“What? She’s dead?” I couldn’t believe my ears.
The blue barrier disappeared at this moment. Rufus stepped forward, as if preparing to attack Noreen again.
Noreen stepped back vigilantly. “You can beat me to death, but then you will never know what kind of poison Ethan has been affected with.”
Rufus froze in his tracks and icily asked, “What poison did you use on my father?”
Noreen regained her composure and said with a smile, “What’s the rush? You’ve asked me so many questions. Let me answer them one by one. Sylvia, what did you ask me just now?”
Noreen pretended like she really forgot what I just said.
I ground my teeth in anger, but I still had to give in. “What happened to the real Maya?”
“She’s dead. I just told you. If you don’t believe me, that’s your choice. Truth be told, I prefer Layla’s appearance. She is beautiful and suitable for me. But unfortunately, she was rendered useless to me later. You also became wary of her. Maya, on the other hand, was old and ugly. I don’t like her at all. My initial plan was only to control her. She had the duty of cleaning Rufus’ room, which brought her closer to the potted plant that is nourished with my blood. Logically speaking, it was easier to control her. However, her consciousness was unexpectedly firm, making it difficult for me to influence her. I had no choice but to kill her.” Noreen’s tone was very arrogant, as if she was chatting about the weather. In her eyes, no one could stop her from achieving her goal. She wouldn’t even blink her eyes before killing someone to fulfill her ambition.
“Killing Maya was later proved to be a wise decision. It helped me get closer to you,” Noreen said this with a lot of pride. She took out another crystal ball and showed us the scene of Maya’s death. Maya was stabbing her stomach with a fruit knife. “You should thank me. I controlled her mind while she was killing herself, so she barely experienced any pain.”
I watched the scene play on the crystal ball with bloodshot eyes. Although Maya was not feeling any pain, her body still responded to her actions. She twitched as she cut her abdomen open and gouged the organs out of her body.
I couldn’t bear to see it anymore. My whole body was shaking as I averted my eyes.
Rufus’ POV
“It’s a good thing she’s dead. She was useless to me even when she was alive. When I wanted to control Maya, I failed halfway, and my plan almost got ruined because of that. Luckily I still got Layla’s identity as backup at that time, or I wouldn’t have succeeded in this plan of mine,” Noreen said. She didn’t regret killing Maya at all and even kept saying that she was useless.
I clenched my fists and tried my best to calm down. I couldn’t kill Noreen without knowing what kind of poison she made my father ingest.
However, Sylvia was a different case. She couldn’t stand Noreen’s arrogance anymore and raised her hand, causing a black fog to form. She then pointed directly at Noreen, and the black fog transformed into a huge arm before it strangled Noreen’s neck and lifted her in the air. “Shut the fuck up!” Sylvia shouted angrily.
She then summoned a strong gust of wind, causing the crystal ball that had been floating in the air to shatter into tiny little pieces.
Noreen, on the other hand, didn’t struggle. On the contrary, she seemed to be satisfied that Sylvia was out of control and continued to provoke her by saying, “You know, Maya was actually calling out your name before she died. She didn’t stop saying your name until her last breath.”
“I told you to shut the fuck up!” Sylvia roared. Her eyes gradually turned black as her body emitted a dark energy that was similar to Noreen’s.
At that moment, I felt like my back hurt like hell and my insides were burning because of it, but I had no time to care about that.
I immediately walked over to Sylvia and gently held her hand to try and help her regain her senses and prevent her from completely losing control.
Sylvia shifted her gaze at me, and her dark irises slowly returned to their usual color. Her voice was hoarse as she whispered, “You don’t have to worry, honey. I can handle this.”
Noreen burst into laughter although the huge arm that Sylvia summoned was still strangling her. “What are you afraid of, Prince Rufus? If I were you, I’d let go of her so her black witch bloodline can completely awaken.”
