The Heartbeat of the Cruel Elves

"Because..." He was about to say that he was not evil, nor a spellcaster, but at this moment, he was startled.

Although the topic was unknowingly diverted by Du Feiya's wrong inference, this female dark elf still held the ultimate weapon - she knew that she had the ability to cast spells, and as long as this was exposed, she would not survive no matter what.

Instantly, his voice weakened, and he just finished the defense he had prepared weakly by inertia:

"And this one," he looked at the male dark elf in the crowd, "this honorable wizard, I think he has no reason to lie to you."

"I think so," Cassia nodded. "Let's put aside my servant's previous nonsense. This male wizard - please, what is your name?"

"Truss, it's an honor to serve you, Your Highness." The male dark elf named Truss showed an excited look on his face and bowed in a serious manner.

"——Truss has no reason to fabricate right and wrong."

"In addition, from the time I bought this slave until today, during the entire process of 'taming' it," Cassia said slowly, "I have not found any signs of it being a 'spellcaster' or having a 'cruel and twisted mind'."

"So, Princess Du Feiya, did you miss something before?" She looked at Du Feiya and asked tactfully.

Cassia's words of trust did not comfort Li Yin at all.

Because, as long as Du Feiya completely exposes the truth about the "caster", Cassia's trust based on "charm" will immediately collapse, and she will immediately become the target of public criticism.

He raised his head and looked at Du Feiya nervously, waiting for the final judgment.

However, unexpectedly, Li Yin suddenly found that Du Feiya's face became a little embarrassed. She did not speak immediately and tell the truth, but kept her lips tightly closed and remained silent, as if she was hesitating and considering something.

Li Yin felt confused as he saw her frowning brows and lowering her head.

What is this female dark elf hesitating about, what is she calculating?

She seems... still obsessed with the "son of a witch" issue?

However, her assumption that he was the son of a hag had indeed proven to be absurdly wrong.

But, it's a mistake, it's harmless, why should she

Continue to work hard on this,

Trying her best to prove that she was the son of a witch? Even if this inference had been overturned, it didn't matter. She could clearly prove that she was a spellcaster, and a spellcaster who tried to charm the dark elves.

This princess of the Dinitya family, it seems like... she has been led astray by her own topic?

Li Yin was confused, when suddenly, he saw Du Feiya raise his head, and a smile appeared on his confident and handsome face again.

"'Without exceptions,'" she repeated what Truss had said before, but her tone revealed a sudden arrogance, "This only applies to other mediocre races. For us dark elves, there are no 'exceptions'."

"My Lord, the Spider Queen," she paused, then said, "was once the goddess who controlled fate, but in the end, she led my people to break free from the shackles set by the corrupt elven gods and created a new destiny for my people beneath this layer of the earth."

"She is the goddess of betrayers, and betrayal is the negation of what is inevitable."

"Betrayal is the exception."

"Therefore, the concept of 'no exceptions' does not exist for us dark elves."

Chapter 4: The Ghost Woman's Son ()

"Indeed," she paused again, and then said, "Hags and replacements are usually female, but there is nothing to be surprised about the appearance of a male replacement under the ground among us dark elves. Being surprised by this and denying this fact is something that only ignorant slave races who are still in the shackles of the gods on earth would do!"

"And we, the dark elves who are brave enough to explore and not afraid of the unknown, should embrace exceptions. For me, a dark elf mage, I should go a step further, study exceptions, explore exceptions, and find value in exceptions."

"A male replacement may not have any extra meaning to you, Princess Cassia, but as a mage, it is a rare treasure in my eyes. It is more valuable for research than ordinary replacements. Therefore, I sincerely ask you once again to transfer this precious research material to me."

"I am willing to..." Her eyes were shining brightly, and a fanatical smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, "Offer ten times, no, twenty times the price!"

The look in Li Yin's eyes, like that of a researcher seeing a mutant mouse, instantly frightened him. Rather than falling into the hands of this female dark elf, it would be better to be killed directly, he shuddered and thought.

On the other side, Cassia looked at Du Feiya with surprise, who was excited and eloquent. After a long while, she nodded hesitantly.

“Your explanation of ‘exceptions’ is very interesting.”

