Chapter 60: Agnes National Assembly (2)

Chapter 60: Agnes National Assembly (2)

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In a dim room, the only light came from a small lamp flickering in the middle. A man was chained to a stiff metal chair in the room's center, a black cloth hiding his face.

"Huff, huff!"

His breath came out harsh and ragged from beneath the cloth. His body trembled slightly, a clear sign of his fear.

How long had it been?

Just as his breath became more frantic.

The cloth was pulled off his face by an unseen hand.

A sturdy man with thick eyebrows was revealed.

His name was Burkell Izart.

He was a member of the Kwangseong Assembly, one of a hundred. As the leader of the Izart family, he ruled over the Flans region of the empire.

"Huff, huff!"

Once he could see again, Burkell drew in a sharp breath and quickly looked around.

He was at a loss as to why he was here.

After completing his duties at the palace, everything went black on his way home. When he came to, he was here.

The harsh sound of an iron chair being dragged echoed through the room. Someone appeared from the darkness, positioned the chair in front of Burkell, and took a seat.

It was a man with a gentle face and long hair tied back.

His name was Thierry Illones, a member of Zion's team and the leader of the Eternal Shadow. Half of Thierry's face was hidden in the shadows, where the lamp's light couldn't reach, creating an eerie feeling.

"What's going on? Do you know who I am?"

Burkell glared at Thierry, his voice filled with a mix of rage and worry.

"You're Burkell Izart, right? If not, let me know. I'll let you go right away and offer you an apology and some compensation."

Thierry replied with a calm smile.

He could say this because he was entirely sure the man before him was Burkell.

"How dare you... You think you'll get away with this?"

"Ha, of course. I wouldn't show my face if I thought I was in danger."

"My family's knights are probably searching for me right now. They'll find this place within an hour. I wonder if you'll still be smiling then."

"I doubt that'll happen. Even if the knights find this place, you'll be the one to send them away."

"What...?"

Confusion filled Burkell's eyes at Thierry's words.

He couldn't understand what Thierry was implying.Yôur favorite stories at novelhall.com

"It might help if you read this before we continue."

With that, Thierry casually pulled a sheet of paper from his pocket and handed it to Burkell.

“......!”

Burkell's eyes widened as he read the document, his expression shifting from confusion to pure shock.

This was a detailed account of all the wrongs Burkell Izart had committed, starting from his teenage years. It was a list of corruption, malpractice, and crimes.

If these misdeeds were revealed, his carefully built reputation would be destroyed. He'd end up in the palace's underground jail.

Most of these offenses were known only to him. Burkell couldn't understand how they'd landed on this sheet of paper.

"Ever wondered what would happen if this information went public?"

Thierry posed the question cheerfully.

Burkell valued his honor and reputation more than anything else. Faced with evidence that could shatter them both, his response was predictable.

"...What do you want from me."

Burkell spoke in a voice drained of energy, his head hung low.

At this, Thierry broke into a satisfied smile.

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Raei Translations

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At one of the five castles surrounding Baeksung Palace, the Red Castle.

Step by step.

Prince Enoch walked with a blank face down a corridor in the Red Castle's underground levels.

After Lergan Urschler's death at the hands of Zion, Enoch had been visiting these depths more often.

"Arghhh!"

"Please, no more...ugh!"

The corridor was filled with the tortured screams of those subjected to forbidden experiments, including black magic. Their bodies were twisted and grotesque.

Enoch was unmoved.

He had been the one to construct this underground facility.

Working with 'that' entity and enhancing his magic skills required such brutal experiments.

"Prince Enoch."

With each star activated, the user's power escalated to an unprecedented level, almost as though they'd ascended to a higher plane of existence.

It wasn't just progression to the next level but the exploration of an entirely new realm, so it was naturally fraught with difficulty and adversity.

Had Zion not previously ascended, it would have been utterly impossible to aim for the three stars within such a compressed timeframe.

Roar!

Black stars began to emerge within the mini cosmos unfolded by Zion.

One, two, and the third.

In contrast to the other two stars, which rapidly absorbed surrounding stars to expand, the third star was still faint.

The third black star flickered uncertainly, appearing as though it could vanish any second.

Then.

'Now.'

Simultaneously as Zion, seated in the lotus posture, opened his eyes,

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

His heart began to pound wildly.

The vessels channeling the Black Star throughout his body pulsed at the same rhythm.

Zion now initiated the Eclipse.

The two Eclipses he had employed So far had already cracked the barrier to the three stars. He believed that another application here could completely shatter it.

However, using the Eclipse while projecting the stars externally like this was essentially a gamble with his life.

It was like releasing a wild, uncontrollable beast within his already weakened body.

But there was no hint of hesitancy in Zion's eyes.

'If I don't push to this extent, I won't be able to break through.'

Grrrrrr!

A storm of the Black Star started to rage within his body at an incredible pace.

Zion made no attempt to rein it in.

He merely guided its course.

There were two paths through which the Black Star could course within Zion's body.

The blood vessels carrying his lifeblood.

And the circuit, exclusively conducting the Black Star.

The ascension to three stars of the Black Star involved piercing through all these circuits.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

Guided by Zion, the Black Star began to puncture the obstructed circuits within his body one by one.

With each pierced circuit, Zion's body quivered.

The situation was fraught with danger, the circuitry potentially ripping open with the slightest miscalculation. Yet, Zion did not retract the Eclipse.

On the contrary, he intensified it.

It was like crafting an immaculate painting with reckless paint strokes on a blank canvas – a divine technique.

'Now, the last one.'

The moment Zion sensed the Black Star fiercely ascending the circuit, a thought flashed across his mind.

The surging Black Star collided with the final barrier of the circuit, triggering an immense internal explosion.

Simultaneously, blood trickled from Zion's mouth.

He made no move to wipe it off, instead exerting his force to pull the Black Star upward again.

For the barrier had not yet fully succumbed.

Despite several subsequent collisions, the final barrier teetered on the brink of rupture without actually breaking.

'Only one opportunity remains.'

His frail body writhed in torment, unable to endure further.

Zion, eyes gleaming with a frosty determination, absorbed all the scattered Black Star around him, combining it with the Black Star within his body.

Then ensued an overwhelming rotation.

Shortly thereafter, his internal spear, crafted with all Zion's might, was launched once more.

And as it finally struck the fractured barrier of the circuit,

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Thierry and Fredo, who'd been curiously observing the Chimseong Palace due to the peculiar energy they sensed, along with everyone else residing within the palace, witnessed the sight.

“......!”

Chimseong Palace, literally translated as the place where the stars descend.

All present were witness to the spectacle of every star in the night sky being swallowed by the ominous darkness emanating from the pinnacle of the Chimseong Palace.

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