I'm a villain, not a devil

At night, the Imperial City was still bustling with people.

The city was still in chaos, and the military camp was brightly lit.

"Marshal, why did you give him a reserve force..." a general asked Wu Xiao in a low voice.

The Marshal just shook his head. After a moment, he sighed deeply: "Prepare according to my plan..."

"Yes!"

Wu Xiao raised his head and looked into the distance. That was the direction outside the city. There, the tree people had advanced for another day and were now less than a hundred kilometers away from the imperial capital!

Sean's words were still echoing in his ears, but the smile in that voice made him feel cold.

"I asked you to give me a group of people who are not afraid of death, not a group of veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles."

"Tsk, veterans are indeed not afraid of death, but what a waste. Ha, besides veterans, don't forget that new recruits are the ones who are most likely to get excited."

His fists were clenched tightly together under the table, and Wu Xiao was actually trembling in a high position where no one could notice.

"Sean... who are you..."

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The young reservists were gathered on the parade ground. They held their heads high and looked straight ahead, quietly waiting for the arrival of their new commander.

But for some unknown reason, they were led to an abandoned area far away from the military camp.

In the darkness, footsteps were heard, and the recruits immediately straightened their chests.

A beam of light came down from somewhere, and then a man slowly walked to the center of the beam with his hands behind his back.

Everyone subconsciously tensed up and continued to look, but the man's face shocked them.

Is it the most wanted criminal in the empire, Sean?!

Is he the new chief, or has something happened?

This scene made everyone at a loss as to what to do. However, Sean, who was in the center of the beam, slowly showed the White Moon Token in his hand, and everyone immediately stood up straight again.

Although they still had doubts on their faces, Sean still clapped his hands in satisfaction at the strict discipline: "They are indeed the most outstanding troops in the Imperial Army."

Reserve and excellence probably cannot be equated, but Sean's words still made many people's blood boil.

Sean put his hands behind his back and scanned the recruits in the shadows. He introduced himself: "My name is Sean. I think everyone knows me, right? As for why I am here, everyone should have their own guesses - but as a soldier, what do you need to do?"

His answer was a uniform roar: "Obey!"

"Very good!" Sean glanced at everyone with satisfaction, and then smiled again, "So, before joining the army, have you ever thought about what this will bring to you?"

This question is rare, and many people subconsciously turned their heads to see the expressions on their companions' faces.

However, Sean had already walked into the crowd, and the beam of light moved with him.

He picked one at random and asked, "Tell me about it."

The one chosen was a young man with a bruise on his chin. He looked to be in his early twenties, and his vest was bulging with muscular muscles that he had trained in the military camp.

He tensed his body, looked forward and shouted, "It will bring glory!"

Sean nodded. "Glory, that's right - but what about this?"

The young man hesitated for a moment, then shouted again: "It will bring more territory to the empire!"

Sean waved his hand: "Besides this, what about you?"

He swallowed and lowered his voice unconsciously: "After joining the army, my parents don't have to pay taxes..."

Sean laughed, "Well said."

A beam of light split from his beam and stayed on the young man's head. It seemed that he had suddenly become the center of everyone's attention.

Sean picked another one: "What about you?"

He was also a young man. He hesitated for a while and whispered, "Joining the army will give me some money, so my brother can enter the Imperial College..."

The light stayed.

Sean continued to randomly choose: "You."

The young man was a bit clueless and shouted, "The girl I like likes soldiers! I can marry her after I retire!"

The crowd immediately erupted in booing, and Sean smiled and said, "That's a good reason - tell me about this, too."

"Well... after retirement, I can work in a government agency, so I don't have to worry about my retirement..."

Sean laughed and said, "That's a very solid and good reason."

He kept selecting people to answer questions, and the beams of light kept splitting out. Gradually, the place was almost illuminated by the beams of light.

Everyone has different opinions, for family, for friends, for themselves...

Finally, Sean walked to the end of the line, with everyone's backs turned.

He looked at the countless beams of light and said calmly, "Have you ever thought that becoming a soldier will bring you...death."

These brief and heavy words made the recruits, who were cheerful just now, pause, and many of them subconsciously clenched their fists.

Some people wanted to open their mouths and shout "I'm not afraid of death", but for some reason, the people around them didn't seem ready to do so.

Sean said calmly, "You should be afraid of death."

Finally, someone couldn't help but stand up and shouted, "Sir, I'm not afraid of death!"

One stone can cause a thousand ripples. With someone taking the lead, the voices gradually increased.

"Yes, we are not cowards!"

"Sir, do you want us to be the suicide squad? I'm not afraid!"

"No one in the Imperial Army is afraid of death!"

After they shouted for a long time and the voices finally died down, Sean finally spoke: "Think about my previous question again. What will becoming a soldier bring to you? Then ask yourself, why are you not afraid of death?"

Everyone fell silent. For some reason, they, who had been shouting loudly just a moment ago, suddenly felt some strange emotions.

Sean said slowly and cheerfully: "Originally I didn't plan to go through so much trouble. I wanted you, and you just need to obey. That being said, I still want to ask you, why don't you fear death?"

No one answered.

Sean continued, "I always like to do some weird rituals, so now I'm giving you a chance - I'm going to take you to die, and it's a meaningless death. Those who want to leave can leave directly."

All of a sudden, all the lights on the field went out.

Sean added: "Those who leave will not be held accountable, and you will be assigned to the safest logistics unit, and those who do not leave will definitely die."

Finally, the sound of footsteps was heard.

Sean didn't say anything, just waited quietly.

There were chaotic footsteps, but the pitch-black environment made it difficult to tell who was leaving.

Until the footsteps stopped, the light lit up again above Sean's head, and he came to the front of the crowd again without knowing when.

Then, the beam of light gradually expanded and expanded to the top of everyone's head.

They looked around and found that nearly half of the people around them were missing.

A container was opened and filled with weapons.

Sean put his hands behind his back, his face cold: "For everyone here, the military will give me a pension of one million lira, priority rights for my family, and I will personally provide another three million lira and... a resting place for the soul."

He finally laughed. "Now, everyone grab your weapons - catch up with the group in front and cut open their stomachs."

Everyone felt the hairs on their backs explode.