181 – Warlock (2)
Black mana sways. It was floating in the air, tied to something like a rope.
The silver-haired young man who was following Duke Blake’s movements was in a limp state.
Did I faint? He appeared to be unconscious, and although he was actually in a state of suspended animation as Duke Blake had intended…….
Pajik-
Soon, a tiny lightning flashed from Lucius’ fingertips.
Even before Duke Blake notices the incident, it flows in.
And touch it. Lucius’ stopped heart, his frozen consciousness-.
It is to awaken.
Cow!!
Lucius’s eyes opened brightly. Those red eyes, resembling the color of blood, scanned all directions for an instant.
His mana moved.
“…… !”
Duke Blake then opened his eyes wide and turned his head back.
Lucius, who was trapped in a cage of black mana, gathered her mana.
The mana condensed into a single point the size of a fist explodes before the black energy extended by Duke Blake touches it.
Quaaa!
“Ugh!”
Duke Blake quickly retrieved the black mana he had spread out and then protected himself from the mana fragments scattering in all directions.
Cugung, Kugu Gugu… ….
The road near the city, which was leaning against dim lighting, was tragically turned upside down.
Duke Blake soon lifted the barrier, and the two men’s gazes locked at that time.
“Taylor Blake.”
Lucius was the one who spoke first.
His eyes narrowed for a moment.
“…… “I guess not.”
“… ….”
“I heard the story. “They said they used anti-soul magic on my son’s body.”
Wow! In an instant, the blade of ice pulled out began to hover near Lucius’ body.
A total of five bags. First of all, it was a magic for self-defense, and to some extent for intimidation.
Lucius created a small mana and formed it into a butterfly shape.
And the moment it was fired forward.
Whaaa!
The warlock’s black mana soared like a tidal wave and swallowed up the small blue butterfly with a crunching sound.
Lucius’ frown deepened.
Most of this area already belonged to warlocks. Interference attempts also failed.
If expansion beyond this was impossible, we had to protect what we had.
Lucius immediately waved his hand and sent the ice blade flying.
It was meant to be a check, but I know it probably won’t have much effect.
Kang! Kaga River!
In fact, the ice blade created by Lucius could not pierce the black mass surrounding Duke Blake.
Rather, it was eaten by it and crushed into a humiliating form once again.
Of course, Lucius was not immature enough to be emotionally attracted by such a trivial provocation.
From the beginning, the difference in power between the opponent and the opponent was felt to the point where it was overflowing during the battle in the student council room.
Even if it was a surprise attack, there is no doubt that it was a complete defeat. It was fortunate that they had sensed defeat and made arrangements quickly.
Because of this, I was able to wake up in this way.
Lucius once again created a magic circle and raised his gaze to the side.
More than understanding the situation, we had to know the current location.
Where is this place? Where was he taken, and what was Duke Blake’s final destination?
Move your gaze to find out. The answer itself could be derived without difficulty.
Soon, a silver-grey castle appeared at the edge of my field of vision.
How could we not know its identity?
The origin, the hometown, where one has lived one’s entire life.
Lucius burst into laughter.
The name of that place was Hwangseong.
“…… “You make things tricky, prince.”
It was about then that Duke Blake parted his lips.
A voice that is somehow gloomy.
It was uncomfortable and extremely unpleasant to hear, but Lucius suppressed those feelings at first.
On my behalf, I asked one thing I was most curious about.
A quiet word.
“Did you receive Jerome’s instructions?”
“… ….”
Duke Blake’s lips were pressed together in a straight line.
It was a short silence, but it was enough.
Lucius succeeded in clearly understanding the situation.
This is because he judged that there would be no reason for Duke Blake to make such a trick against him in the first place.
Therefore, if there was a purpose, he thought it would not be the duke’s own purpose.
In addition, as far as Lucius knows, there is only one person who would do something like this to him.
Jerome Romaneia el Pale.
Brothers who are not even like family.
If he is behind it, he can easily do something like this.
Paradoxically, Lucius trusted Jerome.
He said he would try to dispose of himself someday. He said he would never let me live if he discovered my secret.
Because it was a future that wasn’t that difficult to predict, I also made some preparations.
He built up his skills at the academy and perfected his military power, and also formed subordinates and organizations that followed him.
But with the situation being like this, they will be of no use at all.
Circle 8. Even though he concealed his status as an archmage, this was the only way he could face a more overwhelming enemy.
