My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 256 - 165: "Cezar, Our Fire Will Burn the Whole World

"Now," Cezar said, "tell me... who exactly sent you?"

As he spoke, his expression turned cold, and he silently stepped forward. The tip of the blade touched the assassin’s throat, drawing a line of blood. The assassin shivered all over, and the blood-red liquid flowed down the blade.

"It was Her Majesty the Empress!" the assassin hissed, "It was the Empress!"

Cezar’s pupils suddenly contracted, his hand holding the knife paused slightly, and he muttered dazedly:

"Moth...er?"

Yaguba tilted its head, slightly startled, its tail drooping, thinking to itself, what’s going on, not only brotherly friendship, but also motherly kindness to her son?

"You lied to me..." Cezar frowned.

"I’m not lying to you!"

"I hate seeing others bleed, I really... really hate it," Cezar growled hoarsely, his tone emphasizing each word, "so please don’t push me!"

Saying this, Cezar’s knife didn’t stop, the line of blood on the assassin’s throat becoming more and more distinct.

The assassin cried out in a trembling voice, filled with terror: "I’m really not lying to you—! It was the Empress, it was the Empress who sent us!"

Cezar stood completely still, slowly released the short knife from his hand, dazed for a moment, then murmured "No, you lied to me", as he staggered backward like a puppet with its strings cut.

Until his back hit the bookshelf, unable to retreat, he finally stopped gradually.

A photo album from the corner twirled and fell, the page that opened showed the three princes hunting at sea with the King and Empress.

The sun was bright that day, and the sea wind was strong.

On the open deck, Cezar stood between Lorenzo and Cosimo, his eyes closed, the white lids covering his green eyes.

He tried hard to open his eyes towards the camera, but couldn’t. Lorenzo and Cosimo placed their hands on his shoulders, the brothers looking down at him smiling.

Carolina stood behind them, her face adorned with a gentle and kind smile.

Cezar slid slowly to the ground, his back against the bookshelf. Kneeling on the floor, he lowered his head, staring emptily at the floor.

"So that’s it... the Empress is also on your two brothers’ side, so she doesn’t want to see you ascend the throne." Yaguba realized, "I wondered why your two brothers were so reckless, because the King is unconscious, and the most powerful person in the entire Box Garden World is now your mother."

It thought to itself: So why did the Empress arrange for Cezar to leave here?

Could it be... she wants to silently eliminate him in the outside world when he leaves the Whale Terrarium?

Cezar remained silent.

"Since the answer has been asked," Yaguba asked, "should we kill him?"

"Yaguba... eat him." Cezar remained silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Sharks don’t eat people."

Listening to the conversation between the person and the shark, the assassin was first stunned, then shouted:

"You said you would spare me!"

"When did I say that?" Cezar slowly lifted his head, "just giving you a later death, don’t push your luck."

He paused, then looked coldly at Yaguba:

"Eat him."

Yaguba sighed, then exaggeratedly opened its mouth like a cartoon character, about to swallow the assassin. The shadow of the shark suddenly inflated at that moment, covering all the moonlight, almost entirely enveloping the assassin.

The assassin screamed in terror, tremblingly hugging his head.

The next second, Yaguba suddenly retracted its mouth, "Buddy, shake out all the cards in your Anecdote Atlas. Maybe if I eat shard till I’m full, I won’t eat you."

"Really?" the assassin asked joyfully, his mouth foaming, completely terrified.

"Really... Sharks never lie," Yaguba nodded.

The assassin summoned the Anecdote Atlas and shook out all his Anecdote Fragments onto the ground.

In an instant, Yaguba’s head darted forward, opened its mouth to catch five fragments, swallowing them down with a "glug glug".

[5 "Common Grade" Anecdote Fragments devoured, triggering the exclusive cultivation system effect of "Anecdote Glutton," your true size increases by 2.5 meters.]

[Third Body—Eternal Abyss Shark "Yaguba" size change: 122m → 124.5m.]

"Any more?"

Yaguba licked its sharp teeth, its eyes sparkling.

"Yes... of course, send this monster to hell!" the assassin shouted, suddenly giving a mad smile.

He abruptly pulled out a card with silver light patterns from the last page of the atlas, crushed it. Instantly, flames swirled and a fireball, carried by a howling gale, shot towards Yaguba.

It opened its mouth and swallowed the fireball with a roar.

"Fireball, tasty." It burped, "but I’m after fragments."

"Monster..."

The assassin was utterly desperate, his eyes completely losing color.

He surrendered, slowly picking up the short knife that Cezar had just dropped on the ground, hesitated for a moment, then turned the blade towards his own throat, ending his life.

"How lame..." Yaguba pouted, "Do I still have to eat him, Cezar?"

With that, the shark turned its head to look at the white-haired boy sitting idly in front of the bookshelf.

Cezar did not answer.

Yaguba sniffed: "Then I’ll clean up these bodies first... They stink. And while I’m at it, I’ll mop the floor for you. Honestly, I have a bit of a cleanliness obsession."

