But killing Minister Song only dispelled a small portion of my murderous intent. There was still so, so much of it, continuing to fight against my reason.
Every so often, I found myself thinking,
Kill them, kill them~
If he didn't hand over the person who had "shouted" at me, I thought... I might not be able to suppress my bloodlust. And then, we'd all die together.
I truly didn't want things to come to that. Secretary Liao stood before me, his face ashen. He was just about to say something when Chief of Staff Long suddenly shouted from beside him:
"Why should we hand him over to you? This is the XZ Military Region, not your backyard! You may be a dragon, but you'll have to coil up; you may be a tiger, but you'll have to lie low. You don't get a say here. Besides...
"Minister Song died at your hands. Have you thought about how you'll deal with the aftermath?! Aren't you afraid we'll fight you to the bitter end?!"
"Fight... to the bitter end?"
I slowly turned my head. At that moment, I truly wanted to kill everyone.
"You think you're worthy?"
Chief of Staff Long said nothing. He only stared at me with a venomous gaze.
"I'm not singling anyone out."
I glanced at the soldiers surrounding me. Their eyes were still filled with fear, but their sense of duty kept them from taking even a single step back.
"I'm saying every one of you here is trash."
Seeing the anger in their eyes, I smiled. I smiled... so naturally that even I was surprised by how light it made me feel.
"What right do you have to negotiate with me? Have you never considered that I could destroy you at any moment, as easily