Become their wicked yet gentle lord.

"Those bandits were already at odds and secretly hated each other. I just gave them a little psychological suggestion and they started killing each other. I didn't kill anyone!"

"Then why don't you just have the bandits do it later?" Mei Youne Lin Zai Kong Mei Mei Mei Mei Mei Mei thought about it...

"Personally controlling them to do it? That's no different from me killing them myself. That kind of thing is harmful to a young girl's heart!"

Kania was being willful, offering a plethora of reasons and excuses that made Ryuka want to pin her down on her lap and give her a good spanking, though Kania might see it as a reward.

Judging from Kania's expression, she not only wants Ryuka to take out the people on the ground, but also the bandits behind her who are controlled by [Charm].

Ryuka is not a saint. She will have to kill sooner or later if she wants to rise in this world, but she hopes that her 'first time' can have some sense of ritual, such as taking the enemy's life fair and square in a fierce battle, and then slowly desensitizing herself.

Before transmigrating, Liuxia had also fantasized about being the protagonist, able to be decisive and ruthless from the very beginning.

In this world, human life is worthless. He witnessed people being executed like livestock. Many "prisoners" were beaten to death for stealing a small piece of bread from the landlord.

If the mayor and militia hadn't been unable to do anything to Ryūsha, his act of 'poaching the empire's private property' would have been enough to get him killed ten times over. He has the power to turn black into white; that's the world we live in now.

What terrifies Ryuka the most is that some people face death without fear, not because of bravery, but because they are already as listless as walking corpses, powerless to resist.

Even livestock cry out in agony before they die. "The old society turned people into ghosts," Ryuka realized for the first time how terrifying this statement was.

This place is even worse than the 'old society'.

Kania once said that the freckled-faced man who had fainted at his feet had, along with the noblemen, deliberately dropped bread in front of a starving beggar. While the beggar was wolfing it down, they would kill him with a grin under the pretext of 'stealing noble property'.

The beggar seemed oblivious to pain; even as his throat was slit, he continued stuffing bread into his mouth…

Freckled face deserves to die, but Ryuka doesn't want to kill him while he's unconscious like a dead dog. Firstly, that would be too easy on Freckled face. Ryuka would rather give him a public trial and let him die in scolding and fear.

Secondly, he didn't want to be like a butcher, taking the lives of those who couldn't fight back; he couldn't psychologically accept that.

But what needs to be done must be done. Although Ryuga doesn't think he can become a savior saint, he does want to change the world to some extent, and becoming a lord is necessary.

Thinking of this, Ryuka picked up the cavalryman's longsword, his expression solemn, as if he were saying a final farewell to his naive self.

"What are you hesitating about? Never killed anyone before? Then I'll do it for you."

In the darkness, a mocking voice rang out, and Liu Xia's pupils instantly contracted as he pointed his longsword at the source of the sound.

Hetia Tartu smiled disdainfully, wiping the wine from her lips, and walked over, sword in hand. The crimson firelight reflected on her gleaming armor, making it appear like filthy blood.

How could she be awake?! Ryūka saw her drink the medicinal wine with her own eyes; even a knight couldn't withstand the potency of the medicine!

This unexpected situation made Ryuka and Kania extremely serious; one tensed her muscles, while the other secretly gathered magical power.

"Heh~ Don't be nervous."

"Heh~ Don't be nervous."

Hetia strolled closer, her rising battle aura forcing the two to retreat slowly.

"I felt something was off about you from the beginning. I thought some prince or princess wanted to interfere, but from what you just said, it seems you only want to control me and seize my territory. After all, no one would send two inexperienced children who are afraid to kill to do something."

As Hetia spoke, she plunged her sword into the heart of the freckled man, as if she were stabbing tofu with chopsticks, and even stirred it around inside.

She spat disgustedly at the corpse: "Filthy wretch! Not even Father's blood! Did you think I didn't know!"

She then turned to Liu Xia and the other person, adopting a cheerful expression: "Thank you. I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I didn't because I was afraid it would affect His Highness's plans."

"The daytime performance was excellent. Who are you? Local bandits? Local bullies? Ambitious schemers trying to rise to power?"

