I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 136

Chapter 136

Episode 136

Evan, who was next to me, wiggled his eyebrows.

You figured out that the other person was hiding something.

“By the way, who is this person?”

“This is my assistant.”

“Aha, I see. Anyway, you should come with me. We must have suffered together.”

Rodney led them both out and into the carriage.

“Isn’t it nearby?”

“He is a hero who has saved countless patients, so I cannot treat him lightly. I will guide him to a good place.”

The carriage ran down the road.

Because of the Black Death, the streets were completely deserted, so we ran at a breakneck pace, soon leaving the outskirts where the infirmary was and entering the city center.

Chris asked with an innocent smile.

“It’s a long way. I have to get back to the patients quickly. Will it take a long time?”

“The patient doesn’t need to worry.”

Rodney’s speech suddenly changed.

Finally, his true colors were revealed.

“You will soon meet a horrible death.”

“!!”

The moment Evan reflexively got up from his seat in the carriage because of the ominous murderous intent.

Kwak!

Chris secretly stepped on Evan’s foot.

As if telling me to keep quiet.

‘This guy is trying to throw ashes into a meal that’s already been prepared.’

Chris deliberately looked scared behind his crow mask.

“T-What does that mean? Could it be that you caused this Black Death?!”

“Ha ha, it’s not me. But instead, if the Great One accomplishes a great cause, I will share in the sacred fruit. The seniors of the Yiseon family who despised me for my lack of talent will never be able to look down on me again.”

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Perhaps Rodney had been forced into this endeavor because he was out of the running for office.

Rodney said smugly.

“You will be the living sacrifices for the great cause. You have saved many patients and have been noble, so your value as a sacrifice will be the highest.”

“Please, save me….”

“It would be best to remain quiet. If you want to fully enjoy the little time you have left.”

“That, that kind of….”

Chris looked as fearful as he could and gave a sidelong glance to Evan, who was sitting next to him.

‘Oh, you punk. You should act too! This is frustrating.’

Evan frowned and forced a look of fear into his eyes.

Of course, the facial expressions were terrible so it just looked weird.

Fortunately, Rodney didn’t seem too suspicious, and they soon reached their destination.

It was a small building located in the center of the city.

It doesn’t look particularly special.

“Come in.”

Even after going inside, I didn’t see anything suspicious.

However, a very faint trace of magic was felt.

A subtle energy that would never have been felt if it weren’t for Chris, whose magic power was at its peak.

‘It’s a trace of the cursed mark. How amazing. To have hidden it so secretly.’

Even though I came inside, it felt this thin, so if I had searched for it alive, I would never have found it.

“What are you going to do with us?”

As Chris spoke in a trembling voice, Rodney let out a cruel laugh.

“You will go down to the altar connected to this place and become a sacrifice.”

“Are you talking about the secret passage under this carpet?”

“Yeah, that’s right. Go inside here… huh? How did you do that?”

Rodney looked puzzled as he realized something was strange.

Chris blurted out.

“Evan, kill him.”

“…what?”

Those were Rodney’s last words.

Bam, there was a flash of light.

Rodney’s neck was cut off.

A dead face, unaware of what has happened to it.

It was a neat job worthy of a warrior.

“Is it okay to kill him like this? Wouldn’t it have been better to leave him alive and torture him?”

“It’s okay. If I had told the truth, I would have lost my life and been put under a ban.”

It was a common tactic of the cursed Maga.

“We’ve found the passageway connected to the altar where the ritual is taking place, so we just need to go in and secure the evidence.”

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Hurrruk!

The carpet was burned with black magic fire, revealing the floor.

Although it looked ordinary on the outside, it was engraved with an elaborate black magic circle.

‘What a great security technique. It’s something that even a mere black magician would never be able to destroy.’

Of course, this didn’t apply to Chris.

After several rounds of magic reactions, I figured out the security pattern and soon completely dismantled the security.

Kuuung.

The floor cracks with a low sound.

A dark passageway, like the mouth of an abyss, appeared.

“Can I go in now?”

“No, the two of us alone can’t stop the ritual.”

Evan is a pure knight, and even with Chris’s abilities, it was impossible to dismantle the ritual taking place underneath.

I needed someone to help me.

“Just wait a moment. I’ll be there soon.”

Evan looked puzzled, and soon the person Chris had mentioned appeared.

“earthly…?”

A girl with a pale, tired complexion.

It was Olivia, the Awakened One of the Holy Blood.

* * *

Chris sent Marie out of hiding as soon as Rodney put him in the carriage.

To call Olivia to where he was headed.

With Alos and Count Roy distracting her, Olivia was able to sneak away.

“I’m here too.”

Jupienne also showed up crookedly.

“You didn’t need it?”

“…Would you like to meet me?”

Chris chuckled.

“I’m joking. Please take care of me.”

When I thought about what was about to happen down there, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for even a single hand.

“Anyway, there’s a ritual happening inside there, right? Should I go in first?”

Jupienne jumped down the passage.

A look of complete lack of fear.

Evan glanced at Christian and then went inside.

All that’s left are Chris and Olivia.

