I don't like you

Hearing what the woman said, the two men shuddered in fear and immediately fell silent.

The woman glanced at the two men, then ignored them.

She looked into the distance, her lips, which were painted a strange purple colour, curved into a smile.

A moment later, a ball of light appeared in front of her; from within the ball, a voice rang out.

[Report on the mission progress, Isabell.]

Isabell withdrew her smile and said softly, "Nothing unusual; it's just that the zombies are a bit crazy."

The ball of light was silent, then spoke again: [Alright, back to 'Phoenix Point', we have a new mission.]

"Understood!"

As soon as Isabell replied, the ball of light disappeared, and she walked away. However, before leaving, Isabell turned her head, looking towards Noan's bunker, smiling expectantly.

…

The next morning, Noan woke up feeling a little better.

He was feeling energised, but his stomach was empty.

Noan ate an almighty pill, then went to the lowest floor, where he had installed the summoning pool.

At this moment, Urlgug was waiting for him.

Noan frowned and asked: "Where are Urlgan and Vylyss?"

"Master…" Urlgug knelt on one knee on the ground, bowed his head, and respectfully said: "Urlgan is trying to practice; he feels that last night's failure was a humiliation."

"Vylyss… sorry master, I don't know. She left last night and hasn't returned yet."

Noan heard that and nodded slightly, not caring anymore.

Urlgan is training; that's a good sign, and Vylyss? Okay, maybe she needs to go somewhere to stabilise her mood.

She wouldn't betray him anyway, so he didn't need to worry too much about her.

Leaving her alone is the best thing to do right now.

"Master, this is yesterday's harvest." Urlgug said as he took out a small cloth bag and opened it; inside were all rank E energy stones: "25 rank E energy stones."

Noan heard that and felt a little happy inside. With this amount, he could upgrade his territory.

However, he needed to convert the E-rank energy stone to F-rank.

Although one E-rank energy stone can be exchanged for 100 F-rank energy stones, to level up a lord from level 0 to level 1, the system only accepts F-rank energy stones.

That's why he needs to find the energy stone exchange center.

After converting, he still had 15 rank E energy stones left, which meant he could buy more items or monster summoning cards to supplement his territory's combat power.

Noan took the energy stone from Urlgug, then was about to summon today's soldiers when a notice board suddenly appeared.

[Ding! The system has a serious 'bug', lords please prepare to teleport back to the city in 10 minutes.]

Hearing this, Noan frowned and thought to himself, 'Could it be that they discovered that I had been taken to the 'Singularity Point'?'

'That's good too. Even though I can survive here, this place is too dangerous, not only because of monsters but also because of that strange woman.'

Noan sighed; at least in the safe area he could cooperate with other lords to fight or experience more things.

If in danger, everyone can help each other. Here, he was like a lonely person walking in the endless desert, with no one to help him and no oasis to be found.

Noan hurriedly summoned the skeletons; of course, the 10% chance was still not activated today.

He also did not rush to fuse them together since he was preparing to return to the city.

Of course, after the lord is teleported back to the city, the entire territory and monsters will be protected and become invisible.

That's why Noan didn't worry that his territory would be in danger while he was away.

After giving Urlgug a few instructions, he returned to his room.

Sitting on the bed, Noan waited for the remaining time to pass before being taken back to the city.

[Ding! Preparing to teleport back to the city, do you want to bring any monsters with you?]

Noan saw this notice board and did not feel confused or surprised.

This is the lord's right. After all, the lord's status is very special, as the Empire cannot protect all of them.

Therefore, the Empire allowed the Lords to bring along a hero or monster of their choice to protect that lord.

Noan thought for a long time; finally, he decided to bring Vylyss along.

Why?

Because she was female, beautiful, and… he also didn't want a giant High Orc to be with him until he returned to this world.

"Vylyss!"

[Ding! Confirmed successfully, please pick up the hero you want to bring at the hero-only teleportation gate.]

[Ding! Teleportation begins.]

Immediately after, Noan felt dizzy; the space around him twisted strangely.

