Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

“…” Nangong Ru looked at Long Ying, wanting to confirm: “Your Highness Long Ying?”

“Yes.” Long Ying said calmly, “We have already dealt with two of Wang En’s assassins. He knows that if his actions are reported back to the Empire, he will not be able to survive among the human race. That’s why he keeps sending assassins to try to kill us and silence us.”

Xia Xiyao looked at Nangong Qiuyue: "I didn't expect you to be able to explain things so fluently. I thought you would definitely stammer and talk incoherently."

Nangong Qiuyue said smugly, "Of course."

Then she hummed in response, suddenly realizing that Xia Xiyao's words didn't quite sound right...

"I never expected Wang En to be so audacious," Nangong Ru said in a deep voice. "He even dared to silence Princess Longying, who is a royal princess."

"..."

The imperial officer and the soldiers beside him looked at each other in silence, exchanging glances.

"Yes, yes," Nangong Qiuyue said earnestly, "Sister, when we get back, you must report this to His Majesty the Emperor and the Extraordinary Ones Association, and make sure that old man is severely punished!"

"Yes, I know." Nangong Ru nodded. "After I get back, I will ask..."

"Zheng——!"

At that moment, the sounds of swords being drawn and clashing against each other rang out.

The more than five hundred imperial soldiers drew their weapons again.

Some drew their swords, some raised their halberds, and some picked up their rifles, all pointing their weapons at Nangong Ru, Ye Ge, and the others!

"Don't worry, none of you will be going back," the leading Imperial officer in uniform sneered. "None of you will be going back."

Everyone looked bewildered.

These imperial armies changed their tune far too quickly.

None of them had yet realized what was happening...

Ye Ge thought to himself, 'Just as I thought...'

"What do you mean by this?" Nangong Ru frowned.

"What do you mean? Can't you see that?" Ye Ge glanced at her leisurely and said slowly, "Isn't it obvious? They are not the Imperial Army at all; they are Duke Wang En's private army."

Nangong Ru's expression changed: "What?"

“That’s right, you little devil are really quite clever.” The fake Imperial officer in the black military uniform said coldly.

Ye Ge surveyed the more than five hundred soldiers in the woods: "Wang En is really quick. He managed to gather so many experts to attack in such a short time. You must also be here to kill us and silence us, right?"

“Yes.” The officer in black said, “Originally, we wanted to win over Director Nangong and tell her that everything about the Dark Blood and the Hundred Souls Forest was actually the work of the Ye family. They even fabricated a series of evidence, hoping to use Director Nangong to get rid of Ye Ge… But we didn’t expect that Your Highness Long Ying and Nangong Qiuyue, you people are now also on this little demon’s side. So, for the sake of His Excellency the Duke, I have no choice but to eliminate you all here.”

Ye Ge smiled.

Duke Wang En is indeed a remarkable figure for being able to fabricate false evidence in such a short time.

"..."

Nangong Ru finally understood everything. She bit her lower lip, gripped the hilt of the straight knife tightly, took a step back, and tried to stretch out her arm to protect her younger sister, Nangong Qiuyue, behind her.

However, the whip wound on her right leg was still stinging her constantly, making it impossible for her to circulate her soul power.

Right now, she probably can't even muster one-tenth of her strength.

"Listen up, everyone." The officer in black raised his iron sword and pointed it at Ye Ge: "Nangong Ru, and those Night Watchers are all out of fighting power right now. The remaining few low-level superhumans are basically no threat. Just keep an eye on Ye Ge, that Cang Feng, and that strange combat puppet!"

"His Excellency the Duke has given the order: leave no survivors. Everyone who knows His Excellency's secret must be executed to silence them, leaving no trace of any future trouble!"

Soldiers: "Yes, sir!"

"......"

Xia Xiyao, Nangong Qiuyue, Jiang Xiaoming, and the others were sweating profusely as they looked at the group of soldiers surrounding them, standing back to back.

Gao Shenxue calmly glanced at Ye Ge beside her and asked, "What should we do?"

"..." Ye Ge remained silent.

"Well, little devil of the Ye family," the officer in black sneered at Ye Ge. "Why don't you just surrender? Then throw out all your wealth, and maybe we can let you die a quick and dignified death."

Night Song: "How about we change it?"

The officer in black frowned: "Change what?"

Night Song: "If you surrender now and hand over all your possessions, I'll let you die a quick and dignified death, how about that?"

"...You're asking for it."

The officer in black's eyes darkened: "You're about to die, and you're still being stubborn!"

"on!"

"Shh-"

"Shh-"

"Shh-"

At the command of the officer in black, three assassins in light armor simultaneously rushed towards Ye Ge from three different angles!

Extremely fast! Extremely fast attacks!

Even within the Hundred Souls Realm, he is considered an absolute master!

Undoubtedly, these people were elite assassins secretly trained by Duke Wang En.

Ye Ge stood still.

Iron Fist Ghost Arm suddenly blocked his way, swinging his fist to stop one of the black-clad assassins.

Having just witnessed the battle, the assassin already knew how powerful the Iron Fist puppet was. Instead of confronting it head-on, he swung out an iron chain and wrapped it around one of the Iron Fist Ghost Arm's arms.

The other two assassins in black also threw out two chains from either side.

A left arm that was wrapped around Iron Fist Ghost Arm.

A band around the waist of the Iron Fist Ghost Arm.

"Crack!"

For a moment, the two-meter-tall steel doll was unable to move easily!

Upon seeing this, the officer in black sharpened his eyes, kicked off the ground, and in a flash, he appeared in front of Ye Ge!

The iron sword in his hand thrust out sharply, aimed directly at Ye Ge's throat.

Ye Ge remained standing in the same spot, her gaze calm and unmoving.

The officer in black thought that Night Song was completely unable to make any evasive maneuvers, or that he was too scared to move.

"Haha, die!"

"Zheng——"

With a clang, the iron sword in the black-clad officer's hand snapped in two, the broken half of the sword tip flying through the air!

At the same time, there was a very faint "plop" sound as if the skin was being sliced ​​open.

The officer in black trembled and stared wide-eyed.

"Uh...uh..."

He took a half step back, the broken sword slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, and his other hand trembled as he touched his neck.

He looked down and saw that his palm was covered in bright red blood!

Then, the scene before my eyes gradually turned blood red and blurred, and my consciousness slowly faded away...

Zero stood expressionless in front of him, and with a gentle push, the black-clad officer collapsed to the ground, lying in a pool of blood, his eyes still wide open in his dying moments.