Overpowered Archmage Doesn't Hide His Talent

Chapter 178:

Chapter 178 Something more interesting.

What I saw before me was a cruel massacre.

None of the soldiers, including the palace magicians, had a breath left in them. And not even a single corpse was intact.

It seemed that the vampire’s skill was far from ordinary.

While I looked around, the vampire had completely restored his body.

“Well, well, the person of interest has appeared. Flan, nice to meet you. I’ve been watching you for a long time, but this is the first time we meet face to face.”

The vampire greeted me with a maid-like bow, wearing Aurora’s appearance. His action was clearly intended to humiliate Aurora.

“My name is Dusk.”

It was a name I had never heard before.

So it didn’t give me any impression, but his aura was different.

Vampires are beings that don’t hide their presence.

They consider showing off their strong aura as a virtue.

But the one in front of me was hiding his presence as if to boast.

It was quite an amazing feat.

It meant that he overcame his instinct engraved in his brain with his will.

And soon I understood the reason.

“You have human blood mixed in you.”

Dusk twitched his eyebrows slightly.

“You have a very keen observation.”

“It’s not observation. It’s written on your face.”

As I spat out each word, Dusk’s face showed subtle changes. His eyes curved and his mouth smiled, but what I felt was hostility.

“It was a fact that I had never read before…. I see, now I understand why the princess had her eyes on you.”

I turned my gaze to Aurora.

Her black hair looked like it was woven from a part of the night sky. Her mysterious eyes looked like they contained the moon.

A series of very aesthetic elements were now utterly miserable.

Her cheek was swollen as if she had been hit, and she barely stood by holding onto the crimson barrier. Her eyes were shaking as if they were soaked in a huge shock.

Dusk’s gaze also followed Aurora.

“Ah…. Do you have something to do with the princess? Then let’s make one thing clear before we talk.”

Suddenly, Dusk stabbed a dagger into his shoulder, wearing Aurora’s form.

At the same time, Aurora grabbed her shoulder with a pale face.

“Ugh…!”

Dusk mutilated his body with no expression, and Aurora, who was not harmed at all, writhed in pain and fell to the ground.

“Ah, it hurts, it hurts…!”

The princess whimpered as if begging, but Dusk kept stabbing his body several times.

Eventually, Aurora started to gasp for breath, shedding tears. She looked like a cat that was abused every day.

Dusk looked at me and smirked.

“Did you see? It’s a dark magic called ‘Synchronization’. Give up on the idea of saving the princess. Let’s make this one thing clear and talk.”

I just stared at Dusk’s eyes. His attitude of continuing to talk excitedly was somehow funny to me.

“Then let’s think of the one next to you as a corpse and have a deep conversation. Flan, we’re going to capture you.”

He muttered and spat out blood.

It was natural.

He had mutilated his own appearance that was reversed from Aurora.

He didn’t bother to restore his body, probably to inflict pain on Aurora.

I answered quietly.

“What a pathetic plan.”

“You seem to have no intention of responding. I can guess the reason. Is it humanity? Or a sense of duty?”

Aurora’s body trembled as she lay on the floor. Even though her face was buried in the ground, her sobbing and hiccuping kept leaking out.

After all, they had mentioned the word ‘princess-killer’.

From her perspective, it was as good as saying she was going to die soon.

She must have been terrified.

Dusk walked towards Aurora with a mocking look. His body dripped blood as he moved, like a corpse walking.

He stepped on Aurora’s back and lifted her up by her hair.

“Oh, were you crying? I designed you as a tearless doll… But it seems you’re broken.”

He wiped Aurora’s face, which was soaked with tears.

“I like reading human expressions. Half fear, half regret…”

He suddenly frowned.

“Regret? Sorry? Why do I see these emotions? I don’t like these…”

He looked at me and Aurora alternately and burst into laughter.

“How can this be? Are you feeling something for Flan? You’re really broken. You’re really broken.”

He then started to pat Aurora’s back. As if he was soothing a sick baby.

“Aurora. You have nothing to regret. You need to have something to regret and reflect on. You did your role as a doll and now your life is over. That’s all there is to it. So…”

He whispered cruelly to Aurora, who was shaking.

“…You don’t have to be sorry or repent. All you have to do is accept reality.”

“Uh, ha, ha…”

Tears kept falling from Aurora’s chin.

The princess took several deep breaths and her eyes became lifeless. Her breathing calmed down.

“That’s right. That’s the emotion. That’s the one.”

“Uh…”

“Resignation. The most fitting emotion for humans. And also the most beautiful expression of emotion… It has aesthetics. I like this the most.”

He kept patting Aurora.

The princess’s breathing became more and more calm, and her eyes lost focus and became dead.

Aurora was not stupid.

I didn’t have to fight a bloodsucker who used a high-difficulty black magic called ‘synchronization’.

If I had become hated by humans, I could have just joined the front line of the bloodsuckers.

So she knew it herself.

That I had no reason to save her.

There was no bond between Aurora and me.

Even if there was, it would have been a bad one. We didn’t have any good feelings for each other.

But I asked.

“Did you say princess-killer?”

“Yes. It’s a terrible crime. It’s not something that humans living on the continent can handle.”

“It’s not very fun.”

Dusk’s face showed a sense of victory.

Resignation rose on Aurora’s face, and Dusk was about to clap his hands.

She slowly nodded.

“That’s right. Let’s skip the boring process. Let’s just savor the sweet result.”

He opened his arms as if to hug her.

“Pitiful.”

A sharp beam pierced Dusk’s heart.

He stood there blankly for a moment, then slowly looked down at his chest.

“…?”

He slowly lifted his head again.

“What are you doing…?”

But I didn’t give her a chance to continue. The beams continued.

His legs, heart, lungs, stomach, and various parts were pierced.

Dusk soon fell to the ground.

He laughed.

“Hahaha…! Good. A splendid ceremony. Killing the princess yourself! The princess will surely be happy!”

But soon his face was confused.

“…!”

Aurora was fine.

Dusk slowly regenerated and muttered.

“What the hell…? You should be synchronized.”

“You said humanity.”

I just answered.

“Dusk. I never had such a thing.”

He had regenerated and got up. He twisted his neck and asked me.

“Stop bluffing. Why do you choose to go through a hard process? I thought you were smart.”

“It’s boring.”

Ten yellow lights behind me started to glow.

As soon as I gave the signal, they would turn Dusk into a hive.

“I’ve tried everything. Ruling the world, being hated by all humans… It was all boring.”

I looked at Dusk’s face.

“So this time.”

The beams shot.

“I’ll do what I find more interesting.”