Three seconds later, he opened his eyes and found himself back at the teleportation gate.

Noan stepped out of the portal and was met with Maya's eyes filled with fear, worry, and confusion.

He could see dark circles under her eyes, it seemed… She hadn't had any good sleep in the past few days.

"You… you…" Maya stuttered: "Are you really back?"

Seeing Maya scared and worried, he knew… what she was worried about.

He walked up to her, his face filled with indifference, and said, "Do you know what consequences you will have to bear?"

Maya shivered when she heard that; her eyes suddenly became wet as if she was about to cry.

In fact, after listening to the captain's advice, she still did not delete Noan's information.

She believed that he would return; no, to be more precise, it was her wish.

Even though she knew full well that if he returned, she would have to face a terrible repercussion, which was being sued in court.

However, the humanity inside her did not want him to disappear as if he never existed.

Maya decided to face her mistakes, so for many days, she hasn't had any good sleep.

Seeing Noan appear, Maya was both happy but also worried and scared.

She was happy because he was back safely and scared because she's afraid he'll sue her.

Maya nodded slightly and said: "Sorry, I… this is my fault. But… my mother is seriously ill, and I… I can do anything to make up for it."

Hearing this, Noan frowned at her, then took the pen placed on the table, wrote a line on the table, then said: "Think carefully, the decision is in your hands. Tell me the answer tonight."

He said and left.

Maya was startled; she lowered her head to look at the words that Noan had written on the table, of course she understood what he wanted to do.

However, she just plopped down on the chair, while looking up at the ceiling, not knowing what she was thinking.

Noan was in no hurry to summon Vylyss to the city, she was a succubus, after all. if there weren't items to seal her seductive abilities, he was afraid she would cause a ruckus.

He was planning to go to the conversion center to exchange for the E-rank energy stone, however, he seemed to have a bit of trouble.

"Oy! Where are you going?" Lylia suddenly appeared before him, a mischievous and adorable look on her face.

"This…" Noan frowned; he sighed and said: "I plan to go to the conversion center for a bit."

"Wow! You won the lottery?"

"No, what I mean is…"

"Huh!" Lylia suddenly pouted, her face showing displeasure: "Have you forgotten what you need to do?"

"Ah! I am so pitiful; I'm so hungry, but no guy is offering me a meal."

Noan: (￣ ￣ |||)

"Okay, I will…"

"Lylia!" Before Noan could finish his sentence, a masculine voice rang out.

He looked towards the voice; it was a young man about his age, a little taller than him.

He had blonde hair that was combed back and a handsome face like a movie actor with a smile that was like warm sunshine.

"What a coincidence." The young man smiled and said, "I know a very luxurious restaurant nearby. Would you like to have dinner with me?"

Lylia saw the young man and sighed, her facial expression slightly uncomfortable: "Sorry, Jankos. But I already have an appointment right now."

"A date?" Jankos looked at Noan, his eyes filled with contempt as he saw the cheap clothes on him.

"Ah! With this person?" Jankos laughed disdainfully: "Lylia, even if you don't want to have a meal with me, you shouldn't use such a poor 'excuse."

Lylia frowned, wanting to say something, but Noan spoke up: "Ah! Are you her boyfriend?"

Jankos smirked: "Not right now, but in the future, yes."

Noan laughed contemptuously: "Do you know what arrogant people have in common?"

The smile on Jankos' face immediately disappeared, replaced by contempt and annoyance: "What do you mean…"

"They all come to a miserable end, like a dog," said Noan.

"It seems… you don't know how to write the word 'death'." Jankos said, his voice cold and filled with murderous intent.

Noan shrugged: "Are you illiterate? Do you need me to hire a tutor to teach you privately?"

"You…"

"Enough!" Lylia spoke up at this moment, breaking the tense atmosphere: "Jankos, I really have an appointment with him for a meal; you don't need to follow me."

"Besides… Jankos, I don't like you; you don't need to flirt with me."

"Let's go."

Lylia hurriedly pulled Noan away. Jankos did not say anything, but the murderous intent in his eyes was still extremely terrifying.