Behind-the-Scenes Boss in the Honkai World Chapter 41

He glanced at the emaciated man, who slowly got up with an incredibly submissive attitude. Shi Hen nodded, a flicker of understanding in his eyes.

In a world where Honkai exists, the level of Honkai Energy application technology directly creates vast differences in power between organizations.

And as one of the three pillars of the world, World Serpent, merely revealing a tiny fraction of its power is enough to make a general of a great nation grovel.

This is the deterrence of the Serpent.

Sighing inwardly, Shi Hen turned and followed Raven's footsteps.

He was curious about what kind of hospitality Andre would offer. It shouldn't be worse than Sicily's luxury hotel, right?

Late at night, stars dotted the sky.

Boom—

A deafening explosion echoed as a villa in Siberia was engulfed in flames. Countless shards of glass flew out, and the bright yellow light illuminated the snowy night as if it were daytime.

On the other side of the estate, Andre got into a pre-arranged jeep, and the roar of the car engine immediately sounded.

Listening to the incredibly familiar roar, Andre's pounding heart finally settled a little.

Hmph, after a lifetime of fighting, he earned this wealth and status, and a woman wants to strip it all away with just a few words?

Does she really think his title as General Andre was earned through kneeling?

Although he didn't know if this would kill that Raven, as long as he could injure a few people around her, it would be enough to slow her down.

Once he left this estate, he could take his accumulated wealth and flee to a new life across the ocean.

Even though he couldn't take many things due to the tight schedule, as long as he could survive, there was still hope for everything.

He, Andre, would never surrender!

Thinking of the beautiful life ahead, Andre couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Hmm? Why hasn't this car started after so long?

After waiting for a while and seeing no change in his surroundings, Andre couldn't help but urge, "Hey! Ralf, what are you doing?! Don't you know how urgent the situation is right now!?"

Click!

The sound of a flashlight turning on.

In the beam of white light, the person in the driver's seat poked their head out, revealing... a white mask?

Thump-thump—

Andre's heart nearly stopped.

"You… you…"

With his mouth agape, Andre, like a fish gasping for air, couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

"General Andre, your art is truly terrible."

Looking at the emaciated man who looked like he was about to die of fright, Shi Hen shook his head and said with immense disappointment.

"How… how can you be here!?"

Andre cursed, finally managing to speak a sentence.

Without answering the man's question, Shi Hen simply extended an index finger out the window, and a white light began to gather at the tip of his finger.

"General Andre, I'd like to show you what true art is."

As he finished speaking, the white light from Shi Hen's fingertip shot out, instantly crossing hundreds of meters and landing on the villa engulfed in flames.

Boom!

A short, sharp explosion sounded, and then… the villa was gone, leaving only a barren patch of land, which was quickly covered by falling snowflakes.

"How was it, this art?"

Shi Hen asked with a smile, like a musician who had just finished a performance in a concert hall, bowing to the audience and asking for their thoughts.

"You… you… you monster!"

Andre cried out in shock, his expression completely broken.

What kind of monster had he provoked!?

"Unfortunately, wrong answer."

Shi Hen shook his head in disappointment, then his fingertip lit up with white light again. With a slow, unstoppable momentum, he pressed it against Andre's chest.

"Now, can we have a proper talk, General Andre?"

The young man said with a smile, his voice gentle and calm, like a breeze blowing across a lake on a spring day.

A quarter of an hour later, in the bedroom of another villa on the estate.

"You really put that move into Andre's body?"

Raven asked, frowning, finding it hard to believe.

She could destroy a villa with a single blow, but she couldn't do it as cleanly as Shi Hen.

There wasn't even any ash left!

What was even more terrifying was that Shi Hen could actually stuff such a massive amount of Honkai Energy into another person's body and keep them from losing control for so long!?

"If I say I didn't do anything, will Natasha believe me?"

Shi Hen shrugged, his expression a little helpless.

He was just a slightly stronger human, not a monster. How could he possibly do something like this?

"What do you think?"

Raven rolled her eyes.

Of course, she didn't believe the young man was capable of such a thing.

"People tend to scare themselves, especially when they've witnessed such soul-shattering art."

Shi Hen explained.

He only needed to control the Honkai Energy to circulate within Andre, and the man would scare himself to death.

Raven: "..."

Did he really call that thing art?

And, although this was just very simple psychology, she still didn't believe the young man was capable of such a thing.

