I'm a villain, not a devil

After hearing the report from the person in charge, Cheryl glanced around the fire scene and then asked in a muffled voice:

"Where is the Lothario? Didn't His Highness ask him to stay at the construction site the entire time?"

There was already dissatisfaction in his voice when he asked the question.

The person in charge shuddered. Commander Cheryl had not been in the Highness's camp for long, but his previous performance on the battlefield had already impressed many martial-minded soldiers. In addition, he was huge in stature and had an extremely ferocious face, so he was now notorious.

There are even rumors that this peak king-level warrior can go head-to-head with some lower-level Crimsons without losing.

You know, Shenhong is an absolutely powerful person wherever he goes. Even under the command of His Highness Bai Zhan, there are only a few of them.

Lothario is one of the crimson warriors under Bai Zhan, and he is responsible for the guarding and security of the entire construction site.

As for the absence of people...

Lord Lothario had served under the Grand Prince for a long time and held an extraordinary position. However, because of this, he had developed many bad habits.

The person in charge knew that if Lothario was not here at this time, he might be drinking and sleeping with women again.

In Lothario's opinion, this place is the most important place in the empire. Who dares to cause trouble?

But now there is a problem...

The person in charge did not dare to speak directly, but just said with a bitter face: "I, I don't know. Commander Lothario may have something important to do... Commander Sherrill, what do you think?"

This is to hope that he can come forward to solve the fire here.

Cheryl snorted coldly: "How dare you neglect the instructions given by His Highness!"

He obviously knew who Lothario was.

The person in charge put on a smile and just kept trying to please and beg Cheryl.

In the end, Cheryl groaned and jumped into the fire without any protection.

The person in charge was waiting anxiously outside, but even after Cheryl had been inside for quite some time, the fire still showed no signs of shrinking.

Just then, a commotion was heard outside.

A thin bald man who was blind in one eye but had no prosthetic eye staggered into the construction site.

He was holding a half-drunk bottle of wine in his hand. Under everyone's anxious gaze, he took another sip and said groggily, "This construction site is... quite bright today?"

When these words came out, everyone else present felt like they were going crazy.

This statue was built under the supervision of His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If it were to be burned, it would no longer be something that could be resolved with a simple "accountability".

With so many people present, not many can keep their heads.

The person in charge rushed over like crazy: "Captain Lothario! There's a fire at the construction site! You, you!"

Lothario shook his head, his blurry eyes barely focused: "What fire..."

"An unknown fire broke out at the construction site, and the fire brigade is unable to stop it. Commander Sherrill from the combat battalion is nearby and has just entered the fire scene, but the fire is still not getting smaller - Commander Lothario, are you listening to what I'm saying?!"

The person in charge was very anxious, but Lothario just drank his wine slowly.

"Is it abnormal to have fire? The empire is supposed to be prosperous!" He shouted with laughter.

The person in charge felt like he was going crazy. It was not certain whether the empire would prosper, but he knew that if the fire did not stop, he would be sent to the incinerator in prosperity.

"Lord Lothario! Lord Lothario! Wake up!"

Crimson had a strong physique, but Lothario had no idea how much of the special drink he had drunk. Even when the person in charge had the guts to come up and shake him hard, he still looked drunk and couldn't wake up.

In desperation, the person in charge had to leave him where he was and continue to direct others to put out the fire.

After working hard for a long time, the person in charge even had a lot of his hair burnt, and the fire in front of him finally seemed to be getting smaller.

He was immediately delighted and shouted, "Everyone, please work harder, the fire is almost out!"

Just then, a huge roar was heard from the fire.

The person in charge looked towards the source of the roar in shock. It was the center of the fire... Was it the source of this strange fire that Chief Cheryl encountered?

But, listening to the crazy roar, is there... a crazy beast in there?

Crazy?! How could a mad beast of this level appear in the imperial capital, at such an important construction site?!

Then, an even more violent roar sounded, and the person in charge's eyes lit up. It was the voice of Commander Sherrill!

He is very powerful and will definitely be able to deal with that crazy beast!

