After being fed to top-tier orcs, I became the darling of the entire intergalactic world.

Chapter 278 A Gathering of Drama Queens, Crickets Behind the Scenes

Elius kept pressing Ace's matter, which was expected by Nick, but he thought Liang He would be the first to make a move.

I never expected that Elius would be willing to fight for Liang He.

"Chief Elie, you have to let me explain!"

Actually, Nick was completely wronged about Ace being ordered to kill Liang He.

The rebel leader, Drewell, had always ordered Nick to bring Liang He back to headquarters, not to kill her.

Even if they were to kill her, it would only be under circumstances where there was absolutely no possibility of cooperation, certainly not now.

"I swear, I never gave any order to kill Ms. Liang He!"

Ordering Liang He's execution would mean disobeying the leader's command; how could Nick possibly do something so foolish?

However, judging from Rick's report, Ace's reaction did not seem like he was just paying lip service, so someone had indeed given him orders.

He had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

“However… as you know, Chief Eli, this headquarters isn’t something I can decide on my own.”

Nick wasn't the only one who could command Ace.

His words were clearly pointed, and Liang He, who was standing to the side, lowered her eyes, a hint of interest in them.

It seems that Commander Nick is trying to sow discord among someone, deliberately testing and trying to win them over.

"Nick, you might be able to fool others with that, but trying to fob me off is just too perfunctory, isn't it?"

Elius had a rough idea of ​​who the real culprit was, but he didn't want to be used as a pawn, so he insisted that Nick explain.

Prior to this, Nick had never really interacted with Elius and didn't know much about his temperament.

However, according to the information submitted by his subordinates, Elius was an unpredictable person before he met Liang He. He acted as he pleased and did not care about other people's opinions at all.

Thinking about it this way, Nick could understand.

"Injustice! Utter injustice!"

A treacherous banquet, three master actors, each vying for supremacy.

Nick protested his innocence repeatedly, sighed helplessly, then downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, adopting a heartfelt expression.

"Chief Elie may not know this, but you value the man who created the army of ferocious beasts highly. Even I sometimes have to obey his orders."

That's what they say, but it's absolutely impossible for the dark wizard to actually outdo him.

Nick deliberately avoided mentioning the dark wizard's name, instead bringing up the army of ferocious beasts, all to observe Liang He's expression.

As he expected, Liang He's expression froze for a moment after hearing these words, clearly showing that she was very concerned about the existence of the black wizard and the army of ferocious beasts.

"This matter, perhaps... maybe..."

Seeing Nick suddenly stammering, Elius almost rolled his eyes upwards.

They're all old foxes, what are they pretending for?

"If you have something to say, just say it!"

Elius held back his words, "Spit it out," out of consideration for Liang He's presence and fear of damaging his image in her eyes.

"Alas... since that's the case, I will treat you both with sincerity."

Nick, who was preparing to criticize the Dark Wizard, didn't forget to improve his own image.

"Ms. Liang He is exceptionally capable and highly valued by the leader. That man was probably worried that Ms. Liang He's arrival would affect his own position, which is why he did such a foolish thing..."

This can be considered a definitive conclusion about dark wizards.

This also conveniently placed the dark wizard directly against Elius and Liang He. Nick's move was quite clever.

"So, you mean all of this was ordered by the black wizard without his consent?"

Just as Nick had hoped, Elius bluntly called out his ambiguous remarks.

Nick sighed deeply, saying nothing, yet seemingly admitting everything.

"A black wizard?"

After listening to Nick's performance, Liang He looked up with feigned surprise. Now it was her turn to take the stage.

"I'm just an ordinary, unremarkable zookeeper. What is there for him to be afraid of?"

Regarding the evolved beastmen, Huo An had forgotten to tell Liang He about it when she suddenly exposed his identity last time.

Elius's transformation from the little black snake into a human was merely to reaffirm the existence of orcs for Liang He, so Liang He truly did not know how special she was to the orcs in the evolutionary stage.

She always thought the rebels wanted to capture her because of her fighting ability and her ability to communicate with animals without any problems.

"Ms. Liang He is too modest."

Because of the information gap, Nick thought Liang He was being modest, never expecting that she really didn't know the truth.

Elius, who was sitting between the two, suddenly realized what was going on and grabbed Liang He's hand, whispering in her ear.

"I forgot to tell you..."

"Squeak-yah."

Just as he was about to tell Liang He about Elius, the orc in the evolutionary stage, he was interrupted by a sudden voice before he could finish speaking.

He and Nick both looked up at the entrance of the banquet hall and found that the previously closed door had been pushed open, and standing in the middle was the very person they had just been cricketing with.

"Commander Nick is hosting a banquet for distinguished guests, why didn't he inform me?"

The dark wizard stood at the door with an inscrutable expression; due to the backlighting, Nick and the others couldn't see his expression clearly.

Elius instinctively stood up and stood in front of Liang He, his brows furrowed and his gaze fixed on the black-robed wizard.

"Haha, so it's the Dark Wizard. You were in seclusion doing experiments and didn't want to be disturbed, so I didn't have the heart to call you."

Once Nick realized what was happening, he immediately stood up, smiling as he strode towards the Black Wizard, giving him a warm welcome. There was no trace of how he had acted when he was just chatting with Liang He and the others about the Black Wizard.

"Perfect timing, our distinguished guest hasn't left yet. Shall we have another round of food and chat while we're at it?"

With the dark wizard arriving, Nick's plans naturally needed to be changed.

Fortunately, he had already planted seeds of doubt in Liang He's and Liang He's hearts, so they probably wouldn't take the initiative to befriend the black wizard.

As for the dark wizard himself?
Ha, how could someone who wishes Liang He dead and is extremely arrogant and conceited possibly take the initiative to befriend Liang He?
"I don't mind, but I'm afraid of disturbing your enjoyment."

The dark wizard, with a forced smile, was invited by Nick to sit at the table opposite Elius.

His gloomy and murky gaze swept lightly over Liang He, then looked at the leftover food on the table.

"Someone! Take all these things away and put in new ones right now!"

Before the dark wizard could speak, Nick preemptively called in Aysa, who was waiting at the side door, and asked her to inform the kitchen to prepare a new batch of dishes.

"Commander Nick, aren't you going to introduce these two to me?"

After everyone was seated again, the black wizard spoke again, looking at Elius and Liang He.

Just as Nick was mentally complaining about the dark wizard's pretentious act and deciding not to bother arguing with him, preparing to give a proper introduction...

Liang He, who rarely spoke up, suddenly stared at the white-robed youth behind the black wizard and asked a question.

"Doesn't he sit down to eat?"