Chapter 5 Prelude II
Seeing Rogge raise his whip again, Malika screamed and stopped in front of Julie.
Rogge smiled faintly, still swinging the whip fiercely!
The dragon-like magic whip not only tore through Malika's clothes and left a heavy whip mark on her smooth and delicate skin, but also contained a trace of offensive spiritual power, which directly made her faint in pain, and then woke up under the stimulation of this energy.
Severe pain comes and goes quickly. It was the sharp pain in this moment that completely collapsed Malika, who had always been full of vitality. On her almost ** upper body, the whip marks were already high and swollen, and they began to ooze blood. However, compared with the severe pain that directly acts on the spirit, the pain on the simple ** can be said to be insignificant now.
"You...... How dare you beat me?" Malika could not accept this fact at all, and she suddenly cried out with all her might: "You actually beat me! I have the blood of the imperial family and the blood of the emperor! You have insulted the dignity of the imperial family, and I will go to the Imperial House of Lords to complain! You vicious and ugly pig will be burned alive, and this whip mark is proof!"
Rog laughed, and the magic whip danced again, flying towards Malika.
Malika was so frightened that she held her head in her hands and screamed desperately!
However, the whip just swept silently over her head.
Looking at the panicked Malika, Rogge said leisurely: "Dear Malika, I did hit you. But you won't be able to go anywhere until the whip marks on your body are completely gone. In fact, you won't be able to get out of the room without my permission in the future! This is the Duchy of Are, and I am the only one who gives the order here, you must remember that! It doesn't matter if you can't remember, this whip is the best tool to help you improve your memory. You are indeed the daughter of the Emperor, but only one of more than forty princesses, nothing more. The only value you have to use is your status as a princess, without which you are nothing. If you were just the daughter of a commoner, would it be possible to have a vigorous love affair with one of Yanjing's most famous bards? I don't deny that there is a love in this world that transcends materiality, power, and profit, but unfortunately I don't see that in your love. ”
Malika's big eyes, which had been full of wild names, were now only panicked, and she stared at the tip of the black magic whip, just shivering.
Rogge smiled, "After inviting Lord Lei Luo in a moment, I will give him every opportunity to show his loyalty to you." I would love for you to transcend everything, including life and death. ”
At the mention of Lei Luo, Malika finally regained some senses, and she asked with a trembling voice, "You devil, what are you going to do to him?"
Rogge patiently explained: "What I'm going to do is simple. First the whip and the soldering iron, then the pain will be increased little by little by the person who knows how to torture, and if he can still hold on, then I will do it myself. Believe me, my dear, even in the Empire, I'm a good magician. With my men, even if Lei Luo only has one head left, he will be able to maintain his full sanity, and he will even be able to continue writing poetry for you!"
"You...... You're a demon, why do you do this to him?"
"Originally, according to the tradition of high society, the friendship between you and Lei Luo must have a reasonable name. But you don't shy away from it at all, and even make a lot of publicity. I see what you mean, you are trying to put pressure on me to end this marriage for the sake of my honor. You're right, I do want to keep my reputation. So I can't do anything to you, but if I don't do something to Lei Luo, how will you let me govern my subordinates in the future?"
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, followed by a soft knock on the door.
Malika's eyes lit up and she took a deep breath.
Rogge smiled softly and said, "Honey, it's useless to call for help. Now that I'm back, you'll find that I'm the only master here, and you can shout and see if anyone will come and give your life to help you. Who's out there, come in!"
The door opened silently, and an elven warrior in full armor walked in. Malika was disappointed to find that the elven warrior only looked at her indifferently, and then hurried to Rogge: "Lord Rogge, Lei Luo has broken through and escaped! We can't stop him at all, and Wind Butterfly is seriously injured!"
Rogge's face immediately changed.
Malika was also taken aback, she had no idea that Lei Luo would have such a strong ability, and he could break through and escape under Rogge's unexpected search. Although Malika looks down on Rogge, the entire empire knows that Rogge has a very strong elven guard. Even she knew that Lei Luo, who only knew a few swordsmanship, could not be an opponent of the Elven Guard.
Rogge was silent for a while before reaching out and picking up Malika's chin, looking carefully at the face full of wild beauty, and said slowly: "Look, my dear, this is the result of your love that surpasses everything. You, the princess of the Empire, are nothing more than a being used by the druids. ”
With that, Rog strode away with the elven warrior, leaving only the unconscious Julie and Malika with a hollow eye in the room.
She looked at the corner of the room in distraction, and suddenly fell to the ground, crying bitterly.
In another large room, Wind Butterfly was lying on the stage. Her armor has been completely removed, and her upper body is **. At this moment, in the middle of the dizzyingly beautiful **, there is a wound that is an inch wide. The wound was just a slit, no bleeding, and the skin was as usual except for a slight gray in color. If you don't look closely, you can barely see that there's a wound there.
It's just that the gray is slowly spreading.
Fine beads of sweat were already oozing from Floya's forehead, and she had set up a delicate gold frame above Wind Butterfly's body, on which was a crystal bottle, and drops of colorless and transparent elixir fell on Wind Butterfly's wound. With each drop, the gray area shrinks a little, and then continues to spread.
On the table on one side were dozens of large and small bottles, and Floya was nervously mixing potions. The two elven guardian warriors were also anxious, but they had no other way but to assist Floya from the side.
Rog strode in, his gaze falling on Wind Butterfly's wound, and his face changed again. He groaned, reached out and gently stroked the wound, the gray as if alive, crawling up his fingers and down his wrist to his arm.
Rogge let out a low snort, and a cloud of black flame came out of his hand, burning the gray completely. He couldn't help but frown, "What a strong curse!"
