I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree-Chapter 23 - Sandstorm Subsides and Family Crisis (3/9)

“Oh, oh, little girl, stealing is not good,” the beastman Shaman said this, smiling as he looked in Laina’s direction. “Oh my, I only applied a slight punishment. Why did you die?”

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Saying this, he turned his head and looked in Orson’s direction.

“Apologies. I was a little too heavy-handed. Your companion seems to have accidentally died, just like my subordinates.”

“...” Orson was silent for a moment. Then, he looked at the beastman Shaman, suppressing his anger, and asked, “What exactly is the purpose of this Heart of All Beasts that you are so determined to obtain?”

“Heh, you don’t know, do you?” The beastman Shaman heard this and actually had the leisure to chat with Orson.

“The so-called Heart of All Beasts is the only organ left in the body of Limusa, Lord of All Beasts, after his death. From beginning to end, it has protected the desert, protected the beastmen.”

“This heart possesses divine power. It can be said that whoever obtains this will become the person closest to a deity on the continent.”

“Generations of our temple Shamans have tried every possible means to obtain this Heart of All Beasts. I originally thought I wouldn’t be able to get it in my generation, but I didn’t expect that you would help me break the seal of the underground tomb.”

“Therefore, you can choose a more decent way to die. After all, after you die, I will become a deity. As the most important stepping stone on my path to godhood, I will allow you and your companion to be buried together.”

“Oh,” Orson heard this and nodded. “Who buries whom is not yet certain.”

In the original work, when Orson fought his final battle with Litte, he used the power of demons. Orson didn’t know where that power came from, but, from the beginning, a voice in the depths of his heart had been faintly calling, “Lose your reason, and you will become the strongest.”

“Lose my reason?” Orson thought this, smiling.

Whether it was to stay alive or to avenge Laina, Orson seemed to have a reason to fight.

“If losing my reason means I can defeat him, then temporarily giving it up doesn’t seem impossible,” Orson thought this, letting anger control his emotions.

The beastman Shaman looked at Orson, who was lowering his head and remaining silent, and laughed.

“Oh? Are you raging in frustration? Or are you thinking about how to die? It’s alright. We have plenty of time. You can think slowly.”

Then, Orson raised his head.

“Made up your mind?”

Immediately after the beastman Shaman finished speaking, a magic-composed beam of light shot out from the center of Orson’s palm.

The beastman Shaman was unable to dodge in time. His entire left arm was pierced, leaving a large hole.

He couldn’t help but cry out in pain, looking at Orson in surprise.

At this moment, Orson was surrounded by a black mist. His originally purple eyes were also stained with crimson bloodlust. He looked like a demon returned from hell.

“You just said you wanted me to die?”

Saying this, he charged towards the beastman Shaman.

The Shaman swung his right fist at Orson, but was directly sent flying by Orson. His entire body crashed into the wall, cracking the stone slabs of the wall.

“You... you had other means?!” The beastman Shaman leaned against the wall, gasping for air, looking at Orson who was walking towards him, his tone tinged with surprise and doubt.

“Apologies. Perhaps the one who will die here today is you,” Orson said this, unrestrainedly unleashing his magic power.

Lightning continuously poured down from above the beastman Shaman’s head. The beastman Shaman, who had been able to speak moments ago, was now unable to utter a single word under the bombardment of lightning.

Then, as if to vent his anger, Orson straddled the Shaman and punched him in the face repeatedly.

It seemed only such close-quarters blows could alleviate the anger in his heart.

It wasn’t until ten minutes later, when the Shaman had completely lost all signs of life, that a hint of clarity returned to Orson’s eyes.

He stood up from the Shaman’s body.

The other party had been beaten to death by Orson. There was no need for a finishing blow to vent his anger.

He quickly went to the stone coffin.

Laina’s body lay by the side of the stone coffin. Her hand was still tightly holding the Heart of All Beasts.

This heart was the source of the thousand-year conflict between humans and beastmen, and also the direct cause of Laina’s death.

Orson stared at this heart. At this moment, all he wanted was to destroy it.

As long as he destroyed it, the sandstorm protecting the beastmen would also dissipate. The human army could then penetrate deep into the desert and completely annihilate the beastmen.

This way, the thousand-year conflict between humans and beastmen would cease to exist.

“Laina, you truly are a fool,” Orson said this, picking Laina up in his arms.

“Didn’t you know I was using you all along? What I wanted to do was eliminate the entire beastman race, and you demi-humans wouldn’t necessarily be better off than you are now.”

In Orson’s initial plan, if the problem of the sandstorm hindering the human army’s advance in the desert was resolved, the large army that had not yet been disbanded on the border would advance into the desert, completely annihilating the beastmen. And the demi-humans, as subordinates of the beastmen, although not on the list of those to be eliminated, did not mean they would live a good life. They would simply go from being subordinates of the beastmen to being subordinates of humans.

“Are you the kind of person who would still foolishly count money for someone who sold you?” Orson thought this, recalling the days of traveling with Laina.

This little chatterbox was sometimes annoying when she spoke too much, but now, looking at Laina, who was completely unable to speak, Orson felt no joy.

“Sigh,” All the words he wanted to say to Laina could only turn into a sigh.

“Never mind. You’ve seen so many new things, and the first time you’ve seen the deity you worship in your life. I guess you’ve had a fulfilling life... haven’t you?”

“I don’t think so. You should have had a better future. You haven’t yet seen a human city.”

Just as Orson was still feeling nostalgic, the Heart of All Beasts in Laina’s hand suddenly emitted an unusual light.

Orson looked at the Heart of All Beasts confusedly. Then, his consciousness fell into nothingness.