Chapter 151 Curse Mark!

Chapter 151 Curse Mark!

(A.N: This chapter also contains some violent scenes.)

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The kidnapper couldn't complete his sentence as a strange magic energy circulated inside him and the next moment, his head burst out splattering blood in all directions, leaving behind a headless corpse.

"Eww, why did his head blow up?" Diana took a step back and looked at the blood splashed around and the headless corpse with disgust. Then she thought of something and asked, "Luis, did you use your magic to kill him?"

"..."

When she saw him not responding to her and just looking at the corpse with a blank expression. She became more confident that maybe her assumption was correct, so she asked in a complaining voice. "Weren't you going to get the information from him? Why did you kill him when he was ready to give answers?"

"..."

Luis didn't pay attention to her complaints. Instead, he observed the corpse with a grave expression. Although, he too felt a little nauseated when the kidnapper's head blew up and at the appalling sight of the headless corpse on the ground. The urgency of the situation made him ignore that feeling.

'A spell placed on them... and his head blew up when he tried to expose the information... Is it connected to him?'

Thinking so, Luis' frown deepened, and his eyes became sharp. He turned to look at the other kidnappers, who were staring wide-eyed at the headless corpse with fearful expressions.

"Is there a spell placed on you all that prohibits you from exposing secrets?" Luis' cold voice sounded, and his words made the kidnappers shiver.

"..."

The kidnappers shut their mouths and didn't dare say anything in the fear of having their heads blown up.

"You don't have to speak to answer me. Just a nod is enough."

If it's true, that there is a spell placed on them. Then Luis wanted to see if he could get the answers from them through the use of gestures. That way, he could save time and the unnecessary effort needed to remove the spell placed on them.

The kidnappers who heard Luis' words were silent, and contemplative looks appeared on their faces. On one hand, there's the risk of triggering the spell and on another hand, there's the torturous death awaiting them. They couldn't make a choice, because either way, it was just a decision between choosing their way of death.

Finally, another kidnapper, who was defeated by Diana, and was observing the dead body of his partner in a daze, made some resolution inside his mind and responded with a nod.

*Boom*

*Splash*

His head exploded, and the blood splashed on the other kidnappers who were near him. At the sight of his death, the kidnappers' eyes widened in horror, especially the ones who had been considering whether to nod before.

Luis knit his brows and thought, 'Even gestures can trigger the spell? Guess it's going to be troublesome after all.'

Diana, who had been silent on the side, exclaimed in surprise.

"Eh, Luis, it wasn't you who killed them?" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"No."

{Found it, Master! There's a weird pattern on his pharynx.}

Luis didn't even know whether to be relieved that he found the pattern or if he should feel weird because of its location.

'Hmm, this isn't a spell mark, nor is it some kind of rune. Rather, it's a Curse Mark. It's most probably the work of a Dark Magician.' Luis concluded after observing the curse mark with scrutiny.

{Should I project the image?} Lily asked.

"... I don't want to see the inside of his throat. Just scan and show me the pattern."

{As you wish, Master.} Lily did what he asked of her, and a moment later, she displayed the pattern in the hologram in front of Luis.

'Hmm, this isn't a spell mark, nor is it some kind of rune. Rather, it's a Curse Mark. It's most probably the work of a Dark Magician.' Luis concluded after observing the curse mark with scrutiny.

Now that he had confirmed his suspicions, Luis sighed. '*Sigh* Now, I can be sure it's him. The most difficult antagonist that Alex can encounter in his first year of the academy.'

"Well, whatever, let's try to see if I can decode this Curse Mark." He muttered under his breath and started working on it.

***

While Luis was busy with the Curse Mark. Alicia along with Olivia and Mira also arrived there.

"Oh, everyone is here," Diana said while waving her hand.

"Diana, what happened here?" Alicia asked as her eyes glanced at the two headless corpses and Luis, who was working with something on a hologram.

"Did you kill these kidnappers?" Olivia asked with a frown, knowing full well what had happened.

"No, No, professor. We just did a little interrogation, and their heads exploded on their own. If you don't believe me, you can ask Luis." Diana explained hastily.

Olivia's lips twitched because she had witnessed the interrogation that Diana regarded as 'little'.

"Now that you mention him. What is he doing exactly?"

Diana shook her head. "I don't understand too well, but he is probably trying to remove the magic placed on them that exploded their heads."

"I see." Olivia had a solemn expression. 'Now, with the addition of this weird spell placed on the kidnappers, the difficulty level of this mission has increased. Should I start helping them now?' She wondered, but then she saw Luis, who was working on the holograms with a serious expression.

'... Maybe I should wait a little more.'

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Mira, who saw the headless corpses, felt uncomfortable and her stomach started churning because of nausea. Alicia patted her back and comforted her. "Miss Mira, if you are feeling uncomfortable, then maybe you should go back and rest. The others from the town will be here soon, anyway."

"No! I am fine! Please, let me see the kids." Mira said with a serious expression, suppressing her nausea.

Alicia nodded and pointed to the side. "Well, the kids are there. You can see them."

Mira hastily turned around in the direction Alicia was pointing and saw the figures of kids lying on the grassy ground.