Floya didn't look back and said, "It's likely that Lei Luo used the Assassination Blade." I've tried a lot of things, but I can only stop the curse from spreading temporarily, and I can't get rid of it at all. And the curse will soon adapt to my magic potions, and I'll have to keep using more powerful potions to suppress it. But you know, it won't last long. In my opinion, such a powerful curse can only be broken by a ** master of the divine department. You've got three days to find such a person. ”
Rogge smiled wryly. He himself was a necromancer who was good at cursing, so he knew very well that with the power of this curse, if he wanted to crack it, he would have to be at least a light mage close to the level of Cardinal Burke. Not to mention that there are no such people in the Principality of Alei, even the entire Asrofik Empire can't find a few.
How can three days be enough?
Rogge put his hand on Wind Butterfly's wound again, and there was a faint silver light on his hand, and he withdrew it for a long time, but he frowned and said nothing.
Wind Butterfly let out a low groan and slowly opened her eyes. She struggled to turn her head, finally seeing her surroundings clearly.
"Rogge...... What's wrong with me, my lord? Why...... I can't move?"
Rogge patted her cheek lightly and smiled, "You're hurt." But don't worry, you'll be fine soon. ”
A look of pain flashed across Wind Butterfly's beautiful face, and she said, "Are you ...... I'm sad, I know...... Cursed. Ah, so thirsty...... Blood, give me ...... blood"
Floya exclaimed, turned around, and said, "What did she just say? I heard you right, could it be that Lei Luo used the Soul Eater Dagger?"
Looking at the wind butterfly who fell into a coma again, Rogge said with a pale face: "I don't know what a soul eater dagger is. But this curse will eventually turn her into a monster who knows nothing but killing and bloodthirsty. At that point, she wasn't even an undead! one part of her soul would be imprisoned in her body, and the other part would be chained to a cursed weapon. This meant that she would be Relo's slave, his killing tool! and she was dead then, and now it was the power of the curse that kept her alive. This fucking soul-eating dagger is awesome!"
Floya stopped what she was doing, looked at Feng Die, who was still frowning in a coma, and sighed softly: "If I really can't stop the curse, only I will seal her with ice magic." Wait for Anne to come back and let her ...... Let her kill...... Her starry sky fighting spirit can free the bound soul. ”
Rogge looked at Wind Butterfly steadily, and finally just said to Floya, "You try to control the curse first." I'm going to figure out how to tell me right away if anything changes in her situation. ”
Rogge called another guardian warrior and said coldly: "You go to Malika's room and throw that damn Julie to the torture chamber for me! Tell those fools who use torture that you are not allowed to be killed, and you are not allowed to be seriously injured! When I am empty, I will clean her up myself!"
With the order finished, Rog went straight to Theseus's room.
As usual, Hughes was leisurely sipping tea and reading. Rogge didn't go around in circles with the old fox, but directly told the situation of the wind butterfly, and asked him if there was any way to break the curse recorded in the 'elven canon'.
After listening carefully, Xiusi's face also became solemn, and he muttered: "Your Highness Floya is right, it seems that this curse is caused by the Soul Eater Dagger. The Soul Eater Dagger is also an artifact, and the curse attached to it itself is so powerful that it can even harm those who possess it. It is said that each of its masters eventually became its slaves, just like the victims who fell under its blade, and only knew how to kill incessantly to quench the thirst for blood. Lord Rog, the Soul Eater Dagger is a very troublesome artifact, similar in some ways to Miss Androni's Falling Stars. A person who has been crystallized by the starry sky fighting qi is basically impossible to recover. It's the same with the wind butterfly. ”
Rogge stared at Xiusi's bland face and said, "Wind Butterfly is a rare talent among elves, can you just let it go?" With thousands of years of magic accumulation in the glorious era of elves, I don't believe that there is not even a solution to the curse!"
Xius sighed and said, "The curse of the Soul Eater Dagger is not unbreakable, and the mages of the divine system have a natural advantage in breaking the curse. Just ......"
Rogge snorted and continued, "It's just that their mana is at least close to the level of the Great Magus! I only have three days, where do you want me to find such a person?"
Theseus came to the window and said indifferently: "Although the elves have a lifespan of hundreds of years, in the eyes of the gods on high, this is only a fleeting and insignificant little bit of time. It is the survival and destruction of the entire elven race, which is an incomparable event in our own eyes, but in the eyes of the gods, I am afraid it is only a small matter that we can take a little more look. Actually, the death of a Wind Butterfly is no different from the death of another elf, and it is not worth influencing your plans for her alone. ”
Rogge also came to the window and was silent for a long time before he said, "Elder Xius, I think it's strange, why can't I see that Lei Luo has such great power? ”
Xius thought for a moment before saying, "Lord Rog, maybe Lei Luo is a sorcerer of the goddess of nature. Followers of the goddess of nature are committed to maintaining the balance of nature, eliminating the factors that disrupt it, and spreading the faith. Most people know that they are able to live in harmony with nature, but they don't understand another aspect of the divine power of the goddess nature, which is the ability to dissolve with nature. The more powerful the believer, the more he is able to become one with nature and even become a complete part of his surroundings. In the eyes of our killers, this is actually the equivalent of invisibility. A hidden killer can't escape your perception, but a killer who dissolves into his surroundings is easy to ignore. ”
Rogge thought back on the few times he had seen Lei Luo, nodded and said, "This should be the reason." It seems that the original target of this soul-eating dagger should be my throat!"
A sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, and he said, "These believers of the goddess of nature want to kill people with a curse in front of me, but I'm afraid it's not that easy! Although I can't crack the curse, but the curse that is more powerful than this curse, it just so happens that I know a few!"
Looking at the back of Rogge leaving in a hurry, Theseus wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed.
(To be continued)