CCTnovel Book 5: Chapter 16: Meeting Again
Book 5: Chapter 16: Meeting Again
Book 5: Chapter 16: Meeting Again
“That was... close.”
The burst of light faded as quickly as it appeared. A tall figure stood in front of Lesiah, holding up a mutilated male corpse in his hand.
“Green Emperor... Your Excellency, may I ask... what happened?” Lesiah asked in confusion.
Although a vast majority of the shockwave was blocked off by Green Emperor, the sudden bright light and loud noise still disoriented Lesiah briefly. She could not process the situation in front of her.
“It looks like a suicide attack.”
Green Emperor threw a glance at Lord Gregory’s corpse, then instantly lost all interest in it.
It seemed to be just an ordinary corpse.
He could not feel anything special about it, but the power of the explosion just now was no less than a saint-level magic spell. Had he not stepped in time to intervene, none of the people in the crowd gathered here, including Lesiah, would be spared from death.
After determining that there was nothing special about the corpse, Green Emperor tossed it away then started scanning the environment vigilantly.
“Please be careful, there might still be danger lurking in the shadows.”
“All right.”
Knowing that her presence here was a burden to everyone else around her, Lesiah complied and retreated for the time being.
The maids and knights, who were relatively safe, all rushed toward Lesiah and anxiously checked if she had sustained any injuries from the attack earlier.
“Lesiah, are you all right?”
Lilith also hurriedly jumped down from the balcony of the main hall and quickly came over to Lesiah’s side with a worried look on her face.
“I’m fine...”
Lesiah held her forehead and shook her head. Although she was still a little dizzy, it was not a major concern.
On the contrary...
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The loud explosion frightened Leniah and she burst into tears.
“Sheesh, this is not the time to be crying.”
“All right.”
Leniah wiped her tears.
Lilith expected no less from a young princess who had been brought up in the royal family. Although Leniah was still young, she quickly calmed down after hearing Lilith’s comforting words.
After calming Leniah down, Lilith returned her gaze to Lord Gregory’s corpse who just self-destructed and wondered, “Did that guy... despite Lesiah that much?”
It would have made sense if Lord Gregory despised Lilith and Greenie after they made a fool of him, so why did he launch a suicide attack on Lesiah instead?
Even if Lord Gregory despised Lesiah, it was still highly unlikely for him to express it through such an extreme method. After all, the more powerful a person was, the more they cherished their lives. Besides, knowing what Lord Gregory’s objective was, sacrificing his own life to kill Lesiah just did not make any sense.
Lilith reached a conclusion. “It looks like there’s a mastermind behind all this.”
The corners of Lilith’s mouth twitched.
“There’s a lot of problems, okay? How can a guy who suddenly launched a terrorist attack using another person as a human bomb be qualified to call himself a friend of justice? Did a donkey kick you in the head?”
“Ah, another ignorant one.”
The white paper on Nine’s face trembled violently as if it had been hit by a gale. He got even more worked up.
“Ignorant! You all are ignorant! In order to completely purge the sins and filth in this world, we will have to employ inhumane means! Those are necessary and irreplaceable methods! I’m sure those guys would be immensely happy to sacrifice their lives for us, who are going to save the world!”
Lilith was dumbstruck by his words.
Where the hell did this guy with eighth grade syndrome come from?
“It seems like we have nothing to talk about. Instead of listening to your crazy ramblings here, we should capture you first then interrogate you for answers that we seek.”
Lilith cracked her knuckles and leapt to her feet.
“Quite some confidence you have there, Your Highness. Let me tell you this, I never take risks. The fact that I appeared here means the outcome has already been determined.”
Nine put his palms together. When he pulled them apart again, a black cane appeared in his hand, just like a magic trick.
He spun the cane skillfully between his fingers like the most elegant magician in the world, then stopped abruptly, pointing straight at an empty spot in front of him.
“Ugh...”
A muffled grunt rang out. Someone who was trying to sneak up on him was forced to show himself.
“Even if Your Highness has another legendary dragon as your henchman, you still won’t be able to change the outcome.” Looking at the shocked Akarin in front of him, a mocking laugh escaped from underneath the fluttering white paper on Nine’s face.
“You...!” Akarin froze for a moment, then burst into a rage.
How dare this guy make fun of him, the great butler of the dragon clan?!
If word of this got out, this would be a great humiliation for him!
Simply unforgivable!
The abundant magic power within Akarin suddenly exploded. It coursed through every part of his body like a tsunami wave. Ignoring Princess Lilith’s order to capture their enemy alive, he swung his fist with all his might at Nine’s head without any hesitation.
“Oh my, I wouldn’t dare to take a punch from a legendary dragon head on.”
Nine suddenly twisted his cane, and a golden arcane rune appeared on it.
“This is...”
Akarin felt all the strength in his fist being absorbed. Although the enemy was right in front of him, he felt like he could not reach him.
Not only his fist, Akarin also felt like his entire body was being dragged into a quicksand. The more he struggled, the further away he was from Nine.
His vision gradually began to blur.
“Unfortunately, you are not among the targets I need to purge. So, I could only make you vanish for a while.”
Nine chuckled and tapped his cane on Akarin’s shoulder. The butler, who was actually the one of the strongest among the dragon clan, then vanished into the thin air under everyone’s gaze.