“This sound and smell…”

Her murmurs gradually became more and more unbelievable, and now there was one more shocked person in the room, and now everyone was shocked.

"You are...you are Teacher Nia?!"

Miss Wolf, who was about to appear from the smoke and dust in a cold and domineering manner, suddenly jumped out. Her wide-open eyes made her originally intimidating and stern face look even more stupid.

"Why are you here... Huh?! You, He-Hercules, why are you here too?!"

The young hero spread his hands: "I want to ask you this question too."

Xin also wanted to ask this question.

Why, Shitana, appeared next to Ansher again?

This is not normal... too abnormal. Miss Wild Wolf has appeared next to Mr. Devil too many times. Every time Mr. Devil is in the middle of an action, Miss Wild Wolf will get involved for inexplicable reasons. She has even been there before Mr. Devil starts.

——That’s what happened the last time he met Shitana and Grand Duke of Gray Tower. Not only could Xin not understand why Grand Duke of Gray Tower appeared there, he also couldn’t understand why Shitana happened to run to the vicinity of that shelter.

The traces of this manipulation became more and more obvious, so Xin didn't think it was Ansel's work, because her Mr. Devil would not behave so deliberately. The devil's cruelty and viciousness would never be so hasty and rough, but always subtle and silent.

In comparison, Xitana's encounters with Ansher were more and more frequent and too coincidental, giving people a sense of embarrassment that she was almost desperate and had no choice.

If possible, Xin wanted to ask Anser and Xitana now, but the current situation obviously did not allow her to intervene.

Sitana quickly withdrew her gaze from Hercules' face, and excitedly strode forward, hugging Polynia, who was slightly smaller than her:

"It's been a few years... almost five years, I guess! I haven't seen you in such a long time, Teacher Nia!"

Miss Wolf gave Polynia a big bear hug and pressed her teacher's shoulders enthusiastically. At this moment, she didn't look like a butcher on the battlefield or a killing god in the dead land. The pure joy and happiness made her look like just a young girl.

Polynia was also a little dazed. She had seen Sitana many times in many ways and was very familiar with the changes in her former student. But when such a big wolf lady appeared in front of her, she could not suppress the emotion.

"Yeah...Shitana is already this big."

The woman subconsciously reached out to touch the student's head, but quickly retracted her hand mid-air.

The one standing before her now was no longer the problem student expelled from the Skyfrost Tower, but the wolf with fangs and claws who stood at the top of the empire and served as the regent.

Shitana tilted her head and looked at her for two seconds, but did not make any move to grab the other person's hand and put it on her head.

Sometimes, thinking that you are considering others is actually a form of arrogance and even stupidity, because you think you understand the other person better than he or she does and that you are more right than he or she is.

Sitana knew that her empathy was terrible, so if Polynya thought this was fine, then she thought this was fine too.

Polynya was somewhat surprised and... relieved by this. She was relieved that Xitana finally found someone who was truly worthy of her following and could lead her in the right direction.

After saying hello, Miss Wolf did not start the sentimental reminiscence session. Instead, she pulled out a chair and sat down carelessly, supporting her face with one hand: "Teacher Nia, why are you here?"

Her eyes flickered with curiosity - and the slight shift in her gaze towards Hercules showed that she was not just asking this question to Polynia.

"It's the principal's request... I don't quite understand it. According to him, this city is geographically important and needs strong people to guard it."

Even without reminiscing about the past, looking at Xitana's natural, generous, cheerful and bright appearance, Polynya felt as if she had returned to the time five years ago when she was educating this child.

"Ah... I almost forgot that you were working for that old turtle." Sitana pouted, indeed like an upgraded version of Hercules. While mercilessly despising the Grand Duke of Gray Tower, she said irritably, "What if that old guy is so shameless that he forces you, teacher, to fight me?"

"The principal...would not do such a thing, and a fifth-level extraordinary person cannot leave, Xitana, you don't have to worry."

Polynya was not upset about Xitana's offense to her former teacher. Instead, she was delighted that Xitana had not changed at all. She smiled and said, "Xitana, why did you suddenly come to me? And you look so angry."

"Well." Miss Wolf scratched her head, "Because the city lords I beat and killed before were not good people, I don't have any bottom line towards them, mainly..."

