What she was worried about was... if so many Dead Realms were blown up by Teacher Victor, how heartbroken her grandfather would be.
That was my grandfather's life savings!
Wait a moment……
Why does she still refer to Viktor as "teacher"?
It was already clear that they would have no further relationship.
She had clearly promised herself that she wouldn't care about him anymore.
But why...?
She gently placed her hand on her chest, deeply feeling that inseparable emotion.
Some things cannot be easily severed by mere words.
Even through her well-developed chest, Aurelion could still feel the intense pounding of her heart—
That eternal longing was churning within her heart.
...
A thick, eerie green fog enveloped the surroundings, and a chilling cold seeped into the depths of the skin along every hair.
The deathly silence around him seemed to whisper, lingering in Victor's ears.
The two enormous skeletal arms behind him held him firmly in place.
Nevertheless, Victor kept his hands in his pockets, letting the cold wind make his trench coat flap loudly.
He raised his head and looked at the towering castle in front of him, which exuded a strong aura of death.
Could this legendary necromancer have desecrated the order of death because Victor was resurrected and returned to the mortal realm?
Is that why he was brought here?
Of course not.
Grand Duke Barlow wasn't that free.
This necromancer, who is well-versed in the secrets of life and death, can see the little life each living being has left.
Therefore, when news of Victor's death arrived, even Grand Duke Barlow himself did not believe it.
Because Victor has a long lifespan ahead of him, he can clearly continue to live unless something unexpected happens.
In other words, the so-called predetermined death is completely incorrect.
Viktor died; it was an accident.
So to be brought back to life is a skill, which shows that Viktor's life was not meant to end there.
The Duke of Barlow's approach has always been to never interfere.
This is true respect for the dead and those souls who have not found peace.
Moreover, if Grand Duke Balo really wanted to cause trouble for Victor, he could have done so as soon as Victor entered the kingdom.
The fallen heroes surrounding the kingdom had already informed the Grand Duke of Victor's arrival.
That day, after the trial of those nobles in the church, Grand Duke Barlow had every opportunity to immediately settle accounts with Victor.
However, why did he wait until now, until after the duel between Viktor and Aurelion, to reveal himself?
Clearly, it was simply that this old man couldn't stand by and watch, so he came specifically to support Aurelion.
Sure enough, Victor immediately felt a weight lift off his shoulders.
Immediately afterwards, Grand Duke Balor slowly emerged from the thick fog surrounding the gates of the castle of the dead.
His body was still shrouded in ghosts and smoke, making him appear exceptionally cold.
Her chin lowered slightly, and a clear, serene voice slowly rose:
"First of all, I want to congratulate you on becoming a sixth-tier mage."
The eerie green flames in his empty eye sockets flickered slightly as he gazed intently at Victor.
Clearly, Grand Duke Balor witnessed the battle between Aurelion and Victor, and also saw Victor unleash sixth-order magic.
Grand Duke Barlow then spoke more gently to Victor:
"I also hope you can forgive Aurelion's rudeness."
Upon hearing this, Viktor bowed slightly in an elegant manner.
He placed his right hand on his left chest and respectfully bowed to the legendary necromancer.
"You are being too kind."
"As her teacher, I know Aurelion's temperament well."
Her possessiveness was incredibly strong; she would rather turn anything she couldn't have into ashes.
However, Viktor was a special figure to her, the most elusive dream of her life.
Even if she couldn't have him, she couldn't bring herself to destroy Viktor.
It wasn't that she couldn't beat her opponent, but rather that she felt it was too important.
He was so important that the entire empire could be abandoned, just to obtain him.
Even after knowing that they couldn't forcibly take Viktor away, and even after being completely rejected by him.
The only measures she took were to strip Count Victor of his status and revoke his imperial citizenship.
All of this was directed at Victor personally and did not involve the Clavner family.
She chose to let Victor go rather than destroy him.
Even if she really had the opportunity to do it.
In fact, the previous battles had not yet reached the level of the protracted battles that Aurelion was best at.
Even after withstanding a sixth-tier spell comparable to a natural disaster, her resilient life force, as if facing a catastrophe, remained completely unaffected.
This already demonstrates Aurelion's resilience.
She could go without food or water and fight Viktor for eighteen days straight without stopping.
But her respect and reverence for Viktor made it impossible for her to fight to the end against the teacher she respected most.
"But I am no longer her teacher."
Grand Duke Barlow raised his head slightly, his gaze meeting Victor's, and then let out a deep laugh.
His laughter was accompanied by the crackling sound of bones colliding, carrying a strange, magical quality.
However, the laughter was muffled and ethereal, more like the howl of the dead, sending chills down one's spine.
"It seems you've come up with a bold idea, Count Victor."
"I'm starting to appreciate you again."
Although Victor lost his count status within the Empire, he remains a esteemed count in this kingdom.
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