The light from the torches cast flickering shadows on the walls, as if countless distorted faces were staring at them.
The air is becoming increasingly turbid, mixed with a musty smell and some indescribable fishy smell.
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Smelly.
The underground prison is a spacious space, but the low vaulted ceiling gives people a feeling of oppression and suffocation.
The sound of chains clashing and water dripping onto the ground echoed in the empty dungeon, like some kind of eerie music.
The walls were covered with dark green mold, and a few mice were rustling around in the shadows.
In the prison's duty room, several human guards were sleeping soundly on a worn wooden table.
There were several empty wine bottles scattered on the table, and the strong smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of mold was nauseating.
A nearly burnt-out oil lamp flickered at the corner of the table, casting distorted shadows on the wall.
A young jailer was trying to doze off with his eyes closed when he was startled awake by the sound of footsteps.
When he saw that it was Zhang Luan, his face turned pale. "City...City Lord, why are you here?!" His voice was as if strangled, and he hurriedly pushed his other sleeping companions.
"I'm here to see Durant." Zhang Luan's voice was still cold, but a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
He knew this situation too well: the mayor of Yellen City changed frequently, and each one had different policies.
However, these decrees often died before they could be truly implemented. When a new city lord took office, new decrees would replace the old ones.
This vicious cycle led to lax military discipline and lazy guards in the city.
Just like the jailers in front of us, they may have become accustomed to this kind of life where orders change every day.
Zhang Luan watched them frantically adjusting their clothes and pretending to be serious, but he was too lazy to care.
"Okay, Lord Mayor, please follow me!" The young jailer said in a trembling voice, holding a torch and leading the way.
On both sides of the dim corridor were prison cells surrounded by iron bars, with some skinny figures huddled inside, some of them so weak that their original appearance could no longer be seen.
The smell of decay and the dark and damp environment are suffocating, and the sound of water dripping on the ground is particularly clear in the silence.
"This kind of environment will surely give the pampered Durant a hard time," Zhang Luan sneered inwardly. However, as they turned a corner, the sight before them instantly inflamed him with rage.
A brightly lit hall appeared before his eyes, in stark contrast to the dark and damp cell before.
The cell door was wide open, and the furnishings inside were so luxurious that it looked like an aristocrat's bedroom.
The crystal chandelier cast a warm glow throughout the space, the soft carpet absorbed the sound of footsteps, the table was filled with fresh fruit and fine wine, and the air was filled with the scent of aromatherapy.
Durant was lying on a large bed covered with velvet sheets, his clothes soaked with sweat.
Beneath him, a petite bunny-eared girl was helplessly bearing his weight.
Her legs trembled slightly in the air, her toes curled up due to the stimulation, and her moans were soft and sticky, like sobs.
Suddenly, Durant's body spasmed, and his huge body pressed directly on the little bunny-eared girl.
The slender legs were spread apart weakly, the small feet were dangling helplessly in the air, and the white rabbit ears were twitching slightly due to suffocation.
"What's going on?" Zhang Luan's voice was as cold as ice, and his eyes swept across the room which was so luxurious that it didn't look like a prison cell.
The light reflected from the crystal chandelier shone on Durant's body, which was still trembling slightly as he released his excitement.
"What's going on?" The young jailer looked bewildered, as if the absurd scene before him was perfectly normal. His expression was innocent, almost foolish, and he couldn't see anything wrong.
Zhang Luan's eyes grew even colder. "Durant's a prisoner. What's he doing living in such a luxurious room?" He glanced at the large velvet-covered bed, where the poor little bunny-eared slave was still twitching slightly. "And why are there animal-eared slaves in here?"
"This...this has always been this way!" The jailer was confused by the scolding, scratching the back of his head with a simple expression. His eyes were filled with sincere confusion, as if to say: Isn't this just natural?
Aisilia quickly grabbed the jailer's arm, a shrewd look flashing in her emerald eyes. "Master, don't be anxious, let me ask!" Her voice softened, and she motioned for the jailer to explain in detail.
The jailer breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had found someone to confide in. "Well," he gestured at the ornate surroundings, "the entire castle's underground prison was built with Lord Durant's funds." His tone was tinged with reverence. "And since the city lords change frequently, and the Empire lacks supplies, the city defense forces and our salaries are also funded by Lord Durant."