She paused and looked at Polynya with strange eyes:

"The main thing is, I found refugees from the shelter were sent to this city, and I thought you were secretly doing something, so you must be very angry."

Apparently, after meeting and parting with Ansher not long ago, Shitana...actually discovered the completely empty city by accident.

Then, through clues, the power of the Wind Head was traced all the way back here.

“…Will refugees be angry if they are sent here?”

Polynya was stunned. "Why? The church has already agreed to let us take the refugees away. It will be difficult for them to continue to survive in the shelter."

"Because that old turtle said he wouldn't treat refugees as human beings...wait--"

Just as Xitana was about to continue loudly criticizing the Grand Duke of the Grey Tower, she slowly closed her mouth and stared at Polynia with a completely different look in her eyes.

It was not until this moment that Polynia truly felt the real changes in her student, Sitana Lancemalos.

If the anger that the young Hitana felt at that time because of her own experience and the experience of others was just the ferocious but powerless howl of a wolf cub, then she now... has become a complete monster.

The cold, brutal and cruel look in that instant was something that Polynia, who had been a scholar for most of her life, could neither understand nor endure.

"The church has reached an agreement with you and the Skyfrost Tower?"

The girl's cold voice echoed in the spacious room: "Did they promise you to bring all the refugees into the city?"

"What's wrong with this...?"

Polynya, who had no idea of ​​the situation, couldn't understand: "The Empire's evacuation plan can't cover all the church shelters in the north at once. Since the arrangements have to be made based on geographical location and number of people, there is naturally an inevitable order. The people at the end of the line may have been frozen to death before they can be evacuated."

"Having choices is better than having no choices at all," she said.

"...No, this is not a matter of choosing or not choosing, Teacher Nia."

Sitana turned her head to look at Hercules, or perhaps she was looking at that... figure that should not have been noticed by anyone.

She suddenly laughed, her smile was bright and sunny, and her fangs were sharp and white.

"I think we need to talk, Hercules."

We really need to have a good talk.

——You betrayed Anser’s trust and expectations...damn saint!

Chapter 143: No Longer Twisted Jealousy

Hitana's growth in character is no less than her leap in strength.

Although she always seems to let her emotions run wild, she knows what to do whenever necessary.

Since he came for the refugees, he did not focus too much on reminiscing with Polynia; even if he discovered the church's secret actions, he did not take action when the culprit was right in front of him.

Although he still had some problems controlling his emotions, the hatred he expressed after hearing that the church had secretly contacted the Grand Duke of Grey Tower was able to cover up this abnormality very well.

"Then you can chat in this room."

Polynia was frightened by the cruel aura exuded by Xitana, which made her feel unfamiliar and even frightened, so she tactfully gave up her space. This reunion seemed imperfect, but she did not want to ask for more.

Now that the gentle and easy-to-talk teacher has left, there is naturally no need for Hitana to hide her furious animal nature any longer.

A red-black line appeared out of nowhere, as if dividing the entire space into two. At the end of the line, ferocious claw-like hand claws had tightly grasped Xin's throat, pressing her against the wall.

The surging murderous breath shattered the foundation of the divine magic. Xin, who had been untouchable like a ghost, was now lifted off the ground by the expressionless Shitana. The red-black airflow even tried to invade her body of unknown composition.

When Shitana is fighting, she always makes a lot of noise, that's because there is no need to hide, but that doesn't mean Shitana can't control her power in detail. When she was in the Western Kingdom, she was already able to control her violence with ease.

Even Polynia, without deliberately spying, could not know that Xitana was venting her anger at this moment.

"Is it fun?" The wolf's eyes were filled with fierceness. "Pretending to be a good person, but secretly plotting one thing after another... I ask you, is it fun?"

Xin stared into Xitana's eyes for a long time before he whispered, "I won't do this for fun, Little Wolf..."

Her pupils shrank as the red-black air flow unknowingly invaded her neck. Xin's figure disintegrated in an instant, and then reassembled behind Xitana: "Ms. Wild Wolf, please listen to me--"

"Listen to you and die!"

Without even turning her head, Hitana uttered words of disgust while turning around and grabbing Xin's head with one claw. Her ruthless cruelty showed that she was going to crush Xin's head.

But Xin, who was out of Shitana's control, was not so easily attacked. Her body, which seemed to be between reality and illusion, was almost impossible to suffer physical harm. Shitana's brutal behavior of trying to use the breath of murder to directly invade her body made Xin full of vigilance against that terrible power.

