Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 57: You’re really an idiot

Zhisse began to recall memories from her past life.

She had once been one of the most terrifying beings in a completely different world.

But because she had too many enemies—and was ultimately betrayed by those closest to her—she became the target of numerous powerful factions collaborating to eliminate her.

Even though she had reached an almost supreme level of power at that time, in the end, she was still mercilessly slain.

Her soul was imprisoned within a lighthouse, forced to illuminate the Sea of Souls. She would remain there until the energy in her soul was completely depleted—at which point, she would truly perish, turning to dust and vanishing from existence.

After over a thousand years, with only a sliver of energy left to maintain her existence, an invisible force suddenly pulled her from the lighthouse.

At that moment, her mind was engulfed in darkness. When she awoke, she found herself reborn as a spider.

A lowly creature could easily be crushed beneath someone’s foot.

Her consciousness had not fully awakened then, so she only had a few vague and fragmented memories.

But now, her mind had become much clearer, allowing her to think like a normal human.

Yet, deep within her mind, an image of Noan lingered—along with a special connection she could never break.

’My head… it hurts so much!’ Zhisse thought. ’What was my name again? It’s been too long… I can’t even remember my own name anymore.’

’Ah! My name now is Zhisse. Master gave me that name. It’s a good name, I suppose. After all, I’m just a spider. I don’t need a grand name.’

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’Master? Wait! Why am I calling him Master? In my past life, I was a terrifying existence! Anyone who laid eyes upon me would kneel before me! Why am I calling that brat my master?!’

’Damn it! I should kill him!’

Suddenly, Noan shivered as he felt a surge of murderous intent enveloping his body.

He turned his head and looked at Zhisse—only to see her staring at him with her six wide-open eyes, her expression somewhat… foolish.

Moreover, Noan didn’t believe that Zhisse would ever harbor murderous intent toward him.

After all, heroes summoned by a Lord would never betray their master.

Furthermore, once any hero or monster underwent Almighty Fusion and received the Evolution mark, betrayal was simply impossible.

’My head… why does it hurt so much?’

’I… I must be loyal to Master. But why am I having these thoughts?’

’I feel so sleepy… I… I want to sleep.’

Moments later, all six of Zhisse’s eyes blinked, her once-conflicted expression replaced by a foolishly content look as she stared at Noan.

Instantly, she leaped onto his shoulder, rubbing her head against his.

Krit! Krit! Krit!

Zhisse chirped excitedly, waving her front two legs as if overjoyed.

Noan chuckled and shook his head. Maybe I just imagined that earlier.

The more he looked at Zhisse, the more satisfied he felt. Not only had she skipped past rank E+ and reached rank D, but she had even evolved into a Mutant form.

"Can you defeat that Rock Rhino from before?" Noan suddenly asked.

Zhisse immediately stood upright on her two hind legs, placing her remaining four on her hips in a stance full of arrogance and confidence.

Krit! Krit! Krit!

Hearing her response, Noan understood she could easily take down the Rock Rhino now.

However… Noan felt that this still wasn’t enough.

Hawke likely had more than just one rank-D monster—he probably had several.

Even so, Noan wasn’t afraid.

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

Suddenly, a loud, grating knock echoed through the door.

Noan already knew who it was. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Raito stood there, smiling. He said, "We need to move out."

"They haven’t returned?"

"That’s right," Raito immediately responded to Noan’s question. "They’re either dead or hiding somewhere. We only need to search the outskirts of the forest. We’ll stop looking altogether if we don’t find anything today."

"Don’t worry, I’ll still share the secret about the food harvesting area with you."

Noan gave a slight nod, then brought a rank-F+ Skeleton to accompany him.

"This is your hero?" Raito asked when he saw it.

"That’s right." Noan sighed, his expression somewhat weary. "After all, I’m only an F-rank Lord. My soldiers are just rank-F Skeletons. Even my hero is a Skeleton… I was lucky it turned out to be rank F+."

