Chapter 68: Wishes? Forgiveness?
The basement was brightly lit. Vifiya calmed her pounding heart and followed the two men to another basement. She glanced in the direction they came out, the basement where she had been whipped by the Marquis.
She suppressed all her emotions and followed them in with Hefa.
Neve was sleeping quietly on the iron plate in the middle. This was also the first time Vifiya saw Neve after returning to the territory of Cyronil.
Vifiya did not act immediately. She had endured for so many days and could not alert the enemy at such a necessary moment. She stood in the corner of the basement and looked at Neve quietly.
She looked fine, unharmed, with no wounds on her body, as if she was just sleeping normally.
Her eyes were fixed on the iron plate under Neve. The weather was so cold, and they put her in a place like this?
Vifiya felt a little angry for no reason. Neve...she was actually more afraid of the cold than anyone else.
Every winter, even though she was the one who was afraid of the cold, she always took the opportunity to dress Vifiya in one piece of clothing after another.
Vifiya took a deep breath secretly and observed the movements of the two people in front of her.
Rujien picked up a stack of parchment and scratched the scar on his left cheek. "One hundred people, fifty men, fifty women, including ten girls and ten boys. Seventh experiment: three subjects of each type, both directly killed and then administered with a semi-finished potion. All died. Result: Experiment failed."
"Ninth experiment: Eight adult males and eight adult females were all subjected to the Sergenk spell, killing them directly. A semi-finished potion was used, and all died. Result: Experiment failed."
"The fifteenth experiment: six adult men, six adult women, two girls, and two boys were all subjected to the Sergenk spell. The catalytic spell took effect, killing them all. A semi-finished potion was used, and one of the adult women showed a reaction after death. Result: A major breakthrough, but the experiment failed."
"All experimental subjects in the fifth batch have failed."
In the empty basement, as Ruguien finished his words, Vifiya felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She clenched her fists and was shaking.
Is the Marquis crazy? A fifth batch, meaning there are more than a hundred people? Where did he find so many people for Rujin's experiments? And how did he manage to avoid hearing any sound of people disappearing?
Her heart was beating fast. The Marquis! Did he really know what he was doing?
At this moment, Vifiya is even more certain that this thing, this experiment must be strangled here!
She closed her eyes helplessly, but she could not deny that with the Marquis's power, he could indeed find so many people quietly.
The black-robed man said indifferently, "Well, the long-term experimental subject plan can begin." After a pause, he added, "Don't kill her so quickly."
Hearing this, Ruguien scratched his head vigorously. The sound of nails scraping against his scalp echoed in the basement. He seemed distressed. "Aren't you going to leave here? What if the Marquis comes over now?"
The black-robed man was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "Let's get started."
Vifiya, who witnessed all this, frowned, with hesitation in her red eyes. Her gaze shifted several times, and she quickly figured out the relationship between them. It seemed that things on the Marquis' side were not that simple either.
She seemed to be able to string together all the connections between them.
The only question is, why do they each need the magic of resurrection from the dead?
Rujin glanced at the man in black robe and ignored him. He took out a blue potion with his right hand, and his left hand glowed white, revealing a complicated small magic circle.
As the magic circle got closer to Neve's body, Vifiya gradually placed her hand on the butterfly gem brooch, ready to take over.
Without them noticing, a tiny white light suddenly appeared and quickly cut off Rujin's right wrist, causing blood to splatter.
"Ah!" Rujin couldn't help but bend down subconsciously, and the magic circle on his left hand was forced to interrupt. He wanted to touch the broken wrist on his right hand, but he quickly reacted and reached out for the potion that was about to fall.
The man in black robe took a few steps past Rujin and was about to take the potion.
Someone moved faster than them, the potion suddenly disappeared in front of them, and the severed hand fell to the ground.
Ruguien stared at the direction where the potion disappeared. He suddenly knelt down, trembling all over. His face became distorted. He didn't even care about his broken hand. Half of his face twitched and his left hand scratched the burn scar even harder. After just a few scratches, his left face was covered in blood.
He muttered in a fragmented and sharp voice: "Potion... Where is my potion! Magician! It's a magician! There is another magician here! Who is it! Who stole my potion! Damn it... Damn it! Damn it..."
Vifiya's frown deepened as she looked at Rujin. On the other hand, the man in black robe had his face hidden in his hood, and Vifiya could not see his expression.
His eyes swept across every corner of the basement, and finally stared at Ruguien who was lying on the ground.
Rujin's eyes were hollow as he muttered to himself like a foolish child, "Potion, my potion, who stole my potion? Who stole my potion?"