"I must admit, Princess Dufia," she said slowly, "Your understanding of the goddess is deeper than I thought."

"It is rumored that you turned to the path of arcane because you were too dull to feel the goddess's inspiration."

"Now," she stared at the other's face and said very seriously, "I sincerely believe that it is a loss for both of us that you have not yet entered the Spider Academy to study."

"I am very interested in discussing the deeper meaning of the Goddess and her teachings with you."

"But," she said, changing her tone, "for now, let's get back to what's going on."

"You have successfully convinced me that there are exceptions such as male sons of hags, but you have not provided more evidence to make me believe that Li Yin is this exception."

"Also," Dufia moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but Cassia continued to talk to herself, "Suppose we skip the proof process."

Li Yin suddenly noticed that Cassia's red eyes suddenly lit up, and even showed a hint of teasing:

"——I believe that Rein is the exception."

"Well, please forgive me for not agreeing with the statement that he means nothing to me. If he is really an exception, as you said, should I regard it as a gift from the Queen of Traitors, the Spider Queen?

Du Feiya was speechless for a moment.

Li Yin was even more stunned.

Why, after listening to their weird argument, did I seem to have turned from a hidden danger into some kind of hot treasure?

"Have you considered the risks of taking in a witch's son as a servant?" Du Feiya bit her lip and said reluctantly, "A spellcaster, and an evil one at that."

It's coming... Li Yin felt a chill in his heart... It's coming. Although Du Feiya was still going around in circles, she accidentally got back to the truth. She mentioned the fact of "caster" again. As long as she revealed this fact, she would have no way out...

"I've already said it before - Li Yin hasn't shown his talent as a spellcaster yet," Cassia smiled, "and it seems that he hasn't shown his talent for 'evil' either. So, it seems that we are back to the previous topic. We must prove whether he is the exception."

"But once again, let's take a step forward and adjust this argument - even if he is really the son of a witch, so what?" Suddenly, Cassia grinned and said something shocking.

"As long as he can guarantee his loyalty and serve me wholeheartedly, then there will always be a place for him under my seat."

Her extraordinary words moved everyone. Not only Du Feiya in front of her, but even Li Yin beside her couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Was this female elf a little too confident? Was she so sure that she could completely control him? Was she so sure that she would not be harmed by him?

And - he looked at Dufia who was slightly dazed. What was this female elf waiting for? Cassia had already said this, why didn't she tell her directly that he had used charm on her? With her and Cassia's intelligence, based on this information, it was not difficult to infer that he had also used charm on Cassia.

What on earth is she thinking about?

While Li Yin was staring at Du Feiya, her mind was in a mess, Cassia's deep eyes were also staring at her. After a while, she raised her eyes slightly. Her taller and slender body allowed her to easily look over Du Feiya's head and scan the tavern spectators around who were concentrating on observing this place.

Her scarlet eyes swept across the bodies of the many dark elves. Then, amid the silence and surprise of the elves, she slowly opened her mouth. Her voice was clear and calm, and seemed to have some magical power. Although it was not loud, it was loud enough for everyone in this magnificent hall to hear it clearly.

"Gray dwarves, orcs, goblins, tauren, grimlocks...how many evil races are enslaved by us dark elves?" she said.

"If we do not enslave and use alien races simply because we are afraid of their evil and power, then how can we become the leading race in this vast and dark underground world? How can we build such a prosperous and powerful city-kingdom?"

"We enslave because we are stronger than our slaves; we are not afraid of their strength because we are stronger than them; we are not afraid of their viciousness because we can show them what true viciousness is!"

"We, the dark elves, were born to conquer and enslave other races."

"——Regardless of good and evil, all are my subjects. There is no other reason, because we are a race that has inherited the destiny favored by the Spider Queen..."

Her voice was calm at first, but then gradually became high-pitched, and by the last sentence, it was even more powerful. After her impassioned speech, she ended with a powerful wave of her arms, while singing the holy name of the Spider Queen. The interlocking mithril metal pieces on the armor collided with each other as she waved, making a crisp sound, which intertwined with her high and fierce tone to form a wonderful and moving melody.

This strange melody spread to the dark elves who were watching, like a storm hitting the sea. The many dark elves were like huge waves stirred up by the storm. They immediately became excited, waved their arms enthusiastically, and responded with equally loud shouts. For a moment, the holy name of the Spider Queen spread throughout the hall like countless twigs after a bolt of lightning tore through the sky.

