Chapter 548: Someone Willing to Accompany Me to the Underworld
Chapter 548: Someone Willing to Accompany Me to the Underworld
Yes, knowing that I was being held hostage and unable to confirm whether I was within the target range, he directly ordered a carpet-bombing style attack. Doesn't that mean...
He really wants to kill me?!
"It seems you've figured it out."
After glancing at the emerald-eyed maiden's unsightly expression, Lyon continued, "Of course, if you insist on an explanation, you can also forcibly believe that he has a way to detect whether you are within the target range and only ordered the attack after confirming that you wouldn't be harmed."
But as I said earlier, he had at least two opportunities to get rid of you.
Apart from ambushing the Scorpio Bureau Chief this time, he also gave Artifex 00 an order, requiring Artifex 00 to constantly monitor the situation outside the Corlock Kingdom. Once a suspected target, like me or other Purifiers, attempts to leave, they must immediately bombard with heavy firepower until completely annihilated."
After relaying the news he heard from Artifex 00, Lyon looked at the pale-faced Felicia and summarized, "I don't deny that he values you as a sister. But you should also know that your safety isn't as important to him as you think.
Although he will spare no effort to try and save you, if there's a chance that you might fall into the hands of the Corlock Kingdom and be protected by the Purification Bureau, he will not hesitate to kill you... Do you agree with my assessment?"
"..."
"If you don't speak up, I'll take your silence as consent."
Lyon glanced at the silent Felicia and calmly said, "So, now that you understand your actual standing in Prince Andre's heart, do you want to consider cooperating with me?"
"?"
Upon hearing Lyon's offer, Princess Felicia could no longer hold back. She tried her best to widen her eyes, which resembled two emeralds, and argued frantically, "Are you crazy?! If you hadn't kidnapped me, would things have escalated to this point? And you still have the nerve to ask me to cooperate with you?!"
"Is there a problem?"
Lyon raised an eyebrow and replied, "He wants to kill me, and I want to kill him, so we're enemies. But now, he also wants to kill you. Why can't you turn the tables and cooperate with me to kill him instead?"
"That's...not how it works!"
Lyon's overly simplistic and brutal logic left the emerald-eyed maiden's mind in a spin. After a moment of thought, she stomped her feet and argued, "If it weren't for you, he wouldn't want to kill me! And if I can be rescued, he wouldn't harm me either. So, as long as you're defeated by him, I'll be saved. Why should I cooperate with you?"
"Hmm... That makes sense."
After listening attentively to the emerald-eyed maiden, Lyon nodded in agreement. He then took out the Severing Silver Dagger and held it against her chest, his expression serious as he proposed, "How about this: I can leave a mark on you, like cutting open your heart but not stitching it back together. And as long as I destroy this dagger before I die, the ability left on your wound will be nullified, ensuring that when I die, you die with me.
So now, you can choose to cooperate with me to defeat Andre, and you both might survive. Or you can give up on cooperation, watch me die, and die with me. Which option do you prefer?"
This man... He's simply ruthless!
Facing Lyon, whose tone was calm and steady but whose words were like knives, constantly stirring up her dark thoughts, the emerald-eyed maiden felt a chill running up her spine.
Unconsciously taking half a step back, Felicia retreated from the knife tip pressed against her skin. She reached out to cover the torn fabric over her heart and gritted her chest, gritting her teeth as she spoke.
"I... I choose the second option!"
"A motivation?"
The emerald-eyed maiden, holding the sheep's head in her arms, exchanged a glance with the black sheep, who squinted and nodded, conveying the message that the statement was true. Lyon nodded slightly, then asked again.
"So, you and Prince Andre are both members of that organization targeting the royal family?"
"!!!?"
Seeing Lyon reveal her biggest secret, the emerald-eyed maiden trembled, her eyes wide with shock.
"How did you... um..."
"Don't worry, I'm not lying. This is my genuine guess."
Glancing at her reaction, Lyon suddenly covered her mouth with her hand. Felicia's delicate face was filled with regret as she shook her head slightly.
"You just said that Prince Andre has a 'motivation'. I guess that if there's a chance you might fall into the hands of the Purification Bureau, he has no choice but to kill you.
This proves that he must have some kind of 'constraint' on him, and the content of this 'constraint' is mostly to ensure the royal bloodline is cut off. Who else could have planted this 'constraint' on him besides that organization?
Also, from my observation of Prince Andre, he seems unafraid of death and even has a hint of self-destructive tendencies. Threats of force probably won't work on him.
So, he chose to join that organization and agreed to such a harsh constraint. He must have obtained something irresistible from them. Would you mind telling me about it?"
"..."
"I just said he has a motivation, and you've guessed so much!"
Startled by Lyon's sharp perception, the emerald-eyed maiden clamped her mouth shut, determined never to speak another word to him. But...
"If you don't want to talk, then don't."
Seeing Felicia covering her mouth tightly, guarding herself like a thief, Lyon shook her head slightly and sighed.
"After all, you're siblings, and blood is thicker than water. I understand if you don't want to betray him."
"..."
Sensing that Lyon's words held hidden meaning, the emerald-eyed maiden held back for a moment before her curiosity got the better of her. Covering her mouth, she asked in a muffled voice.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, despite the age gap and the loss of your original brain, your soul and body are undoubtedly that of the original Princess Felicia.
As the emerald-eyed maiden's shock registered, Lyon slowly revealed the truth.
"I had my suspicions before. It's impossible for a cybernetic core program to have a genuine soul or deceive my eyes.
After questioning Artifex 00, who claimed to be your aunt, I confirmed that your soul, though strange, is indeed human.
You are a recreated Princess Felicia, a combination of a soul-encoded Felicia soul and an artificial Felicia body. You are not a cybernetic core but a living human being."
(End of Chapter)
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