"Whatever it is, their methods and courage are impressive, but unfortunately they are greedy fools. They don't know who they are dealing with. If it were an ordinary nobleman, they might have already succeeded."

Kania retorted, "Of course we know that you are Hetia Tartu, the genius girl of the military academy, who became a knight at the age of nineteen, and a confidante of the thirteenth princess. Because of the interference of the third prince, the titles you earned through your military achievements fell to your stepmother, and your territory was also assigned to the edge of the empire."

Hetia laughed heartily, her fiery red ponytail bobbing wildly.

"Excellent! It seems you've done thorough research and planning. I like you even more now!"

Her frenzied expression was chilling; her longsword danced, each strike claiming the lives of the cavalrymen she despised, showing no concern for leaving her back to the two men. But the more unguarded she appeared, the less dared Ryusha and Kania make a move.

"Unfortunately, you made a few mistakes."

"The fiefdom in Linhu Town was originally Her Highness's plan. She just used some tricks to get that idiot Third Prince to do it on his own initiative. This place is much more important than you think."

"But it's normal that you didn't know. It's quite impressive that two little mice could obtain this information and even have the guts to do these things."

"For the sake of Her Highness the Princess, I'd be happy to recruit some capable individuals. You have a slave scroll, right? I can spare one person's life; as for who that person will be, that's up to your choice..."

What's so important about Linhu Town? It's located on the eastern edge of the empire, bordered by endless, desolate mountain ranges to the east, and beyond that lies the endless Sea of ​​Death. Geographically, it's in a completely remote corner of the world, and its resources and strategic importance are negligible…

As for Hetia's proposal, it was clearly a strategy to divide the opponent.

Kania, needless to say, wanted to overthrow Otus, otherwise she wouldn't have many years left to live, and becoming a slave was out of the question. But she didn't know what Ryūka would think. Although they had a physical relationship, it was she who had unilaterally bound him to her. If faced with a life-or-death situation, what would Ryūka choose?

Kania looked at Ryukyu, her eyes filled with unease...

But the boy gave her a smile, and then provocatively addressed Hetia.

"She may be a bad woman, but I won't betray her to save my own life. We're allies. Don't try to sow discord with your brainless tactics. You're the one who'll become a slave. I'm really looking forward to seeing you moan and groan, and not just you—but also your mistress, the princess or something. They'll probably be quite beautiful, won't they?"

Ryuka's words stunned Kania. She was somewhat moved, not by the promise in the first half, but by the 'lewd words' in the second half.

She knew that Ryūka could be incredibly shameless, but he would never say such tasteless things. He only said this to provoke Hetia and make his stance clear, so that she could feel at ease.

Such humiliation made Ryūka and Hetia irreconcilable enemies, leaving only one battle for survival.

While Ryūka's combat strength surpasses that of a trainee knight, a one-on-one fight against Hetia would be suicidal. However, things are different when Kania is involved. Although she doesn't yet possess any magic and can only unleash immature magical energy to attack, her cruel witch nature grants her numerous abilities to disrupt and support in combat.

If the two work together seamlessly, even if the medicinal wine fails, they will still have a fighting chance.

"I won't let you die a quick death!" Hetia's expression darkened.

Hetia would only feel disgust if she were insulted, but insulting a princess is a different story...

Her hand gripping the longsword trembled with rage, her metal gauntlets creaking under her hand. Her battle aura emanated from her body at a visible intensity, turning a vibrant red, and the ground beneath her feet cracked.

“You made another mistake, which is that you mistook me for an ordinary knight…”

"As for insulting the princess, that's an unforgivable crime punishable by death!!!"

Hetia took a step forward, creating a deep crater in the ground. Her strong, long legs bent as she crouched, gathering strength, the muscle lines beneath her black stockings clearly visible. She gripped her longsword with both hands, holding it level at her sides, and pointed it at Ryūka, issuing a declaration of war with vicious words.

"I'll cut off your tongue and limbs, castrate your filth, make you watch your lover be defiled and die, and finally skin you piece by piece!!!"

Chapter 16: The Female Knight is Damaged in Battle...

"Blood Knight!"

Kania gasped and quickly took two steps back.