Things seemed to be developing in this way. The outside personnel continued to deal with the fire scene, and finally, most of the fire was extinguished.

During this process, there were constant sounds of fierce fighting coming from inside the fire scene. It was obvious that Cheryl was fighting the crazy beast.

When the flames were completely extinguished, a roar of pain was heard from inside the fire scene. After the chaotic movement, the sound of fighting disappeared.

The people outside looked at each other and waited for a long time. Just when they were about to go in to check the situation, Cheryl came out.

Most of his clothes had been burnt, and his face was burnt black. There was even a smell of barbecue when you got closer.

Cheryl just walked out, tearing off the charred flesh as she moved forward.

Those parts with charred edges and bloody centers actually grew and healed quickly.

The person in charge was overjoyed. He immediately came forward and said, "Captain Sherrill, is everything settled?"

Cheryl frowned: "It's not solved. It's a fire-type crazy beast from the lower level of Crimson... I can't keep it without help."

Can’t keep him? The person in charge was startled, and then he took a breath.

In other words, the one who has the upper hand is Chief Sherrill? !

Cheryl looked unhappy. "Although this place is considered a suburb, it is still within the imperial city. How could a crazy beast of this level sneak in? It brought a bunch of humans here. It probably thinks this place is a buffet..."

"Heavy casualties?" the person in charge asked nervously.

"It's not just a tragic loss. The number of people who were dragged away and trapped in the fire is over a thousand."

"What about the statue? Is it okay?" the person in charge asked.

Cheryl sneered, "That crazy beast used the newly built statue base as a dinner plate."

"hiss……"

Cheryl waved his hand and said, "Leave two-thirds of the team to deal with the scene, and the rest of the team will search the entire city for that crazy beast. Don't blame me for not reminding you, if that crazy beast doesn't die, you will be the ones waiting to die."

"Yes, Chief Sherrill!"

Just as he finished his words, on the other side of the ground, Lothario, who had been sleeping soundly just now, rubbed his eyes and turned over.

He first glanced at the charred construction site, his face blank, then suddenly his eyes widened: "What happened?!"

Cheryl sneered and turned away.

The person in charge hurriedly trotted over to Lothario and explained a few words. The latter slapped his head in annoyance and immediately led his men to catch up with Cheryl.

"Brother Cheryl, I'm so grateful that you were here this time, otherwise I would have made a big mistake that is hard to undo."

Cheryl just looked at him coldly without saying anything.

Lothario patted his chest and said, "Brother Sherrill, don't worry. I will apologize to His Highness and ask for credit for you! You have worked so hard this time. Leave the follow-up matters to me."

Cheryl sneered, and an inexplicable smile appeared on her face, which looked both honest and ferocious.

"Let a useless piece of shit like you burn the statue of the founding fathers again?"

Lothario's smile froze on his face, and the others around him didn't even dare to breathe.

Although it was fun to curse, Lothario was no small figure...

Sure enough, Lothario, who had been smiling just now, suddenly had a cold look on his face.

"Cheryl, are you teaching me how to do things?"

Cheryl scolded without mercy: "Useless trash, if I were you, I would die here. You can't even do a small thing properly. You have betrayed the trust of His Highness, and you still have the nerve to talk to me?"

"you!"

Cheryl sneered, "I will catch the crazy beast that escaped. As for you, you are a waste and belong in the trash can. Get out of here."

"You seem...unable to recognize your place."

The cold voice cut through the air filled with the smell of gunpowder. Lothario's arm grew strangely longer, and he was about to punch Cheryl in the face.

Cheryl was not afraid at all. Although there was a huge gap between them, he still clenched his fist and attacked without hesitation.

The two fists collided, creating a wave of energy that shattered all the glass nearby. There was a flash of shock in the eyes of Lothario and his men.

He took Crimson's punch head-on at the peak of the King Level, and not only did he not collapse immediately, he was even... equal to him?!

Lothario's eyes suddenly turned cold, his hands shrank back like plasticine, and he said viciously: "I'll let you go just once today..."

