The Villainess Cannot Escape — Five Beast Husbands Chase Her Madly-Chapter 103: Jiu Su’s Bounty Skyrockets Again
"Hahaha, nice! First, let’s pay off my remaining eight-hundred-million-Gold-Coin fine!"
Su An’an beamed as she opened her account.
She watched as the debt records that had plagued her were wiped clean.
The Rebel Army’s assault hadn’t defeated her. Instead, it had thrown open the doors to a great fortune.
Fame, power, and Gold Coins dropping into her hands... The feeling was incredible!
"Your Highness, I’ve told you the good news. Now for the bad news."
Little Pink somberly opened the dark web’s bounty interface.
On the crimson background, the bounty for Jiu Su had unexpectedly skyrocketed from one hundred billion to three hundred billion Gold Coins.
Countless frenzied messages scrolled through the comment section.
"Catch the Divine Female Jiu Su and I’ll trade her to the black market for ten Mine Stars."
"Mine Stars? Who cares about those? If I catch Jiu Su, I’ll rent her out for mass breeding."
"I’ll put in an order for a hundred right now, one for every beastman in my clan!"
Su An’an’s smile instantly froze, and a chill ran down her spine.
"Your Highness, you made too big of a splash with this livestream. The Rebel Army, the Federation Government, the Empire Warlords, and the Mysterious Families have all taken an interest in you."
Little Pink said, its voice filled with worry:
"There were five hundred thousand hacker attacks during the livestream. The Beastman Calming Company’s firewall is now riddled with holes."
"If I hadn’t upgraded alongside you, I doubt I could have held them off."
"It would be best if you livestreamed less in the future to avoid exposing your coordinates and identity."
"Understood."
Su An’an let out a long breath.
Her joy shattered like a bubble, replaced by a bone-chilling cold.
This victory had brought her immense benefits, but it had also pushed her onto a more dangerous gambling table.
The dark web bounty, the Federation’s pursuit, and the Rebel Army’s hunt all felt like a scythe at her neck.
Behind her was a bottomless abyss.
One misstep would mean irreversible doom.
"Your Highness, once your identity is exposed, not even Her Majesty the Queen will be able to protect you."
"The entire Empire will treat you as a bargaining chip."
Little Pink’s antennae curled up into a tangled spiral.
"Especially the Rebel Army. They firmly believe in the prophecy of the Divine Female’s descent and will stop at nothing to get their hands on you."
"The Rebel Army and I are already enemies to the death."
Su An’an clenched her fists.
She had defeated the Rebel Army three times; she could defeat them a fourth time, and a fifth.
"But you don’t have to worry too much, Your Highness," Little Pink added comfortingly. "The Five Great Beast Husbands will certainly protect you."
"True security is something you create for yourself. I have to become much stronger," Su An’an said, clenching her fists.
「Rebel Army Base」
Lying on the metal floor, Lord Li was jolted awake by a vicious splash of cold water.
His eyes snapped open. He seized the Communication Beast by the neck, his own eyes bloodshot as he snarled:
"You got a death wish? How dare you wake me up like this?"
"My lord! It’s an urgent communication from Lord Red! Please, take it quickly!"
As much as the Communication Beast feared Lord Li, he feared Lord Red even more.
Lord Li’s head snapped up, his gaze fixed in terror on the Light Screen, which glowed with a bloody mist.
"Lord Li, you have to answer it!"
The Communication Beast struggled to his feet and shoved the Holographic Helmet onto Lord Li’s head.
Red leopard spots emerged on Lord Li’s arms, and his pupils shrank to pinpricks.
His hand trembling, he pressed the connect button, his entire body tensed as he braced for the excruciating pain he knew was coming.
To his surprise, the pain never came.
Lord Red, wearing an Evil Ghost Mask, appeared weightlessly, a Jiu Su fan club badge pinched between his fingers.
"My lord, I have failed in my duties. Please grant me punishment."
Lord Li dropped to his knees with a thud. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"I saw Jiu Su’s livestream. She’s surprisingly capable."
