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Chapter 133 The Calamity of Bewitchment Erupts (Part 2)

On a high platform in the city square.

The tea mountain, made up of thousands of tea leaves, was being rapidly engulfed by a jet-black flame.

In just a short while, the fire raged, and the black flames swallowed the entire tea mountain like a giant maw, turning it into a blazing black torch.

Countless tea leaves curled up and carbonized in the fire, eventually burning into ashes.

"Long live the Sage!"

Witnessing the destruction of the tainted tea leaves, the crowd below erupted in excited cheers.

Ekus, unable to contain his joy, revealed a look of ecstasy on his bruised and swollen face, and even burst into laughter, his laughter unrestrained and shrill.

After enduring so much, his plan has finally come to fruition. He can now watch as these foolish Southerners, inhaling the aroma of tea, drift into a dreamlike state, becoming his puppeteers.

"This Clay businessman has a pretty good mentality. He can still laugh even when he's about to die. He's much better than Mills."

Xia Mingyu glanced in surprise at Erkus, who was bound hand and foot in front of the guillotine, looking disheveled but still laughing loudly.

He then turned his gaze away and quietly looked at the burning tea mountain in front of him.

"Finding a proper way to destroy the evening tea leaves is really not easy!" Xia Mingyu couldn't help but sigh to himself.

In the latter half of last night, he and Youde tried various methods to destroy the tea leaves without revealing their aroma.

Unfortunately, no matter how it was burned, dissolved in lime water, or otherwise, the tea leaves would release a large amount of tea aroma the moment they were destroyed, to the point that Yude was almost knocked unconscious. To be on the safe side, he had to get a high fever to get rid of his tea addiction.

This strange tea leaves don't seem like a plant at all; they're more like the manifestation of some kind of supernatural power. It's as if they've been programmed to release their aroma once they're damaged.

However, on a whim, Xia Mingyu used his newly developed useless technique to ignite the tea leaves, and unexpectedly discovered that the tea leaves did not release any aroma this time.

And the name of that useless move is—"Black Flame".

As the world's first great magician, Byas, said, the essence of magic is the will of living beings. No two living beings have exactly the same magic. There are ten million living beings and ten million kinds of magic.

Therefore, the magic awakened by each living being after stepping on the Morning Star has its own characteristics, and techniques can be developed based on these characteristics.

As he had previously compressed his magic and incorporated it into his fist for an attack, this resulted in "Black Flash".

In addition, because his magic looks like clusters of black flames, Xia Mingyu quickly thought that it might have the property of burning, so he developed "Black Fire".

However, this black flame seemed completely unable to ignite anything, and it didn't even have a high temperature, like a useless decoration that was only there to make the scene look impressive.

However, this useless flame, when he casually threw it onto the evening tea leaves, devoured and burned them like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, without releasing any tea fragrance, leaving only black embers on the ground.

Fate is truly wondrous!
Xia Mingyu thought to himself with relief.

at the same time.

"Hahahaha, wait a minute, why can't I smell the tea?"

Ekus, who was laughing loudly, stopped laughing. He looked at the tea mountain burning fiercely in front of him and the tea leaves gradually turning to ashes in the flames, and suddenly realized a terrifying fact.

The black flames released by the sage actually destroyed the bewitching tea he had transformed with the power of suffering!
"No, no, that's impossible!"

Ekus's entire face looked as if it had been punched hard; from his eyebrows to his lips, the muscles twitched uncontrollably, spasming wildly as if being pulled by invisible threads.

The Bewitching Tea is a gift from my god; how could a mere mortal possibly destroy it?
"Who exactly are you? Who is your master?!"

Erkus pressed on, seemingly frantic.

His long-awaited and meticulously prepared plan was destroyed, and the immense power of suffering he had accumulated by torturing slaves day and night was also reduced to tea leaves and burned to ashes. This caused Ekus's mentality to begin to collapse.

"Behind me is just a group of righteous people," Xia Mingyu said calmly.

“There’s one more thing, you should die,” the sage said coldly.

This was the first time he had ever wanted to see another person die since Hawke at the Red Rose brothel.

"Execute him!" Rosa said in a deep voice.

Tapping.

Two extraordinary knights escorted Ekus, whose hands were bound, toward the guillotine.

"Save me, save me!"

Seeing his head about to be pressed under the sharp guillotine, Ekus cried out in terror at the prospect of death.

"Who would come to save a heartless businessman like you?"

The extraordinary knight on the left scoffed, then grabbed Ekus's hair and tried to slam his head against the upright frame of the guillotine.

rustling.

At this moment, a movement occurred in the shadow of the huge bronze statue of crimson fire behind the platform, and three figures wrapped in blood-red magic suddenly appeared, rushing toward the guillotine with a terrifying speed that was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

In the blink of an eye, they appeared beside Ekus.

