TAPGB - Chapter 141
The Abandoned Prince's Ghost Bride
“Lucian!”
“...Leah!”
Lucian looked urgent at Leah's desperate voice.
Seeing Leah tied to a chair, Lucian couldn't help the anger rising inside him.
“That crazy bastard! Where are you putting your dirty hands!”
Caesar screamed without hesitation. Leon was currently placing his hand naturally on Leah's shoulder.
At Caesar's words, Leon narrowed his eyes and let out a meaningful sound.
“I don’t know what you have to do with me touching my bride.”
Leon naturally cupped Leah's cheek, and he kissed her cheek.
Lucian's eyes widened, and Caesar bared his teeth with sparks flying.
- It would be best to stop there, Leon.
“... This is a face I really miss.”
Leon's eyes widened at the sound of Carcerin's voice, and soon his eyes drew lines.
But his eyes were very sinister.
Carcerine's new model, which came out of the shadows, was seen in more detail.
There was anger and contempt in Leon's eyes as he looked at him.
“If it weren’t for you, I would have had a happy time with Leah a long time ago. You ruined everything in the end.”
- Let’s speak clearly. You are the one who threw our relationship into the mud.
The corner of Leon’s mouth twitched. The two looked at each other in silence and then moved at the same time without worrying about who went first.
Kwaaaaang!
“Ugh!”
Lucian quickly raised his arms and blocked the approaching storm.
When he finally opened his eyes and looked ahead, he saw that Carcerine was blocking the black magic poured out by Leon.
“Ugh! You crazy bastard, stop!”
Caesar, who was next to him, staggered and sat down.
He wondered how he, who was just an afterimage, could gain strength, but it seemed like he was drawing on Caesar's power.
The situation that unfolded before their eyes was a battle beyond all human imagination.
Carcerine is also Carcerine, but Lucian swallowed his saliva as Leon lightly pressed him down.
-Hey, kid.
At that time, Carcerine called Lucian.
Somehow I felt like he was calling for Odell rather than himself.
-I'll deal with that bastard, so rescue Leah while I'm at it. Seeing that Leah has been sitting still, it looks like Leon is up to something.
“...I was already thinking of doing that.”
-... Not like that Odell guy. I'll support you, go!
Carcerin changed his defensive form, which was focused on blocking, to an attack, and revealed it to Leon in earnest.
Leon clicked his tongue and blocked Carcerine's attack. In an instant, the situation turned over.
A diamond hall large enough to accommodate all of the Empire's nobles.
The hall, also known as the symbol of the imperial palace and the Emperor, could not withstand the attacks of the two and began to collapse as various parts were destroyed.
Kuung-!
Lucian dodged the building debris falling from the ceiling and secretly approached Leah through Leon's blind spot.
As he reached the platform where she was, Leon's eyes, which had been focused on Carcerine, focused on Lucian.
It was only a moment, but Lucian felt the back of his neck stand on end and immediately stepped back.
Thud-! Puzzle-!
As expected, a black electric current flew in the direction Lucian had intended to go.
It was a force several times stronger than the one experienced when lifting the barrier.
“Did you think I wouldn’t know because you were sneaking around like a rat?”
“Lucian! Do not come!"
Leah, who knew of Leon's power, tried to stop him from coming, but the more she tried, the more reluctant Lucian became.
When Lucian tried to move again, a spark flashed in Leon's eyes.
The moment his hand was about to reach Lucian.
“Where!”
With an eerie dragon roar, Caesar attacked Leon's new form.
Leon clicked his tongue and stepped aside, and Caesar followed right behind him.
At the same time, Carcerine continued to attack Leon tenaciously.
Carcerine was in charge of long-range attacks, and Caesar was in charge of short-range attacks.
Lucian, thinking that now was his chance, quickly headed to where Leah was.
“Lucian...!”
“Leah, I’m sorry. It took too long.”
Leah silenced her quivering lips and shook her head. Soon she smiled, shedding her tears.
“No, I’m glad you came.”
Lucian gave Leah a reassuring kiss on her forehead, then tried to free her of the mysterious force that had bound her.
“I feel weak because of this.”
“I will release you soon.”
What was binding Leah was an unidentified object like black mana. Although it could be touched, it was unclear whether physical force would apply to it.
Still, Lucian took out the sword from his waist and headed to the back of the throne. He then cut his black cord with all his might.
The string, which had dispersed like smoke, soon came together again and appeared as if nothing had happened.
"Then... !”
Lucian drew out as much mana as he could and wrapped it around his sword.
Suddenly...
This time he definitely felt like it was being cut. Lucian saw that the playback speed had slowed down and cut it several times.
Still, it did not get off easily.
“Khaak!”
At that time, a painful groan was heard from afar.
“Caesar!”
Lucian raised his head and looked at the situation. Caesar, who had been hit by Leon, was lying on the floor.
“I thought he didn’t look like a human, but he turned out to be a dragon...It looks like he is your descendant, isn’t he, Carcerine?”
Leon and Caesar had never met.
‘If Caesar finds out that he is the reincarnation of Carcerine, he might become dangerous.’
