Volume 2, Chapter 88 – Black Light

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“Cult! Cult Leader! Quick, quick, save me! That Xia’er is a monster!”

Panting heavily under the protection of a magic scroll shield, Benjamin charged into the lower reaches of the battlefield, braving the pressure of the high-tier experts’ battle to shriek at Wilt high in the sky.

With Benjamin’s lowly strength, intervening in a battle between high-tier powerhouses was simply seeking death. Benjamin understood this well, but consumed by fear, he could no longer care about such things.

Now he had only one thought in his mind: ‘I must find Wilt. At this moment, only the unfathomably powerful Cult Leader of the Divine Punishment Holy Church can protect me!’

Originally, in Benjamin’s plan, the Divine Punishment Holy Church would enter Windward City to eliminate the Chosen Maiden while also helping him remove those in the Duke Family who opposed him as the successor. The Marquis, his wife, and that fake young lady were all to be eliminated together!

Once those damnable people were wiped out, he would “accidentally” discover a method to reasonably “crack” the Sealed Domain barrier! He would then let the external support troops enter to “repel” the people of the Divine Punishment Holy Church! When that time came, not only would there be no obstacles in his way, but he could also win the hearts of the people and rightfully become the lord of Windward City, taking complete control of the Marquis’s house!

The thought of his future days of calling the shots and finally turning the tables filled his heart with excitement!

However, an unexpected accident occurred during the execution of this plan.

He had thought Afnora could be dealt with smoothly, but that fake Xia’er had actually stood before the members of the Divine Punishment Holy Church! More importantly, that girl was simply too bizarre! When she appeared before the cultists, she had completely lost her previous harmless appearance. Instead, she had become incredibly cold and gloomy. Even though there were no energy fluctuations around her, she made one’s skin crawl.

That eerie Blood Butterfly had somehow caused dozens of cultists to faint and fall to the ground.

At that moment, Benjamin’s intuition told him that the girl was extremely dangerous! Therefore, while Romney was busy confronting her, Benjamin had turned tail and run without a word!

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Facts proved how correct his decision was.

Not long after he fled the Marquis’s manor, the shrill screams of Archbishop Romney suddenly rang out, making Benjamin’s hair stand on end!

However, after escaping the manor, Benjamin did not feel the slightest joy of survival. While fleeing, he could clearly feel a gaze from behind! Obviously, that girl’s icy eyes had locked onto him!

‘Considering what I intended to do before, that girl definitely won’t let me go! I am the man who is going to become the Marquis! I cannot die!’

Thus, guided by fear, Benjamin disregarded his own safety and rushed into the battlefield. After all, the only person who could likely protect him now was Wilt.

However, faced with Benjamin’s plea for help, Wilt gave him a merciless glare.

“Stay to the side, you idiot!!”

Wilt did not care in the slightest about what Benjamin said. Whether that girl named Xia’er was a monster or not had nothing to do with him. His primary goal in leading the crowd to Windward City was to kill the Chosen Maiden! Until this woman was eliminated, he couldn’t be bothered with anyone else!

Ignoring Benjamin’s subsequent words, Wilt focused all his attention back on the silver-haired girl. In the next moment, Wilt’s attacks struck again like a violent storm.

This caused the silver-haired girl to frown in displeasure. Her original intention to prioritize killing Benjamin had to be temporarily postponed.

‘What?! Cult Leader?! That damn thing actually didn’t respond to me? Did he forget that without me, their plan could never have been implemented so smoothly?!’

Seeing Wilt ignore him, Benjamin couldn’t help but clench his fists as a surge of anger rushed to his heart! However, he naturally didn’t dare show his internal dissatisfaction. After all, he still needed Wilt to protect him and required the future cooperation of the Divine Punishment Holy Church to successfully become the Marquis.

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‘For now, I have to endure…’

Thus, Benjamin uncharacteristically chose to shut his mouth, suppressing the anger in his heart.

