Chapter 44: The Bottom Line
Andrea's words once again provoked Darius's anger, and he pointed his dagger at the Shadowwalker and angrily rebuked, "Are you challenging my patience? Don't be ignorant. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"You don't have to look at me like that with pretense of ferocity." Andrea gently rubbed the neck that had been pinched by Darius for a long time, and the bruises with the slightest trace of blood were very conspicuous on the white skin, "You won't kill me, I have long seen it, maybe you will be a ruthless warrior and leader in the future, but you are not yet." From the moment you met Quetzalcoatl, I knew that you were too naΓ―ve, and that you still need some cruel experiences and tribulations to grow up, and lose that ridiculous sense of morality in your heart, which is a trait that every Noxian superior must have. β
"If the next time you encounter this situation, you let your subordinates delay the evacuation time for you, and leave them behind and flee mercilessly, then I will be happy for you, you finally have the mentality that a superior person should have."
Hearing Andrea's didactic words, Darius did not agree with her thoughts: "What nonsense are you talking about? Those who leave behind their comrades will be spurned, I advise you not to apply your set of adventurer's mindset to soldiers, you will never understand what your comrades mean to us, I am not like you can do things that will take revenge. β
Andrea smiled softly, her fair face full of sarcasm: "You got one thing wrong, Darius, when you become their captain, they are no longer your teammates, they are your subordinates, your tools, your spears and shields, you are so naΓ―ve that you are like a Demacian, adventurer or soldier, these are all the same, this is the rule of survival of Noxus." When one day you can see your life and your subordinates as a bunch of simple numbers, then congratulations, you have the potential to be a general. β
"As for En's revenge? You don't show any kindness to me at all! Everything between us is nothing more than a transaction, you treat me, I pay you, and from the moment you agree, our contractual relationship is established. If you don't take any pay, that's a favor! If I had told you that the Feathered Serpent was coming at me, would you have left me and fled? No, no, you naΓ―ve fool will follow your principle of not abandoning your companions and run with me, right? Rather than that, I'd better let you lead it away alone, so that everyone has a better chance of surviving, and it turns out, it is. β
Darius was silent, she was completely quibbling, it was a stealing concept, although he wanted to refute her, but he couldn't, this kind of words to the mouth to forcibly retract the feeling is not comfortable, because she is right, this is Noxus, not his hometown, water can carry a boat can also overturn the boat, the grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring There is no market here, naked ~ naked power worship and unscrupulous pursuit of superiority is the universal value of Noxus.
Insidious, cunning, shameless, vicious, tyrannical, in ordinary people, this is a quality that is spurned, but in the successful and the superior, this becomes a merit worth boasting about, this is a country with strict classes, this is a country where heroes are judged by success or failure.
But this is completely contrary to Darius, or to be precise, Li Ye, which is completely contrary to the education and values that Li Ye has received since childhood, although he is working hard to change himself, change his own concepts, change his behavior patterns, and let himself integrate into this country faster, but this is not something that can be completed overnight.
Darius decided not to discuss this topic with her anymore, although he wanted to kill this woman at the moment when he guessed the truth and her admission, but in the end he couldn't do it, killing the alien race and killing the same race are completely two different concepts, and if you really want to kill her here, I don't know how much trouble it will cause, after all, this is the upper level of the dagger of the mist.
"What about your vows? You swore to the gods, why did you dare to break your oath? Aren't you worried about the judgment of the gods? β
Andrea didn't answer him, but took out a military kettle from under the bed, unscrewed it and drank it, and Darius realized that her face was covered with sweat, which was all produced when she was controlled by Darius before, and sure enough, when facing death, she didn't care as little as she appeared.
After drinking, Andrea put the kettle back and said, "I didn't break my oath, so why worry about Nona's trial?" β
"You're quibbling again! The God of Justice does not necessarily listen to your sophistry. β
Andrea looked at the sky with disdain, and Darius felt a pang in her heart, she was indeed a lawless fellow, and she had no reverence for the gods at all.
"Darius, do you remember what my oath was? I swear to keep my promise to you and to guard you until the end of the appointed day. So when the Feathered Serpent came, I fulfilled my vows. β
Darius was furious, "Very well, that's how you fulfilled your promise?" Take me to you as a shield? Is this what you call guarding? β
Andrea didn't care about Derius's displeasure: "First of all, the Feathered Serpent was not deliberately brought by me, it was a loss to others, it didn't make any sense for me to do this, I just couldn't completely cover my breath when I was injured." So I didn't have the subjective intention of harming you, and then I just played a little trick on you when you hugged me. β
Darius snorted coldly, "Looks like that's the reason why Quetzalcoatl's attention has shifted to me?" β
Andrea continued: "Your original plan was to let me be a guard for you for a while after I recover from my injury, and I really didn't plan to break the contract, but the plan always can't catch up with the change, and when the Feathered Serpent finds me, I don't have any resistance at all, how can I protect you?" So I used my last strength to bless you with a [Shadow Hide]. β
Darius was stunned, and then the fear of this woman in his heart was a little more: "I see, you blessed me with [Shadow Hide], because this is a buff spell, so this is indeed an act to protect me, so you will not be considered breaking your oath." But [Shadow Hide] can't hide it from the Feathered Serpent at all, the main purpose of your spell is to imprint your breath on me, so that I can lure it away for you, I actually naively thought it was coming at me, the moment I fled, this spell was invalid, no wonder I couldn't detect it. β
"So I became its target, and you, completely hidden, Andrea, you really did a good job!"
The Shadowwalker smiled, no shame on her face.
"Thank you for the compliment."
She said proudly.
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PS. After yesterday's chapter was released, some readers reported that the protagonist was too cowardly, and there was no taste of iron and blood at all, and the lizardman couldn't kill the woman who framed him? In fact, I have always planned to write this book in a dark and cruel way, to write about the intriguing Noxus in my heart. But I personally feel that it needs to be a process. It is completely unreasonable for a warm young student to become cold and ruthless overnight. There has to be a transition, and growth is a long journey.
Of course, sending book reviews directly sprayed me means that the garbage author abandons the book and doesn't read the friend, you go, I won't keep you.