Chapter 256: The Royal Conference (1)
Ailos had never once in his life thought he was stupid. Even now, he didn’t. It was true that he, a dark wizard, had secretly infiltrated the royal palace, but wasn’t Keter in the same position? Keter had also been wandering around without a guide and his clothes were stained with blood. Yet, he suddenly attacked the maze and summoned the royal guards?
It’s suicide.
Who could have possibly imagined that someone who entered the maze with a purpose would suddenly decide to turn themself in?
Damn, they’re fast. They’ve already arrived.
Ailos sensed multiple presences rushing toward them. Seven in total, a mix of knights and mages, and that wasn’t all. The moment Keter attacked the wall, a barrier began descending at the corridor’s boundary. An orichalcum wall, as thick as an adult’s arm. The entire corridor was being sealed off.
Additionally, colorless smoke began pouring from somewhere within the wall. The sourish smell made it clear it wasn’t a pleasant vitamin-rich vapor good for the skin.
Ailos thought if he had the power to kill Keter in a single strike, he surely would have done so. However, that wasn’t possible. Logically thinking, he needed to quickly throw himself toward the path leading to the underground.
Even though he had the Dark Pages, this was still the heart of the royal palace. Being sealed in with poison gas was only the beginning of the penalties he would face. He didn’t intend to fight in a disadvantageous environment like a fool.
Ailos’s entire body melted like water and sank down. He slipped into the shadows. The barrier had already come down to knee height, which was too low to simply sprint past. Though he could barely get past it if he tried, his pride refused to let Keter, the man who had just screwed him over, walk away unscathed.
“I’m not one to simply take hits, Keter!”
Ailos’ shadow rippled like a wave and spread across the corridor. Then, white bones sprouted out from the shadow cast over the entire hall. It was high-tier dark magic, the Resentful Bone Crush. The bones grew like plants and began to press against Keter.
“The bones of three hundred unjustly killed people. Blocking this without paying a price is impossible.”