I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 571

Chapter 118: The Omen of Silence

Roy wasn’t having a moment of saintly compassion.

It was just as they had said earlier; having a prince as a hostage would be an incredibly handy bargaining chip when clashing with the royal family in the future.

Besides, he really didn’t want to witness the horrifying scene of Xue Nuo crushing a living person’s head.

Xue Nuo’s beautiful legs and delicate feet shouldn’t get sullied with too much filth.

At this moment, Winter’s features were twisted beyond recognition, the lingering defiance and anger in his eyes replaced by humiliation and terror, no longer daring to make bold claims.

Xue Nuo looked at the Count and Countess: “Winter’s life still has its use, but he must be punished.”

“Chop off his hands and feet.”

Roy’s eyebrow twitched; he didn’t expect Xue Nuo to say such ruthless words with a straight face. His understanding of the brutal spirit of the Empire deepened again.

The Lionheart Kingdom valued martial prowess but did not endorse cruel torture, generally refraining from mistreating prisoners of war. But the Empire was far more ruthless in this regard.

Even if colluding with the enemies of humanity was a crime punishable by death in any faction.

At this point, Winter finally dismissed his shame, left with pure fear: “No, you can’t do this to me!”

“I am a prince, I am of royal blood! How dare you…”

A group of Iron Guards restrained Winter, despite his Sequence 6 rank, he couldn’t escape the grip of these equally extraordinary men.

Noticing Roy’s unpleasant expression, Xue Nuo quietly asked, “You don’t like this?”

She thought she was helping her beloved student vent some frustration.

“Let’s just leave it.” Roy shifted his gaze from Winter and explained: “I’m not fond of such brutal scenes.”

Winter was momentarily stunned, his expression complex—feeling both relief and humiliation, surprised that the other would speak for him.

But then Roy added, “So let’s just drag him away and chop it off.”

Ah, this kid still has a kind heart…

Feeling emotional, Xue Nuo instructed the others to drag him away so Roy wouldn’t have to see it.

If Winter knew what Xue Nuo was thinking at this moment, he would probably vomit blood in anger.

“Wait, don’t harm me! I have intel! Important intel!”

Several Iron Guards were amused.

The Demon Race was in utter defeat, Shuefeng Fortress had been retaken, and only a few cult remnants and demon stragglers were left—who needed your intel?

However, Roy’s heart jolted.

The progress on the Reverse Command points was significant; he had even achieved two at the same time, but the reverse mission hadn’t been fully completed.

Was there something hidden behind all this?

Without clarifying everything, Roy truly couldn’t relax.

“Wait, let him speak!”

From a distance, Winter barely had time to feel happy when an axe had already fallen, rendering one of his arms useless.

It was hard to say if it was deliberate, but even if it was, everyone pretended not to see.

A chilling scream echoed out as the soldiers ignored his injuries and dragged him back in front of Roy.

“You damn bastards! How dare you…”

Xue Nuo frowned: “What intel do you have? Spit it out.”

“You better not test my patience.”

At that moment, a panicked soldier ran down from the city wall.

“Emergency! There’s an enemy attack from the north!”

Enemy attack.

That term made everyone present freeze.

“It’s the Demon Race army, and their numbers… they’re probably more than the demon guards at Shuefeng Fortress before!”

North, enemy attack, demon army.

Everyone’s faces immediately darkened as they all thought of the worst possibility.

This meant that the Desperate Defense Line was in trouble.

At that moment, the bloodied prince laughed maniacally, completely insane: “Hahaha!”

“Yes, I’ve lost everything! But you won’t win either!”

“Intalon has already tampered with the defense line and notified that ‘mighty one’! Once she arrives, you all will die! All of you will die!”

“How dare you help them sabotage the defense line? Are you out of your mind?!” Brittany was furious, stepping forward to choke Winter’s neck.

The breach of the defense line was no longer just a border or royal issue, it was a crisis concerning the survival of all humanity.

The border warriors stationed along the defense line understood better than anyone the catastrophic consequences of a demon breakthrough.

War had never truly faded; it merely lay dormant thanks to the hard work of countless predecessors, kept at bay.

And now, Winter had the audacity to ruin everything.

It wasn’t until Winter passed out that Brittany finally released him.

But no one cared about his survival anymore.

Everyone gathered on the city walls, gazing northward.

At the horizon of the clear blue sky, a pale white fog of death was enveloping tens of thousands of undead soldiers like a ravenous beast, slowly creeping closer.

It felt like a judgment of calamity from the underworld.

Having barely achieved victory, they now faced an army that seemed endless, even the bravest warriors couldn’t help but show signs of fear.

As their leader, Xue Nuo’s expression was darker than anyone else’s.

Compared to the undead army, what she couldn’t believe was what Winter had referred to as “that mighty one.”

That person who led thousands of undead, trampling through wind and snow, the Queen of the Demon Race, the Empress of the Undead, the Pale Empress Anisass!

Impossible, she should have been killed by her father.

“Xue Nuo!”

In a daze, Xue Nuo felt as if she had returned to that winter cloaked in blood and death.

Helplessly curled up in frost and snow, witnessing friends and family fall one after another, witnessing her father and the empress frozen in eternal winter, witnessing her mother tearfully bidding her last farewell.

Witnessing everything coming apart right before her eyes.

Now, all of this was about to re-enact…

“Xue Nuo!”

Fight back? But the current fighting strength definitely couldn’t compete with high-tier extraordinary beings.

Sequence 6 can handle a thousand, Sequence 5 can handle ten thousand, but once it reached the higher tiers, even the lowest high-level Sequence 4 exhibited a massive leap in combat ability, far beyond what numbers could depict.

Even a hundred thousand soldiers would be nothing but ants before true mythological beings.

Run away? But at this distance, they would be caught by the undead army before long, resulting in the same grim fate.

What on earth should they do…

“Xue Nuo!!”

The nearby shout finally brought Xue Nuo back to her senses.

It was only at this moment that she realized the young boy was holding her face, worry etched on his features.

“Sorry.”

Mumbling softly, Xue Nuo turned around and noticed the soldiers below all staring at her, cursing herself inwardly for losing composure, grateful that Roy had woken her up in time.

Otherwise, if the soldiers saw their commander so flustered, there would be no point in fighting anymore.

Xue Nuo closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again, her usual aloof demeanor restored.

Below the city wall, the soldiers were gathering together, already sensing the unusual movement atop the wall. The extraordinary beings, led by the Frost Winter Knights, also felt a frigid aura colder than the frost drawing near, instinctively shuddering.

It took only a day and night to capture Shuefeng Fortress, which was undoubtedly a huge success in a siege.

But the rising panic and fear diluted the soldiers’ joy.

Until a silver-haired figure appeared in their sight.

Before she could even speak, the soldiers fell silent, waiting for their leader’s orders.

“Everyone, I’m afraid, despite our victory at Shuefeng Fortress, the Desperate Defense Line has fallen, and a demon army has breached the line, led by a high-tier demon.”

As her voice fell, a deathly hush enveloped Shuefeng Fortress.