Chapter 552: [Those Who Oppose Me Shall Suffer the Pain of the Seven Extremes]

"Hah, haha, indeed, you Train Conductors from other worlds are all the same. Your goal has always been those special coins. As long as you're paid, you wouldn't hesitate to slaughter humans."

"Cruel, greedy, arrogant... Compared to me, you guys are more like monsters!"

Hearing Ye Qiyan's words, a trace of madness flashed in the woman's eyes, and her mockery grew even more intense.

Eve, who had been suppressing her, was extremely annoyed. It grabbed her neck and lifted her into the air.

Under Ye Qiyan's smiling gaze, the Eternal Cutter in its hand effortlessly pierced through her chest.

"Urk, urk! You, you..."

"Eve, this is our trading partner. If you kill her, we won't make any money."

Eve's rabbit ears drooped. It casually tossed the woman, who was on her last breath, aside and came before Ye Qiyan, expressing its apology.

Ye Qiyan stroked its ears, smiling as he looked at the woman whose face was filled with terror.

"It's just a little accident. Besides, this lady isn't dead yet, right?"

He walked over to her, squatted down, and patted her cheek.

"It's just a pierced heart. A creation like you won't die immediately. So, want to make a deal?"

Madman, pervert, monster!

Looking at the still-smiling human youth, the woman finally realized something was wrong. Why had she said all those things just now?

Facing these Train Conductors from other worlds, one should use lies and flattery until the day they leave.

Yet, when facing this man, she couldn't suppress the true thoughts in her heart.

Or rather...

She couldn't lie to this man.

From the very beginning, she could only speak her true, unadulterated thoughts.

"What... did you do to me?"

Ye Qiyan feigned confusion.

"What did I do? I just wanted to make a deal with an honest person. You are indeed very honest, hehe~"

A mouthful of blood sprayed out. The artificially created Performer shared the same properties as a human. Ye Qiyan glanced at the wound the Eternal Cutter had pierced.

What existed within wasn't machinery, but a special structure built from mysterious inscriptions and magical circuits.

"Damn it... Heh, fine, let's make a deal. As long as you..."

"Don't rush~"

Ye Qiyan interrupted the woman's words.

"Talking to someone about to die is quite tiring. Well, since it was my subordinate who accidentally almost killed you, how about this? Before the deal, let me treat your injuries first. Free of charge. How about it? Do you want it?"

His voice was filled with a demonic allure.

It sounded so gentle, yet the words he spoke made the woman feel an inexplicably strong sense of oppression.

This man was completely different from all the Train Conductors who had come to this world before!

The woman opened her mouth. The rapid loss of life prevented her from making the best judgment, but the instinct for survival made her subconsciously utter that word.

"Want..."

Snap—

A crisp snap of fingers wantonly echoed through the library~

[Demon Card · Salvation]

This two-sided card, black and white, was quietly held between Ye Qiyan's fingers.

He extended a hand named [Salvation] towards the woman.

Ripples appeared in the air~ Silent whispers played by the woman's ear.

It was a hymn, it was weeping~

The woman's vision was covered by a ghastly white light. She seemed to see a pair of skeletal hands full of divinity reaching out to her.

Skeletal hands?

She couldn't understand the situation, but a voice in her mind kept telling her.

"Go, grasp this hand~"

And so.

When everything returned to calm, the woman reopened her eyes. The pain on her body had vanished. The wound on her chest was completely healed without leaving a single trace. Even the collar brand on her neck, which she saw as a disgrace, had returned to its original skin tone under this pale salvation.

"?!"

"How is it? Not bad, right~"

The woman's body trembled slightly. She didn't know what to say.

"Damn it, I was actually saved by a human..."

She thought this in her heart, gritted her teeth, and didn't want to say anything more. She took out a magical metal sphere from her pocket.

"This is this world's communication device. We summoned you. You were supposed to come help us fight against humans. Wait quietly. This City of Bygone Days is the first target of the Black Sea. When the tide attacks, you must open the city gates for us, becoming a despicable human traitor."

She gave a cold laugh and turned to leave.

After this person left, Ye Qiyan fiddled with the Salvation card. Lisette asked softly:

"Just... let her go like that?"

"I never said I was letting her go. Tsk, really. I finally saved someone, and they're not even grateful. It truly pains my heart."

Eve gently poked Ye Qiyan's shoulder. The rabbit ears on its head transformed into the image of a skull.

"Go, follow her. Don't be discovered. Once this woman passes on the message, tell me. As for taking action... well, let her understand clearly that enjoying a Demon's Salvation and still choosing to mock comes with a small price~"

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The woman was once an artificially created Performer.

She was created to be a nanny raising infants in a noble household.

Initially, she was diligent and conscientious.

But as time passed, the endless repetitive work made her feel bored and dull.

Looking at these tiny human infants was like looking at ants on the roadside.

They were so incredibly weak; their throats could be snapped with just a pinch.

So why should she, born powerful, serve these humans?

Why was she created wearing a collar, like a domesticated house dog?

She refused to accept this.

An organization called Black Tide found her.

She finally found her home.

The collar was removed by an even more powerful existence behind the Dragon Beast.

To take revenge on the humans who had once enslaved her, she slaughtered that noble family and liberated many other enslaved Performers.

She considered herself a hero.

A hero for Performers.

In a secluded corner, the woman took out the communication device and spoke disdainfully:

"It's done. That human will help us open the city gates. We just need to pay with those useless coins. Hmph, don't worry. A greedy monster like that doesn't care about the lives of the humans in this world."

"When the black tide swallows this world, that great one will also elevate this world to a higher level!"

"By then, this world will belong only to us!"

"We, the Performers created by humans who have awakened free will, will manage the world ruled by that great one."

"Then, everyone in our Black Tide will be the administrators of this world. I'll put collars on those humans, make them my slaves, hahahaha!"

The call ended.

The woman was still envisioning the bright future in her mind.

All of this was seen by Eve, standing high above.

Time... is about right~

When the message was sent.

The woman suddenly felt a pain in her chest.

Before she could react.

The pain began to intensify. The injury healed by Ye Qiyan reappeared.

[Those I heal cannot defy me]

[Those who defy me shall suffer the Seven Extremes of Pain]

She trembled and collapsed to the ground. In her blurry vision, a very clear black inverted cross was burning fiercely.

Ye Qiyan's smiling face appeared in her mind.

It was a smile, so why... was it so terrifying?

"Ah!!!!"

Pain, wailing!

A Demon's Salvation can be salvation, or it can be a delicious poison that burns through your guts~

Inside the library, Lisette massaged her master's shoulders.

The Salvation card slowly spinning on Ye Qiyan's fingertip gradually vanished.

The smile on his face was no longer the feigned one, but a genuine smile.

"This card's ability is quite good. Much more useful than I imagined."

"Speaking of which, I think I forgot to ask her name?"

"Hmm... Forget it. An unimportant person."

"But, Lisette, was I a bit bad just now?"

Lisette blinked, taking out her precious camera.

The photo inside captured the exact moment Ye Qiyan used the Salvation card to kill the woman.

"Not bad. Master is the best."

"That won't do. It's better to be a bit bad. Being bad means you don't get taken advantage of~"

"Then... Master is the worst."