Lord Red toyed with the Jiu Su badge in his hand, his raspy voice holding a surprising hint of amusement.
Lord Li shuddered violently and began striking his forehead against the floor.
"I mobilized all our moles within the Empire and colluded with the Royal Family Cabinet to put pressure on Her Majesty the Queen. I thought we could destroy Jiu Su with public opinion."
"To think she actually broke the Evil Egg’s curse!"
"She didn’t just restore the fertility of the Wasted Females. She even caused a dying, elderly female to awaken an S Level healing talent."
"Not even the secret techniques of the Witch Clan can accomplish such a thing."
"Lord Red, do you think Jiu Su could really be the Divine Female from the prophecy?"
For more than a decade, he had lurked within the Empire, sowing chaos and discord without a single failure.
But ever since Jiu Su appeared,
she had shattered his plans time and again, grinding the Rebel Army under her heel.
He could think of no other explanation. She had to be the Divine Female!
"I don’t care if she’s the Divine Female or not. I’m going to get my hands on her."
Lord Red said with a cold laugh, "I don’t care what method you have to use. Find her."
A savage light glinted in his beast-like eyes, like a predator that had just spotted its prey. He made no effort to conceal his cruel, avaricious nature.
"Lord Red, I’ve been trying to uncover her true identity ever since her very first livestream."
Lord Li’s body was rigid, and beads of cold sweat dripped from his brow to spatter on the floor.
"But her S Level privacy wards are incredibly strong. She must be backed by a powerful super-AI. I can’t find a single trace of her on the Star Network."
"Isn’t Princess Su An’an her apprentice?"
Lord Red abruptly crushed the Jiu Su badge in his hand and gave a cold laugh.
"Capture her and use her as bait. If Jiu Su doesn’t show up, we’ll livestream us skinning that girl alive."
"Let’s see just how long our merciful Holy Female, Jiu Su, can stand to watch. How many cuts will it take before she breaks?"
Lord Li swallowed hard. "The Beast Husbands protecting Su An’an are too powerful... too difficult to handle," he said, struggling with the words.
"Last time, in the Rotting Nest, Poison Dragon tore off his own arm just to break her out of our encirclement..."
He hadn’t even finished speaking when the helmet on his head erupted in a piercing red light.
Lord Red made a claw with his right hand, and a massive claw formed of spiritual power crushed down on Lord Li’s head.
"Useless trash! I’ll give you one month. If you can’t capture Su An’an, I’ll make a seat cushion from your scalp."
The whites of Lord Li’s eyes showed as he clawed desperately at the air, veins bulging on his hands.
"My... my lord! Please, give me another chance! I swear I’ll succeed this time."
"Remember what you’ve promised."
Lord Red sneered, releasing his head as if tossing aside a piece of trash. Then, his holographic form vanished in an instant.
Lord Li slumped weakly to the floor, a pool of cold sweat soaking the ground around him.
The Communication Beast scrambled to remove his Holographic Helmet. Its interior was slick with blood.
Blood trickled from Lord Li’s ears, eyes, and nose.
He lunged and grabbed the Communication Beast’s arm, his voice a raw rasp.
"How many pieces do we have left to play?"
The Communication Beast opened a top-secret document.
Vast fields of grayed-out data looked like a graveyard. Only one entry was still lit up: the Mad Beast Institute.
"The Mad Beast Institute!"
Lord Li stared at the glowing entry, a cold sneer slowly spreading across his lips. "I recall that after those three elderly Wasted Females advanced, the director of the Mad Beast Institute, Simon, immediately invited them over for treatment."
"Yes, S Level Healing Power is very effective against Mad Beasts."
The Communication Beast nodded eagerly.
"Very good. Find a way to get the Mad Beast Institute to send an invitation to Su An’an, and make sure she attends."
Lord Li pushed himself up slowly against the wall and said through gritted teeth:
"Su An’an, you managed to escape the Rotting Nest last time. This time, I’ll make sure you never leave!"