The tallest of the three figures, a bald, muscular man, suddenly tensed his thick, pillar-like arm muscles, and his fist, imbued with blood-red magic, slammed into the breastplate of a superhuman knight like a warhammer.

boom!
A deafening metallic explosion rang out, instantly denting the forged iron armor. The extraordinary knight was thrown off the platform and crashed heavily to the ground, clutching his chest and howling in pain.

boom!
Just as the other extraordinary knight was about to make a move, the blond youth among the three suddenly delivered a flying kick that sent him flying several meters away. Although he was not seriously injured, he was still put at a distance.

Crimson magic. Three Morning Stars?!
"All extraordinary knights, listen to my command! Immediately surround and kill the villain!" Rosa was startled, but still calmly gave the order.

Tapping.

The next moment, more than ten extraordinary knights near the platform, wearing heavy iron armor and helmets with only their eyes showing, leaped onto the platform and surrounded the four people by the guillotine.

Swish!
Raphael chopped off the thick rope binding Ekus's hands with a chop to the neck.

"Lord Ekus, please bring out our weapons quickly!" he said urgently.

In this world, even after advancing to the Morning Star level, the difference in combat power between wielding weapons and being unarmed, or between wearing armor and relying solely on flesh and blood, remains enormous.

Wow!
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, Ekus didn't waste any words. He immediately raised his hand and drew a circle, then reached into the circular halo to explore.

Meanwhile, the extraordinary knights had already charged in from all directions with their swords drawn.

"Latis!" Raphael called out immediately.

"Hey bro, you're here."

"Boiling, my blood!"

With a soft shout, the pretty girl with long purple hair unleashed a torrent of crimson magic power from her body.

These magical powers spontaneously sketched out strange magical patterns, which eventually converged into an extremely intricate design.

boom!
The next moment, the pattern exploded, turning into a blood-red wave of energy that swept towards the extraordinary knights rushing towards them.

The moment they came into contact with the crimson aura, the extraordinary knights stopped their attack with pain on their faces. Several of them even had to use their swords to support themselves so that they could barely stand.

“Well done, Radice!” Raphael praised.

This is the innate magic that Radith, formerly a magician, awakened after being transformed into a vampire by Lord Simon—Boiling Blood, which can raise the temperature of an enemy's blood, rendering them unable to fight.

While its effect on enemies of the same rank is negligible, it is undoubtedly a god-tier skill for clearing out groups of low-rank enemies. "There's another mage here," Rosa's eyes narrowed.

Even among the Morning Star rank, the number of mages is far less than that of other professions.

"Bury the enemy amidst flowers and fire!"

In an instant, deep purple magic erupted from Rosa's body, spontaneously outlining magical runes in the air and gradually forming an intricate pattern that was dizzying to look at.

She is about to unleash her innate magic.

"Damien, Yud, get off the platform immediately!"

The moment Xia Mingyu saw the three people, shrouded in blood-red magic, emerge from the shadow of the statue, he immediately ordered the two people behind him to leave the platform.

After all, fighting against three Morning Stars is undoubtedly a fierce battle, and the apothecaries and bards who do not yet have any combat abilities will inevitably encounter danger if they stay here.

Then, countless black flames erupted from Xia Mingyu's body, and he silently walked to Rosa's side.

Although Xia Mingyu knew that he had not yet awakened his innate magic and was not a combat profession, his combat strength was likely to be at a low level among the Morning Star rank, but that was absolutely not a reason for him to watch Rosa, an old woman who had helped him a lot, fight alone.

"Lord Ekus, we still haven't found the weapon!"

Seeing that Rosa on the other side had already raised the magic diagram, Raphael urged anxiously.

Rosa, the ruler of the South, is no mediocre mage like Radis; the power of her innate magic far surpasses that of Boiling Blood.

"found it!"

Ekus laboriously retrieved a heavy hammer from the storeroom, followed by a longsword and a rapier.

"Ladis, you stay here to protect Lord Ekus, Lorne, let's go together!"

Raphael tossed the rapier to Radis and spoke at top speed.

Then, he and Lorne, who was wielding the giant hammer, transformed into two streaks of blood-red light, rushing towards Rosa, who was casting magic, from different directions on the left and right at a terrifying speed that exceeded the limits of ordinary people's vision.

Several guards holding shields tried to stop it, but the moment they came into contact with the blood-red light, they were sent flying from the platform to the ground, causing a gasp from the crowd.

boom!
The magic diagram above Rosa's head exploded, transforming into a flame bud several meters in size, which then blossomed into a flower.

