A Villain's Way of Taming Heroines

Chapter 261: The Indomitability Witnessed by the Snake - II

Miss puppy, who had sniffed, immediately recoiled, releasing the other party with extreme disgust, quickly moving to Marlina's side, while muttering something about "Was I polluted by something strange?"

Even Lilith, who had experienced various conflicts, couldn't help but twitch her face uncontrollably.

And Ansel, who had told Seraphina to show respect, didn't even look at Lilith. He just rested his cheek on his hand, looking through the one-way glass at the auction hall, which now had fewer people: "There's no need to apologize. If the reason is sufficient, I can accept it."

"...That's how it is."

Lilith, who was always able to control the conversation, even when facing a marquis, paused subconsciously, her breathing slightly hurried. She didn't know whether this was due to the intimidation of that collared female slave just now, or the aura of the mysterious man in front of her that didn't allow her to offend him in the slightest.

"There was a little problem backstage. In order not to affect your mood and to present each lamb in the best possible way, we need a little time," the woman tried to show a pleasing and humble smile, "During this time, is there anything I can do to satisfy you?"

The word "satisfy" made Seraphina's ears twitch. Standing next to Marlina, she first looked at Lilith with a disdainful gaze, then her face changed slightly, she covered her nose and turned her head to the other side.

Marlina didn't have much contempt for the woman in front of her, she just thought that the woman's level was really not up to par.

Trying to be humble but making herself too low, trying to please Mr. Ansel but her methods were too crude... Offering her body as bait without considering Mr. Ansel's preferences, such a cheap performance, Mr. Ansel would feel insulted.

She is not worthy to talk to Mr. Ansel, at most she can only talk to me — the girl had this thought, then hesitated a bit, because she and Seraphina are different, she does not have the right to overstep, and she was also a little surprised, surprised at her own changes, and the increasingly obvious... ambition.

Is it because of Madam Hydral's influence on me?

Marlina put her hand on her chest and pondered with her eyes down.

After Lilith finished speaking, Ansel did not respond at all. He just looked at the auction hall, not knowing what he was thinking.

The increasingly terrifying pressure accumulated in this long silence, Lilith's throat moved slightly, she had encountered this situation before, and she had been able to respond in the past, but this time... why couldn't she say a single word?

Fortunately, the deadly silence that was becoming increasingly unbearable for her did not last long. The real owner of this underground slave market hurried over.

"This is a... guest I can't imagine."

Hyena's heartbeat paused for a moment.

The legendary Mr. Faust rose from his seat, walked to his attendant, slightly lifted his chin, and said to Hyena, "I must confess, Mr. Hyena, since my return, I've felt a lack of many things."

"Power implies consumption," Hyena quickly responded, with utmost respect. "For a powerful being like you, consumption is always immense, but you can't possibly focus on trivial matters. That's quite normal."

As for what he meant by 'return', whether it was a pretext of Faust, it didn't matter.

What mattered was that a powerful being, capable of contending with a duke, a fifth-stage extraordinary, stood before him.

In the entire empire, such independent extraordinary beings were few and far between. The number of grand dukes in the empire was not stable, but most of them had a long heritage. The resources they could obtain were incomparable to ordinary extraordinary beings. Hyena's first choice was the marquis, not because he pinned his hopes on the nobility, but on the profound extraordinary families.

And since such a powerful extraordinary being was present, what else did he need to consider?

As for conspiracies and threats, as for why Mr. Faust appeared just after the Grand Duke of Luminaris was executed...

Would a top-tier fifth-stage extraordinary, capable of fighting a grand duke, stoop to deceive him with lies for the sake of the black market's interests?

The value of the black market was high, but not that high.

Moreover, these doubts, in the face of reality, were not doubts at all. Hyena had no right to ponder these doubts. He had no choice.

The greedy beasts observing were trying to provoke him into a desperate fight to the death, aiming to completely reshuffle the black market and replace the dealer. Letting those old things profit would undoubtedly be the worst choice. Only when truly cornered would Hyena choose to let the black market run red with blood.

Now, a better opportunity was before him... It seemed that Mr. Faust was the best business partner in the eyes of all businessmen — only caring about benefits, not about anything else.

As long as the price wasn't too outrageous, Hyena would unhesitatingly show his loyalty to him.

— The beloved Mr. Faust always behaved so appropriately and reasonably, he always became the perfect image in everyone's heart.

"So, about helping me with the trivial matters... Mr. Hyena, do you have any suitable candidates?"