The blind villain of the academy

Chapter 148

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Episode 33 - Clana Ordeal [4]

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"Now, I present to you the Eight Rings of Origin, rings once worn by the eight Progenitors."

Clana looked at the eight, no, the seven black rings, all sharing the same design.

Each ring had been placed in order on a red cushion at the center of the altar.

Nothing could be felt from the rings, yet there was still a strange charm about them.

"As I said, one ring is missing. The eighth was not found along with the other seven, but even these authentic rings possess great power..."

The auctioneer could not finish speaking when, suddenly, the entire Auction shook.

Boom!

The ceiling above the Auction, or rather, above the Dome, suddenly cracked, and in the next second, a massive hole appeared.

Debris fell heavily, destroying the seats in front of the stage.

Creak! Crack!

Suddenly, figures wearing black masks jumped out from several private rooms and rushed toward the stage.

"You bastards dare...!"

Boom!

The auctioneer’s head exploded. Blood, bones, and pieces of brain flew through the air, scattering across the floor.

The masked figures headed toward the altar, and just as they approached the rings...

".....?!"

Their bodies twisted and stretched like spaghetti before shattering into pieces.

"I believe I left a fairly clear warning. Which bastard is trying to steal?"

The Sorcerer King appeared floating in the air as he looked at the masked figures’ bodies.

And at that very moment...

Boom!

More masked figures appeared everywhere. The Sorcerer King gritted his teeth, moved his hand toward everyone present, and just as he was about to do something...

"I’ll take care of my brother. You all do your job."

A voice came from above where the Sorcerer King was standing.

He raised his head and looked at an old man who was watching him with a smile.

"Hello, brother. I haven’t seen you in five hundred years."

"You... son of a bitch."

***

Clana immediately rose from her seat, and in front of her...

Dozens of men wearing black masks moved toward the stage where the rings were.

The Sorcerer King and the other man had disappeared at some point.

Rumble!

The floor beneath her feet shook, and cracks spread throughout the entire hall.

Debris fell all across the Auction while the organizers and guards fought the masked figures in a struggle to protect the rings.

In any case, Clana used mana and ran toward the door.

Boom!

She kicked the door, sending it flying and smashing it against the opposite side of the corridor.

Clana looked both ways down the hallway, noticing that people were fighting each other everywhere.

She gathered mana and struck the wall in front of her.

Creak!

A large hole opened up, and Clana passed through it.

’Shit, shit. What the hell is happening? Are they really trying to steal while the Sorcerer King is here?’

Sweat covered her entire body as she searched for a safe place.

Shortly afterward, she reached a room. She immediately took out a scroll and a dark blue stone.

’Please don’t be fake.’

It was her only way out. No matter which way she went, battles were breaking out between Class 5 villains and Class 7 or 8 villains.

Simply passing through while trying to leave the Dome would be impossible.

Clana used mana on the mana storage stone and then brought it close to the scroll.

A light burst from the stone and infused itself into the scroll.

An enormous amount of mana covered the scroll, and the very next second, it simply caught fire.

"...?!"

Clana stared in shock. Her mind went blank, and for a second she couldn’t believe what was happening.

’Fake... the scroll was fake.’

Realizing that her only means of escape had been taken away, Clana clenched her teeth and turned around.

But then two people appeared in front of her.

"..."

Clana didn’t know who they were, but she knew they had come to kill her.

"You two, don’t you know that I’m under the protection of the vice president of the Church of the Black Dawn?"

One of the two men said:

"Oh, come on, Princess Clana. We know that’s a lie, and besides, even if it were true, so what?"

The other man added:

"A villain fulfills his purposes and objectives. Our objective is to kill you under the orders of His Highness, the Crown Prince."

Clana’s expression didn’t even change. In fact, she already knew who could have been behind all of this the entire time.

Without showing any surprise, she said:

"For my brother to send two Class 5 villains, and there may even be more lurking around... it seems he really wants me dead this time."

Both villains burst into laughter.

"You’re smart, Princess Clana."

"However, talking is pointless. Let’s finish this now."

Clana gathered mana. Light-attribute mana radiated from her body as she drew a sword from her storage ring.

A thin layer of Light mana covered her sword.

