In his entire life, Lucius had never t anyone so shaless.
This was the first ti, and he was so furious that he felt like vomiting blood.
Slowly rising to his feet, his eyes burning red with rage, he scread, "rlin Clay, I’ll kill you right now!"
Whoosh!
His figure vanished like lightning and reappeared right in front of rlin.
He raised his left hand, which was sohow already holding a spear of lightning.
"Die!"
He swung it, aiming the tip straight at rlin’s chest.
rlin, however, remained still, as if he didn’t care about the attack.
Just as the spear’s tip ca within a few centiters of rlin’s chest, an incredibly fast strike hit Lucius in the face from the left.
His body was sent flying ten ters before slamming hard into the stone wall.
"Puff!"
Lucius vomited blood as excruciating pain spread through his body.
His chest ached, and his bones felt as if they had broken in several places. The pain was so intense that it forced a groan from his lips.
When he looked up at rlin, he instantly realized the attack had co from the red dragon.
"You... you’re really courting death, rlin Clay!" he growled.
He was the honorable prince of the Arcadia Magic Kingdom, yet he was now being openly humiliated by rlin.
If not for his unfavorable position, he would have already killed rlin with everything he had.
The innocent, frightened expression on rlin’s face vanished, replaced by cold indifference.
"Courting death? What do you an?" rlin walked closer, one hand in his trouser pocket. "Just because you’re a prince of the Arcadia Magic Kingdom, do you think you’re the center of this world?"
He stopped and crouched in front of Lucius.
rlin’s violet eyes flashed coldly, as if piercing anyone who t his gaze.
Lucius trembled and tried to retreat, but there was only a stone wall behind him.
However, he quickly steadied himself when he rembered his identity.
"I am a prince, while you are only the son of a viscount! Your status is far below mine!" he sneered hoarsely.
He hoped to provoke rlin’s anger, but his expectations were shattered.
rlin remained calm and relaxed, as if the words had no effect on him.
A faint smile curved his lips. "So? Do you think I care?"
Lucius gasped, his throat tightening.
Before he could say anything, rlin continued evenly, "Yes, you are a prince. And yes, your status is higher than mine. But rember this—we are both students of the academy now. No matter what your status is outside, here, you and I are equals."
It was undeniable that the academy was not completely clean.
There were so professors who accepted benefits from outside parties, such as nobles or even kingdom leaders, allowing their children to receive favorable treatnt.
Even so, there were not many of them, as strict regulations prohibited such behavior.
If caught, a professor would be imdiately dismissed without honor, and any student who abused their status would be punished according to academy rules.
As long as he stayed within the academy, he would be safe. Even if he had to go out on a mission or handle other matters, he felt no fear.
After all, Lyserra was by his side, along with the system.
System: "[Ahem! I’m so embarrassed that you’re relying on , Master!]"
"You..." Lucius growled and was about to say sothing, but rlin had already grabbed his neck tightly.
Lucius felt his breath catch as his face rapidly turned red.
He struggled, trying to break free from the grip.
But the hold was too strong, like iron claws.
rlin ignored his resistance and slowly dragged him toward the magma chasm.
Seeing this, Lucius’s eyes widened in terror. He forced himself to speak despite the difficulty.
"rlin... Clay! You... don’t do anything... stupid!"
rlin ignored him and stopped at the edge of the chasm, tilting his body downward.
Lucius’s face was as red as a chili pepper, fear clearly visible in his eyes.
"Do you want to let you go?"
The sudden question stunned Lucius. Without thinking further, he quickly nodded.
rlin loosened his grip on Lucius’s neck and said, "Then hand over everything you have to . I guarantee I’ll let you go right now."
Lucius didn’t hesitate. He imdiately reached into his pocket and handed over a blue bracelet.
"Inside are many potions, as well as epic and legendary artifacts given to by my father! Take everything! Just please don’t throw into that sea of magma!" he pleaded, tears streaming down his face.
He no longer cared about his shattered image in front of rlin. He was simply too afraid of dying.
Although the academy guaranteed that students would be revived after death, he didn’t know whether that guarantee still applied if he fell into the sea of magma below.
He didn’t dare take the risk. Therefore, he was willing to give up everything.
rlin stared at the bracelet and accepted it without hesitation.
"Good. I accept it," he said with a satisfied nod.
Lucius let out a sigh of relief and was about to speak, but rlin cut him off.
"But before that, I need to do sothing to you first."
A red light flowed from rlin’s hand into Lucius’s body.
"Argh!" Lucius roared in pain, his face turning pale.
A few monts later, Lucius’s screams slowly faded. He felt a sharp pain in his head, and his vision began to blur.
"What happened... to ?" he muttered in confusion.
Before he could process it, rlin smiled faintly and said, "In that case, I’ll release you now."
The hand gripping Lucius’s neck let go, and at the sa ti, his body plunged into the sea of magma below at high speed.
Fsssh!
Lucius’s body turned to ash and vanished.
rlin slipped the blue bracelet into his pocket.
When he turned around, he saw Lyserra staring at him with a strange expression.
"What’s wrong?" rlin asked, puzzled, as he approached her.
Lyserra returned to her small form and leaped into his arms.
With the sa expression as before, she said in astonishnt, "I didn’t expect you to be so cruel. You gave him hope, then destroyed it."
This was the first ti Lyserra had seen rlin’s cruel side, and it truly shocked her.
After all, rlin usually showed a calm, silly, and naive deanor.
But just now, that image shattered completely. The boy before her looked terrifying when he acted without rcy.
rlin chuckled softly and gently stroked Lyserra’s head.
"I didn’t break my promise. You saw it yourself—I kept it, didn’t I? He asked to release my grip, and I did. Where did I go wrong?"
Lyserra: "..."
She knew rlin was right, but for so reason, she couldn’t find the words and remained silent.
"Well then, let’s go back."
With that, rlin took Lyserra and left the place behind.
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