This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Rita bound PhantomDancer's hands and feet, stuffed his ears, eyes, and mouth, then administered another dose of Intermediate Sleep Potion. After reducing his health to 20%, she made sure that if an emergency arose, she could instantly finish him off. Once that was done, she wrapped the entire Moon Fox in a dark-colored express package bag she had used during her move.

There was no need to pack luggage; her game backpack already contained spare clothing and toiletries. After making all the preparations, Rita asked Nivalis, "Do you want to go to B City?"

Nivalis asked, "What are we going there for?"

Rita replied, "To take revenge."

Nivalis, holding the game controller, slid his claws and responded, "What did you do before I arrived? Why do you have so many enemies?"

Rita sighed. "That's what happens when you're outstanding."

Nivalis seemed to feel a little nauseous. "Sometimes when I talk to you, I feel this weird sensation in my chest—like I want to throw up but can't, or swallow it but can't. What do you Blue Star people call that feeling?"

Rita smiled. "It's called admiration."

Nivalis: *...*

Despite his feelings, Nivalis followed Rita into the car because she had mentioned that they would stop by to see Eleanor, which was her official reason for going to B City.

Rita shoved the bag containing PhantomDancer into the passenger seat, placed Nivalis in the seat beside it, and asked him to enlarge a bit to sit comfortably. Then, she covered PhantomDancer with a misty frost.

She drove off from the villa with one fox and one dragon in tow. Just as they got on the highway, Rita received a call from Shadow.Q.

"Hello? Shadow.Q, what's up?"

There was a brief pause before the voice on the other end responded, "Old Song, where are you going? Is something wrong in S City? We can change it."

Rita winced at the nickname. "...Sis, can you just call me Xiao Yu?"

Shadow.Q responded, "Okay, Xiao Yu, why are you leaving S City? Of course, we have no intention of limiting your freedom. You're free to go wherever you want, but as a talent from S City, we do have a possessive desire for excellent individuals. I'm sure you understand, right?"

Nivalis pointed to the speakerphone and said, "I admire her."

Rita: ...

Shadow.Q: ?

Rita replied, "She says she admires you."

Shadow.Q: "Sounds like one of those backhanded insults."

Rita: "Look at you, so sensitive."

Shadow.Q: "...Alright, I surrender. Let's have a proper conversation."

Rita: "I'm just going to B City to visit my parents and grandma."

She didn't hide that she already knew about Samuel and Scarlett's presence in B City; there was no need to explain. Given her ability, having access to some information wasn't unusual.

Shadow.Q: "Got it, safe travels. We've registered your car plate, so your highway fees are waived."

Rita: "...Such great benefits."

Shadow.Q: "It's the least we can do."

Rita hung up the phone with a hint of sarcasm. She continued the drive with Nivalis, periodically giving PhantomDancer more sleeping potion.

The drive hadn't started early, so it quickly became dark. Rita didn't stop in any city for the night but drove at the maximum speed limit, occasionally texting Rick with some casual messages of concern.

By 4 AM, they were only about 100 kilometers away from B City. After receiving Shadow.Q's call, Rita had given up on maintaining the secrecy of her whereabouts. But since she had already left, she had prepared herself for whatever would come.

After exiting the highway, she parked the car at the edge of a farmland and turned off the engine. She had Nivalis use frost mist to cover the car, and while reading a magic book on Moon Fox, Rita had recently discovered that magic didn't always have to be confined to specific skills. If you used magic flexibly and effectively, it could serve as a skill in itself. Discover more content at empire

For example, Nivalis could manipulate frost mist. Although she didn't have a concealment or defense barrier skill, she could still use the frost mist to achieve her desired effect.

Rita changed into new clothes, bent down to feed PhantomDancer a dose of basic invisibility potion, and dragged him out of the bag. Then she pulled out the Wrathful Moon charm from her waist, marked Nivalis as a star, and drank her own invisibility potion. The illusion spell had the drawback of being visible to certain skills, so she used frost mist to hide herself and Nivalis from detection.

Once all preparations were done, she lifted PhantomDancer into the air, flying high. Nivalis followed closely behind, keeping a safe distance.

Nivalis: "Why don't you just let me carry you? You can't possibly fly this high."

Rita replied, "I want to test the limits of my skill."

With that, she accelerated, quickly matching the speed of the revival train below them. Her magic power began to drop at a rate of 50 per second, and her health began to drop at a rate of 1 per second.

It seemed her physical endurance wasn't enough. When she accelerated again, her health dropped at a rate of 10 per second, and a negative effect appeared: **[Drone]**.

A line of explanation followed.

**[Drone]**: Keep flying and there will be no one left.

But this speed was enough. Although they were still more than 100 kilometers from B City, they were only about 70 kilometers from The Taylor Family estate.

Rita fed PhantomDancer another dose of intermediate invisibility potion before reaching The Taylor Family estate's vicinity. She looked at the estate, where there were no "Shield Water Curtains," but there were faint electric arcs around the area.

Rita poured several bottles of strongly-scented potions onto PhantomDancer to erase any scent that might have lingered from her. The effects of PhantomDancer's sleep potion would last for another hour, but that wasn't a concern since it would wear off after significant damage. She glanced at PhantomDancer's health, which had automatically recovered to 30%.

Without hesitation, she cast several magic missiles at PhantomDancer's face, disfiguring him to ensure that even if his face was caught on camera, he couldn't be identified. After reducing his health to around 5%, she fed him 50ml of Daughter's Red wine and threw him into the center of The Taylor Family's largest building.

The Moon Fox crashed through the roof, and chaos erupted in The Taylor Family estate.

Rita didn't leave. She needed to see PhantomDancer die in The Taylor Family's hands before she could feel secure. Though she had considered the possibility of PhantomDancer getting drunk and not causing trouble, that wouldn't be so bad. At least he would die at The Taylor Family's hands.

After all, the main goal of feeding PhantomDancer the Daughter's Red was to keep his mind in a confused state, to prevent him from quickly realizing it was a trap. The secondary goal was to incite The Taylor Family to go on a killing spree.