Chapter 262: Family Head Contest (6)

Chapter 262: Family Head Contest (6)

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"What do you think, should we keep going?"

Rudy asked with a smile, to which Raven sighed.

"Let's stop."

"Hmm?"

"You're right. I am a rebel."

Rudy was puzzled by Raven's straightforward confession.

Despite admitting to being a rebel, Raven lacked the will to resist.

"What were you making here?"

"Can't you tell? It's related to magic engineering."

"There are so many magic engineering items. What exactly were you making?"

Raven smiled at Ian's question.

"Do you think I would just tell you that?"

Ian frowned and looked around.

When he had searched the room earlier, he couldn't find any research materials.

Most of the stored materials were too ordinary.

They were not weapons or any special devices, just mundane, everyday items.

The important materials were no longer there.

It felt as if someone had anticipated their arrival.

Rudy walked up to Ian's side.

"It seems we won't find anything else here."

There was no sign of the mana stones created by necromancy, nor any documents on their use.

The items had already been passed to the rebels, and the documents had been burned.

This raised an inevitable question.

Why was this guy still here?

If he knew someone was coming, it would make sense to flee beforehand.

Yet, Raven stayed.

"Hmm"

Ian quietly observed Raven.

After a moment of contemplation, he spoke.

"Let's take him with us."

Ian used spatial magic to open a subspace.

A pair of white handcuffs appeared, and he secured them on Raven's wrists.

Rudy and Ian took Raven outside the building.

They joined the soldiers and handed Raven over to them.

"What will you do now?"

"Hmm"

Ian pondered for a moment then looked at Raven.

So, it ends this easily...

It left him feeling uneasy.

To hand over someone who could be part of the rebel leadership so easily?

Ian stared at Raven, then turned to Rudy.

"What about you?"

"I suppose I must return to the Empire using spatial magic."

"Then stay here for a while."

"What?"

"I have a plan."

Ian said this and headed towards a carriage.

"A plan?"

Rudy, puzzled, followed Ian.

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Raei Translations

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"Just as planned."

Raven smiled as he was being taken away by Ian and Rudy.

The rebels' plan was for Raven to be taken all the way to the capital.

After completing all the magic engineering devices, Aryandor had told Raven something.

"They'll be coming here soon."

The Empire had obtained information on necromancers.

He never expected to be interrogated on the way there.

Ian pulled a dagger from his belt.

Raven chewed his lip, pondering.

What should he do?

He was wearing mana control handcuffs, but there was a way to escape here.

He could use a magic engineering device hidden inside his body to blow off the handcuffs.

But doing so would ruin Aryandor's plan.

While Raven was thinking, Ian finished preparing and approached him.

"Let's start with a question. Where is Aryandor right now?"

"What?"

Thrust

"Aaaagh!!!"

Ian stabbed Raven's thigh with the dagger without hesitation.

"Answer only the questions I ask."

"Ugh... How would I know where the leader is"

"You don't know?"

Thrust

"Aaaaaagh!!!"

Ian stabbed Raven's thigh with the dagger again.

"Then we'll continue until you talk."

Raven truly didn't know where Aryandor was.

He guessed Aryandor might be near the capital, but he wasn't sure.

Aryandor had said he would come to the rescue, but he didn't know if Aryandor would personally come.

"I'll ask again. Where is Aryandor?"

"How would I"

Thrust

"Ugh..."

Ian was relentless.

He stabbed the thigh of his opponent, who claimed not to know, with the dagger, showing no pity or remorse.

After repeating this several times, Raven's thigh was a bloody mess.

"Heal."

Ian used healing magic on Raven.

Once the wound was somewhat healed, Ian called a soldier.

"Take care of him. We're moving out again."

"Understood."

"We'll keep repeating this until you talk. I hope you'll tell us before we arrive."

"Ugh"

The soldier helped Raven to his feet.

'Is he insane?'

Raven would have understood if Ian had questioned him about magic engineering devices or related matters, but Ian only asked where Aryandor was, with no other questions.

And to conduct such an interrogation in the middle of nowhere...

Raven was dumbfounded.

'Continuing like this until I talk?'

Raven had spent his life moving from one research position to another.

He had never experienced such pain in his life. His spirit was breaking.

'First, I'll watch the situation. And'

If the torture becomes too severe...

No...

Should he follow Aryandor's wishes?

Raven's spirit was breaking under the torture, a new experience for him, but remembering Aryandor's orders, he couldn't fall apart here.

'I must... endure as much as I can...'

If he kept enduring, Aryandor would come to rescue him.

If he endures the painful torture and holds on, Aryandor will surely come.

No, he must come.

"Ugh..."

Raven spent the night biting his nails.

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