"Bitch, you damn bastard. I'll send your damned lover down to join you soon enough."
The Red-haired Woman walked down the steps and came before the Blue-haired Woman's severed corpse. She stepped in front of her head, which still wore a vacant expression, and snarled, "I'll cut off that bastard's little toy, make that scum eat it, then boil him and feed him to stray dogs."
"And your brothers—I'll make sure they beg to live but cannot, beg to die but cannot."
"Not a single person connected to you, bitch, will get away."
With a kick, she sent the beautiful head flying. The Red-haired Woman reined in her fury and said expressionlessly, "Clean this up. If I see even a speck of filth when I return, the Sea Serpent Caverns will be your final destination."
"Yes, Mistress."
The dozen or so female guards standing on both sides were so frightened that they dropped to their knees and answered with terrified expressions.
"Lexia!"
"Boss, I'm here."
The short-haired woman, who had been reprimanding the guards, answered loudly upon hearing her name, then hurried to the front of the hall.
"Gather the troops. You're coming with me to Blue Spike City."
"Boss, didn't you say you weren't going to use that form of address anymore?" the short-haired woman asked, only realizing it belatedly.
Eliudriel shot her a vicious glare and said coldly, "Get the hell out of here while I still don't feel like beating you."
"Oh, right. Mm."
Realizing what was happening, the short-haired woman did not dare delay any longer and turned to leave.
Looking up toward the mainland at the city dozens of kilometers away, Eliudriel grew angrier the more she thought about it. She returned to the hall and vented her fury on the Blue-haired Woman's corpse.
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