"Alright, you can go back. I'm going to sleep too." Without dwelling on the matter, Raven waved her hand and stretched lazily, her pajamas riding up to reveal a sliver of pale, smooth skin at her waist. "I'm exhausted. Having to deal with this in the middle of the night."

To think Andre would use such methods to deal with her. He underestimated a cadre of the World Serpent too much.

As for Peggy... the girl, who had been force-fed a sleeping pill, would likely sleep until dawn, perhaps not even realizing she'd been moved to a different room until they left.

Shi Hen: "..."

Wasn't this treating him a little too much like an outsider? And...

"This is my room."

Shi Hen tapped the table heavily with his finger.

"Is that so?"

Raven asked as if she didn't believe him, then walked away with a pillow, looking completely unfazed.

And she even took the pillow from Shi Hen's room.

"..."

Watching the woman's figure disappear quickly behind the door, Shi Hen fell silent.

Was he spoiling Raven a little too much?

With a sigh of resignation, Shi Hen turned and took a new pillow from the cabinet.

He was tired. Time to sleep.

Chapter 46: The Nascent Assassin

Half a month later, on a moonlit, starry night.

"A dark and windy night, perfect for arson and murder." Standing on a hillside, overlooking a spacious courtyard hidden deep in the mountains in the distance, Shi Hen couldn't help but curve his lips slightly. "Although the weather isn't ideal, I believe you won't disappoint me, General Andre?"

Hearing the young man's words, Andre's expression stiffened. But when he saw the ball of white light flickering like a flame at the other's fingertips, the man who had spent half his life on the battlefield chose to bow his head. "I will certainly obey your will, Lord White."

"Go."

Shi Hen nodded with satisfaction.

He felt like he was becoming more and more like a villain.

Sigh. He was clearly a righteous companion saving the world.

But perhaps a hero was someone who had to bear what ordinary people could not.

Justifying himself in his heart, Shi Hen made a gesture towards Andre.

Receiving the order, Andre didn't hesitate. He led the ten specially selected soldiers behind him towards the courtyard in the mountains.

The team of eleven moved swiftly, but without a sound, only the faint crunch of boots against snow.

This was Andre's most elite squad. Each member was a seasoned veteran, possessing combat strength not inferior to the top assassins on Charon's List.

Of course, in the eyes of the three major organizations, Charon's List was no different from a joke.

But for ordinary people, it was a good unit of measurement for combat power.

"Next, this is your mission, Peggy." Shi Hen said softly, his gaze falling on the last slender figure in a black cloak beside him. "Kill that woman, or... you don't have to come back."

Under the young man's gaze, Peggy's body couldn't help but tremble.

The girl wanted to struggle, but meeting that deep, cold gaze, Peggy finally parted her lips and said, "...Yes."

Yes, she should have realized long ago that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Since she had received those things, she was bound to pay a price commensurate with them.

He patted the girl's head, Shi Hen deeply feeling the other party's current fear, but he still gently pushed her from behind: "Let me see your value, Peggy."

Sensing the boy's iron-like will, the girl's body trembled involuntarily, but she still overcame her inner panic and walked forward, towards the same place as Andre and the others.

After walking dozens of meters, Peggy paused, looked back at the white-robed boy standing in the moonlight, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then resolutely moved forward as if she had made up her mind.

Hearing the girl's footsteps alone, which were enough to overshadow the eleven footsteps of Andre, several black lines immediately appeared on Shi Hen's forehead.

Forget it, he didn't expect Peggy to actually achieve anything anyway.

Rather than relying on this girl who had been training for less than a month, he might as well look forward to a certain coward.

"Don't disappoint me, Seele Vollerei..."

Muttering softly, the boy's figure disappeared into the snow, leaving no trace of his presence.

At the same time, the working girl Raven was still speeding in an off-road vehicle across a snowy plain somewhere.

Some debtors were hidden quite deeply, and she had been dawdling with Shi Hen and Peggy, so now she had to catch up.

"I have a feeling something is about to happen..."

In the brightly lit office, Cocolia looked up at the bright moon outside the window, a sense of unease rising in her heart.

Was it because she had taken over too much territory all at once during this period, and the heavy workload and pressure were too much?

Rubbing her slightly sore shoulders, Cocolia decided to rest after approving the last batch of documents.

Having finally managed to steal some leisure time to return to the orphanage, she didn't want to spend all her time on official duties.

She had to sleep early and wake up early, as she had to tell stories to the children tomorrow.

Thinking of those children, each with their own personality but all equally adorable, Cocolia's lips curved into a gentle smile.

Before long, the female warlord, having pumped herself up, quickly approved over a dozen documents.