“Shut up!” I glared at Noreen and sneered. She was truly a nuisance. Even if she died a thousand times, I wouldn’t pity her.
Noreen didn’t shut up. Instead, her laughter grew louder as the huge hand kept lifting her up in the air. It was like she didn’t fear anything at all.
“I’m really impressed, Sylvia. Hybrid indeed seems to be the answer! The power you have right now is stronger than last time, and this verifies my theory. It seems like you’re much more valuable a subject than your mother.”
After she said that, she easily managed to break free from Sylvia’s spell.
Sylvia immediately staggered backward, but I supported her back just in time. Then, I looked up at Noreen, who was now floating in the air-surrounded by a blue light.
The magic of the black witch race was unfathomable. Although Noreen wasn’t good at close combat, her magic was superb. Maybe that was why she dared to sneak in and stir some trouble in the imperial palace.
“Come with me, Sylvia. You’ll only waste your bloodline and talent if you keep staying in the werewolf race,” Noreen arrogantly exclaimed as she tried to bewitch Sylvia in front of me.
I couldn’t stand it anymore. Enough was enough. I instantly turned into a wolf and rushed forward, making sure to let Noreen have a taste of the lycan bloodline’s power. The blue light barrier that she created instantly shattered upon impact.
It didn’t take long before she fell down and sneered at me. “Mind your own business, Rufus!”
I growled at her. “Do you really think you can hurt Sylvia without dealing with me first?”
Noreen awkwardly stood up and turned to look at Sylvia. “Listen to me, Sylvia. You should release the power of the black witch completely. Don’t let the werewolf power suppress your true abilities.”
Hearing that, my ears began to ring. I wanted to kill her so badly. Thus, without thinking, I focused the power of my lycan bloodline on my fist and punched Noreen’s face.
Sylvia’s POV
Noreen tried her best to repel Rufus’ attack with the crystal ball, but Rufus didn’t give her a chance.
She was not skilled at close combat. She tried to fight back, but it was far less powerful than when she used magic.
Gradually, Noreen lost her advantage. When Rufus was about to end her life with one final move, I quickly stopped him. “Wait, let her first reveal what poison she has given to your father.”
Rufus pulled back his fist in time and kicked Noreen far away.
Noreen spat out a mouthful of blood, but her expression betrayed no fear. She took out a handkerchief to clean the blood from her face, and casually said, “Ethan has only been affected by snake poison. This kind of snake is the most common type in the forbidden forest behind your palace. It’s purple, about the length of a baby’s arm, and has green scales above its eyes. To make an antidote for him, all you have to do is cut its tail off and smash it.”
“Are you speaking the truth?” I didn’t trust Noreen.
Her face was pale and her eyes glinted icily. “You’ll only know when you try it. Killing Ethan has never been my goal. My end target has always been you, Sylvia.”
I frowned when I heard this. I didn’t understand what she meant. Was it because I was a hybrid?
Noreen seemed to have guessed what I was thinking. She snorted and said, “The reason is simple. You are a hybrid, and possess the bloodlines of both black witches and lycans. You are the best experimental subject. I believe that you’re the key to making my hybrid experiment successful, so I have to take you with me today.”
Rufus became infuriated when he heard this. He charged forward and kicked Noreen hard.
She slammed into a tree like a piece of rag and then shot Rufus a savage glare. “That’s enough. Do you really think I can’t defeat you?”
“Cut the crap, loser.” Rufus’ face clouded with anger, and his demeanor became even more forbidding than the dark power Noreen emanated.
However, this only served to excite her more. She slowly got to her feet and giggled. “Interesting. No one has dared to provoke me like this for a long time. No wonder you are currently the strongest werewolf in the werewolf race. Since that’s the case, I’ll fight with you, Rufus.”
As she spoke, the crystal ball in her hand turned a dark red color, continuously releasing black fog from the inside that wrapped around her. Her hair floated in the air like a dense net, and her eyes slowly turned scarlet.
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