However, while Benjamin’s anger was suppressed, the rage of another being surged uncontrollably like a volcanic eruption upon seeing him.

“Benjamin! As expected, you are the traitor! To think you would join hands with the scoundrels of the Divine Punishment Holy Church! You ungrateful cur!!”

“Mar… Marquis?!”

Benjamin trembled all over upon hearing that familiar, rough voice. He instinctively retreated several steps, looking toward the source of the sound with a face full of terror.

“You… you’re actually not dead yet??”

Currently, Xiumu was bathed in blood and wearing shattered armor. Panting heavily, he used his sword to support his body as he struggled to stand up from the ground. His deep blue eyes were locked onto Benjamin, and one could almost feel flames erupting from those resolute eyes!

“You bastard! We treated you well, yet you dare to collude with the Divine Punishment Holy Church to attack Windward City?! You traitor! Watch how I kill you!!”

Denouncing him, Xiumu exhausted every ounce of his strength trying to stand. The azure battle aura around him began to gradually circulate.

However, perhaps because his injuries were too severe, the battle aura he had managed to gather suddenly dissipated. The longsword in Xiumu’s hand fell to the ground! Clearly, the current Xiumu didn’t even have the strength to hold a sword!

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“Huh?!”

Seeing this, Benjamin, who had been about to run, suddenly stopped and looked at Xiumu with confusion. After a moment of observation, Benjamin confirmed that the Marquis who had always intimidated him was now a spent force. Never mind killing him, he likely struggled even to stand up!

‘I knew it! Facing the Cult Leader, how could he have any strength left even if he survived?!’

Realizing this, a nauseating sneer appeared on the corner of Benjamin’s mouth. His eyes were filled with mockery and disdain.

“Ha ha ha! You’re in this state and you still want to kill me?! You truly overestimate yourself!”

“Benjamin, you! Why did you betray us!”

“Betrayal?!”

Hearing Xiumu’s words, Benjamin couldn’t help but clutch his stomach and laugh uproariously.

“Ha ha ha ha! Betray you?! It’s your own fault for looking down on me! You made me do this and that, but you never truly intended for me to inherit the title! Since you won’t give it to me, I’ll take it myself!”

As he spoke, Benjamin let out another chilling laugh and pulled a magic rifle from his back! Then, Benjamin unhesitatingly pointed the muzzle at Xiumu!

“Boom!!”

Accompanied by the flash of fire from the muzzle, a bullet imbued with red magic power roared out, striking Xiumu’s chest!

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In an instant, blood sprayed everywhere. Clutching his chest, Xiumu couldn’t help but show a pained expression and knelt directly on the ground!

“Ha ha ha!! Is that all? Is that all it takes and you still want to kill me?!”

Seeing Xiumu kneel, Benjamin became increasingly excited. The magic gun Pelochi had given him and the specialized enchanted bullets were indeed powerful. However, under normal circumstances, such a weapon could at most deal with someone of the fifth or sixth tier. Trying to deal with a saint tier existence was a pipe dream as the power was far from enough. But he hadn’t expected the current Xiumu to be so weak that he couldn’t even condense his protective battle aura!

“Ha ha ha!”

Moreover, that once-arrogant Marquis was now actually kneeling before him?

“How the tables have turned, Marquis.”

Benjamin laughed wildly and reloaded the magic gun. “But don’t worry. For the sake of the years we spent together, I’ll give you a swift end!”

As he spoke, under Xiumu’s unwilling and furious gaze, Benjamin raised the gun again and aimed it at the center of Xiumu’s brow! Considering Xiumu’s current dire state, this bullet would likely be enough to take his life.

“I… I should have never kept an ungrateful cur like you…”

“Heh, if you had given me the title earlier, this wouldn’t be happening.”

Benjamin gave a mocking smile. However, just as he was prepared to fire, a black light carrying a vast momentum suddenly charged from the sky outside the barrier at an inconceivable speed.