If he hadn’t engraved a magic spell on his fingertips right before he lost consciousness, he wouldn’t have woken up like this.
Kkdeuk-
Lucius ground his teeth. He resented his own meager strength.
If they are struggling like this against a warlock, how can they defeat Jerome, who should be fighting with all his might?
Lucius knew. He knew what Jerome was hiding.
What neither his father nor his sister know.
The person who killed Lucius and Eve’s mother was none other than Jerome.
Even though he was her child himself.
‘I cannot forgive.’
As a child, he had always suffered from nightmares ever since he saw that scene.
Even if I told the emperor, he did not believe me.
According to the truth that I learned later, Jerome had already played a trick on the emperor’s mind long ago.
If we were to leave aside the identity, origin, and detailed method of activation of the spell, it could be said to be a type of brainwashing.
The current emperor is a man born with a vast amount of clear magic power, just like the Great Sea.
It may not be possible to control him, but it is possible to at least control the direction of his consciousness.
That was precisely the reason why the emperor appointed Jerome as crown prince and gave him unconditional trust.
‘His father shook his head in front of me, who told him everything, and Jerome next to him just looked down at me with a bright smile.’
Lucius could not forget the memories of that day.
He despaired because he realized the thorny path he would have to walk from now on.
I wanted to give up and give up. I didn’t. I gritted my teeth and held on.
And so, we have finally arrived at this moment.
Lucius’s eyes flashed fiercely.
‘I will not die.’
What is looking at is Duke Blake, who is probably moving under Jerome’s instructions.
Otherwise, there is no way the duke would have already run away and return to the imperial castle.
‘…… ‘I won’t let you die.’
He received Jerome’s instructions and kidnapped himself. That’s how I’m trying to lead it.
It was unknown whether Jerome ultimately decided to kill himself.
But that wasn’t what I had to think about.
Recall his own purpose. Don’t forget.
The person to be killed and the target of revenge were fixed from the beginning.
To advance against him, he must overcome now.
Is 8 circles not enough?
Then go further.
If there is a need to reach the same level as the Great Mage of history, do so.
If I had to acquire a stronger power than that to deal with that demon, I would do so.
Kiiiiing—!
The eight rings around the heart began to rotate furiously.
Duke Blake’s expression hardened, and Lucius moved.
Thousands of arrows are heading forward from the passage that appears over his shoulder.
The black mass protecting Duke Blake once again rampaged wildly.
Kwagwagwagwagwang!!
Previously, it was a black mass that could easily block Lucius’ attacks, but this time it wasn’t necessarily like that.
Arrows of pure blue mana with no special properties.
It is an attack that seems innocuous at first glance. It doesn’t seem like it would be that difficult to block.
But it breaks through.
Duke Blake’s expression became even more impatient. Use black mana and control it so that it cannot handle all the arrows that come flying at you.
First of all, I thought about protecting myself. As a result, the arrow did not actually reach the Duke.
Whoa!
“…… !”
However, that was a misjudgment by Duke Blake, who thought this fight was just a long-distance gunfight between wizards.
Blink. Short-distance teleportation magic. Lucius passed the black mass.
The moment Duke Blake’s eyes widened, Lucius curled his fist.
After pulling it long behind the back, it is swung with mana containing the power of the 8th circle.
Kwajik-!
Direct hit. Duke Blake failed to avoid that straight punch.
“Ka, hak…… !”
The Duke was hit hard in the face and his body was staggering.
Immediately after that, the black mass began to oscillate.
Lucius’ expression briefly stiffened. A wave of black mana was rushing towards the place where he was standing.
In addition, even Duke Blake came to his senses in time.
The front and rear are clearly separated. The escape route was also blocked.
At this moment, the waves are rushing down the road as if they are running wild.
Lucius’ worries did not last long.
Kwaang! Mana exploded violently.
Cudangtang…… !
What followed was the sound of Duke Blake tumbling on the ground after being hit by Lucius’s arm.
At that very moment, a pouring black wave hit Lucius’ body.
“…… !”
And this is what Lucius realized a beat late.
There was no substance to that black mana.
It was just a rush of energy forming the shape of a wave.
With such a rush, it struck Lucius’ soul.
Wow!!!
For a moment, Lucius had to feel as if his body was split into a thousand pieces and then put together.
