CHAPTER 212: CHAPTER 208: SUBJUGATION, SUPPRESSION, AND BACKSTABBING MY ALLIES!

"BLECH."

Jean choked on a piece of organ and vomited, his face paling.

To think he made me a fool in public! I’ll remember this. The noble Milan family will never accept such humiliation!

But then, the Crown Flame erupted, illuminating his face. The scorching heat licked at him, making his scalp tingle. Under the oppressive pressure of the King’s Domain, he trembled, unable to even stand.

He saw the boy, like a six-tailed dragon, recklessly pouring fire and bathing in the fiery rain. With another punch, he blasted a group of taunting Blood Race members. The sky filled with a bloody storm that splattered onto Jean’s face.

Some of the Blood Race were drenched in this sudden downpour of blood, stained with unknown organs, reeking of an unbearably foul odor.

"Trash is trash," Chu Yi’s lips curled into a charmingly evil smile, making him look every bit the elegant and handsome villain. "The Queen doesn’t accept garbage as allies."

With a slight movement of his toe, holding a rusted Short Spear, he broke the sound barrier. He became an undetectable blood-red streak, swiftly charging into the Blood Race army and carving a bloody path!

With just one charge, he pierced through more than twenty Knights, reducing the forces brought by the Milan family by a fifth.

This guy is a lunatic!

"What?!"

Jean’s face was deathly pale, a hint of disbelief in his eyes. Is he... slaughtering my family’s army? But I thought he came to seek allegiance?

"Sir, please stop!" Count of Milan was going mad. I came to infiltrate... no, to seek refuge! Why are you attacking my army the moment you see us? Are you insane?!

"Oh."

Chu Yi stopped. He withdrew the Short Spear from the head of a Blood Race member and said lightly, "As the Queen’s First Minister and concurrent diplomat, I represent Her Majesty’s dignity."

"And you, a pack of defeated dogs, by provoking me, are challenging the Queen’s authority. This is the price."

The Blood Race Knights who had narrowly survived retreated, their faces filled with terror as they looked at the bloodthirsty, six-tailed young man.

They held no noble titles, being merely Bloodline Knights enfeoffed by their lords. Their strength was comparable to a Baron, equivalent to the Silver level, yet this youth slaughtered them as easily as slicing melons.

"Sir... you’re right." The Count of Milan suppressed his rage and said, "Now, can we meet the Queen?"

Chu Yi wiped the Blood Spear and put it away. A human-skin-like object in his possession pulsed as it absorbed Souls. He smiled and said, "The Queen has gone to rest. I shall entertain you all."

The nobles exchanged glances, remaining silent. This young man was clearly the representative sent by that human faction. The Queen he nominally served was merely a puppet in his hands.

「Soon.」

Negotiations began between the two parties.

Chu Yi demanded that the nobles wishing to join surrender their fiefdoms, resources, and armies to the Queen. In return, the benevolent and kind Queen would protect their safety.

Instantly, a third Count, who had been silent until then, voiced his opposition, wishing to withdraw from this unequal transaction.

Territory, wealth, and armies all go to the Queen? What would we have left besides our noble titles? How is this any different from robbery?

"Of course, there’s a difference."

At the negotiation table, Chu Yi, who was usually gentle and amiable, suddenly whipped out the Blood Spear. He ambushed the resisting Count in a "righteous backstab," then used the Divine Hand to "consume" him on the spot. The room fell instantly silent.

The Blood Race nobles looked on in horror. They even began to suspect that the Janet family was colluding with the Duke, setting a trap. Could this fellow have been sent by the Duke to deliberately ruin them?

But that no longer mattered.

The handsome young man sat in the main seat, wiping his hands. He showed no discomfort after killing a Count, appearing as considerate as a friendly older brother.

If they didn’t offer something substantial, this young man would slaughter their families to the last, without the Duke even needing to lift a finger.

Immediately, the two remaining Counts became compliant.

"The Magister family will forever be the Queen’s loyal servants."

Count Magister agreed to the deal. After all, his territory had already been seized by the Duke. Apart from some wealth hidden away, he truly had nothing left.

Chu Yi glanced at the Count with surprise. With such decisiveness, it seems he doesn’t have much wealth left either.

"Welcome, Count. From now on, you, like me, are a subject loyal to the Queen."

Chu Yi smiled, lowered the Blood Spear he had been using as a threat, and breathed a sigh of relief. He joked, "If you had been a few seconds later, I was prepared to make a move on you, old man."

Count Magister’s mouth twitched slightly.

At the same time, he inexplicably felt a twinge of envy toward Kane. With a foster son like this, the Janet family is surely headed for an era of prosperity.

Suddenly, Chu Yi noticed a hidden gaze.

This is too much! Denis fumed. Through her feathered helmet, her emerald-like eyes stared at the handsome, black-haired Demon. Despite her usual noble elegance, both dashing on horseback and graceful when dismounted, she couldn’t help but curse him privately.

Then the young man turned his head, and their gazes met in mid-air. For just an instant, Denis snatched her gaze away as if shocked by electricity, quickly looking elsewhere.

However, Chu Yi continued to stare at her, making her increasingly flustered. Could it be that her silent curses had been discovered?

"YIP!"

A young fox climbed up to her, tilting its small, cute head, curiously observing the flustered Female Knight.

Denis froze for a moment, then continued to gaze nonchalantly at the distant scenery.

It was just that the hand holding her sword was sweating with tension. The creature acting cute in front of her was, in fact, a terrifying Beast.

"Lord Chu Yi, this is my granddaughter, Denis," Count Magister quickly explained, fearing the bloodthirsty young man might harm his granddaughter. "Denis, you are being rude. Come and meet Lord Chu Yi."

Denis gritted her teeth.

She lowered her sword, hesitated for a moment, then removed her helmet and knelt on one knee.

Chu Yi sat in the main seat, legs crossed, looking down at this amply-endowed Female Knight.

Her tea-colored hair was tied into a single ponytail with a black satin ribbon, which hung down her back.

Beneath the loose strands of hair on her forehead was a delicate, flawless face with an air of valiance. At this moment, she forced a somewhat stiff smile, her emerald eyes, usually as pure as green leaves, now held a hint of humiliation.

Strangely, this Female Knight’s aura was very appealing to Bika; perhaps she possessed some quality that attracted fire-type Pet Beasts. Moreover, thanks to his insight into time, it seemed he had met this Female Knight when she was a child.

"Count, your granddaughter is quite something," Chu Yi said. "Have you considered giving her to me?"

His words made Count Magister’s face stiffen. Denis, too, looked shocked, staring blankly at Chu Yi, then at her grandfather.

This guy... Jean, who had finally managed to stop vomiting, watched everything clearly from a short distance away. Jealousy and resentment twisted his features until they were barely recognizable. This vile human dares to covet my goddess! If only I weren’t outmatched, I would have charged over and torn this human to shreds by now!