Li Yin, who was at the center of the storm, stood there in shock as if struck by a bolt of lightning. He was so shocked by the roars that he even forgot for a moment that his life was at stake. He couldn't help but sigh that the female elf in front of him was indeed a priestess and had a lot of experience in stirring up the atmosphere and inspiring faith.

Amid the fanatical shouts of many dark elves, only one dark elf remained calm. She was the princess of the Denitya family, Dufia, the only noble woman who did not "devote all her loyalty to the Spider Queen."

“Princess Cassia, I’m afraid that the one you’re enslaving this time is too powerful.” She was not at all ashamed and annoyed, even though her momentum was completely overwhelmed by Cassia. She just smiled faintly and said calmly, “Perhaps this is a test for the favor you are currently receiving from the Spider Queen.”

"No problem," Cassia smiled back. She raised her chin slightly and said calmly, "Our Spider Queen's priests can even drive away demons. What can a mere witch's son do to you?"

Du Feiya's face was uncertain and he fell silent again.

In shock, Li Yin looked at her in confusion again.

What she said just now was almost explicit, but Cassia did not react. But the problem was not Cassia, but her - she could have directly exposed that she had used charm to affect Cassia, why did she take such a subtle way to remind her?

To be honest, if he were Cassia, already under the spell and without hostility towards the caster, such subtle hints would have little effect and it would be almost impossible for him to realize the fact that he had been ambushed.

Just as Li Yin was confused, a passionate voice suddenly came from not far behind him.

"Well said!" The voice said in a tone no less sharp than that of the dark elves around who were fanatically shouting the holy name of the Spider Queen and the name of Princess Cassia.

But what he said next was completely opposite to what the dark elves were shouting at the top of their lungs.

"——You bitch who serves the devil, if that's the case, then why don't you just go back to the abyss and suck the dicks of your devil daddies?"

Li Yin turned around in shock. He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a female dark elf with a slightly dazed face. But it wasn't her. The horrifying sound just now didn't come from her mouth, because it was the voice of a male dark elf.

However, the next second, just as Li Yin was about to turn his gaze away from the female dark elf who looked equally frightened and look for the real person who had spoken, he suddenly noticed that this female elf, who seemed no different from the dark elves around her, had something else about her.

A short red line less than an inch long suddenly appeared on her fair, smooth and slender neck, and in the blink of an eye, the red line extended at an extremely incredible speed.

At the same time, the female dark elf's brows became more serious than before, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

Then, the next moment, just as Li Yin was confused, the beautiful and dignified face of the female dark elf suddenly soared into the sky! Connected between the beautiful head and the graceful figure was a fountain of blood that suddenly burst into the air!

The entire Night Blade Hall fell into complete silence in an instant, with only the rustling sound of the blood fountain gushing out like a long silk thread.

Then, the female dark elf's head, which had been stained with blood, suddenly tilted at the top of the blood fountain, fell straight down from mid-air, and hit the hard and smooth ground with a dull "bang" sound.

"Ah!" This muffled sound was like a thunder explosion, which instantly detonated the absolutely silent group of elves. Countless dark elves screamed in fear, looked panicked, and fled in all directions.

"Attack! Protect the princess!" At the same time, the dark elf female warriors near Rein made a clanging sound that was completely different from the panicked group of elves. They suddenly stood up, stepped forward, and in an instant formed a circle facing outward, surrounding Cassia, as well as Rein and Dufia who were beside Cassia in the center of the circle.

Only then did the headless female dark elf's body twitch and sway and slowly fall down. As her headless body fell to the ground, a slightly short and thin dark elf man emerged from behind her.

The male dark elf held a short knife in both hands, still swinging it vigorously. He had a fierce look on his face, and his scarlet eyes stared at Li Yin intently. His tightly clenched lips suddenly opened, and he let out an earth-shattering roar:

"For men!"

This roar seemed to be mixed with endless hatred and anger, which made Li Yin tremble with fear. Before he could figure out the situation, suddenly, like a huge wave hitting the cliff and causing an echo, countless equally loud voices that seemed to contain endless hatred and anger came from all around the hall and from the group of elves that were fleeing in panic:

"For men!"

