Chapter 194:

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Chapter 194:

How should I, what should I say

They were miners and their families working in the mines.

Surprisingly, there was no damage to the extent of the collapse accident where the entire ceiling of the abandoned mine had caved in.

Its obvious. The only missing were the old woman, who was the village chiefs mother, and Countess Monad, just the two of them.

The Countess saved our children.

We, we will help too.

They were the people Juliet hastily sent up first.

When the mine collapsed, they were with Miss Juliet too.

Upon hearing this, the Duke moved his head for the first time.

The reason Lennox didnt open his mouth all along was not because he was stunned or shocked.

For him, all of this situation felt eerily unreal.

The ceiling collapsed, and Juliet got involved in the accident.

Whispering words in his ears. All he had heard since he came here was worthless talk.

Lennox couldnt understand this situation.

He was familiar with death. Having lived his life in constant strife as the Duke of Carlyle, and immediately after losing his parents, he was thrown into an abyss he could never escape.

But what he was accustomed to was the death of himself or someone he would kill, not the death of a lover whom he wanted to keep by his side by all means.

But who, how?

All he understood was one thing.

Juliet.

His gaze turned towards the villagers with melancholy expressions.

They were with Juliet.

Yes.

It didnt make sense to Lennox.

The tunnel collapsed, Juliet got trapped underground, and they came out alive.

If Juliet really got trapped underground.

So why are they alive?

Master!

Milan, who was standing right next to him, instinctively blocked between the Duke and the villagers.

Milan regretted it. It was never wise to have people surviving instead of her in front of a man who lost his lover. Even if they had good intentions.

Duke Carlyle right now was as precarious as a man walking on a blade. He couldnt expect rational judgment.

Miss Juliet is trapped down there!

Startle.

Milans words had an effect. The Duke responded when Juliets name was mentioned.

The red eyes of the Duke, who had paused breathing for a moment, slowly closed and opened again.

First, rescuing the lady.

How long will it take?

Your Highness.

The underground situation is quite unstable, so its hard to guarantee anything.

If the work is hurried recklessly, there might be additional collapses.

I asked how long it will take.

At least ten days.

Then it will take less than that.

Yes?

Seeing the Duke calmly saying insane words, none of the knights could dissuade him.

Find a point that can minimize the collapse like using a battering ram. You can do that much.

Well, thats correct. But

The engineers, although confused, understood the intuitive order of the Duke. It meant to calculate a point to break the entrance like breaking down the walls in a siege.

Moreover, the faint source of light was none other than her butterflies.

To be exact, butterflies scattered haphazardly on the floor.

Butterflies that once flew around spreading bright light were now weakly laying on the ground, faintly glowing as they feebly flapped their wings.

Butterflies?

The relief was short-lived.

Juliet realized that the butterflies were in serious condition.

The butterflies fluttered their ragged and wounded wings desperately, attempting to somehow approach Juliet.

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They seemed to be trying to say something, but the sound was too small and faint for her to hear.

That damned Carlyle bastard.

Even the snake, anxiously muttering and pacing around the chamber, wasnt normal.

Is it a side effect of breaking the barrier and escaping.

The scar left by Juliets crossbow on his right cheek was still there, and the muttering snake seemed uneasy somewhere.

Of course, it was said hes mad, but

Juliet scrutinized her situation while glaring at the snake.

Although her bones were broken, and she was trapped dozens of meters underground with dangerous spirits, she was still alive.

But, at the moment, Juliet had no way to escape from the snake.

All she had was the visible key in the water, and the nearly dying butterflies.

I might really die this time

Then suddenly, Juliet thought of a very obvious question.

Why doesnt he just kill me?

In this life, Juliet had encountered the snake several times.

At the temple, and at the auction house in the east.

Those were very brief moments, but if the snake had decided, he could have easily killed Juliet.

But despite having had several chances, the snake spared her every time.

And even now.

A little more, no, now

The anxiously pacing snake seemed like someone waiting for something.

Waiting, for what?

Come to think of it, was it only when Lennox was nearby that the snake tried to kill her?

(He hates humans and has gone mad.)

The black panther said so, but even though he lost his conscience and went mad, the snake was acting with some purpose.

At least Juliet believed so.

The snake loathed the Dukes family, hovered around Lennox Carlyle threatening her surely there must be a reason for that.

Some purpose

The purpose of an evil spirit who hated humans to the point of madness. What could it be?

Think, think.

Flutter.

Barely catching its breath, a butterfly fluttering its wings on the ground flew onto the back of Juliets hand.

(Purpose. No.)

?

(That woman. Eleanor. Purpose.)

(Died. Snake. Angry.)

(Snake.)

What?

(Long ago. Snake. Noticed.)

(Carlyle. Human male. Had. Sword.)