[WN] I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan Chapter 64

 Chapter 64

He anticipated every incoming attack, dodging them a step ahead, and counterattacked by predicting the masked woman's probable path.

This won’t do. It was impossible to subdue her while hiding her true techniques like this. She had to use her full strength.

Since it’s come to this, there’s no other choice. I’ll have to kill them all and silence them. The masked woman’s eyes turned venomous.

Fwooosh!!! A dense pillar of destruction soared from her dagger: Black Steel Qi. A holy sword not imbued with Radiant Mana would not be able to withstand that destructive power.

"Die."

It was a desperate situation. Marisa and Jupien, who were watching the battle, involuntarily cried out.

"Dodge...!!"

But Chris did something completely unexpected. Instead, he lunged at the masked woman. An act of pure suicide.

"Foolish." The masked woman slashed her dagger. The line of destruction roared with a fierce, ominous momentum. But at that moment, something utterly incomprehensible happened.

Flash. Just like a flame extinguished by wind, the Black Steel Qi flickered and died!

"?!" The masked woman was greatly alarmed.

Why? It wasn't intentional. Chris grinned broadly and lunged into her embrace.

"Because your Force Aura realm is too low."

Force Aura is the manifestation of will. Its power and stability depend on how strong a will one cultivates. Depending on the firmness of that will, the 5-star realm is divided into upper, middle, and lower tiers. The masked woman’s realm was 5-star lower. She was only just beginning to establish her will. At this stage, maintaining Force Aura with will alone was difficult, requiring the simultaneous use of various complex techniques.

Chris had already tampered with those techniques. How?

I used the Dark Demonic Energy’s dominance. During the preceding exchanges, Chris hadn't just pushed the masked woman back with the holy sword. He had secretly implanted his dominance into the dagger the masked woman held. So, the moment Force Aura manifested, it would disturb its core circuit. This was a one-time trick, difficult to reuse, possible only because the masked woman was off guard, but it was enough.

Chris didn't miss the opportunity.

Slash! The masked woman's shoulder was cut. It wasn't a deep wound, a negligible blow. But the problem was that Chris's sword was a holy sword. The constellation's power imbued in the holy sword clashed with the demonic energy in her body, causing secondary damage, as if burned by an unquenched fire. Her core also shook violently.

And there was an even more important fact.

"Bingo." Chris glanced at the holy sword and smirked. He had obtained her blood. He quickly put distance between them and cast a curse magic. Curses could be cast much more powerfully when using the opponent's blood as a medium. Exhaustion, pain, weakness, fear, and so on. The masked woman's body swayed from the various curses penetrating her.

Ha. How can such low-level curses have this much power? The masked woman was dumbfounded. The curses Chris had manifested were all 2-star or lower. They were originally trivial curses that shouldn't have been able to penetrate her body. But, like a curse cast by a professional high-level sorcerer, they skillfully pierced her demonic energy defense and systematically crippled her body as if she were sinking into a swamp.

Chris's attacks continued. Flash, a strike grazed her neck, sending chills down her spine. The masked woman gritted her teeth.

How dare he.

That said, the masked woman wasn't in danger. No tiger would fall from a few scratches from a cat's paws. But her pride was wounded.

I’ll kill him now, no more dragging this out. The masked woman used her secret poison.

Whoosh! A black mist enveloped Chris. It wasn't just a physical poison that harmed the body. It was a magic poison imbued with magical effects. It was a poison that activated the power of destructive black magic, causing the body to collapse simultaneously from outside and within.

"Christian!" As Chris was covered by the black mist, Marisa cried out in alarm. She knew the power of that poison. It wasn't a poison that could be endured, even with the Medical Immortal Family's antidote.

But Chris thought from within the black mist, It went according to my plan.

An incomprehensible thought. Even Chris couldn't endure this magic poison. Because it was a magic poison, the Medical Immortal Family's antidote he had prepared wouldn't work. Defensive magic tools against poison were useless too. It was clearly corroding rapidly and wouldn't last long. Five seconds at most. After this time, he would die.

Yet, he smiled.

I finally have my chance. Chris had actually been on edge, wondering what he would do if the masked woman didn't move as he intended. Yes. He had waited for the masked woman to use her magic poison all this time.

"You were impressive for a brat. But you didn't know your place. Die in agony." The masked woman's voice was filled with confidence, as if certain of Chris's death. But did she know? That this was the moment Chris had been looking forward to the most. From the beginning of the fight until now, Chris had waited for this moment: the moment the magic poison spread, obscuring the vision.

The magic poison didn't just obscure vision. It was filled with demonic energy and magical aura. The meaning of that was this: The energy contained within the poison would cause interference, making it difficult to detect what was happening inside from the outside. Both visually and perceptually.

Therefore, even if he used the Alliance's power, no one outside would notice. Chris moved the holy sword. His hand trembled. The masked woman scoffed. She didn't even bother to dodge beforehand. Like watching a cat's antics, she watched leisurely, intending to lightly dodge at the last moment, but suddenly her body stopped with a jolt.

[Giant's Restraint]

It was a 4-star curse black magic. A curse that Chris's realm was still unable to use. But Chris had previously modified this black magic to use as a decisive move. He made the activation conditions more stringent, allowing it to be used even at a 3-star realm. The additional condition Chris set was the opponent's 'blood'.

