I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree-Chapter 13 - Aftermath and Reckoning (1/3)

Count Carls still failed.

Although he told the beastmen about the warehouse outside the city where supplies were stored, and successfully allowed the beastmen to obtain the supplies they wanted, when he returned with the beastmen, watching his family, who had been tortured to the point of unbearable humiliation and committed suicide, his heart was left only with the anger of being betrayed.

He charged towards the Minotaur leading the group in a rage, wanting to demand an explanation from the other party, but before he had walked a few steps, he was beaten to the ground by the beastmen.

“Do you want to know why?” The Minotaur said this, looking at Count Carls.

“Because, we noble beastmen, have no need to make so-called agreements with lowly humans like you.” Saying this, the Minotaur laughed loudly. “You lowly human, you’re not even worthy of carrying my shoes. You dare to make demands of me?!”

Count Carls’ eyes were about to burst. He broke free from the restraints of several beastmen with strength that erupted from who knows where, rushed to the Minotaur, took out the dagger from his chest, and stabbed at the Minotaur.

For a moment, the Minotaur didn’t react. Although he made a move to dodge, he was still blinded in one eye.

He roared, struck Count Carls flying, then took out his massive axe and turned him into a puddle of paste.

He couldn’t understand why a weak human, after witnessing his methods and strength, chose not to submit to him but to seek revenge. So, he ordered all the beastmen to act, making everyone in this city buried with his blinded eye.

After that, Carls City became a living hell.

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Not long after the massacre, the Minotaur, who was preparing to continue advancing, received a letter from the rear, instructing him to withdraw with his troops. Although he didn’t know why, considering that his troops had achieved such significant results, the Minotaur didn’t think much of it and slowly retreated with his troops and supplies.

Due to carrying a large amount of spoils, the speed of this army’s retreat was quite slow, so much so that before long, they were overtaken by the human pursuers.

Those pursuing them this time, besides the student army of the Imperial Academy, also included the Black Army, who had come under orders.

Although the Duke of Antica and Count Carls did not have a good relationship, the people here were innocent. Anyone who saw the tragic state of Carls City would not show mercy towards this beastman army.

The beastman army was still curious why the humans who were defeated on the front line would dare to counterattack. Facing the pursuers, they did not panic. Instead, they calmly formed a battle formation, waiting for the enemy’s charge.

And the Minotaur, as the commander of this beastman army, stood at the very front of the formation.

Subsequently, the moment the two armies engaged, the Minotaur was killed by the Black Army soldiers.

His corpse lay on the ground. Under the trampling of the soldiers afterward, he also became a puddle of beef paste, just like Count Carls.

In this battle, the students of the Imperial Academy were particularly zealous. They were all filled with anger towards this beastman army, using combat to freely vent their emotions.

Olivia, who was usually very calm, also became bloodthirsty in this battle, cutting through the beastman forces back and forth seven times. At least a hundred beastmen died by her hand.

This group of beastmen was stunned by this fierce offensive. They had absolutely no idea why this human army was so filled with hatred towards them, why their previous advance had been so smooth. From their perspective, humans were all soft targets who would crumble at the slightest touch. Why were they now being slaughtered like livestock?

Yes, this was no longer a battle. This was entirely a unilateral slaughter of this beastman unit by the humans.

Some beastmen who realized what was happening attempted to flee, but the humans behind them pursued faster than they could run.

The humans’ desire to kill them was stronger than their desire to live.

In the end, not a single member of this unit was spared. They all died at the hands of the pursuing forces.

However, it was quite regrettable that in this pursuit, because the students of the Imperial Academy were also blinded by anger, they focused only on venting their emotions during the battle and did not rationally analyze the situation. Several students suffered serious injuries. Fortunately, the teachers in charge of the assessment discovered them in time and saved them. Otherwise, they would likely have become the first student soldiers to die in this war.

“So, Your Highness Saintess, you know why I said before that achieving peace is quite difficult, don’t you.”

Orson also heard about the tragic state of Carls City in the rear. He brought a disaster assessment team and an aftermath handling team to Carlsberg County overnight. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

When he arrived, no one in Carls City had yet handled the aftermath.

“Mm.” Liliya looked at the scene at the city gate, her face pale.

Anyone who saw such a tragic sight would surely hate the perpetrators to the bone.

“We have no right to forgive on their behalf. Similarly, if families on the beastmen side have lost their loved ones because of us, we will not beg them for forgiveness.” Orson said this, and walked into the city alone.

He simply frowned throughout, showing no signs of discomfort.

Behind him, the team responsible for handling the aftermath had already begun taking down the hanging corpses, preparing to transport them together to build a public cemetery for all the people of Carls City.

Arriving at Count Carls’ mansion, Orson sighed.

“Why bother? Focusing on the small while losing the big, and even making your subjects pay for your crimes. You short-sighted frog in a well.” He said this, complaining about Count Carls’ lack of foresight, and at the same time, it was as if he was complaining about himself, why he couldn’t have discovered these situations sooner.

When Orson came here with the aftermath handling team, he encountered several fleeing soldiers on the way.

From their mouths, Orson learned the reason.

They weren’t some so-called border defense force at all. They were just a group of farmer militia hastily assembled. Before joining the army, they didn’t even know each other.

However, Count Carls made them publicly claim to be regular soldiers who had received military training, and would not flinch or retreat even when facing beastmen.

Wasn’t this just purely bullying honest people?

Orson also, because of this, learned about the widespread practice of embezzling military funds among the border counts.

Regarding this, Orson could only express helplessness.

If they were counts in the interior, with no military pressure, you could perhaps get away with a little embezzlement, after all, it’s unlikely the war would reach you there.

But you are a border count. The Duke allocates large sums of money to the border every year specifically to help you alleviate financial pressure and build a border defense force.

As a result, not only did they not build an army, but they also enriched themselves.

As a result, when the war came, the victims, besides the common people, were also themselves.

Truly, they had no foresight at all.

The Empire has such people as predators. No wonder some people always say the Empire is doomed.

According to this situation, if it continues to develop like this, with a little external pressure or internal chaos, the Empire is indeed doomed.