"Why can’t I kill you?"

Sophie said calmly, "Give me a suitable reason, and I may consider sparing your life. But if you fail, then I can only send you down to true hell! Back then, you and I both belonged to the Ten Heroes, but not only did you, a border general, refuse to perform your responsibility and protect your country, you turned traitor and killed multiple Ten Heroes including my mentor, Herrero. I have borne this grudge for a thousand years, but I wasn’t able to claim vengeance due to the various nuisances hindering me… until now, that is!"

Bloody Finger shuddered as he pushed himself up to full length. "You cannot kill me, because… you were half the reason I decided to turn my back on the empire!"

"Me?"

Sophie exclaimed in puzzlement, "You did it for me? But why? My father was a famous general of the empire, but he passed away a long time ago. As for my mentor, he was killed by your own hand. What role could I possibly play in your betrayal?"

Bloody Finger replied while panting heavily, "The emperor, Liulin, gave you a secret order to hunt down the undead at Yellowstone Desert,...