When Colin found Wizard Kusius, he was playing with a canary.
He was relaxed and carefree, just like a retired old man.
This sixth-rank wizard had been following Colin and the others ever since they 'coincidentally' met, but he had also been acting like a bystander.
Although the other party had confessed his relationship with Mr. Kusius and even handed over a 'Trial's Eye' casting scroll, Colin was still wary of Kusius.
Now that the situation in the Northern Frontier was gradually improving, Colin was ready to have a showdown with this person.
He couldn't just leave this unknown friend or foe by his side and not deal with him, right?
"Good evening, Mr. Kusius. You are in a good mood."
"Good evening, Viscount Angley." Kusius turned around and invited Colin to take a seat.
After some small talk, Kusius went straight to the point, "Sir Viscounts, are you here because of the arcane energy waves outside the city this morning?"
Colin nodded and asked, "That's right. Do you know what's going on? "
Kusius shook his head, "My apologies, Sir Viscounts. I am actually very curious about what happened outside the city, but I was so far away. I only know that someone released an extremely powerful spell, but I can't guess anything else."
Colin was slightly disappointed, but he immediately asked, "Extremely powerful? How powerful? Could it be a forbidden spell? "
"It is possible. However, Sir Viscounts, the release of a forbidden spell is not that simple. " A trace of struggle appeared on Kusius' face, but it was quickly replaced by determination, "You must be very curious as to why I abandoned Mr. Kusius and turned to the House of Saint Hilde."
Colin was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting the other party to take the initiative to expose this layer of window paper.
Although Colin had suspected that Kusius was involved in Mr. Kusius' plan to sacrifice Fallen Eagle City, he did not point it out because of his identity as Vera's teacher.
He did not expect Kusius to take the initiative to admit it now.
"I'm a little curious," Colin said casually.
Wizard Kusius looked seriously into Colin's eyes and said honestly, "Sir Viscounts, before I came to you, I met Mr. Feng once."
Colin did not speak, quietly waiting for Wizard Kudos to continue.
"At that time, Mr. Chang's condition was … very bad."
Colin's curiosity was piqued. He asked, "How bad?"
"He lost his left eye, but that was part of the plan, because that was the price he had to pay to release the 'Trial's Eye'.
But when I saw him, the entire left side of his face had been completely corroded!
Moreover, even though he tried to hide it, I could still sense the aura of death around him.
So, I immediately realized that Mister Kui was still suffering from the backlash of the forbidden spell!
The sacrifice of Fallen Eagle City was not enough to completely eliminate the backlash of the forbidden spell. Hehe, he messed it up! "
Colin's eyes flashed, as if he had understood something, "So, that's why you handed over the 'Trial's Eye' casting scroll so readily. You realized that compared to other forbidden spells, this forbidden spell did not have a qualitative improvement, and it still required the caster to pay a terrible price."
Kusius nodded, but then shook his head, "Mister Kusius' state at that time really surprised me, but if you say that the 'Trial's Eye' did not have a qualitative improvement, then you are underestimating Mister Kusius.
You must know that to be able to kill a Holy Knight, 'Trial's Eye' is already a true eighth rank forbidden spell.
If a forbidden spell of this level were to be cast using normal methods, I'm afraid that seven or eight sixth rank mages would have to work together to cast it, sacrificing their own lives.
But for Mister Kusius to be able to cast the spell with his own strength and not die on the spot, this is already a great success! "
Hearing this, Colin laughed coldly and retorted, "His own strength? Have you forgotten the three hundred thousand citizens of Fallen Eagle City? "
Kusius' expression was somewhat awkward, he coughed lightly and immediately apologized, "My apologies, Lord Viscounts, I did not intentionally leave out those innocent lives, it's just that … Cough cough, from an academic point of view, the forbidden spell that Mister Kusius researched is indeed an extremely important breakthrough!"
The coldness in Colin's eyes did not decrease in the slightest. Kusius' perfunctory attitude made him understand that he was just like Mister Kusius, a demon without a bottom line in his heart.
If the 'Trial's Eye' really did not have a negative effect on the caster, this guy would definitely not hesitate to use it when he had the chance.
However, although he had already sentenced Kusius to death in his heart, on the surface, Colin did not continue to pester him.
Seeing this, Kusius relaxed.
Perhaps in his eyes, those lowly commoners were no more than insignificant ants in the eyes of a noble like Colin.
Thus, Kusius continued, "If you understand Mister Kusius, you will understand that he is definitely an arcane genius!
That year, he became a sixth-level mage at the age of twenty-seven, directly creating a historical record in Yeville!
However, because mages are unable to become saints, Mister Kusius also faced a desperate situation where he had nowhere to go.
Thus, he began to research various forbidden spells, which led to the creation of the 'Trial's Eye', which could be said to have changed the course of arcane history! "
Colin looked at the fanatical Kusius and laughed coldly in his heart.