Before he could finish his words, a fist many times bigger than a casserole came towards him!

Cheryl didn't listen to what he said at all, and even fought back!

"Are you fucking crazy?!"

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"If you dare to fight back, don't blame me for being rude!"

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"I'll let you go this once today, I have something important to do!"

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"Shit, Cheryl, stop it!"

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"Fuck you, you have to fight me to the death today?!"

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"Is it not okay that I am reckless? Stop fighting and let me go!"

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"Cheryl, you're crazy!"

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Just as Cheryl and Lothario were fighting, the night sky above the imperial capital fluctuated slightly.

Sean's face emerged into the night.

He scanned the area below, feeling the disappearing breath.

The one chasing the crazy beast was none other than Sean.

He followed Cheryl to the fire scene shortly after she rushed in. Of course, no one in this place could see through his illusion.

In the center of the fire, Sean also saw the crazy beast that caused the strange fire - that thing looked like an enlarged weasel, with many gas tanks growing in the flesh on its back.

Deep red lower layer, not very strong.

With him around, Cheryl could naturally release her strength to the fullest. Surprisingly, after noticing Sean's presence, the big weasel deliberately left out a flaw and took Cheryl's attack. It then took advantage of this opportunity and escaped directly from the fire scene.

This is somewhat inconsistent with the crazy beast that attacks people crazily when it sees them.

What's more, a crazy beast appeared in this place, and a fire was set...

There's something terribly wrong here.

Sean immediately noticed something was wrong.

After careful observation, he found that the number of deaths in the fire was not right.

The number of the 'lucky ones' brought by the crazy beast and the unlucky ones trapped in the fire was no more than a thousand, but the roars of despair and madness in this place were endless.

Sean's ritual is starving for the power of death and madness in the air.

Of course, he didn't hesitate and directly started the ritual to absorb the power and then purify it.

A lot of people died, but most of them were ordinary people with little strength. Sean could get a rough number just by the total number.

More than one thousand people, at least three thousand people.

In other words, this place is a fire scene in public, but a good place to destroy bodies and traces in secret.

Then, the reason for the appearance of this crazy beast can be explained.

How could the imperial capital allow a crimson-level crazy beast into the city?

This was set intentionally by someone, and the fire was just to cover up the dead.

In addition to Lothario's attitude, Sean directly pointed the suspicion at the eldest prince Bai Zhan.

Lothario is very unreliable, and it can be seen from the performance of other people that this guy is not a good person under normal circumstances - this seems reasonable.

But this is the most unreasonable part.

The importance of the statue of the founding father is self-evident. The eldest prince personally accepted the task from His Majesty the Emperor, and he even took the initiative to promote it.

So, is it possible that Bai Zhan would allow a very unreliable person to be the overseer of such an important place?

Bai Zhan's concealment and scheming along the way all show that he is not the kind of imprudent person.

So, obviously, Lothario did it on purpose...

Afterwards, he was just held accountable for a small matter - the important thing was that he was able to execute such a person, which showed that he had an extremely close relationship with Bai Zhan.

Carrying out a top-secret mission for someone who might be the future emperor, so what if I'm stripped of my position now?

Moreover, the way Lothario targeted Cheryl... it was true that he was unhappy about being scolded by Cheryl, but the fact behind it was that he couldn't let Cheryl go to hunt down the crazy beast.

Because, the crazy beast was most likely released by him or someone who was traveling with him.

In fact, this crazy beast will have to perform more "tasks" in the future.

So, Sean directly asked Cheryl to hold back Rosario, and he wanted to find the big rat before anyone else.

What was a little strange was that the big rat's ability to hide was much better than he had expected. Generally speaking, the fire-type crazy beasts didn't like to hide or attack by surprise. They were all extremely hot-tempered and would always attack humans without hesitation when they saw them.

That’s strange... Is this the reason why the crazy beast is so “obedient”?

After searching several areas, Sean discovered that he had lost any trace of the crazy beast.

"Fortunately, I have many younger brothers..."

Sean looked down and saw that after the signal was sent, several gang members had already rushed over.