Perhaps because Carserine's afterimage was in front of his eyes, he couldn't seem to connect the two into one soul.
Although he was worried about Caesar, he felt relieved to see her cheering up and tried to untie Leah.
- Ugh! Lucian, watch out!
However, not long after, a warning was heard along with Carcerine's moans.
In the distance, Lucian could see Leon rushing in this direction. Where he was, only Caesar and Carcerine could be seen lying on the floor.
“Lucian!”
"Shit!"
As Leah hurriedly called, Lucian summoned the last of his strength and swung his sword.
When Lucian's sword and black string touched, a white flash erupted.
A refreshing energy enveloped his entire body, and everything around him flowed slowly. Lucian opened his eyes wide at the strange phenomenon.
But soon he was able to instinctively realize why this phenomenon occurred.
‘...Thank you, Odell.’
He could feel Odell’s energy in the black string. There was no doubt that a small amount of Odl's energy remained in Leon's power.
As if Odell was cheering, the black string turned into dust and disappeared.
As soon as the black string disappeared, the time that had passed slowly returned to its original state, and he found that Leon had reached the immediate vicinity.
Lucian gritted his teeth and came to his throne, raising his sword.
Lucian's one knee buckled due to his strong strength and the force pressing down on his entire body.
If he were not careful, he felt like he would be pushed back by the force.
“...Lucian!”
But it can't be pushed. Because Leah is right behind him.
Lucian put his head forward, trying to calm his trembling arms.
Thud-
Leon and his foreheads collided. Lucian also glared at him, not giving in to his crazy eyes.
Leon, sensing a change in the atmosphere, frowned. The heated battle of power began to gradually become more favorable to Lucian.
Leon's eyes widened as his strength began to give way.
“Tsk.”
Eventually, Leon clicked his tongue and stepped behind him.
“Hehehehehehehehe...”
Lucian took a deep breath and looked down at Leon under the platform. Soon he caught his breath and raised his head arrogantly.
“You can’t even lay a finger on Leah.”
Leon’s eyebrows twitched when he saw the knife pointed at him.
“Something like a kid with no blood on his head...!”
A more ominous and sinister energy emanated from Leon's entire body. The moment he took a ready stance, feeling that a stronger force than before would come.
Shhh! Quagwagwagwang!
A spear made of purple mana was shot at Leon right next to Lucian.
Because the attack was so strong that his eyes could not follow it, Leon was unable to dodge and was pinned to the far wall with his abdomen caught by the spear.
Lucian, as well as Carcerine and Caesar, who were running nearby, turned into rabbit eyes.
“You bastard. Who are you touching now?!”
Now that she was free, Leah was glaring at Leon with veins standing on her forehead.
Leon had seen Leah get angry many times before, but this was the first time he had seen her anger so unapologetically, and everyone here was shivering.
-...Is a witch really that witch?
Carcerine let out a laugh.
That is Arya’s true self.
It is time to retake the Lord's Castle one by one in earnest and devour the corrupt nation. Three people took the lead and destroyed the enemy.
Leon, Carcerine, and Arya.
As a witch, her skill in handling magic was extraordinary, and as she continued to learn from Carcerine, the range of magic she could use expanded.
Because of that, Arya was an object of fear comparable to Carcerine to her enemies.
-Actually, that was the case.
When he came back from the battlefield for a year, he had a sparring match with Arya, and her skills had improved to the point where Carserine's heart was cold.
Moreover, she has lived for over 300 years. He cannot dare to ignore the knowledge and experience she has accumulated over the years.
“Cluck cluck... !”
As the cloudy dust settled, Leon staggered to his feet.
He coughed up thick blood and clutched his stomach. Leon looked at Leah with blood-filled eyes.
“You’re being too affectionate, Leah.”
“I like affection and fell asleep. I have no affection for you.”
Leah naturally took Lucian's hand. And Leon clearly witnessed it.
“Leah, I’m sure I told you to be careful how you behave in front of me, right?”
This is a lifeless threat. She may have felt afraid for her life at first, but not now.
Leah snorted and placed her thumb under.
“Go to hell.”
It was a clear rejection. For Leon, who had been listening to Leah's words with one ear and leaving them with the other, her rejection touched his heart for the first time.
Leah and Lucian standing side by side. And in front of them, Caesar and Carcerine stand as if protecting the two people.
It looked like it was 300 years ago, in peaceful times.
Arya, Carcerine, Leon and Odell. There was a time when there was nothing to be afraid of when the four of them got together...
'Brother...'
As soon as Odell's voice, which he had thought he had forgotten, heard in his ears, Leon could not control his emotions.
Leon's golden eyes, which had held out a glimmer of hope in his long-standing, bizarre love, gradually grew colder and soon lost their shine.
“...It’s enough now.”
Everyone was nervous because of his tone as if he had given up on everything. In particular, Lucian felt an ominous feeling creeping up his entire body.
“No one can have Leah if I can’t have her.”
Leon's eyes turned black. At the same time, jet-black veins appeared on his face, and black bloody tears dripped from the corners of his eyes.
“...Crazy guy.”
Everyone sympathized with Caesar's mutterings.
That's how much Leon looked like the devil had descended.
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