Stunningly beautiful yet wicked, she begins by conquering eight beast husbands.

Chapter 40 Life hangs on a thread

Lilia left.

Scarlett looked at Wendy, the attending physician in the treatment pod, and continued to instruct, "Wendy, bring all the soothing medicine over here, and have all the female physicians in the palace come here together to release their mental energy and temporarily calm Holster down."

Wendy paused, somewhat unable to believe that the gentle-looking, urgent-sounding female in front of her was Scarlett.

She worked at Herda Palace for three years and witnessed firsthand how Scarlett tortured her servants, attendants, and lovers.

She didn't even spare ordinary people who had no connection to her.

In Scarlett's eyes.

Everything and everyone is meant to please her; she can do whatever she wants with them.

Why has she changed her mind today?

And that line about Princess Sofia.

Doesn't she never call herself a princess?

It’s weird.

"Go now! What are you waiting for!"

Seeing that Wendy didn't move, Scarlett urged her sharply, her piercing gaze finally showing some of its former sharpness.

Wendy looked away and lowered her eyes. "Yes, Your Highness."

moment.

Dozens of female doctors followed Wendy into the treatment pod.

But things weren't as easy as Scarlett had imagined.

The hatch on the nuclear-faced gold shield isolates everything, including mental energy, meaning that to appease Holster, one must open the hatch and go inside.

The female doctors were somewhat frightened and looked at Scarlett with apprehension.

If Scarlett lets them in, they must obey.

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

Besides, the person in front of them was Scarlett, and they had witnessed her cruelty.

If you disobey her orders, she will have hundreds of ways to torture you to the point of wishing you were dead.

There might be a glimmer of hope if we go inside.

Everyone was filled with unease.

Scarlett hesitated.

Holst is important, but other people's lives matter too.

We can't sacrifice others for him alone.

Anyway, she has eight beast husbands, so it shouldn't matter if one of them dies.

Scarlett was clearly wavering.

But the sudden "bang bang" sound from the treatment pod brought her to her senses instantly.

If we don't appease him now, the next thing we'll see is Holst going berserk and breaking free of his restraints, causing nine deaths and twelve injuries.

Only then did Sofia turn the tide and save him.

She cannot allow this outcome to happen!
Scarlett turned to look at the tattered door, mustered her courage, walked over, lowered her head, examined it carefully, and beckoned to Graham: "You, come here for a moment."

Graham did as he was told and went over.

Scarlett pointed to the worst dent and asked Graham, "Can you smash it? Or shoot it?"

Graham carried a demolition gun on his waist, best suited for close-range shooting, with extremely high destructive power.

Although he didn't understand Scarlett's meaning, he nodded and said, "Your Highness, I'll give it a try."

He drew his gun, aimed at where Scarlett pointed, and fired ten shots in quick succession, emptying the magazine.

With a loud thud, a fist-sized piece of gold leaf fell to the ground.

The hatch was slightly ajar, revealing Holst inside, now transformed into a viper, raging in a frenzy.

The enormous snake head kept crashing into the instruments in the treatment chamber, scattering various fragments all over the floor. The patterned snake tail swept back and forth, causing countless data cables to become entangled in the snake tail and then swallowed up by the black energy emanating from it, disappearing without a trace.

The dark green healing light flickered and dimmed due to his agitation, making the entire treatment chamber feel oppressive, drowsy, and chaotic.

Holst heard gunshots coming from outside the hatch.

His pupils narrowed, and he lunged forward, his gaze meeting Scarlett's curious eyes. A horrified hiss escaped his throat, and a chilling breath sprayed across Scarlett's face.

Scarlett was so frightened she almost collapsed to the ground. She took two deep breaths to calm herself and said, "Now there's a gap, release your mental energy."

The females exchanged glances, then clicked their tongues in astonishment.

Is this even possible?

However, this is indeed a good method.

They breathed a sigh of relief and released their mental energy one after another, including Wendy.

Countless streams of spiritual energy, each a different color, were released from the palms of the females, intertwined together, and flew into the treatment chamber.

Scarlett saw Graham standing idly to the side, picked up the whole box of soothing darts and shoved it into his hands, "And you, if your captain tries to do anything through this opening, you take a soothing dart and stick it in, understand?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

Graham clutched the comforting pills in his arms, his gaze sweeping lightly over Scarlett's face, a sudden, inexplicable unease rising within him.

The female before him was stunningly beautiful with pure eyes, seemingly unrelated to the viciousness Captain Holst had described.

Admittedly, he had only met Scarlett three times and didn't know her well.

But Princess Scarlett is the Queen's only biological daughter, so it's alright for her to be a little spoiled.

Besides, she suffered so much in her childhood.

[Beep beep——]

[Detection of male attraction to host]

[Affection Points +30 +50 +80 +100 + ...]

With the system audio muted, Scarlett was unaware that Graham had developed unusual feelings for her, and her mind was entirely focused on Holters.

Seeing Holster's fangs bared as he emerged from the fist-sized gash, and the people around him standing there motionless, seemingly lost in thought, she swiftly grabbed a tranquilizer and plunged it in with deadly precision.

Holster winced in pain and quickly withdrew. The combined effect of the calming agent and his mental strength calmed his volatile emotions, preventing him from becoming even more agitated after the attack.

The treatment pod was quiet for a few seconds.

Scarlett felt much relieved when she saw that the method was effective.

Just then, Lilia returned and reported to her, "Your Highness, Princess Sophia has arrived and is waiting for your audience in the reception room."

Scarlett became a little anxious upon hearing this. At a time like this, why bother following the rules?

Just come over directly.

Scarlett didn't want to waste any time, so she hurried to the reception room to meet them.

Go halfway.

She glanced back at Graham and said sternly, "Stop daydreaming at a time like this, keep an eye on your captain!"

Graham understood the reason for his momentary lapse in concentration and lowered his head in shame. "Yes, Your Highness."

……

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Sophia stood in the drawing room, and upon seeing Scarlett, immediately stepped forward and bowed, "Your Highness..."

The words were not finished.

Scarlett supported her arm, saying, "Forget the formalities, saving lives is the priority."

Scarlett led Sophia into the treatment room, but before she could even see them clearly, she was thrown out by a powerful force. Her arm hit the steps beside her, and the pain made her tremble all over.

Scarlett clutched her arm, drenched in cold sweat from the pain, but dared not cry out, for she had clearly seen what was lunging at her.

Not someone else.

It was Holst who had transformed back into his beast form.

At this moment, it stood in front of her with its tail coiled up, staring at her intently like it was eyeing its prey.

It was as if, if she made the slightest movement, he would pounce on her without hesitation, open his blood-red maw, and tear her to pieces.

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