Reincarnated and Regressed Villain - Make heroines beg for forgiveness

Chapter 346: Chapter 346- Jenny's Anger

Inside the main palace at the peak of Celestial Phoenix, one of the rooms bore witness to recent turmoil.

Due to an attack from a faction of unknown origin, many servants and maids had already fallen.

However, two guards stood vigil outside a door, their presence a testament to the peril that had befallen the palace.

Within the room, a woman was seated beside a bed, where a young woman lay asleep.

The silence was shattered when the younger woman, Jenny, stirred abruptly, her eyes fluttering open with a surge of anger coursing through her.

As fragmented memories flashed through her mind, she struggled to recall the events of the previous day.

The last image etched in her thoughts was that of a man descending the stairs and reaching the main peak, and then everything had gone dark.

"M-meiyue?!"

The woman, who was Jenny's mother, recoiled in shock upon seeing her daughter jolt awake, gasping for breath.

She quickly leaned forward, wrapping her arms around Jenny's shoulders, embracing her tightly as relief washed over her at the sight of her daughter finally awakening.

"Haah... M-mom?"

Jenny's gaze swept across the room, taking in the familiar wooden furniture that signified this was indeed her mother's chamber.

Yet, confusion clouded her mind as the memory of the last figure she had seen lingered in her thoughts.

She focused on her mother, noting her weary expression, and felt a swirl of emotions since she couldn't remember much of what had transpired.

Everything felt like a blur, ending in her sudden loss of consciousness.

"Are you alright, my daugh—"

The woman began to ask, her voice trembling with concern, but was abruptly cut off by a sound that echoed ominously through the room.

Krieek

Bam!

The door swung open violently, and the two guards stationed outside were hurled into the room, crashing against the wall before they collapsed, rendered unconscious by the force of the intruder's assault.

"Liege has summoned you both."

A black-robed man commanded, his voice chilling, a trench coat draped over him and a hoodie obscuring half his face.

His gaze was cold and unforgiving as he surveyed the two women, noting their shock.

Jenny was the first to recover, indignation sparking in her.

"Y-you?! How dare you—"

She began, her hands clenching into fists, fury rising within her.

The audacity of this intruder—barging in and incapacitating her guards—ignited a fire in her that she could hardly contain.

She lifted her chin defiantly, the chains clinking as she did so.

Although her mask of righteous indignation was beginning to crack, Ryuk could sense the underlying dread lingering just beneath the surface.

For Yu Shao Yan, the memory of how he had threatened to destroy everyone within the Celestial Phoenix Order a few days prior, yet had shown mercy by sparing her, her daughter, and her granddaughter, created a complex mixture of emotions.

It seemed there might be an ember of kindness within him.

Driven by this thought, she sought to clarify her situation, hoping he would reconsider and only punish her for her actions.

However, she had sensed yesterday that this man's kindness was but a fleeting illusion, a false hope designed to lead her and her family into despair.

Once he departed from Jade Dominion after completing whatever task had drawn him there, he would likely eliminate them.

This understanding compelled her to take major countermeasures by implanting a soul parasite within that woman, a decision fraught with risk but necessary for her own survival. "So, please, will you show mercy to them and punish me instead?"

"Haah....it appears, I need to clarify something," but it appeared she had made a big mistake, evident from the chilling yet sharp voice filled with killing intent reverberating in the place, "ThE oNlY qUeStIoN yOu ShOuLd Be AsKiNg Is WhEtHeR I'lL lEt YoU dIe QuIcKlY."

WHOOOSH

'!?'

"Khukh!?" She choked back a breath, her feet stumbling due to a sudden surge of energy, making her cover her body with a layer of internal energy to protect it. However, due to the low amount of it and not being fully recovered, her skin clearly showed the marks of heat burns.

"Y-you," Yu Shao Yan was about to add further, but suddenly sensing something, her eyes darted toward the mansion gates, where she spotted two figures approaching—Jenny and her mother.

Jenny's mother, with her eyes clearly widened, saw Yu Shao Yan, who was right now tied in shackles, with a surge of energy shrouding her mother's body, who should have been the one protecting them. Seeing her clearly suppressed made her eyes widen.

"N-noo! You both—!?" Yu Shao Yan, noticing that they both advanced further, yelled louder. She heard a voice emitted from Jenny.

"RYUK!" Jenny had her sights locked on Ryuk, eyes ablaze with fury and feelings of all the pain she had gone through in her past life and now, presently, seeing that same figure once again threatening her family. Her eyes visibly widened with lungs crying out.

Swish

"HOW DARE YOU COME HERE!" she screamed, her voice raw and full of emotion as she charged at him, her claws ready to strike.

The tension around her crackled, and she looked like a coiled spring ready to explode at any moment.

Her eyes glistened with the rage of someone who had been pushed too far, and she lunged at Ryuk, as if she could tear him apart with her bare hands.

Her mother called out to her, desperation in her voice, "Jenny, no!" But it was too late; Jenny was consumed by her own fury.

"As stupid as ever," with a swift, almost fluid move, Ryuk sidestepped her attack, his clawed fingers tightening, showing the grip as his hand moved with brutal precision.

'!'

"Kurghh!?" Before Jenny could process what was happening, Ryuk grabbed her face, lifting her off the ground like she weighed nothing.

"Ughh!—Y-OU—L..ea...—" Her legs were flailing in the air, and for a moment, everything seemed to freeze.

"Y-you BASTARD!" Panic flashed in her eyes as terror edged in on the anger.

"You just want to destroy everything, don't you?" she managed, her words breaking as if each one was a dagger trying to hurt him. Her fingers clawed around his as she tried to break it, with both hands clenching his forefinger and little finger in hope to pull them away from her face, but it was all futile, only making her yell even louder due to the grip delivering visible pain, "YOU'RE JUST A MONSTE—AAAaaaRRRrrrGHHHHH!"

[ Host, not supporting her but killing her may not be a good choice right now. ]