He walked to the wall and pointed at a gold-inlaid plaque. "The previous city lord established this rule: If Lord Durant is imprisoned, he must stay in this cell and must be accompanied by at least three female slaves!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the corner of the room, where two petite girls with animal ears were huddled together, shivering.
One was a fox-eared girl, her orange tail tightly wrapped around her waist, and the other was a cat-eared girl, her ears pressed against her scalp in fear.
They were wearing light silk, which was barely visible under the light, and their eyes were filled with fear and despair.
"And the imperial family also knows about this matter and has specially approved the law. We are doing everything in accordance with the rules!" The jailer said as if it was a matter of course, as if this was the rule of the world.
Durant finally came to his senses in bed. His flesh trembled with each breath, and sweat soaked his expensive silk pajamas into large patches. "Oh, huh... so comfortable." He raised his head and squinted at the door. "Eh? Is it the Lord Mayor who came to see me?"
His weight almost suffocated the little bunny-eared girl beneath him.
The slender legs had hung down limply, and the toes were curled up due to lack of oxygen.
Durant slowly got up and kicked the weak bunny-eared girl off the bed as if she were a piece of trash.
She fell to the carpet, curling up into a ball with a faint whimper.
Durant licked his thick lips and hooked his finger at the fox-eared girl in the corner.
The little fox-eared girl was trembling all over, tears streaming down her cheeks, her tail tucked tightly between her legs, her eyes full of fear. But she still walked over tremblingly, like a puppet being manipulated.
Durant roughly grabbed the back of her head and forced her to kneel between his legs.
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Durant looked at Zhang Luan provocatively, with a smug smile on his face, as if showing off his privilege.
"What kind of law is this?" Zhang Luan's voice was as cold as ice, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. The scene before him reminded him of the little beast-eared girls who had been sent here, the scars and tears on their bodies.
Aisilia stood aside, a trace of sadness flashing in her emerald eyes.
"This is the sadness of this world," she said softly, each word cutting through like a knife. "This is why we hope to rescue more beast-eared girls."
She looked at the cat-eared girl shivering in the corner, the rabbit-eared girl curled up on the ground, and the fox-eared girl being forced, "This world shouldn't be like this."
There was a deep sense of powerlessness in her tone, yet there was also a hint of determination.
"Since you also think this world is unfair, let's change the rules!" Zhang Luan's voice was like an icy blade, each word piercing with unwavering determination. The light from the crystal chandelier cast a deep shadow on his face, highlighting the rage burning in his eyes.
"Master..." Aisilia's emerald green eyes widened slightly. She had never seen Zhang Luan like this.
Even her sister, the legendary leader of the Golden Griffin Knights
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The strange female warrior goddess only thinks about saving more beast-eared girls, destroying monsters, and punishing the powerful who violate the law.
And Zhang Luan, he actually wanted to change the rules of the entire world? This ambition and determination made his figure become extremely tall in her eyes.
"Change the rules? Ha! Hahaha!" Durant let out a shrill laugh, his body trembling with the sound. "This new mayor of Yellen City is truly getting worse with each passing term. How dare they say such naive and foolish things!?"
As he spoke, he grabbed the fox-eared girl's soft orange hair and roughly pressed her face between his legs to rub it.
Tears silently slid down the fox-eared girl's face, her tail was pressed tightly to the ground out of fear, and her ears were pressed tightly to her scalp.
Suddenly, a shrill scream echoed through the cell.
Durant slapped the fox-eared girl to the ground like a mad beast.
The slender body fell heavily on the carpet, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of its mouth.
"Damn you, you dare to use your teeth!" His face twisted with anger. "Tomorrow I'll pull out all your teeth!"
The cat-eared girl in the corner huddled up in fear, and the rabbit-eared girl on the ground was also trembling.
The air was filled with fear and despair. This luxurious cell looked like a magnificent hell.
"Sure enough, in any world, slow development will never be as fast as snatching something away!" Zhang Luan's voice seemed to come from the depths of hell, and every word was wrapped in a biting chill.
The light from the crystal chandelier cast a strange shadow on his face, and his eyes glowed with a faint blue magical light in the darkness.
Durant disagreed, a scornful smile appeared on his face.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" His voice was filled with sarcasm. "I am protected by the law. If you want to harm me, without any legal provisions, your actions are illegal."