But Olivia’s aura was strange.

She was looking at Rodney’s decapitated body.

‘Were you shocked by the corpse? You probably don’t have such a delicate personality, do you?’

Even though she looks like that, she has been a saint representing the country since childhood and has been to all kinds of dangerous places.

“…Wasn’t the author Rodney of the famous medical school? Why on earth was he, the one in charge of treatment, here?”

Chris noticed what Olivia was shocked about.

What does it mean that high-ranking officials of the castle are involved?

I was shocked when I realized the outline of the truth and realized what a terrible truth was hidden behind it.

But Christian deliberately spoke in a more harsh tone.

“Didn’t you have some idea?”

“!!”

“Do not be weak-hearted. The truth hidden beneath is much more terrible and ugly than you, Princess, could have imagined.”

It wasn’t just words.

Perhaps, after learning the whole truth, Olivia might have broken down.

“If you don’t have confidence, it would be better to just turn around and pretend you don’t know.”

Olivia’s eyes wavered.

But Chris was sincere.

Maybe Chris, as a caring older brother, secretly wanted her to be his best friend.

She’s going to be very hurt by the end of this.

‘But Olivia wouldn’t do that, would she?’

indeed.

Olivia bit her lip.

“I will go down. I have responsibilities as the successor to the throne.”

“…Is that so?”

“Yes, so you don’t have to worry about unnecessary things.”

Olivia took a moment to catch her breath.

He secretly grabbed the piece of wood he had hidden in his bosom.

A piece given to her by her brother, whom she treasures the most.

Pfft!

White wings spread out from behind Olivia’s back.

It was the light wing, the symbol of the awakened ones of the Holy Blood.

Olivia jumped down with Chris.

Soon we faced a terrible hell.

* * *

It was a large underground cave.

It’s as if several large smokescreens were combined into one.

No one would have imagined that there was such a space underground beneath the castle.

But what was truly astonishing was not the scale of the space.

The altar in the center.

There were countless blood-red magic circles of eerie and grotesque shapes intertwined, and a transparent sphere was floating in the air above them.

It was a sphere containing a soul.

[Kuaaaaak.]

[It hurts. It hurts…]

[Please… please… save me.]

[Mom, Dad… Aaaah.]

Hundreds of souls were trapped in the sphere, screaming in horror.

Everyone’s faces turned pale and frozen, and Chris was the only one who remained unfazed.

He had seen this sight so many times in the past that he had become immune to it.

“These are the souls of those who died from the Black Death. They were brought to this altar and sacrificed according to a pre-engraved ritual.”

“Who on earth would do such a horrible thing?”

Olivia’s voice trembled.

Although he was prepared, he still couldn’t calm down.

“Well, who could possibly create such a space in the center of Seongnae?”

“!!”

Olivia’s eyes hardened.

There was only one.

“No way… Archduke Bintz?”

No one but him, the master of this castle, could do such a thing.

“Wow, that’s ridiculous. Why would he do something like this? He was famous for caring for the people of Yeongji like family.”

Olivia stuttered as if she was having a hard time accepting it, and Chris sighed inwardly.

‘Actually, Archduke Bintz is not the end.’

The Archduke of Bintz was merely a lackey, and the real mastermind was someone else.

“First, we must stop this ritual. Please free these souls with the power of the princess.”

Why Chris brought Olivia.

Olivia was the greatest sorcerer of her time.

Her conjuration was on a completely different level from that of other conjurers.

Because I used the power of the constellations to comfort the soul.

But then Olivia said something unexpected.

“Father, that’s impossible.”

“Yes? Doesn’t the princess have the power of ‘comforting the soul’?”

“My ‘Comforting Soul’ power has not yet fully developed, so it is not strong enough to subdue this many souls.”

Chris was embarrassed.

‘No way? Surely he would have perfected his powers by this point?’

Chris realized what the problem was.

‘For the past year, I’ve been so depressed that I haven’t been able to perfect my power!’

Olivia blamed herself for Chris’s death, and her soul was consumed. As her soul festered, the flowering of her powers also slowed down.

‘Oh no. If it weren’t for Olivia’s powers, there’s no way to stop the ritual.’

Even Chris couldn’t dismantle this level of black magic.

‘We have to figure out a way quickly. Otherwise, we’re all in danger… .’

But it was too late.

A heavy, thumping sound of footsteps echoed from the passageway leading to the common area.

“Oh my, I don’t know what’s going on. Uninvited rats are coming into the holy grounds.”

Olivia let out a surprised voice.

“Archduke Bintz!!”

A middle-aged man with an intelligent appearance.

A grimoire held in one hand.

The master of this castle was Archduke Bintz, a 5-star manipulation wizard.

‘This is my first time seeing your face in person.’

I had a deep connection with the Archduke of Bintz from my previous life.

It was a bad fate.

Because Archduke Bintz prepared the evidence to frame Chris’s mother.

To be exact, it was the Archduke of Bintz who fabricated the evidence under the orders of the Pope.

He was one of my enemies from my previous life.

It wasn’t just Archduke Bintz who showed up.

An even more terrifying being was present.