Hearing this, Raito’s disdain for Noan grew even stronger. However, he didn’t show emotion and replied calmly, "Hahaha… well, that’s good enough."

"My hero is rank E, a High Orc. I can protect you."

Noan nodded and said, "It’s just a simple search mission. There probably aren’t many zombies around the forest’s edge, so there shouldn’t be any real danger."

Upon hearing this, a sinister grin flashed across Raito’s face—but it only lasted a second before disappearing.

…

Noan and Raito arrived at the outskirts of the forest, where towering trees stretched over ten meters high, their fallen leaves rotting on the ground.

Noan tried to peer deeper into the forest but couldn’t see anything.

True to its name, this was the Gloomy Forest.

Even though it was 8 a.m., the forest was eerily dim, as if night were about to fall.

"Don’t worry," Raito suddenly patted Noan’s shoulder. "We’re only staying near the outskirts."

Noan nodded and followed behind Raito into a slightly darker area.

This place was densely packed with trees, and the ground was covered with various vines that Noan didn’t recognize.

Surrounded by towering trees over ten meters high, the dense canopy above completely blocked out any sunlight, shrouding the area in darkness and dampness.

The musty scent of moss mixed with the stench of stagnant water assaulted Noan’s nose, making him uncomfortable.

"This place is…"

"Hahaha… a special location for a fun event," Raito said with a grin.

"A fun event?" Noan frowned. "What do you mean?"

Raito burst into laughter, his smile filled with malice. "Hahahaha… you really are stupid, Noan. I didn’t expect you to fall into my trap so easily."

"I had planned to use multiple tricks to lure you here, but who knew you’d be dumb enough to walk right into it alone?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Noan frowned, slowly backing away, his face showing a trace of concern.

"Don’t worry. If you tell me the secret of how you managed to bring food supplies to this new territory, I’ll let you ’enjoy yourself’ a little before you die."

As Raito spoke, he unfastened his belt. With nothing to hold them up, his leather pants slipped down, revealing a pair of bright red shorts underneath.

"You’re quite good-looking, you know. Originally, my target was Hawke, but I can’t ’enjoy’ him just yet."

"Although you’re just plain water—not as fine as wine—you can still be used to quench my thirst."

Noan’s face twisted in disgust.

This bastard was completely deranged. No—he had always been a depraved monster.

"What are you trying to do?" Noan shouted. "Don’t you already have a secret food collection area? Why would you need my secret too?"

"Hahaha… you really are stupid, Noan." Raito laughed maniacally. "Human greed knows no bounds. Even though I already have a hidden area to gather food, I want more."

"Think about it—if I controlled all the food distribution in this region, how much power would I have?"

"You… you’re not afraid of Hawke?" Noan quickly countered. "He has a rank-D monster! If he finds out you control the food supply, he’ll kill you!"

"Hahahaha… do you think I’m afraid of him?" Raito sneered through clenched teeth. "He only has one rank-D monster and two rank-E monsters. If we were to fight truly, he wouldn’t stand a chance against me."

"However… I don’t want Big Brother to find out about this either. That’s why… hahahaha… Noan, if you die here today, no one will ever know what happened."

"No one will ever learn your secrets… or mine."

Noan instinctively took a step back as if preparing to flee.

But Raito, as if anticipating his thoughts, smirked and spoke, "Are you trying to run? If you dare take off, I’ll have my soldiers wipe out your territory."

"Ah! By now, they’ve probably already surrounded your domain. With a single command, they’ll turn your land into ashes."

"You…" Noan gritted his teeth, his face contorted with rage.

"That’s right!" Raito burst into a manic laugh. "Hahahaha… look at me with those eyes! It excites me, Noan! Hahahaha!"

"You…."

"Hahahaha…"

Suddenly, Noan started laughing, causing Raito to frown in confusion.

"What the hell are you laughing at?"

Noan took a deep breath, suppressing his emotions before looking directly at Raito.

"I’m laughing because… you’re an idiot."

"What?!"