He puffed out his round belly and said, "So what if you're an earl? There are many titles above you, and there's also the royal family. Who do you think you are? You want to challenge the rules?!"
"The ice cone exploded!" Zhang Luan's voice was as cold as the nine-heavenly ice.
The magic power surrounding him condensed into frost, forming tiny ice crystals in the air. The ground began to freeze, and even the crystal chandelier was covered with a thin layer of frost.
Durant suddenly felt a biting chill rising from his body.
His hands kept touching his chest, and the contempt in his eyes turned into fear. "What...what's going on?" His voice began to tremble, and the sweat instantly froze into ice in the cold air.
The next second, a creepy tearing sound was heard.
A crystal clear ice cone shot out from Durant's chest, and the blood instantly solidified into ice.
The huge body was suspended in mid-air by the icicle, like a butterfly nailed to a specimen stand.
His eyes were wide with disbelief.
All those wild words about laws, privileges and rules now turned into the last whimper in his throat.
The blood slowly flowed down the ice cone and condensed into blood-colored ice crystals in the air, reflecting a brilliant and strange light.
In the real world, such magic is a piece of cake for Zhang Luan, but in this alien world, this attack consumed a lot of physical strength.
He did this just to let Durant die in despair.
The animal-eared girls in the corner were trembling, but there was a glint of relief in their eyes.
Zhang Luan was breathing slightly, but his eyes remained firm.
At this moment, he proved a truth with his actions: sometimes, the first step to changing the world is to break those unfair rules, even if it comes at a huge cost.
"Master?!" Aysilia's voice was filled with deep shock. The light from the crystal chandelier danced in her emerald eyes, reflecting the turmoil in her heart.
From childhood to adulthood, everything her sister taught her revolved around one core: obey the law.
It is the cornerstone that maintains the operation of the empire and the foundation of the entire world order.
She once held this belief as a treasure, an unshakable truth, and whenever she saw injustice, she always chose to seek change within the framework of the law.
However, at this moment, Durant's body was still hanging on the bloody icicle, and his arrogant face was forever frozen with the final horror.
Zhang Luan told her in the cruelest way: Sometimes, changing the world requires not following the rules, but complete subversion.
Those privileges packaged by laws and those crimes committed under the banner of the system are vulnerable in the face of real power.
"Notify Mila, gather all the people, and go to Durant's house tonight to search his house!" Zhang Luan's voice was filled with unquestionable majesty.
As Aisilia looked at Zhang Luan's back, an unprecedented passion surged in her heart, as if she had seen a whole new world.
"Yes, Master!" She nodded firmly, there was no more confusion in her voice, only anticipation for the future.
At this moment, she is no longer the girl who blindly follows the law, but one of the revolutionaries who changes the world.
The light from the crystal chandelier cast long shadows on the ground, like the dividing line between the old and new order.
"Lord... Lord Durant... Lord City Lord... this..." The jailer's voice trembled. He squatted on the ground, covering his head with his hands, as if this could help him escape the reality before him.
Inside the castle, the originally quiet atmosphere was broken, and the dog-eared girl team was ready.
They are the most talented and combat-capable fighters selected through today's training. They are wearing light combat equipment, holding modern weapons in their hands, and there is a determination in their eyes.
Aisilia stood at the front of the team, her eyes determined and her blood burning in her heart.
Mila brought her twin white tiger girls Mia and Shirley, and the three of them stood together tacitly, responsible for guarding the safety of the castle.
"Let's go!" Zhang Luan gave the order coldly while riding on his horse.
"Yes!" Aisilia led the fully armed dog-eared women in answering in unison, following Zhang Luan in unison and heading towards Durant's mansion...
In the moonlight, the outline of Durant's mansion became increasingly hideous.
Densely packed archers patrolled back and forth on the city walls, at least a hundred of them.
The longbows in their hands gleamed coldly in the moonlight, and the arrows in their quivers were ready to pour down at any time.
"Master, the situation is more complicated than expected. It seems the enemy is well prepared!" Aisilia's dog ears twitched slightly. "Besides the archers, there are more than a dozen mercenary magicians wearing wizard robes on the city wall. They will be troublesome guys!"
The difference between a magician and an archer warrior lies not only in their attack methods, but also in their varied magic.
No one knows whether they are good at curses, healing, or ordinary magical attacks.
If it is the last one, it is actually the simplest.
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