It was such a bizarre pain.
My body freezes. No, consciousness is sinking. It was hot. It’s cool. An earthquake occurred.
Lucius did not stop his thoughts even when his body felt like it was about to explode.
Is this really the essence of ‘black mana’ that warlocks handle?
If there were no risks, he would have wanted to learn it at least once.
I became interested, and it was quite an attractive aura. Also, the mental attacks carried out in this way were the exclusive property of black magic.
As Lucius was sinking deep into the deep sea, he lifted his eyelids and gazed beyond the surface of the water.
There was light there, and there was darkness below.
I felt an alluring hand touching my skin.
It seemed like they were trying to get them to quickly come to their direction.
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“… ….”
Quad!
Lucius adopted pain as a way to shake off their temptations.
I used my strength to bite his tongue.
There was a time when I found this hereditary trait of needlessly sharp fangs to be annoying, but as it happens, it has also become helpful now.
The tingling sensation of my tongue as if it would be torn in half came over me.
It was not an escape from the black wave.
I couldn’t even completely escape the deep sea.
But my vision returned. In front of him, he saw a man coming towards him with a black blade in his hand.
The Duke’s condition was also not normal.
The moment he noticed that, Lucius first stamped his foot and moved in front of him.
Cow! The moment the duke’s body flinched, Lucius’ hand stretched out.
Grabs his neck. His other hand turns into a fist and swings once again.
Quaaang!
Even though I was hit in the face, a loud noise resounded as if gunpowder had been ignited.
The simple and ignorant presence of mana in Lucius’ hands was the cause.
Lucius did not hesitate.
Again, he slammed his fist down.
Quang! Bang! Quaaa!!
Even if the Duke’s face falls and blood soaks his fists, it doesn’t stop.
The black mana was still trying to encroach on Lucius’ body.
So, this was a simple race against time.
Will Lucius’ fist kill the duke first?
Will black mana encroach on Lucius first?
It didn’t take that long for the results to come out.
Tub!
“Okay, that’s it.”
Suddenly, there was a hand grabbing Lucius’ arm.
I didn’t have much strength. It was surprisingly light.
But Lucius could no longer swing his fist due to the obvious pressure.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, Duke Blake staggered back as if he was humiliated.
The black mana that covered Lucius was also recovered.
It was probably to restore the duke’s own body.
At that point, Lucius raised his head with great difficulty.
He opened his eyes to look at the being that had captured him.
‘…… Ah.’
There were expectations, though.
In fact, I wanted to deny it.
Why, at this time.
Why not now?
We’re almost there. He had an intuition that if he could at least go beyond this moment, he would be able to reach a higher level.
Main Jerome smiled brightly as he looked down at Lucius, who was horribly frustrated.
“2 To 1 would still be too much, right? Lucius. “Stop giving up.”
And at that moment, a bloody spear flew through the air.
Phew!
“… ….”
The smile suddenly disappeared from Jerome’s expression.
The cause was a bloody spear that pierced his chest.
Even though her heart had been stabbed properly, Jerome only lowered her head.
Without even falling down, he just stretched out his hand and violently grabbed the blood-red spear.
“No.”
The voice heard at that time was that of a woman.
High tone, but subdued tone.
A silver-haired girl gently fell from the sky, powered by blood-red energy, and stood in front of Lucius, her eyes shining coldly.
“It’s 3 to 2. Brother Jerome.”
“… ….”
Jerome’s lips were tightly shut, and behind Eve’s sudden appearance, Dante appeared in a dragon state, holding the spear of thunder in his hand.
His eyes were always focused on Duke Blake.
The gazes of Eve and Jerome, and those of Dante and the Duke, met at the midpoint.
The blood-red fog that covered Eve’s entire body began to grow in density.
She looked at Jerome and bit her lip with embarrassment that could only be revealed because he had just intervened in her situation.
“If you have anything to say… ….”
“… ….”
“Now is the only chance.”
Wow! Blood spattered and a rapier landed in her hand.
She was now in an even more confused state. She had no choice but to do so.
I was worried about Lucius’s safety and tracked down the duke, and when I finally arrived, I saw not only the duke but also Jerome, who should have been in the castle.
I couldn’t understand, but I knew one thing.
“…… “Why are you attacking Brother Lucius now?”
At this point, Jerome was an ‘enemy’ so clear that it wasn’t worth worrying about.
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