In this world, if we disregard the myriad of heretical abilities, including those of witches, magic, martial arts, and holy spells are the three main types, each with its own merits.

Among these, battle aura is the most common. Magic requires extremely high talent and physical constitution, holy spells are exclusive to the Church, while battle aura, in theory, can be practiced by anyone.

The prerequisite is having money, nutrition, and time to practice martial arts... which eliminates 90% of the applicants.

However, if one's talent isn't exceptional, most people accumulate pitifully little battle aura, making it impossible to unleash it externally, and it's not uncommon for them to deplete their reserves after just a few sword strikes. Those who can sustain their battle aura for fifteen minutes and deliver each sword strike with the power of an adult's full-force attack can be considered apprentice knights.

It might not sound like she's a supermodel, but to use Ryuka's analogy, it's like an ordinary person facing Tyson. Tyson can still throw heavy punches for fifteen minutes without even breaking a sweat, only expending his fighting spirit while still having plenty of stamina.

Whether it's a large-scale battlefield or a small-scale battle, the actual time spent in close combat is extremely short. One cavalryman is equivalent to several infantrymen, not to mention a trainee knight.

True knights, however, often possess twice the amount of battle aura they have, which they can unleash to form various combat techniques. The length and range of their weapons are meaningless to them, and their abilities cannot be judged by common sense. A peasant conscript encountering a knight is like Tyson encountering Taro…

While anyone can practice battle aura, some ancient knight families often have their own training methods. These methods, passed down through generations, become compatible with their bloodline, resulting in unique mutations and enhancements. This is what is known as the "Bloodline Knight".

Although this inheritance is unstable, often only ordinary battle aura can be condensed for several generations, once awakened, bloodline knights are often much stronger than knights of the same level, and will bring their family back to the peak.

Hetia Tartu, after a century, brings back the Tartu family's blood-red fighting spirit, "Sunset Dancer."

A thrust of the sword, its crimson battle aura shooting straight at Liu Xia, traveled several meters in an instant, as unavoidable as a gun, piercing through his ribs.

Hetia revealed a cruel smile. She could easily kill her in one strike, but she had to keep her vow and wouldn't let Ryūka die so easily. This attack would strip Ryūka of all her strength to resist, leaving her to torture and slaughter at will.

but……

The sound of wind whistling through the air reached her ears, and Hetia's keen combat instincts made her immediately raise her sword to parry. The enormous impact came from the blade, like the ramming of a lance when a warhorse is galloping at full speed.

Bang! Hetia staggered and immediately retaliated, but her figure instantly bounced away, creating distance like a nimble cat.

It's Ryukyu.

How could this be? He was clearly... Hetia looked at the spot where he had just been, but the 'Ryusha' whose body had been pierced was nowhere to be seen. This eerie sense of incongruity sent chills down her spine.

Could it be?! Hetia suddenly looked at Kania on the other side, only to see that her long hair had turned pale purple, and the starlight shimmered in the night.

"Magic? No... witch! You're a heretical witch!"

Kania looked slightly strained. Unlike the witch's basic ability, [Charm], she was using her own unique ability.

【Charm】is used to control the thoughts of people and animals, or to change one's own image or how others perceive one. Control can only be effective on objects whose will is weaker than one's own.

But she is now using her self-named ability, "Playwright," to interfere with the minds of her enemies, making them see, hear, and feel incorrect information, as if they were in a theater.

The illusion that Hetia had just pierced through Ryusha was woven by Kania, but Hetia was much stronger than Kania had imagined, and Kania could only cause an effect for a moment each time.

But that was enough. The real Ryuka was panting heavily, with a scratch on her waist from the aura. If Kania hadn't influenced Hetia's judgment, she would have had a hard time dodging that attack, let alone retaliating.

Without hesitation, Hetia immediately turned and attacked Kania. Even a moment's interference could be fatal in a battle.

"Go to hell, you filthy bitch!"

*Swoosh!* The sound of a sword slicing through the air came from behind her! It was already at her hair! Hetia had no choice but to turn around to defend, but there was nothing in front of her. (The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the initial statement.)

Just as she was stunned, the blade finally arrived from below. Liu Xia bent down and cut close to her lower body, delivering a despicable groin strike.

