Victory and Defeat

"Hundred-Headed Hunter"

When this oddly shaped dagger appeared,

everyone present, even Lorien, felt an inexplicable sense of danger, as though the dagger had already been pressed against the skin of their necks, as though their heads might merge into the dagger.

William was startled as well. It was his first time seeing Nash bring out such a weapon.

As the dagger was offered up, the filthy killing intent hidden within Nash surged out like fragments, gathering and condensing toward his palm. It even activated the dagger, causing it to twist and writhe.

It even woke Yi Chen, who had just been preparing to rest,

Oh! The killing intent is even denser than I imagined. And does he like beheading people too? Excellent. Deputy Minister, I really like this one!

William took the opportunity to ask, "How does Nash's killing intent compare to yours, Yi?"

"Compared to mine? Nash specializes in assassination, while I kill in the open. It's hard to compare... But if you insist, we're genuinely evenly matched. As expected of the circus's number-one executioner."

"What's the specific difference between Nash's killing and yours?"

"The difference is huge. My killing is based on the worldview, values, and outlook on life I've formed. I have specific targets for killing. I can glimpse the evil in other people's hearts and behead them before those people's vile faces are exposed and disgust everyone else.

"Simply put, I kill for myself.

"Nash, on the other hand, clearly kills for others. He isn't even immersed in it himself, and has never thought about killing on his own. Every time, he accepts orders and carries out efficient killings, serving the purposes of others alone.

"He neither obsesses over killing nor indulges in mass slaughter, so the killing intent he's accumulated has become fragmented. He doesn't