Hate Me, Miss Witch!

Xia Ya's calm words echoed in everyone's ears.

The originally noisy campus fell into an eerie silence in an instant, with only the crackling sound of pillars of fire all around.

No one expected Char to say such words, not even the arsonists of the Ashes Order.

The tense and explosive atmosphere just now has been laid in place, and they are all ready for a fierce battle to break out——

Who knew that the leading brother on the other side would surrender in a blink of an eye.

It was like a punch that had been accumulated for a long time hit cotton, and there was an indescribable feeling of discomfort.

The leader of the arsonists was also stunned for a few seconds, and then the ugly face under the black robe that seemed to have been corroded by sulfuric acid showed a hint of anger: "Are you kidding me?"

Even if an ant is still alive, how can anyone take the initiative to die?

Even the most immature children in the empire understand one truth - that is, the only choice when facing an enemy is to hold on to the weapon in your hand.

The more you compromise, the more you give up resistance, and place your hope in the kindness and false promises of the other party, the faster it will fail.

What's more, the Ashes Order has nothing to do with the word mercy, and they themselves have never expected to be able to deceive people with their rhetoric.

He didn't believe that the senior student of Saint Laurent College in front of him didn't understand this truth.

"You actually saw that I was lying to you? It's not easy."

Opposite him, Xia Ya raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"It seems that my previous judgment was correct. You are indeed different from other ordinary arsonists."

"You are a logical, smart, well-equipped arsonist."

For some reason, it was clear that what Xia Ya said was a compliment to him.

But in the ears of the leader of the arsonists, it was clearly more harsh than the insults and roars of other students.

There was a flash of anger in his eyes, about to explode.

But he saw Xia Ya suddenly pressing his hands: "Well, since you are a smart person, I won't hide it."

"Well, let's make a deal."

Xia turned sideways and pointed at Diris, who was pointing a sickle at her fair neck not far away.

And, the disgraced and trembling civilian students at the rear were being closely monitored by the arsonists.

"Unblock the fire array and let them go free."

"In exchange, I will give up resistance, voluntarily enter the altar, and become a sacrifice for you to perform fire sacrifices."

…

The leader of the arsonists glanced at the pitiful Diris beside him, and then at Xia Ya.

An idea flashed in his mind, and a sudden realization emerged.

I see.

In this case, it all makes sense.

Although Char and Aurora did have the ability to storm the altar, even if they really broke the altar and broke through the blockade of the fire formation, there were still countless students restrained in place after all.

In such chaos, we really have to leave it to fate as to how many students can be rescued. Half of them are lucky to escape.

Especially this girl named Diris is almost certain to die...

Now that I think about it, although he is an elite student of Saint Laurent College, in the end, he is just a hot-blooded young man.

He is still young, living in an ivory tower like Chaoren Academy, and has never faced the cold cruelty of society, and has never tasted the bitter wine of betrayal.

Therefore, the other party will still believe in the illusory so-called love.

He also has fantasies about words like "rescue", "sacrifice" and "companion" made up by bards, and dreams of becoming a hero who can protect everyone and save everyone.

In an instant, looking at Char, the leader of the arsonists had countless associations in his mind.

In Xia Ya, he seemed to see his past.

I saw the young boy in the village who dreamed of becoming a partner of justice, and even more reminded of the village girl named Cuihua at the entrance of the village.

But soon, the eyes of the leader of the arsonists became cold again, eliminating all distracting thoughts.

There is no such thing as eternal love, it is just sweet words toying with people's hearts.

Only ashes and flames are the only eternal existences in this world.

And if you want to be a hero, it depends on whether you have the qualifications.

The leader of the arsonists looked at Xia Ya and said in a hoarse voice: "Exchange one of you for the lives of hundreds of them? What kind of international game are you playing..."

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted mercilessly by Xia Ya.

"You mean...I don't deserve it?"

"I--"

"Not worthy of exchanging these rookies?"

Xia Ya's words have not yet finished.

The leader of the arsonists realized that the young man who had seemed to be shrouded in fog before, making it difficult for him to see through, suddenly released his restrictions at this moment.

The layers of fog disappeared.

The bright, hot soul origin was thus presented in the spiritual perception of the leader of the arsonists without any concealment.

In an instant, the arsonist felt a huge sense of hesitation.

It's like an ant facing a mountain...

No, using such a metaphor to describe it seems a bit too pale.

It was like the ancient ape raised his head to look up at the sky for the first time, and then saw the boundless sea of ​​stars.

The leader of the arsonists has not yet recovered from his daze.

In his ears, the urgent message from his patriarch came.

"Quickly, promise him."

Beyond the wall of fire.

The Patriarch of the Ashes Order, who was riding on the lava giant and had never spoken even when fighting against the two Fourth Ring Masters, finally made his voice for the first time at this moment.

For a student who can't even reach the third ring.

As a fourth-level high-level man whose mental power is strong enough to control a king-level pet beast, his mental perception is much clearer than that of his third-level subordinate.

It was obviously just a glimpse.

But at that moment, Patriarch Ashes felt like he saw a shining star.

Brilliant and hot, yet so clear, deep and mysterious.

Such a discovery made the Patriarch's hands tremble with excitement, and he even failed to control the lava giant beneath him. Lieutenant Colonel Sieg's Earth War Bear seized the opportunity to hit a set of earth element punches.

Large pieces of lava fell to the ground, burning huge craters, but he didn't care.

Although the Lord of Ashes is indeed a bit crazy in nature, and even the spirit of the Ashes Order under him is somewhat abnormal——

However, since the power of the Ashes Order will develop, it means that the God of Ashes does have needs for the interests of the mortal world.

And the biggest need among them is to have an intellectual soul.

The more mysterious, powerful, and pure the soul...the higher its value as a fire sacrifice.

That's why they went in the opposite direction this time. Instead of attacking those remote areas, they directly targeted the unsuspecting Saint Laurent Academy.

It is precisely because compared with those adults who have been weathered, or have been corrupted by life and become tainted with the smell of copper, or whose souls are tainted with dust due to long-term bitter cold -

Only these students in the ivory tower have purer souls.

In fact, the quality of the students at Saint Laurent College did not disappoint the Patriarch, and the girl who was able to sign a contract with the pure white unicorn was an unexpected surprise.

but--

Compared to Char.

Everyone else seemed a bit unworthy of mention.

"Promise him that his value to the Lord alone will be far greater than the sum of all others."

"His soul is the best tonic for the Lord...I will use all my strength to drag down these two four rings outside."

"Remember, even if we all die in the battle, we must wait until the fire ceremony is completed."

After leaving a few hurried rumors, the Patriarch returned his energy to the battle.

He was already fighting one against two, and he had been distracted for a while when Lieutenant Colonel Sieg and Professor Kahn took the opportunity to beat him up.

If you continue to be distracted, I'm afraid you will be defeated soon.

It would be a minor matter for him to die in battle, but if the Lord loses a good opportunity to replenish his body because of this, then he may not be able to have peace even when he ascends to the Kingdom of God after his death.

The other side.

The leader of the arsonists who received the message turned around and saw the young man with black hair and black eyes looking at him with a half-smiling expression.

His mental power had converged at some point, and it was once again shrouded in layers of fog, making it difficult to see clearly.

Only those dark eyes were still deep, reminding the leader of the arsonists of the silent starry sky before.

"So--"

Char yawned.

"Come to trade?"