But even so, the situation became increasingly unfavorable for Xin.

This room was used by Polynia to monitor the entire territory, so it was naturally not small. However, it was definitely not spacious enough for fighting. Even if she deliberately controlled the fluctuations, Hitana could spread her wolves all over the place. So no matter how much Xin dodged, she would have nowhere to hide in the face of the murderous aura that was gradually filling the room.

If she wanted to escape, Xin could certainly disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye, and no matter how sharp Xitana's Wind Head was, it would not be able to capture her trace. However, Xin did not want to escape.

Perhaps he wanted to explain the truth of this "deception" to Mr. Devil, or perhaps he simply did not want to flee in front of Mr. Devil.

But wanting to fight against Hitana without being exposed is undoubtedly a fantasy for Xin, who is not good at fighting. If she doesn't take it seriously, her body will be surrounded by red and black wolves. They are likely to be driven by the beast king with murderous intent to eat her... up.

What should I do? Miss Wild Wolf refuses to communicate. If I don't use my full strength, I can't suppress her. But... will Mr. Devil allow me to fight Miss Wild Wolf with my full strength? If Mr. Devil's identity is exposed because of me, will Mr. Devil... despise my incompetence?

She was afraid and huddled, unable to see the way forward and unable to find a way to solve the problem. The saint who once always had only one goal in her mind and never hesitated, felt confused, or faltered, had now become this pitiful appearance.

In contrast, Xitana did not feel pity for her prey's stupidity and hesitation. Instead, the tyranny and cruelty that swelled in her heart due to her endless anger grew stronger and stronger because of Xin's inability to resist. As the wolves pressed on step by step, an undisguised hideous smile appeared on her face:

"If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. Don't think that you won't have any troubles if you stay with Anser. Let me tell you... When I was with Anser, I don't know how much I went through—"

However, a dazzling light burst out from the hands of Hercules, who had been silent all this time.

Xin, who had almost no place to stand and could no longer hide, felt the call.

Needing her, needing the call of her power.

So, there was no need to hesitate, and she even skipped the thinking step. During this period of time, Sin, who had already become very familiar with how to cooperate with Anther and transformed into the power of Hercules, came behind Anther in an instant. She wanted to put her slightly trembling arms around Anther's neck, but in the end she just reached out and gently supported Anther's shoulders.

Hercules grasped the incandescent sword condensed from the light in both hands and pointed it at the stunned wolf.

"I want to give her a chance," he said.

"An, Anser, what did you say——"

Before Xitana finished speaking, she saw Ansher blinking at her. Miss Wolf was stunned for two seconds before she realized the role the boy was playing at the moment.

Even at this time, he is still playing house with that guy... How come Ansel's temper has become so good?

Miss Wolf was both angry and amused by Hydra's professionalism, and the ferocious murderous intent that seemed to have become materialized was somewhat diminished.

So, with the remaining anger, she asked loudly: "Why do you still believe in her? She betrayed your trust, An... Hercules!"

Seeing Xin and Anser stick together, the reality of this discomfort instantly soared several levels.

At this moment, Xin, who was clinging to Anser, had the same question as Xitana.

Why...Mr. Devil would say such things?

Even though he just said "give her a chance", Hercules at this moment undoubtedly still favors Xin, just as the false character played by Mr. Devil is willing to believe that the saint who gives him strength and hope is innocent even after knowing that he has been deceived.

"I don't think the Saint would make this choice out of malice."

Hercules' words really showed that he chose to stand on the side of the Saint: "Just listening to her explanation, don't you think there is even any need for this?"

Xitana snorted unhappily: "I don't think so. She is the kind of bad person who hides herself very well! Since she has lied once, she will lie a second time and a third time. I will not believe her!"

Facing Xitana's relentless pressure, the young hero was silent for a moment, then he held the sword tightly and said word by word: "Even so, I am still willing to believe her."

But these were just fake words spoken by fake characters, and Xin knew it all too well.

She was not moved by Anser's words at all, and could not be moved by them. She was just cooperating with Anser's ideas.

Mr. Devil thinks that as long as he continues to be gentle to me like this, I will... obey him?

But I can't do it, Mr. Devil.

Choosing to believe that Mr. Devil needs me is already my limit.