Yes, Mister Kusius had created the sacrificial forbidden spell.
However, whether this was a path to glory or a prelude to depravity for mages, that was hard to say.
Kusius continued, "… Even if there were some mistakes, it was actually unavoidable. After all, this was the first time such a brand new forbidden spell was released, but this has already opened up a new path of arcane research that is full of hope!"
"Since you admire Mister Kusius so much, why did you betray him?" Colin interrupted the other party's flattery.
Kusius smiled bitterly, "Because I feel that Mister Kusius' fate will be very tragic."
"Oh? Why? "
"Firstly, he himself suffered from the backlash of the forbidden spell, and does not know how long he can live. Secondly … "Kusius hesitated, but in the end, he still spoke.
"On the day of the sacrificial ritual in Fallen Eagle City, I was actually outside the city. Mister Kusius asked me to help him block any possible disturbances.
At that time, I was rather curious as to who Mister Kusius was guarding against.
Later, I found out that the chairman of the Yeville Mage Council, Mage Ernest, had actually appeared outside Fallen Eagle City!
Obviously, someone had informed Ernest of Mister Kusius' plan, and this person is most likely Emperor Reinhardt! "
Colin listened quietly, without any expression.
Kusius continued, "I'm guessing that Emperor Reinhardt is actually quite wary of Mister Chong. Since he obtained the 'Trial's Eye' casting scroll and verified its effectiveness, Mister Chong shouldn't be of much use to him.
Therefore, although he is bound by his promise and will not personally send people to kill Mister Kusius, it is very likely that he will reveal Mister Kusius' whereabouts to others.
Due to the terrifying power of the 'Trial's Eye', there must be many people who want to kill Mister Kusius.
For example, Ernest, for example, Prince Rhy …
Outside Fallen Eagle City, I helped Mister Kusius block Ernest, but Prince Rhy … Haha, I don't think Mister Kusius can escape his pursuit. "
Colin's eyes flashed, and he said, "You think that the arcane spell explosion this morning could be caused by Prince Rhy's arrival?"
"There is such a possibility." Kusius shrugged, "The last time we met, I also asked Mister Kusius if he had a way to deal with Prince Rhy's pursuit.
But he did not say anything.
Either he does not trust me enough, or he himself has not thought of a way to deal with it.
No matter what the situation is, I feel that there is no need for me to follow him down this path to the end. "
Seeing that Colin was deep in thought, Kusius coughed lightly, and said with a slightly flattering tone:
"Viscount Angley, I have already told you everything I know. Please believe me, when I assisted Mister Kusius, it was only to understand the true effects of the 'Trial's Eye' forbidden spell. It was purely academic research, and I had no other intentions.
Even at that time, I did not know that Mister Kusius' target was actually the Duke Of St. Hilde. "
Colin glanced at Kusius, not knowing if he believed his nonsense.
Kusius was a little nervous, but he continued, "With my relationship with Vera, of course, I would not deliberately harm the Duke Of St. Hilde. If I had known that Mister Kusius' target was the Duke Of St. Hilde, I would have stopped him with all my might!
Cough cough, I am also very sorry about the death of the Duke. So, to make up for it, I am willing to become the magic consultant of the House of Saint Hilde. "
Colin sneered in his heart. This guy probably saw that the situation at the Northern Frontier was gradually becoming clearer, and that the House of Saint Hilde was not in danger of collapsing, so he shamelessly came forward to become a magic consultant.
However, this was probably the best way out for Kusius at the moment.
First, he offended the chairman of the Mage Council, Ernest. Then, when he saw that the future of Mister Kusius' side was bleak, he had no choice but to completely turn to the House of Saint Hilde.
"I will pass on your request to Vera." Colin suppressed the disgust in his heart and smiled perfunctorily.
After that, the two of them chatted briefly before Colin took his leave.
Walking along the dim corridor, Colin suddenly smelled a familiar fragrance.
After turning a corner, Colin suddenly realized that Archbishop Ajani was walking towards him.
"Good evening, Viscount Angley!" Ajani smiled sweetly, like a hundred flowers blooming together.
"Good evening, Your Excellency!" Colin felt that the scene now was somewhat familiar. Two days ago, they seemed to have met like this by chance.
"I just received a piece of good news. Would you like to hear it?" Ajani slowly walked towards Colin. Under the dim light, her beautiful face flickered between light and darkness, exuding a fatal charm.
"Oh? What good news? Tell me about it. "Colin stopped in his tracks.
But Ajani was still getting closer and closer.
The fragrance of the roses became stronger and stronger, drilling straight into the depths of Colin's heart.
Finally, Ajani stood less than half a meter away from Colin. She raised her head slightly, and her watery peach blossom eyes stared fixedly at Colin.
Her red lips opened slightly, and a piece of news shook Colin's heart.
"Mister Kusius is dead."
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