My System Seems Different from Theirs

“What? You’re saying that even with half a million troops under my command, the Emperor still suspects me of treason?”

“Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence....

Chapter 733 Captain 12 (1/2)

Only the candlesticks on the wall emitted a faint light.

Its eyes began to turn bloodshot; someone had actually broken into its nest and seemed to be provoking it!

As a bizarre creature, it cannot be seen as a human provocation that is considered food!

The lizardman moved through the house at an incredible speed, but it couldn't find any trace of the intruder, which made it start to wonder if it had misheard.

It is impossible for any human to move freely in its territory.

Could it be... something else strange? The lizardman was somewhat surprised.

The sudden noise startled it, and it turned its head sharply to see the door leading to the basement open, slamming against the wall with a dull thud.

It hesitated for a moment, then quickly arrived at the basement door and peered inside.

The basement was pitch black, and the downward staircase seemed to beckon it down.

The lizardman, being an eerie creature, felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of dread.

"Who are you?" it asked, its voice harsh and unpleasant.

No one answered it.

Feeling slighted, the lizardman suddenly rushed into the basement, even assuming a fighting stance.

But after wandering around the cold, damp basement, there was still nothing there.

Instead, a coughing sound came from the basement doorway.

It rushed up the stairs quickly, looking around.

"Am I sick?" An absurd thought popped into the lizardman's mind.

Next, it inspected its nest again. The whole place was unusually quiet, with no signs of human activity.

It returned somewhat nervously to its usual room.

But just as he lay down, a clear knocking sound came from above the house.

This time, the lizardman wasn't angry; instead, he seemed startled and shrank his neck.

What exactly entered its nest?

This time it moved very slowly, climbing the stairs step by step, and opening the door to the upstairs room. But what came into view was an empty room, or rather, not completely empty, as there were some white bones piled up there.

It stared blankly at everything in the room, when the door slowly closed behind it, startling it so much that its whole body trembled.

The lizardman roared somewhat nervously.

"Who are you? Who are you? Show yourself!"

But no one responded to him. Instead, footsteps sounded outside again, but he no longer had any desire to look.

The footsteps quickly disappeared, followed by faint knocking sounds coming from the passage it usually used to hunt humans.

Each sound struck its sensitive nerves.

As a strange being, it felt incredibly weak, and a sense of fear that shouldn't exist gradually welled up in its heart.

"who..."