401 The Causes (1/2)

Duda was still panicking after killing the other noble by mistake and experiencing all the changes in the underground palace. Seeing that someone was standing right in front of him, his brain was completely blank. Slowly, he looked up and saw the man who was wearing a pair of brand new boots.

”It's you…” Duda felt much relieved seeing his friend, Andris. After releasing a sigh, Duda's heart started beating fast and fiercely again, as if his heart was trying to compensate the beats that it missed in the previous few seconds.

”It's me,” said Andris with the corner of his mouth curling up.

”I'll tell you. This underground palace is horrible! The teleportation magic circles are not working. Come here, Andris. We wait here until the competition finishes…” Duda hurriedly told his trusted friend what had happened, but he did not mention the part where he killed someone.

Then, Duda became confused, ”Where is your armor?”

Duda remembered clearly that in the morning when they came here together, Andris was fully equipped with a set of the black armor, instead of the white shirt and the tight pants he was wearing now. The only part that had not been changed was the pair of brand new boots.

The weird smile on Andris' face lingered, and he did not answer his friend's question, but murmured, ”You think it's horrible here? I think this place is nice.” Andris closed his eyes, and if he was tasting a glass of beautiful wine, ”I have smelled the blood, the sweet aroma… I have also smelled the pain, hatred, and greed that have been piling up for hundreds of years…”

Duda somehow felt very cold, and his heart was full of fear, ”Andris? Are you alright? You killed someone by mistake… too?”

”Killed someone by mistake?” The muscles in Andris' face suddenly started wriggling very fast, like a flour dough.

Very quickly, his hand went through Duda's chest. ”Like this?” Andris asked like he was sleep-talking.

Duda's face was written with such great fear that it had been twisted. He saw that Andris' face quickly aged and became terribly wrinkled, but a second later, his face became young and familiar to Duda again.

Now Andris had retreated his right hand. The hand was holding Duda's heart, bloody, but still beating.

Before falling into the eternal darkness, Duda saw what his own heart looked like.

”The pain is so sweet,” Andris closed his eyes and tasted the smell of blood in the air.

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In the hall, the six pairs of white wings behind Sophia were slightly flapping. She was now like the Monarch of Wind described in the legends, and her face was written with mercy in the holy light, which made her look even more gorgeous.

In Lucien's eyes, although Sophia was definitely a beauty, she was too young and inexperienced. Compared to the outstanding beauties such as Natasha and Silvia, her beauty was not as impressive. However, at that moment, like an angel, Sophia was no inferior to anyone.

Her magic staff pointed forward, and more wind ropes severely restrained the prince's movements and were further strengthened. Deniz, whose hair was tied in a ponytail, looked very determined. His successive attacks were like bolts of lightning, forcing Beyer to hurriedly retreat.

On the other side, Arthen had been cured by Sophia's power, and surprisingly, his strength had also fully recovered. It seemed that Arthen's blood power might be quite special.

Holding a black shield, Arthen charged toward the prince with the dazzling sword in his right hand. How dared Arthen, who had just become a grand knight, to launch the direct combat against the prince?

Beyer's sword shining with a dim green light blocked Arthen's attack, however, as soon as the two swords crossed, the prince felt the great strength from Arthen's weapon.

What sword was Arthen using? Beyer had no idea.

”My brother, Arthen is fully equipped with a level-five knight armor, called the Nameless Starlight. Anyone who fights against him will become slower and slower, including you. Now since you have been confined, Arthen can finally exert the power of his equipment,” said Sophia coldly to her brother. Meanwhile, Sophia further numbed Beyer with small clusters of lightning.

Deniz's and Arthen's swords were now right above Beyer's head!

Suddenly, white wings spread out behind Beyer and embraced him in the middle.

Bolts of lightning and starlight fiercely burst out when the swords hacked at the wings. Many white feathers were falling to the ground. The wings had given Beyer a few seconds to fight back. Wielding his green sword, the prince managed to force Deniz and Arthen back.

However, when Beyer was about to take a step forward and launch a second attack, the space around him suddenly twisted, and for a second Beyer lost his balance.

”Twisted Magnetic Field!”

Seizing the chance, Deniz and Arthen quickly turned around and rushed at the prince again.

Feeblemind, Hypnosis, Fear, Sleep, Wind Rope, Twisted Magnetic Field, Magnetic Field Vibrating, Spider Net… Sophia cast a series of spells to constrain her brother. She did not try to attack but was interfering with Beyer's movement properly to create the chances for the two knights.

Sophia's strategy worked, and Beyer was now in a disadvantageous situation. In the ancient magic system, the element of wind was linked to Illusion.

However, because of his blood power, Seraph, Beyer was very resistant to magic. Most of Sophia's spells could only affect him a little bit, and the light from Beyer's wings soon drove the magic effects away.