That's right. The earlier curses were just a distraction. The real reason he obtained blood with the holy sword was to use this black magic: to momentarily bind the woman's movements. Of course, it wouldn't last long. Two to three seconds at most. Within that time, the masked woman would break the curse. But that fleeting moment was enough. For the sword to reach her heart.

Nonetheless, the masked woman wasn't flustered. "You're quite cunning, but it's a pity." A deep blue demonic energy covered her body, like a shield. Even a holy sword wouldn't be able to pierce it.

But then, something unbelievable happened.

Fwoosh! Light burst from the holy sword! The masked woman's eyes widened as if they would tear.

"Shi...ne Blade?"

It was blurry, but clear. The power of Radiance that the Hero used. Chris smirked wryly.

"...Because I'm a genius."

The masked woman tried to dodge, but it was useless. The Giant's Restraint, which she hadn't managed to break, held her, and the broken holy sword pierced the masked woman's heart.

That day, both families were turned upside down by what happened. The Extreme Poison Demonic Sect had violated their agreement and tried to annihilate the Dark Demonic Sect's exploration team. The atmosphere between the two families reached its worst point, and the Extreme Poison Demonic Sect, who had committed the wrong, found themselves in a difficult position.

Actually, it's unfair to the Extreme Poison Demonic Sect. The mastermind behind this incident was Marquis Langham. Although there was an internal collaborator, Marquis Langham likely extended his dark hand first. Everyone was essentially dancing in Marquis Langham's palm.

Still, it's better than my last life. That was the worst situation. In his previous life, the Dark Demonic Sect's entire forces were annihilated, and when it was revealed to be the doing of Marisa, a successor candidate of the Extreme Poison Demonic Sect, the two families were on the brink of war. In the end, the Extreme Poison Demonic Sect had to admit their guilt and hand over the 'Amulet of Twilight' that Marquis Langham demanded.

But this time, the situation is different. The damage was minor. Even those with critical injuries had their lives saved by the Medical Immortal Family's elixir, which Chris had appropriately provided. Therefore, the Extreme Poison Demonic Sect's responsibility was significantly lighter.

Compensation. That was all.

Although the masked woman's identity wasn't revealed, well, that doesn't really matter. The moment her heart was pierced, the masked woman's body dissolved into poison. She had taken action herself to prevent her identity from being revealed, a common tactic used by Extreme Poison Demonic Sect demonic cultists.

Still, Marisa seems to have a rough idea of her identity. Well, that's an internal matter for the Extreme Poison Demonic Sect to handle.

Anyway, it was a not-bad ending for everyone. Except for Marquis Langham.

Of course, the biggest beneficiary was Chris.

This should be enough to become a Young Master. If it hadn't been for Chris, the exploration team would have been annihilated. Becoming a Young Master was now confirmed. And what he gained from this incident wasn't just the qualification of a Young Master.

I obtained the Emblem of the Constellation. Chris secretly caressed the relic hidden in his pocket. In truth, the Emblem of the Constellation was a relic of ambiguous identity. An item whose purpose was utterly unknown. In his previous life, Marquis Langham had indeed obtained the Emblem of the Constellation but couldn't figure out how to use it for two years.

But Chris knew exactly what abilities the Emblem of the Constellation possessed. It was a relic that would be of enormous help to him. No, in this world, only Chris could properly utilize the Emblem of the Constellation.

And some minor other benefits.

—"We sincerely apologize, Young Master." The surviving demonic cultists of the exploration team bowed their heads to Chris.

—"Young Master, you are our benefactor. Thank you very much."

For the first time, he was acknowledged by the demonic cultists of the main family, albeit faintly.

Just then, the Banshee ghost maid, Marine, floated over.

[Ohhoho... Are you feeling well, Young Master?]

"It hurts."

[That the Young Master is in pain, my heart aches. But, Young Master, to be able to lovingly nurse you like this, my heart pounds wat-ta-kong-dak-kong-dak.] [TN: "Wat-ta-kong-dak-kong-dak" is an onomatopoeic expression for a heart pounding rapidly with excitement or nervousness.] [I'll give you soup, open wide.]

"...I can eat it myself, you know?"

[Ohhoho... You don't have to be shy about my touch. Of course, this cute look is also lovely. Now, open wide. Ahhh.]

Chris frowned fiercely.

She's using a poltergeist phenomenon to feed me?! Mari was a ghost. So, even though it looked like she was holding the spoon, she was doing it through a psychic phenomenon.

[Ahhh... To be able to monopolize the Young Master. I wish this moment could last forever.]

"...Could you please stop saying creepy things?"

Just then, a knock sounded from outside. Mari's face creased into a frown.

[It seems... another annoying person has arrived.]

"..."

Even though it was just a knock, she knew who it was. Because this person had come many times already.

[Why does she keep coming and interrupting my precious time alone with the Young Master? I don't like it.]

Mari giggled softly and opened the door. A small girl with a cold expression entered. It was Jupien.

"...You're here?"

"Mm."

"...Why again?"

"...You're my team member. As the leader, I came to see if you're alright."

By the way, their mission wasn't over yet, as the incident hadn't been fully resolved. Both were at the meeting place of the Extreme Poison Demonic Sect and the Dark Demonic Sect to testify as witnesses.