It controlled the dark water currents, lifting the corpses from the dormitory and tossing them off the rooftop into the sea.

Then the black water began washing the bedroom, first wiping away the bloodstains on the walls and floor, then drying the moisture on the bed curtains.

The air inside the dormitory was suddenly fresh again. Yaguba contentedly flicked its tail, thinking it would make a popular butler.

Seeing Cezar silent, quietly holding the crystal ball, Yaguba shrunk its body down to palm size.

It reverted to the harmless Nobel Shark, enveloped in dark water, its round body slipping inside the crystal ball, then used the water flow to close the lid.

The little shark took a couple of sips of seawater, silently gazing at the figure in the bedroom.

Weeping sounds faintly emerged from the darkness. Cezar knelt on the ground, nose wrinkled, eyes red.

He clutched the crystal ball tightly, like holding onto the last warmth. It was a gift from his father, the last person in the Box Garden World who cared about him.

The little shark lifted its head, looking at him with clear, sympathetic eyes.

It thought, after all, he’s just a kid. No matter how much he tries to act tough, wearing a cold expression, pretending to be ruthless, a kid is a kid.

Even if he mutters "I’ve gone dark" ten thousand times, imitating the powerful figures from cartoons, trying to make himself as majestic as possible, acting as if nothing in the world can stop him, cruel reality might break him down the very next day.

Even adults can reach a breaking point... Let alone a twelve-year-old boy.

Dead silence engulfed the bedroom, the lonely moonlight streamed through the window sill, illuminating the empty blue eyes of the white-haired boy.

After a moment, he broke the silence.

"Why... why do even my brother and mother want to kill me?"

"Uh, maybe you’re not their biological child?" Yaguba thought for a moment, "That’s the only reason I can think of. Kings... Having an affair outside isn’t surprising."

Cezar was slightly taken aback.

He suddenly recalled how when he was young, he could vaguely feel the look of disgust cast upon him by his mother, but every time he turned back, Carolina’s face had already donned a gentle smile.

"The person who poisoned the King might not be your brother, but your mother." Yaguba said, "She’s the closest one to the King, which also explains why she hasn’t sent anyone to protect you."

It paused: "You should also be cautious of that new butler, he might not have been sent by the King."

Cezar suddenly laughed, but his laughter was mixed with an undertone of sobbing, like a dog whose backbone had been taken away.

He asked, "Yaguba, what did I do wrong... Was I never supposed to be born?"

"You didn’t do anything wrong... you just had bad luck."

Yaguba flicked its tail and continued: "By the way, they didn’t end the King’s life because they think as long as you die, the throne would be theirs... So, the old King’s life can still be saved."

It lowered its voice: "But, if they find they can’t secretly kill you, they’ll turn and make a move on the King."

"If I die, then Father will be safe?" Cezar asked solemnly.

"No, your father loves you so much that once he wakes up, he will sooner or later find out what those around him have done... then he will still have to die. As long as the Black Death isn’t completely cured... Even if he doesn’t die, he’ll become a puppet to your mother and brother."

"I see, even Father... is implicated because of me."

"We have no way back, Cezar." Yaguba said, "The King is destined to die, you can’t save him... and those villains will inevitably make a move against you. August 1 is their final deadline."

It thought for a while: "Your Empress pretends to want to take you out of the Box Garden, but in reality, she wants to kill you in a place where no one can see... The King is unconscious, so the Royal Court Team will naturally only follow the Empress’s orders. Even the Royal Court Team is our enemy."

Cezar lowered his eyes, tired and hoarsely said: "Yaguba, tell me... why... why does the whole world have to treat me like this?"

Yaguba was silent for a moment, its voice gradually turning cold: "Cezar, come with me... Let’s devour this twisted country."

It lowered its voice: "You are not alone... If the whole world is your enemy, then we will burn the whole world down together."

"But... it’s just the two of us, how can we resist them?" Cezar asked, "You said the Royal Court Team is also on my mother’s side."

"No, it’s not just the two of us. I have some friends, they call themselves the ’White Crow Travel Brigade.’

At this point, the little shark sneered hideously, revealing its tiny fangs, "And my friends are best at wreaking havoc and plundering. If it’s them, they’ll surely be happy to help you turn this world upside down."

"When will they come?"

"On the day of August 1, the day the Legendary Whale lands, the members of the White Crow Travel Brigade will arrive as scheduled. The Empress thinks you fell into her trap, but it gives us an opportunity instead."

After a long silence, Cezar spoke:

"I believe you, Yaguba. Since my father’s death is already inevitable, everyone around me has abandoned me, I have no attachments to this place."

"Great, I thought you would refuse me."

Cezar lowered his eyes, looking at the little shark in the crystal ball: "You’re the only one I can trust. Will you deceive me?"

"I promise you," Yaguba said word by word, "as long as you don’t betray me, I will never abandon you either."

In the moonlight, Cezar slowly lifted his head. Tears trickled down from the corners of his eyes, his pupils filled with anger, his expression fierce, "Alright, then I promise you... Together, we’ll burn this world clean."