"Lu Jian, don't you want to realize your wish?" The man in black robe spoke slowly.
"Wish?" He caught the word accurately, his eyes gradually focusing. He widened his eyes and stood up swiftly. Blood flowed from his severed hand. He stared at the man in black robes, "Yes! My wish! My wish! I must make it come true! I will... I will!"
The man in black robe didn't need to say anything more. He treated his broken hand and stopped the bleeding.
Change happens in just a moment.
As Rujin's magic power was activated, the entire basement erupted in dazzling white light.
Vifiya couldn't help but turn her face away and close her eyes. Without waiting for her eyes to adjust, she immediately looked around, including at her feet.
Densely packed with runes, each one quickly formed into a magic circle.
Hefa, who had been inside the entire time, watched as all the runes around him gathered, repelled, and merged. He quickly found the origin of this magic circle in his memory.
madman!
He located Vifiya's position as quickly as possible. As soon as he took a step, he saw that the runes were moving more smoothly. He knew it was too late.
The magic circle must be prevented from fully forming!
He took a few steps forward, not hiding his position at all, and the magic power in his palm burst out and rushed straight towards Rujin.
He must be interrupted!
Rujin was well prepared and directly blocked his attack. A sharp blade slashed towards Hefa's position. Rujin's eyes widened with resentment, and his speech accelerated: "It was you? You stole my potion? Was it you? Tell me! Was it you?"
More and more swords gathered in the basement.
After blocking the first blade, Hefa immediately cast a spell on the entire basement, so he couldn't attract more people here now.
He stared intently at the white blade floating in the air. During the few days he was observing, Rujin had always behaved like a normal person and there was nothing different about him. It was his carelessness.
No one expected that he would be so crazy that he would even resort to using the Kako magic circle, which was once considered taboo. Anyone who used magic power in the circle would spontaneously combust and "use their own magic power to devour themselves."
The person who opens the formation needs to sacrifice half of his magical talent.
Hefa hasn't encountered this kind of fighting style at all costs for a long time, and this kind of person is still as difficult to deal with as ever.
The existence behind them is really bold and spends a lot of money, with the Sergenko curse and the Kako magic circle, all of which are vicious magics before the magic world regressed.
The man in black robe took a few steps back and hid himself in the shadow of the corner.
Hefa's eyes fell on Vifiya's position, and he rarely felt annoyed. If he had known earlier, he would have asked Vifiya to wait outside first.
The sharp blades of both sides burst out with intense light in the basement, like silver needles piercing everyone's eyes.
Rujin closed his eyes for only a moment, then he keenly sensed something and quickly bent down, grabbing the white light at his feet with his intact left hand, which was different from his magic.
Blood flowed down his hand.
He held Hefa's hand tightly, as if he could not feel the pain, and the madness in his eyes became even stronger. Before he could make the next move, Hefa pulled Rujian away from his standing position.
The runes still intersected in their original places, and an ancient and complicated magic circle was taking shape.
Ruguien grinned, and the lower half of his face seemed to be left with only his mouth. The burn scar on the left side of his face was already horrible, and now it was scratched and the blood was coagulated on his face, which looked extremely weird.
His voice was sharp: "It's you! It's you! Give me back my potion! Give it back! Give it back to me!"
No matter how hard Hefa attacked, he refused to let go. During the fight, he even controlled Hefa's other hand and said, "If you don't give it back to me, you'll die!"
He turned and stared frantically at the magic circle that was taking shape.
Hefa thought to himself that things were not going well and he had to break free immediately.
“Crack.”
All the runes suddenly stopped intersecting, and a crack appeared at the center of the formation.
All of Rujin's emotions froze in an instant, and he seemed unable to come back to his senses.
Rays of blue light emerged from the cracks like molten lava, quickly squeezing into the nearly formed magic circle along the cracks until the runes inside were completely disrupted.
The remaining runes slowly lost their light.
Hefa gathered a magic circle in his palm and attacked Rujin with his backhand. Perhaps because he was too dazed or finally felt the pain, he quickly loosened the shackles on Hefa.
Hefa quickly distanced herself from him.
"My...my magic circle..." Rujin muttered to himself, "You...you..."
"You still have people! How many of you are there?" He looked completely crazy. He walked back and forth with his back bent, scratching the scabbed scars on his face. Blood seeped into the cracks of his fingernails, but he ignored everyone and muttered to himself, "Why? Why are you trying to stop me? Why are you trying to stop me from realizing my wish! I will never forgive you! I will never forgive you!"
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