"For men!"

"For men!"

……

The high-pitched shouts rose and fell one after another. At the same time, as if as an accompaniment, a series of crisp sounds rang out from the elves - that was the sharp sound of swords being unsheathed! Amidst the shouts like a sea of ​​​​waves and the sound of metal that foreshadowed the rain of swords, the male dark elf shouted loudly, sank his knees, and jumped up, rushing towards Li Yin first.

Then, countless black shadows followed the male dark elf warrior and jumped out of the fleeing group of elves. They all held sharp blades in their hands, and their thin figures soared into the air like agile black panthers, rushing towards Li Yin's position from all directions.

"Protect the princess!" Cassia's female warriors shouted in unison again. At the same time, a similar, unyielding roar came from the other side of the tavern. Those were Dufia's guards, and they also drew their swords and rushed over here at a rapid speed.

Chapter 1: For Men ()

Figures flew by, swords flashed, and amid the sound of weapons clashing, a life-and-death battle began!

Screams and shouts of anger rang out one after another, blood gushed out all around, and fresh bodies kept falling down... In response to this, Li Yin quickly calmed down after the initial shock.

"For men" - he did not know the identities of the attackers, but from the slogans they shouted, it was not difficult for Li Yin to understand the true intention of their actions.

Their targets were women, and most importantly aristocratic women, namely Cassia and Dufia. As for Li Yin, he was a man and was not within the target range of these attackers at all. He did not need to worry about his safety at all!

Just as he was thinking this, a male dark elf chopped down a female dark elf warrior and rushed forward, staring at him with his bloodshot eyes wide open and filled with anger.

Just as Li Yin was still wondering with a puzzled look whether this brave warrior was too immersed in the passion of the battle and had misjudged the target, the male dark elf had already grinned, gnashed his teeth, and shouted angrily:

"Kill this male dog, this lapdog that kneels and licks the female elf!"

At the same time, he swung the sharp blade in his hand and chopped towards him.

This...what is this?

Li Yin was startled. He quickly dodged the sword, and then, relying on his many days of practice experience, he drew his sword and slashed at the opponent.

The male dark elf warrior drew his sword in time to protect himself, and the blades of the two swords collided in mid-air, making a sharp "clang" sound.

A trace of disdainful sneer broke out on his thin face. The weak and stupid human actually dared to compete with the dark elves in swordsmanship. He would teach it a good lesson today - with its life as tuition.

However, the sneer just climbed onto his cheeks, and it froze in an instant. A huge force suddenly attacked from the palm of his hand, and the next moment, he saw a sword flying past him in astonishment. Then, when the sharp pain came from his chest, corresponding to the unexpected feeling of emptiness in the palm of his hand, he slowly realized that the sword seemed to belong to him.

Or, it should be said that it once belonged to him.

Why is this happening... Li Yin looked at the corpse lying at his feet and couldn't help but frown... Why should men make things difficult for other men?

Although, what he said... was not untrue, but I am not willing to be a dog, okay? Since you want to "do it for men", why can't you do it for me, the "most difficult man" first? To put it another way, even if you don't consider me first, you don't have to fight with swords, right?

In fact, he had thought seriously about whether he should stand on the side of the attacker or Cassia. Logically speaking, a marginal figure like him who had no fixed position should naturally stand on the side with the greater chance of winning. He even thought about estimating the chances of winning for both sides. Unfortunately, before he could figure out the problem, these male dark elf warriors pushed him to the other side with their actual actions...

Since it was a foregone conclusion, there was no need to hesitate. Li Yin made up his mind and immediately threw himself into the bloody fight. However, despite this, he was not so excited that he rushed out recklessly, but still stayed in the inner circle and stayed by Cassia's side. In this way, he only needed to deal with a small number of people who broke through the blockade of the outer dark elf female warriors and rushed to the front from time to time, and the danger of the battle was greatly reduced. In addition, there was another advantage to doing this, that is, every time he intercepted an enemy, it was the enemy that posed the greatest threat to Cassia. Therefore, every time he swung his sword and every time he killed an enemy, it must have left a deeper impression on Cassia.

Rein did not forget what Cassia said before she was attacked.