The blade precisely severed the straps binding the seams of Hetia's armor, peeling off one side of it. This reduced her defense and left the armor dangling, severely hindering Hetia's subsequent movements.

Sensory confusion! Although Ryūka's speed ability is far inferior to Hetia's, Hetia is like playing a game with 500 ping latency and 80% packet loss, while Ryūka is sitting on a server.

Hetia kept talking to create distance, stalling for time and thinking of a countermeasure, but Ryuga wouldn't give her a chance to breathe.

What are you babbling about?! Fight first! We'll talk after we're done!

With superhuman physical strength combined with military combat skills, and the adrenaline rush from battle injuries, Ryuka felt his body enter a realm he had never experienced before!

Battle! So exhilarating! Although Hetia is like a boss, Ryuka uses a strategy of attrition to constantly harass her, preventing her from focusing on Kania and causing her battle aura to deplete!

The wrong sound of swords! The distorted scene! Hetia even heard Her Highness the Princess calling her name! All of this stirred her mind, and coupled with the wounds that Ryūka kept inflicting, she slowly became battle-worn.

Most of the armor was stripped off, the red and black knight's uniform was cut open, and the fair and healthy body of the young knight was gradually exposed to the night wind. Her large breasts, no longer protected by her breastplate, swayed wildly with her rapid breathing, her tied ponytail was also messy and scattered, and her red hair was stuck to her flushed face with sweat, making her look both pitiful and arousing.

"You are the one who will become a slave!" These words finally seeped into Hetia's mind, coiling around her will like a venomous snake... while the young man's frivolous swordsmanship only continued to strip away her equipment, adding painless wounds, sparing her life on many occasions...

Sure enough, he wanted to capture him alive!

Ryūka's smile turned wicked in Hetia's eyes, her gaze seeming to say, 'I've already figured out how to play you...'

Indeed, this is true. Ryūka's strength is a pure physical enhancement obtained through the [Leader's Proof]. As long as he has stamina, he can continue fighting, and his endurance is beyond imagination. Kania can personally guarantee this.

However, Hetia's battle aura was constantly being depleted. Once her battle aura was exhausted, she would be nothing more than a strong female warrior, at which point she would be at the mercy of Ryūka...

Chapter 17 Sunset Dancer

For the proud Hetia, the mere thought of such a scene was unbearable.

A slave? I'm going to become this little guy's slave? You must be kidding me!

A wave of dizziness washed over her, and Hetia's consciousness began to blur, as if she could see her own decadent and miserable end.

Tsk! Has the medicinal wine taken effect yet? In order to deceive the two of them, she deliberately drank the ale in front of them. In reality, most of it flowed down her lips, and only a small portion of the medicinal power entered the girl's body through the mucous membrane of her mouth.

This small amount of medicinal power can be suppressed by battle qi, but as the battle qi is consumed, it will cause trouble in Hetia's body again.

The situation was worse than she had imagined. Besides Ryukiya, the bandits that Kania had arranged to meet also arrived under the cover of night. Under the influence of [Charm], they saw no knights or nobles, but rather a wealthy and vulnerable lone prey!

I'd rather commit suicide than be defiled by a lowly rat! But I still have His Highness's orders, so is that the only option?

Hetia reached for the leather pouch on her belt, which the princess had personally given her to keep close to her body.

"K18, a drug developed by the Medical Department of the Military Academy, temporarily strengthens the body and heals rapidly. Its effects and side effects are both very strong, and it's still in the experimental stage. These two are for you in case of emergency; I'm worried my third brother might send someone to harm you..."

"Remember, one potion will give you a five-minute burst of power, enough to fight against a Grand Knight and a Grand Mage. The opponent is unlikely to send out a Heavenly Rank warrior. With your strength, five minutes is more than enough to end the battle."

"Unless absolutely necessary, do not use two in a row, as the mortality rate is seventy percent. I don't want to lose a capable assistant."

"As for this thing... it's the test weapon I told you about, specifically for heretics. It's also the reason I sent you to Linhu Town. After testing it at Tianhu Lake in the mountains, report back to me. Remember not to let anyone else find out."

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