A new threat?

Landen's smile remained until he returned to the bunker, where he was greeted warmly.

Well, actually, only two people greeted him. To be more precise, one person and one corpse.

That person was, of course, Lilith. This beautiful Naga had peculiar tastes; she was interested in all handsome Dark Elves, but she liked Hogg, and even more, she enjoyed teasing Avina from time to time. However, she was completely uninterested in Vivian.

Therefore, the first time she saw Vivian in the bunker, Lilith decided not to see her. So, until Vivian left with her troops last time, she didn't even know that Landen had such a beautiful and powerful expert from the Silver Domain.

However, this time, Lilith proactively appeared before Vivian, dragging a corpse.

"Little brother, it seems you have many enemies. Someone even sent a Death Warrior to kill you," Vivian said to Landen, but her beautiful eyes were darting around Landen's face.

Death Warrior?

Landen was stunned. The smile on his face, which had been there because of Hogg's return, instantly vanished.

A single Death Warrior wouldn't have elicited such a strong reaction from Landen. After all, he had faced countless assassination attempts in his life and had seen many Death Warriors, so he could face an assassination without changing his expression or heart rate.

The real reason his face changed drastically was that he suddenly recalled certain fragments.

"If this is all the strength you have, I highly doubt you'll still be alive when I return after conquering Morata City."

"You sent your strongest subordinate to me, and you still dare to show yourself? I'm very surprised you're still alive."

Since arriving here, Vivian had said things like this to Landen more than once during their short time together. At first, Landen didn't pay much attention, as Vivian had said such things countless times since childhood.

Even after hearing these words, Landen didn't believe Vivian would actually make a move against him, at least not while Vivian was leading her troops on an expedition. After all, they were siblings, and Matriarch Isis was still above them. No matter how much Vivian wanted Landen dead, she had to follow certain rules.

She could assassinate Landen if she could ensure she remained uninvolved; she could also find a solid excuse to act openly against Landen, but she couldn't just act directly like this!

This world was made of rules, and everyone, regardless of their social standing, had to abide by them. Vivian was no exception.

Was she going to tear their relationship apart like this, disregarding even their mother?

Landen suddenly turned his head and stared intently at Vivian. Hogg and several Dark Elves tensed their bodies, ready to act at any moment!

However, Vivian paid no attention to them. She didn't even look at Lilith, the beautiful Naga, and walked straight to the corpse.

This corpse was, of course, the Death Warrior who had come to assassinate Landen. The poor fellow had finally found an opportunity when Landen was away to sneak into the bunker. He thought he had hidden very well, but he didn't realize the bunker wasn't empty. The strongest member of Landen's side happened to be in the bunker because she was too lazy to farm with Landen.

Thus, this poor fellow was easily captured by Lilith like a mouse catching a rat. The guy was decisive; seeing no chance of escaping Lilith, he promptly committed suicide.

Vivian walked over, reached out, and directly lifted the corpse. She examined it carefully, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly tilted her head slightly, saying, "Mariko."

Mariko, the Black Robe among her three subordinates, stepped forward, took the corpse, and began to examine it on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, the corpse was stripped bare. The ladies present were not ordinary people. Except for Avina, who shyly covered her eyes, the others watched with unchanged expressions. Hogg even looked at the corpse and then at Landen, as if comparing something...

The Black Robe stood up and bowed to Vivian, saying, "It's someone from the Mara Family. Although many disguises were used, and some places were specifically made to point towards you, Matriarch, some traces cannot be hidden. The Mara Family trains Death Warriors with secret arts, and the marks left behind are not easily erased."

After saying this, the Black Robe turned and retreated.

"The Mara Family..." Vivian turned around and looked at Landen with a half-smile, saying, "I didn't expect I guessed wrong. I always thought only the Vol Family wanted to make a move against you. I didn't expect your ability to cause trouble far exceeds my imagination. I'm suddenly a little interested. In the years I was away from Solennord, how many Matriarch candidates from other families did you ruin?"

"Wh-what?" Landen's face instantly became blank.

"What, you did it but don't want to admit it? I saw the one from the Vol Family with my own eyes. You weren't even an adult then? You managed to trick that little princess from the Vol Family into your bed. Although she will undoubtedly have countless lovers in the future, to give her virginity to someone like you... I'm truly a bit surprised. You might not be good at other things, but you're skilled at picking up girls."

Landen's expression had shifted from blank to awkward. As Vivian spoke, he was desperately searching his mind. However, after searching through the memories left by his predecessor, Landen couldn't recall anything related to what Vivian was saying.

"Mmp, I always thought you were like me before, 'unopened,' but I didn't expect you to be an experienced driver. Doesn't that mean I lost out big time?" Landen muttered to himself.

"I originally thought you had made some progress, but I didn't expect this," Vivian clearly wasn't going to dwell on this topic. She changed the subject and said, "So, this Naga lady, did you also invite her with your 'skills'?"

Landen was still lamenting to himself, but Lilith spoke first. She giggled and said, "That's right, pretty girl. I have to say, your brother's skills in that area are really good. Didn't you know? For Dark Elves, doing certain things even among close relatives seems to be quite normal, doesn't it? It's a shame you haven't tried it. If it were me, I wouldn't miss his first time."

After speaking, she didn't care about the reactions of the people present and giggled at Landen, saying, "Little brother, big sister will be waiting for you in your room tonight."

With that, she turned and left.

"Hmph!" Vivian watched Lilith enter the bunker like that. After a long while, she let out a cold snort and said nothing, leading her troops into the bunker.

"So Lord is that amazing? Then, can I also wait for Lord in my room tonight?" Hogg, the Beast-eared Cutie, didn't understand what Lilith had said, but she instinctively felt that it was "not a bad thing," which led to this question.

And then...

"Lord... is a pervert!" the pitiable Avina said with difficulty, then fled back into the bunker like a startled fawn.

"What is going on!"

The Lord's miserable cry echoed endlessly in the wasteland outside the bunker