As the spell was cast, Primous suddenly sensed indescribably terrifying magic waves. Illusionary faces suddenly popped up in the dark, green, and yellow willpower domain around him, lunging at him without being affected at all with their transparent and fuzzy bodies!
"A legendary spell?"
Primous couldn't have been more shocked, but he only had the thought to himself when the incomplete and ferocious souls crawled into his body, ignoring the defense of the poison and the curse. They entered through his nose, came out through his mouth, and then entered through his eyes in a weird cycle, as if a grand ball were being held.
The brilliance in his eyes faded away, revealing the dull whiteness. Primous' body seemed to have expanded because too many souls had crawled in. He stood like a statue in intense disbelief, and the half-illusionary willpower domain was gone too.
It was a complicated spell that did not seem to be uttered by a mouth. The overwhelming and terrifying magic waves made Duke James, Duke Russell, and the rest of them, who were lying on the ground and unable to see the battle, overjoyed. If their ears and senses were correct, it was a legendary spell! Which Excellency of the Congress of Magic had come to rescue them?
But no matter who it was, their lives were finally protected!
Therefore, they were more inclined to the Congress of Magic.
The moment Lucien activated 'Congus Ring' and restrained Primous with 'Soul Confinement', he immediately felt that his spiritual power was drained, and his head was cramping. The power of the curse that was about to disappear was about to counterattack again. However, at this moment, 'Origin', the Holm Crown Ring on his right hand, emitted cold feelings, and the spiritual power that he stored in advance was quickly fed back.
At this moment, Lucien had no time to care about anything else. Spreading out his spiritual power, he opened his storage bag and took out a bottle of 'Water Song' as if it were his hand.
Without any magic waves, 'Water Song' flew up unhurriedly and poured itself into Lucien's mouth.
One of the basic requirements for a sorcerer to advance into the senior rank was that their soul and spiritual power were strong enough to directly interfere with reality. That was why the lich-type sorcerers such as Congus could speak and cast spells without a body. Just now, Lucien drew out his left hand and cast the spell exactly based on that.
As a matter of fact, the power of curse was different from poison. Severing the central nervous system could not stop it at all. Lucien had planned to insert his left hand into his neck precisely, avoiding the spine and the central nervous system so that he could block and eliminate the power of curse that was lurking in his veins and entering his brain through his neck. However, he did not have such great control when he was drunk. Naturally, his spine and the central nervous system were hurt, and he lost all his senses below the neck.
If it had been delayed any longer, his brain would've been necrotized due to the lack of oxygen. In that case, it would've been impossible for Lucien not to change his body. Therefore, the moment he captured Primous, Lucien hurried to take drugs to recover himself.
The Water Song flowed into his neck along his throat, emitting vague watery light, making the mess of flesh writhe and recover.
Before the spine was completely broken and the central nervous system collapsed, this kind of injury was much easier to treat than a broken arm or a broken leg. For example, when Natasha's cousin Verdi had half of his neck cut off by Natasha, he did not die on the spot. Instead, he was slowly recovering.
Then, Lucien cast a spell and eliminated the remaining power of the curse with the fourth-circle spell, 'Remove Curse'.
The wound on his neck was quickly healed. Lucien hurried to take out another bottle of 'Water Song' and supported Natasha, who was still standing on her feet with her willpower. He poured the potion into her mouth and treated her with spells such as' Poison Neutralization '. He also covered himself with the effect of air filtration.
Seeing that the danger was over and Lucien was not dead, Natasha was greatly relieved and lost the motivation to protect him. Her willpower that she tried to gather was finally collapsed by the 'Helpless Kiss', and she leaned against his arms helplessly.
Once hit by the legendary spell 'Soul Confinement', one's soul would be imprisoned forever, unless it was lifted by the corresponding spells.
Even though the magic effect would eventually disappear, the soul would turn into dust after a long time.
The black curse on the wound was automatically cut off by her blood power. The dark green toxins and bright yellow diseases were soon gone under Lucien's magic and the Water Song potion. The wound wriggled and recovered, slowly 'erasing' the hideous, shocking traces.