Clana gripped the sword and charged at the two Class 5 villains.

***

Boom!

While she was sitting calmly, the man beside the Shitty witch suddenly stood up and leaped straight through the glass wall.

"What the...?"

The Shitty witch sprang to her feet in shock as she stared at the man who had been sitting beside her just seconds ago.

The scene before us was complete chaos.

Men wearing black masks, guards, and Auction personnel were fighting one another.

The entire Auction had collapsed. Debris rained down from the ceiling, and the structure itself was crumbling to the ground.

I stood up and stopped concealing my mana.

Mana began to cover my body, and my body had also returned to normal.

My body grew, my muscles returned, and so did my original appearance.

I was no longer disguised as Mia. I was Adel once again.

Dark mana covered my entire body. At the same time, I turned toward the Shitty witch.

She stared at me in confusion as I said:

"My patience isn’t as great as you think, but you’re truly the only person capable of making me lose every last bit of it."

I extended my hand as a sword appeared. At the same time, Dark mana had already covered my entire body.

Shortly afterward, the armor I had purchased earlier appeared before me.

Instantly, the women’s clothes I was wearing were torn to pieces, and I quickly put on the armor.

Then I replaced the mask I was wearing with the Club’s mask.

’This feels good.’

I’d already said it: even if my body had temporarily become that of a woman, women’s clothing wasn’t pleasant at all.

I put on the armor, a pair of boots, pants, a belt, a robe that reached down to my knees, and a button-up shirt.

At first, they were a little too big for me, but shortly afterward, I used mana and their size adjusted to fit my measurements.

"Dear... no, dear sir, what is happening?"

The Shitty witch looked genuinely bewildered.

However, without explaining anything, I extended my hand and used my Unique Trait.

"Gravity."

The space around the Shitty witch compressed. Her body, as if seized by an invisible force, became completely immobile.

"Annihilation."

Shortly afterward, I used my other Unique Trait, and at the same time, the Shitty witch’s Power of Chaos ceased to exist.

"W-what is this...?! H-how...?"

Without saying anything, I walked toward her while a scroll appeared in my hand.

I held it out in front of her face and said:

"Sign the Loyalty Scroll and I’ll let you live. Otherwise, just die."

The Shitty witch looked at the Scroll and then at me in panic.

"W-wait a moment, we can talk about this, yes. I didn’t know you were a man disguised as a woman, so I..."

A vein bulged on my forehead as I moved my sword toward her neck.

"Sign the scroll or die. There are no other options."

A few seconds later, the Shitty witch’s Power of Chaos returned. However, the gravity around her was still exerting an enormous force.

With her body unable to move because of the gravity, the Shitty witch should have already realized her situation.

She swallowed hard and looked at me.

"P-promise you won’t kill me afterward, please."

"Just sign the damn scroll. I don’t have much time, and what happens afterward will depend on your behavior."

The Shitty witch pressed her lips into a thin line. She closed her eyes for a second before opening them and looking at me.

"Alright, I’ll sign it."

Controlling the gravity, I allowed one of her arms to move.

Shortly afterward, a mana-made pen appeared in my hand, and I handed it to her.

Then the Shitty witch took the pen and began writing on the scroll.

Just like with Mia, the scroll disappeared, and chains wrapped themselves around the Shitty witch’s vital parts.

Shortly afterward, I stopped using gravity to restrain her. The Shitty witch fell to the ground, and I turned around.

"Come on, follow me..."

But at that very moment...

"...?"

My senses picked up something, and I tried to move, but then...

Boom!

A sphere of Power of Chaos emerged out of nowhere.

My body was sent flying, crashing into a wall and shattering it before tearing through dozens of walls and pillars.

I passed through several rooms while shielding myself with my arms.

In front of me was a massive sphere made of Power of Chaos.

The sphere tore through my arms before they shattered into pieces, and in the next second, it struck me completely, ripping apart my entire body.

Using everything I had, I managed to move just enough.

"Cough...!!!"

The sphere passed by me, destroying everything in its path.

"W-what was that... cough...!!!"

Most of my body had disappeared. However, the most important thing was the two old men standing not far from me.

’Sorcerer King and...’

I couldn’t finish my thought when, suddenly, my heart stopped beating.

At that moment, I died.