[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-system-build-my-own-territory":3,"chapter-system-build-my-own-territory-system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-226":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","System: Build My Own Territory",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},161885,317,"Chapter 226 - 156: Save Me (5K)","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-226",226,"\u003Cp>Handing a bowl of barley porridge to Anthony, Hall sat down by the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony glanced at the steaming barley porridge, its surface a mere white liquid, barely visible with a few grains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet inside the barley porridge, there were a few pieces of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not minding the heat from the freshly poured porridge, he gulped it down in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His throat bobbed several times as the barley porridge in the bowl was consumed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the clay bowl in his hands, Anthony said solemnly, \"Is the food gone again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall hesitated and said, \"Sir, it ran out two days ago. The remaining barley can only make such thin porridge...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony acknowledged with a sound, his eyes fixated on the flames in the bonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bonfire’s flames leapt in his eyes and across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall’s words were still hesitant, \"Lord Anthony... continuing like this... is not a solution!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without food, morale will crumble. Continuing like this... the team will disperse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony shifted his gaze from the flames, staring directly at Hall, his words almost accusatory, \"Then what do you think I should do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the change in Anthony’s tone, Hall was horrified and quickly stood up, kneeling before Anthony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony continued, \"It was you who asked me to go to Morrison Manor; you who asked me to plunder villages; and you who asked me to flee!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you tell me continuing like this isn’t a solution... it’s still you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hall, you really put me in a difficult position!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall’s forehead pressed tightly against the ground, his whole body trembling as if sifting chaff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally drew the attention of the surrounding Iron Blood Brotherhood members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dared not speak, only watching from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the oppressive aura from Anthony, Hall pleaded, \"Sir, please spare me... everything I’ve done was for the Brotherhood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never with hidden motives!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Hall repeatedly kowtowed, causing small stones in the dirt to break his forehead, yet he did not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony snorted coldly, \"Stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there were any hidden motives, you would already be dead!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Anthony’s words, Hall finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong dizziness made Hall feel like the world was spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony’s gaze turned to the flames again, speaking in a deep voice, \"Tell me, how should the Iron Blood Brotherhood break this deadlock...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall resumed his seat by the fire, his mind racing furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t think of a way to change the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall’s already disheveled face became increasingly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitantly looked at Anthony beside him, stammering, \"Sir... I... I can’t think of how to break it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the encirclement by the Iron Blood Brotherhood, they suffered heavy casualties, and their strength sharply decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with food exhausted and stuck in the forest, morale was falling apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Counting less than thirty people, such a team, such force, couldn’t even match villages with larger populations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet without plundering, they couldn’t obtain more food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without food, they couldn’t replenish stamina, recruit more refugees, or expand the team’s strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall felt the Iron Blood Brotherhood was trapped in a dead end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the bonfire before him, growing fiercer in the mountain breeze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall’s heart grew increasingly agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to break free?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Hall was racking his brain, his eyes widened suddenly, shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the flames in the bonfire suddenly flowing like water!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flowing flames formed a human outline!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After rubbing his eyes in disbelief, Hall confirmed he wasn’t mistaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anthony... sir...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Anthony beside him, finding that Anthony had the same expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony’s body leapt up, a loud shout erupting from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a swish, his Knight’s Two-Handed Sword was drawn, its sharp tip pointing to the darkness behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hall instantly understood, realizing something strange was approaching!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Hall, but other Brotherhood members by the fire also drew their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A symphony of metal scraping filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes fixed ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a stretch of pitch-black darkness, the forest’s edge—beyond the fire’s reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they couldn’t see what was hidden in the dark,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could feel a cold gaze staring back at them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a prey watched by a Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony’s eyes narrowed slightly; he shouted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you to get out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s throats bobbed as they tightened their grips on their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under their watchful eyes, a black figure slowly emerged from the darkness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes widened instantly, filled with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That figure seemed to separate from the darkness itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely pitch-black, without a face, without features...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only the silhouette of an extraordinarily voluptuous female body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the woman’s silhouette were inky black lines pulling...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if maintaining the woman’s form or attempting to drag her into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>",812,"2026-05-29T04:50:48.604Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"novelbin.me","1ba550a96d94ecdcc1b1c2bda5f344def62fd6746b13321f558b17eacd30a93d","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-227","system-build-my-own-territory-chapter-225",979,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsystem-build-my-own-territory-cover.jpg"]