Apart from the fact that the poison of 'Helpless Kiss' could not be removed by the common 'Poison Neutralization' and 'Water Song' potion, Natasha's wounds had mostly recovered. Her life was no longer in danger.
"I'll gather my willpower again and let the Health Belt work. You go and save Aunt Camille, Duke James and Duke Russell first." Because of the excessive blood loss and the effect of the Helpless Kiss, Natasha was still extremely feeble when she spoke.
After she gathered her willpower with the mutated bloodline ability that made her stronger the more heavily wounded she was, the best solution was to invade the pivot of the Health Belt so that it could work on her and eliminate the poison. However, Lucien, the owner of the Health Belt, was in danger at that time and could not guide her to pass the magic circles inside the item to activate the passive effect of the belt. Therefore, she had to fight by herself and hadn't been able to lift the 'Helpless Kiss' yet.
"Alright." Without any hesitation, Lucien woke up James, the gold Knight, first in order to avoid the enemy's subsequent attacks.
Therefore, Lucien supported Natasha to the wall and slowly gathered her willpower. As long as she tried to use the Health Belt, he would be able to sense it and guide her.
Walking to Duke James, Lucien noticed that his eyes were still rather sober. It seemed that his level-nine strength had diluted the effect of the 'Helpless Kiss'. Even without his help, the man would gradually recover after the effect of the 'Helpless Kiss' was over.
After waiting for more than ten seconds and confirming that his spiritual power was recovered enough for him to use 'Sun Staff', Lucien finally suppressed the 'Helpless Kiss' with magic. At such a moment, he had to be prepared for the possibility that everybody except Natasha was a mole.
Under the influence of magic, Duke James was slightly recovered, but he couldn't gather his willpower yet. So, he said, "Help me activate the ring on my left little finger."
It was a bright blue gem ring on his left little finger. According to Lucien's estimation, it had the effect of passively resisting poison. However, the level of the 'Helpless Kiss' had exceeded its passive effect, and it could only be removed by activating active magic.
Activating magic items was Lucien's specialty. Very soon, the gem ring glowed like a ripple of light.
The water was quickly melted into Duke James' body, resolving the effect of the Helpless Kiss. Duke James, who was helped by the double suppression, roared and twisted his blood vessels, forcing the dark green and black gas out of his skin.
With the strength of a level-nine gold Knight, he got rid of the 'Helpless Kiss'.
Rising from the ground, Duke James looked so awful as if his whole family had died. For a level-nine gold Knight, all other defenses were jokes. Except for the immovable divine power circles and magic circles, his own strength was the best protection. He did not expect that he would be set up in such a way today and almost get killed.
Suddenly, his eyes stopped. "Didn't someone else come?"
He had always thought that the legendary spell just now was cast by his rescuer, but he could not find any traces except for Lucien who could still move in the chamber.
Lucien smiled and said, "Your Excellency, let's save other people first."
James looked at Lucien in shock and suspicion. Was it him? Since when did he have the strength of the eighth circle? Since when did he have a legendary item?
It was even more unbelievable than if they had been assassinated!
However, he soon held back his questions and surprise and gnashed his teeth. "Venom Devil … Dark Congress … Lucien, after you 'interrogate' Primous, you must give him to me. I will make him regret living in this world."
This was both the lingering fear of death and the anger of the situation that had occurred.
"Your Excellency, did you not sense the 'Helpless Kiss' in the air?" Lucien was surrounded by spells such as "Air Filter", which blocked the curses and toxins in the air. But weirdly enough, Duke James did not seem to be affected by the 'Helpless Kiss' at all.
Duke James was equally curious. Thinking for a moment, he looked at Primous and said, "The toxins and curses should be closely related to him. If he is confined, the rest of them will be eliminated naturally except for those that enter his body. The toxins and curses of such a level can't last long without the support of great strength. "
Lucien raised his eyebrow. His head was unusually clear after he got rid of the "drunkenness". Then, he carefully canceled the spells such as Air Filter. After making sure that everything was fine, he sniffed and walked around Camille, Russell, Henson, David and the rest of them. In the end, he stood next to Duke James who had begun to rescue Russell and said solemnly, "Your Excellency, do you really believe that it is the Dark Congress and that he is' Venom Devil '?"
