Everyone Wants Me Dead: The Villain Lord's Survival Diary

Chapter 26 – I, the Eaglehold Lord, am first and foremost a Knight

Outside a small house in Morninglight Town, a group of players was crowded around the doors and windows, stacking themselves like a human pyramid, peering into the room without any regard for the nearly bursting doors and windows.

Sylvie, the Demi-human Saintess, Ye Hao, Avatar, and several other well-known players were seated around a long table in two rows.

One row had only Sylvie sitting alone, while opposite him, the protagonist party and player representatives were gathered together, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Each of their eyes was filled with vigilance and a hint of fear, as if they were staring at a ferocious dragon ready to devour them.

"I'm not here to attack Morninglight Town."

Sylvie repeated once more.

His gaze was cold, his expression disdainful, showing no concealment of his contempt for the small territory of Morninglight Town. He perfectly embodied the image of a cold, ruthless, and arrogant villainous boss.

Even though he sat there alone, he still exerted a heavy pressure on the players opposite him.

"Now I'm giving you a chance to negotiate with me."

"The orcs are attacking Blackriver Territory, and I'm about to lead troops to support it. I heard you demi-humans have a group of fearless outsiders. Lend them to me."

"No way!"

The Demi-human Saintess Roye's face was icy as she flatly refused the unreasonable request of the Eaglehold Lord.

"I will never agree! You're sending the heroic spirits to be cannon fodder, to die in vain, you demon in human skin!"

Hearing this, Sylvie slowly stood up, looking expressionlessly at the beautiful girl with golden eyes, white hair, and fox ears.

In the girl's terrified gaze, he suddenly leaned forward, getting close to her face.

"Listen, I'm ordering you, not asking for your permission."

Sylvie's blue eyes glinted coldly, his icy gaze carrying a murderous intent.

His nose was almost touching Roye's face, which was turning pale.

"You can negotiate with me, but if you refuse, I'll immediately take down Morninglight Town."

"And throw all you demi-humans out."

Sylvie's voice was like the cold wind of a winter night, making Roye feel a chill all over.

She helplessly hugged her shoulders, her voice trembling as she murmured, "How... how can it be like this?"

"I think you misunderstand something. Morninglight Town belongs to my Eaglehold, not to you demi-humans."

"But... but this land was once the nation of the demi-humans... I only wish for everyone to have a home. Why is such a small request so hard to fulfill..."

Hearing this, Sylvie chuckled silently:

"You've already been conquered, and the land belongs entirely to the Cologne Empire. I'm not a philanthropist; I have no obligation to give you demi-humans a town to settle in."

"You really are adorably naive, my innocent Saintess."

"Or," Sylvie's lips curled slightly, lifting Roye's delicate chin with his hand, he looked into her beautiful golden eyes and said enticingly:

"If you're willing to submit to me, then not only will I not send those outsiders as cannon fodder, but I can also give you Morninglight Town. How about it?"

"How dare you!"

Ye Hao, unable to bear it any longer, shouted and charged at Sylvie with clenched fists.

Roye was the woman Ye Hao had set his sights on, and he couldn't allow anyone to humiliate her.

"Protect the Saintess Sister!"

Following Ye Hao's lead, the players also rushed to shield the distraught Demi-human Saintess Roye.

The system notification of task completion had already appeared in Sylvie's mind, and he showed a satisfied smile, then turned and slapped Ye Hao, who was charging at him.

At that moment, Ye Hao was only level 20, and the duration of his breakthrough skill had long ended, so he was sent flying back even faster than he had rushed forward.

Sylvie elegantly took a white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his hands, then said with a chuckle:

"I'm not going to waste words with you. Either all the outsiders go and serve as cannon fodder for me, and I can agree to one condition of yours, like granting you the rights to Morninglight Town, or wait for my army to flatten Morninglight Town. I give you ten minutes to think it over."

After speaking, Sylvie didn't even glance at the crowd, who were as silent as cicadas in winter, and left the room calmly.

After a brief silence, a hesitant voice broke the stillness.

"Brothers, if I'm not mistaken, the Eaglehold Lord just used a stocking to wipe his hands..."

"Yeah... it was a white stocking, and it seemed to have been worn..."

"I can't hold it anymore..."

...

For the players, being cannon fodder wasn't that hard to accept, after all, they could respawn.

But going to die for nothing, with no rewards and losing levels, was a bit too much.

Several player representatives discussed among themselves, gathered opinions from the majority of players, and despite Roye's objections, they still came to Sylvie.

"We agree to your terms."

Avatar looked calmly at the Eaglehold Lord, adding without arrogance or inferiority, "But you must agree to grant us Morninglight Town and swear to the gods not to take it back."

"Is this your decision or the Saintess's?"

Sylvie asked with interest.

"Our decision is the same as the Saintess's."

"In that case," Sylvie nodded, placing his fist on his chest and said loudly, "I am a faithless person, but I can swear on my knight's honor that if your outsiders fight wholeheartedly in the upcoming battle, I will transfer the ownership of Morninglight Town to you after the war."

"However, we've heard that the Eaglehold Lord isn't very concerned about knight's honor."

Hearing this, Sylvie feigned surprise and said with conviction, "Where did you hear that? I am first a knight, then a lord, and finally an earl."

He placed his hand on his chest again, saying devoutly, "I will spend my life defending the honor of a knight."

The players looked at the shameless Eaglehold Lord in shock, feeling as if a thousand horses were galloping through their minds.

How could there be such a brazen person in the world!

Three days ago, this man didn't say that.

But the players had no choice; the situation was stronger than them, and they had to bow their heads. They eventually acknowledged the Eaglehold Lord's oath.

They could only delay for now; once they developed, it wouldn't matter if it was the Eaglehold Lord or the Grey Eagle Lord, they'd flatten them all.

At that moment, all players received a system notification on their panels.

[Attention all players: A special task has been acquired. Follow Eaglehold Lord Sylvie Goldlion to aid Blackriver Territory under attack by orcs. Task accepted. (Rewards unknown)]

"What the hell? The boss can give us tasks?"

"Is there going to be a war?"

"We're going to be cannon fodder..."

"So what if we're cannon fodder? Playing the game is all about having fun."

"Ura! Ura!!"

"Fighting orcs? I've only been in the game for five days, and it's already this exciting?"

"Accept, damn it, this is a top-tier NPC. Straight to the battlefield to kill enemies, unlike some lousy protagonist who keeps asking us to chop trees."

...

Ye Hao, still licking his wounds: "...(T＿T)"

Did they have to say it so loudly, afraid he wouldn't hear?

What's wrong with chopping trees? They were all so happy when taking the task!