"Heh heh heh..."

Suddenly, Yun You started to laugh.

For some reason, looking at the blood-drenched Yang Lie in front of her, the little girl suddenly felt a strange... ecstasy.

This feeling was so peculiar, it made her laugh from the bottom of her heart.

She originally thought she would feel empty, or even a sense of nihilism... but in reality, there was none of that, only a pleasure so intense it made her body tremble.

"..."

Listening to the girl's nearly manic laughter, Yang Lie finally felt that suffocating fear.

He no longer dared to be stubborn, for he knew that if he persisted, he would only endure more terrifying torment.

Thus, the Death God who had lost his limbs finally lowered his proud head and began to speak softly...

"I..."

"I killed him..."

Yun You stopped her pacing, and her laughter gradually subsided.

"I took her life..."

Yun You took a deep breath, raised the blade high, and walked up to Yang Lie.

"And in the end, I..."

"In the end, I..."

Saying this, Yang Lie suddenly lifted his head, his eyes sparkling with determination, completely unlike his previous despair!

There was also a flash of reckless madness across his face.

"Buzz...!"

In an instant, pale blue "Sur" particles appeared around him, forming a pale blue cloak that enveloped his maimed body...

Then, the blood on his body coagulated once more, forming vivid red limbs made of blood, emanating powerful energy waves.

This was still the power of "Wolf Blood Pursuit"!

The power of "Wolf Blood Pursuit," forcibly dispelled earlier due to exhaustion, re-emerged.

Without a doubt, Yang Lie had used his last trump card.

His talent ability.

"So it is the [Bottom Power Burst] move, indeed."

Watching Yang Lie's sudden outburst, Yun You wasn't surprised at all, as if she had long known he would do this.

And indeed, that was the case.

Earlier, while she was "pacing," she had already comprehensively analyzed Yang Lie's talent ability using the Information Reconnaissance Chip on her ear.

The Bottom Power Burst, a relatively common but highly effective ability.

It allows the user to forcibly "borrow" some power when deeply trapped in desperation, reducing physical pain and restoring combat capabilities in a short period.

And for a Tier Two Apprentice Death God, it's all too easy to kill an intern at such close range.

Yang Lie had been waiting for this moment, willing to feign weakness just to lure Yun You in.

It seemed he had gambled correctly.

"I killed your mother, I slaughtered your father, but so what?"

Yang Lie sneered, swinging his sharp claws towards Yun You's delicate neck!

"The weak deserve death. In Nest City, weakness is the original sin! Your parents had no right to survive!"

"Now, you underestimated and fell into my trap, that's also part of being weak..."

"Didn't you want to know whether I regret it, regret killing your parents and those civilians? I tell you, never!"

"And now... I'll send you to reunite with your parents!"

The claws were swift as lightning, and in a blink, they were in front of Yun You.

But the little girl only silently shook her head, then retracted her claws and lifted her hand.

In the next moment, the pattern on the back of her hand changed again, but it wasn't the wolf head, nor the Cloud Mist Dagger.

It was a crown, an inverted golden crown...

The LORD Sequence activated once more. The Sequence's inherent ability appeared.

Its name was—[Survival of the Fittest].

At this instant, time seemed to stand still.

In front of Yun You, a "Balance Scale" that only she could see slowly appeared.

On one end of the scale was Yang Lie.

And on the other end, stood the girl herself.

"Nice to see you again, little girl."

Suddenly, the voice of the "King" echoed in Yun You's ears.

It was still in that nonchalant tone, but now carried a hint of satisfaction and appreciation.

"You're quite happy now..."

"It seems you've fully experienced the joy of 'doing as you please.'

"Yes... all this responsibility, obligation, and ideals are nonsense!"

"Only by satisfying your own desires and doing what you want can a person find the utmost happiness."

"I'm optimistic about you, so I plan to first teach you a lesson."

The King paused slightly, then with a cheeky smile asked, "Little girl, in your opinion, what should a 'King' or ruler most utilize as their 'way of managing people'?"

"This is something a king must learn."

"..."

The sudden question left Yun You somewhat baffled.

The way of managing people...

How could a child brought up in the slums, virtually untouched by politics, possibly know?

She could only tentatively... use phrases she'd seen in TV dramas to respond.

"Is it distinguishing loyalty and treachery?"

"Or... formulating a strict set of rules?"

Hearing this answer, the King scoffed, shaking his head repeatedly.

"No, no."

"Things like loyal ministers or traitors, or so-called rules, are nothing but minor details."

"In the eyes of a qualified King, there are only two types of subordinates."

"They are [Superior] and [Inferior],[Useful] and [Useless]."

"Choose the best and dismiss the incompetent; survival of the fittest is the art of managing subjects."

"However, it's easy to say, but very few can achieve perfection, as it's sometimes difficult to judge excellence.

"But little girl... as a 'lord,' you don't need to worry about this, because you have the ability to personally [define superiority and inferiority]!

"Use it well... and discover whether you'll become a respected wise king or transform into a tyrant who destroys the world."

"I eagerly await it."

The King's voice faded away, and the effects of the [Survival of the Fittest] ability manifested before Yun You.

[LORD Sequence Trait Ability: Survival of the Fittest]

[Effect One: Optimization]

[Designate a target, whether oneself, others, or even inanimate objects, and strengthen a specific body part of the target, greatly enhancing power and speed, with no duration limit]

[While applying optimization, one must apply "inferiorization" to a part of oneself to achieve an equivalent exchange. The time and extent of this "inferiorization" will determine the strength and duration of the optimization]

[Effect Two: Inferiorization]

[Similarly designate a target, significantly reducing the quality of a specific body part. Likewise, some inferiorization must be applied to a part of oneself, but it will be slightly weaker in duration and intensity than the target]

[The medium of optimization and inferiorization is the soul's balance scale. When the scale appears, the user's mental time flow will slow down infinitely, achieving an effect close to "time stop"]

[Place the target and your own price on the scale, and use your hands to define superiority and inferiority!]

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