Its shape resembles a burning violet, with each petal like a solidified purple flame. The outer layer is a deep violet, gradually turning into an almost transparent pale purple inwards, while a ghostly blue flame flickers in the center.

This is Rosa's innate magic—Purple Flame Roland, a pure offensive fire magic.

Upon seeing the two streaks of blood rushing towards her at breakneck speed, Rosa's expression turned serious.

Mages are better suited to serving as siege weapons and attacking armies on the battlefield, rather than small-scale raids like this.

She has a hard time ensuring that her magic hits fast-moving enemies.

"Mrs. Rosa, take down the big one first!"

Xia Mingyu let out a loud shout, then snapped his fingers with all his might.

The next moment, Raphael and Lorne, who were running at top speed, suddenly felt a strange pulling force on their legs, as if someone was tightly pulling their legs.

They both stumbled and nearly fell, their rapid pace halting.

"An opportunity!" Rosa's eyes narrowed.

The dazzling purple flame orchid on her head slammed down like a meteor towards the bald giant wielding a giant hammer.

Without a second thought, Lorne, who had experienced countless battles in the arena, immediately dropped his heavy hammer and leaped toward Raphael.

At the same time, white doves emerged from the pockets of Xia Mingyu's clothes, flapping their wings and rushing towards Raphael.

The blond youth, who had never seen such a bizarre fighting style before, was startled and quickly drew his sword to slash.

buzzing.

As the Purple Flame Roland approached the bald, muscular man, it trembled violently in the air, its petals unfolding layer by layer to reveal the dark blue flame at its core.

boom!
The next instant, the blazing violet exploded with a roar from its stamen. The intense heat distorted the air, and an eerie dark purple light engulfed the entire area, making it impossible to observe what was happening.

“Lorne!”

Raphael shouted anxiously as he slashed at the countless white doves flying in from the sky with his sword.

The battle had only just begun. If Lorne, the strongest fighter, were to die like this, he wouldn't continue. He would immediately take Radis and escape, leaving Ekus to draw fire.

"Not dead yet."

Lorne's deep voice came from within the purple light. After a moment, the light dissipated, revealing the scene inside.

The impact of the explosion caused countless spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the surface of the stone platform, from which tiny purple flames shot out.

Lorne stood not far from the crack, but his injuries were very serious.

His right side was covered with countless burn marks, large patches of charred skin rolled up, revealing the bright red muscle underneath.

The once smooth scalp was also cracked by the high temperature, covered with cracks and blood lines like a dried-up riverbed.

"Regenerate!" Lorne murmured to himself.

Blood-red magic surged forth, and the next moment, his charred skin peeled off in pieces like dried mud.

At the same time, the bright red granulation tissue beneath the chapped wounds wriggled wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye, like countless tiny blood snakes intertwining and coiling under the skin, and in just a moment it was restored to its original state.

This is the ability he gained after transforming from a berserker into a vampire—regeneration. Vampires already possess basic regenerative abilities, and his ability amplifies this.

The only downside is that activating this ability requires a lot of magic power.

Seeing that Lorne's injuries were recovering quickly, Raphael temporarily abandoned his idea of ​​running away.

But looking at Rosa, who had re-raised the magic diagram on the other side, and Xia Mingyu, who kept summoning white doves, his expression became serious again.

Raphael realized that, given the current situation, killing Rosa in front of that sage with his strange abilities would be extremely difficult, and even if they could, they would inevitably pay a heavy price and be unable to protect themselves.

Moreover, he glanced at the large number of soldiers who were constantly arriving around him and the extraordinary knights who were gradually able to stand up straight beside Radis; the situation was still deteriorating rapidly!
"Lord Ekus, please unleash the calamity of bewitchment immediately!" Raphael shouted.

Ekus, who heard his voice, hesitated, because he was still a little short of advancing to the New Moon. If he launched the Bewitching Calamity now, it would not affect all the tea drinkers in the city who had drunk the Twilight Tea. Only addicts could be bewitched.

The difference in the number of people between the two is enormous!
And most importantly, the addicts are now concentrated in this square, preventing them from being seduced into a frenzy of killing and destruction in Twilight City in order to obtain tea, as he had envisioned.

Seeing that Ekus was hesitant and that her brother's situation was deteriorating, Radith couldn't hold back any longer and secretly released a bit of the Boiling Blood magic.

Once the pain subsided, these loyal and extraordinary knights charged at Ekus once more, swords in hand.

"Oh dear, Lord Ekus, I think I can't control them anymore!" Radis exclaimed in panic.

"My God, bestow your grace!"

Seeing the sharp swords rushing towards him, and realizing his life was in danger, Ekus quickly activated his blessing.

The next moment, the countless people in the square suddenly stared blankly.

(End of this chapter)