"Is he not?" Duke James was slightly surprised, but he was prepared. After all, everything was said by Primous. As a murderer, his words could only be doubted.
Lucien's eyes had been focused on Natasha the whole time. There was fury in his voice. "Duke James, if a gold Knight such as yourself could be killed so easily, 'Primous' should've made great achievements a long time ago, but that is not the case."
"It took several minutes from the garden to the main house and then to the secret chamber. With the wind, the sun, and the defense of the divine power circles, I can't imagine what kind of normal fragrance of flowers would follow us into this place. After all, our coats and clothes are all magic items. But if it is abnormal and is so intense that it sticks to our body, do you and I not feel anything unusual? So, Primous was lying when he described the poisoning process! "
"But I did smell the fragrance of flowers in this place, and it did turn into a curse." Duke James temporarily stopped rescuing Russell.
Instead of giving a direct reply, Lucien went on, "If the fragrance of flowers turns into a level-nine 'Helpless Kiss' when it meets the things hidden in the liquor and the air according to Primous' description, wouldn't 'Helpless Kiss' have been triggered the moment we entered the secret chamber and brought the fragrance of flowers in? But why did none of our examinations work?"
"If I were alone, it could be explained that 'Helpless Kiss' was special and avoided the common approaches. But Duke James, you are a gold Knight. It's very weird that even you failed to detect it."
Duke James narrowed his eyes. "Are you suspecting me?"
"Apart from you, there's another possibility, which is that 'Helpless Kiss' was generated after our examination. Otherwise, it couldn't have fooled a gold Knight and a senior-rank sorcerer." Lucien looked at Duke James.
"Primous said that the level-nine 'Helpless Kiss' could only be mutated after the mixture. Based on that, we can reach a simple inference, which is that the fragrance of flowers outside was meant to confuse our senses so that we wouldn't be suspicious when we smelled the flowers in the secret chamber. The real culprit, on the other hand, opened the items on his body after we examined the liquor and the secret chamber and released the 'real fragrance of flowers', resulting in 'Helpless Kiss'."
"Also, the poison and curse of such a level must be closely related to Primous' bloodline. Without the preservation of magic items, it couldn't have existed far away from him. Then, how could he have known when we entered the secret chamber?"
"How can it be so easy to assassinate a gold Knight, a senior-rank sorcerer, and three heavenly Knights?"
Hearing Lucien's analysis, Duke James sniffed and identified the smell in the air. Then, with uncontrollable fury on his face, he strode to David and kicked him in the waist.
After a clang, a glass bottle the size of a thumb rolled out.
Its cover had been opened, and the sweet fragrance of flowers was spreading out.
"Why did you do that?" Duke James's roar attracted Natasha's attention.
Lucien, on the other hand, remained silent. He had even more questions. After the assassination, he had been very cautious about his own safety. He dared to join the private party without the transformation mask partly because he believed that the Church wouldn't send night watchers to assassinate him in a party held by the liberal nobles. That would've caused the liberal nobles to completely lean to the Congress. It would've even scared the neutral nobles among the conservatives.
Secondly, with the Congus Ring, he was not scared of the assassins below legendary.
Thirdly, in case some of the radical lunatics came, he had asked his "little friend" Alferris to protect him in secret, just in case. With its seventh-circle magic abilities, the nature of a dragon, and the toughness of illusions, it was not difficult for it to fool the experts below legendary. In such a case, it must've noticed that a strange level-nine Knight was approaching.
Just now, Lucien was too slow and numb to think of Alferris under the influence of "Helpless Kiss". Now that he was back to himself, he was naturally very confused.
Even if it felt that it couldn't defeat him in a head-on battle, it would've been easy for it to save him or inform his teacher.
But what about Little Crystal?
He hoped that she was fine …
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