Sieg remained silent, but Bayer looked at Sieg and said, "How about it, Dean Sieg, your meticulous preparation has failed, don’t you have something to say?"
"Hmph!" Sieg tightened his face, looking at Bayer, his aura not faltering at all, "Indeed, my meticulous preparation has failed. But, that was just my first preparation! I still have a second one! As long as my second preparation takes effect, don’t even talk about rebuilding the Black Spirit Empire, whether you live or die is uncertain."
"In that case, Dean Sieg, you seem very confident in your secret plan," Bayer said with a smile, although he did not elaborate, he looked as if he understood everything.
Upon hearing Bayer mention the "secret plan," Sieg’s face changed and he exclaimed in shock, "How could you..."
"Are you trying to say, how could I know? Ha, next, will you ask how your student is?"
"Ha, your student is very fine now. If you don’t believe me, you can greet him yourself." Bayer said, then clapped his hands.
Following Bayer’s claps, the air behind him twisted and a black-haired young man appeared, his aura sharp as a dagger.
The black-haired young man glanced at Sieg, slightly bowed in respect, then spoke somewhat coldly, "Teacher, give up. Mr. Bayer is stronger than you think, you’ll never be his match."
"This!" Sieg gasped, his eyes wide as he stared at his student Dulin, utterly perplexed. In his view, this student was the most loyal to him, yet it was this very student who had betrayed him.
"What on earth did you do to Dulin?" Sieg turned his head and glared fiercely at Bayer.
Bayer replied softly, "We did nothing, except show him a bigger world. Your student is excellent and shouldn’t die alongside you. So, I gave him a hand, allowing him to see the world from a higher perspective."
Sieg did not believe it and turned to his student Dulin, wanting to hear the answer from his own mouth.
The answer was no different.
Dulin spoke, "Teacher, what Mr. Bayer said is true. After joining them, I realized how ignorant and pitiful I was before. Teacher, the world is not at all what you imagined, so it really makes no sense to fight against Mr. Bayer and his forces, struggle is pointless, just give up."
Sieg stared intensely at his student, listening to him speak, opened his mouth intending to say something but stopped after making a sound, slowly closed his mouth, pursed his lips, his eyes flickered, and he remained silent for a long time.
Around them, dead silence.
After a prolonged silence, a discordant sound arose.
The laughter came from deep within Sieg’s throat, starting soft then swiftly growing louder.
"Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!"
Sieg looked at his student, at the proficient Casol, and finally at Bayer, laughing uncontrollably.
"Ha ha ha, impressive, impressive, you really are impressive! I have to admire, you’re more formidable than I imagined, leaving me without a scheme," Sieg laughed. "But!"
Sieg’s expression chilled, his tone very serious, "But I don’t believe, I don’t believe you really dare kill me. I am the Dean of Deep Blue Castle, all of Deep Blue Castle’s people are my subordinates. If you kill me, how do you think the people of Deep Blue Castle will treat you, do you think they will continue to cooperate with you, to help you establish this so-called Black Spirit Empire?
True, I was too imposing on the people of Deep Blue Castle, maybe you can persuade them to betray me. But did you know, long ago, I controlled them with a special method? This method is very secretive, involving injecting a special toxin into their bodies, a fact even they are unaware of.
But their ignorance is one thing, the deadly nature of the toxin is another, and I am the only one who can concoct the antidote. If you kill me, then within a month, all people of Deep Blue Castle will join me in death.
At that time, you will have no one at your disposal. I don’t believe you can completely rely on your own power to rule the entire East Coast! If you could do that, why would you need my help?"
Sieg finished, watching Bayer’s somewhat strange expression, then laughed again, "Ha ha, how about that, scared? Are you feeling, you don’t dare lay a hand on me now?"
Bayer did not speak, his expression strange as he watched Sieg, and after a while, he said, "To control the lives of your subordinates with toxin? To hold their life and death in your grip? Tsk, that’s really something we didn’t consider. Can you still see your subordinates as humans, or are they humans, and you think you are their god?"
"Ha, I am a god! I am the god of all Deep Blue Castle!" Sieg exclaimed loudly, "So, if you kill me, the entire Deep Blue Castle will be destroyed, and you will gain nothing!"
"Alright, alright, you’re formidable!" Bayer expressed admiration, then changed his tone, lightly speaking, "But, that doesn’t matter anymore."
"Eh?" Sieg was startled, somewhat puzzled, "What do you mean?"
"Exactly as it sounds," Bayer replied, "Perhaps your methods are astonishing, but as I said before, the outcome won’t change no matter what, regardless of any unforeseen events, our goals will be achieved, that’s us."
"I don’t believe it!" Sieg said coldly.
"Believe it or not, that’s up to you," Bayer replied with a smile, "but whether we do it or not is up to us, fact will prove everything."
"So you’re saying, you’re definitely going to turn against me?"
"Can’t help it, because this is exactly part of our plan."
"Very well, very well!" Sieg was furiously amused, "You are ruthless, since it is so, then let me witness your capabilities! Let me warn you, my strength is stronger than you imagine, if you plan to kill me with that dagger sneak attack from before, you’d better give up. This guy called Casol beside you is a bit formidable, but if I really fight desperately, I’m not afraid.
Honestly, in my eyes, you don’t have many formidable people. It’s just that last exchange conference where you made a move, that Lord Muse, was somewhat capable. But she was also left crippled, not a match for me."
"Dean Sieg, confidence is a good thing, but overconfidence is not," Bayer kindly reminded, "The words just now, it’s good Lord Muse didn’t hear them, otherwise, your end might be more miserable than what we planned."
"Hmph! Really?" Sieg sneered, expressing disbelief, "Your Muse, clearly already seriously injured, surviving such a brutal battle, even if she lives, her strength must have been greatly diminished, right? Even if she is exceptional, to have a third of her previous strength is already a lot, why should I be afraid..."
As he spoke, Sieg suddenly sensed something, his expression drastically changed, and he violently turned his head to look to the side, just to see a figure appearing below the hill, rushing towards him rapidly.