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Chapter 53
He turned and began walking back toward the carriage, with Marcus following behind him. Edwin was careful not to make any sudden movements. He still didn't know what Lucien was planning. One wrong move could provoke an attack, and he had no intention of discovering whether the stories about Lucien's power were true. For now, he needed to appear useful. Once Lucien trusted him, he could find a way to take the box and disappear. Marcus, on the other hand, was trying to keep his excitement under control. Three thousand mana slots were still running through his mind. Even if he eventually received only a small part of that amount, it would be far more than he currently possessed. But he had more important things to worry about. Seraphine was injured, and he still didn't know whether Edwin would genuinely help her. Please don't make me regret this, he thought in his mind. Meanwhile, Seraphine had been struggling to prepare a spell inside the damaged carriage. Her injury was painful,
Chapter 52
Three fucking thousand mana? Marcus stopped running so suddenly that he nearly lost his balance. He couldn't bring himself to take another step. In his head, he'd been imagining something around five hundred mana slots at most, and even that number had been enough to blow his mind. But three thousand?! Did this mean he'd been carrying around three thousand potential mana slots while struggling to survive with just two? He'd even sacrificed a permanent attribute point because he'd run out of mana! Oh, that is fucking nasty! He looked down at the box in his hands. This thing had been with him all this time, and he'd been thinking about returning it without even knowing what it was worth. What kind of idiot was he? If Edwin was telling the truth, the heart could solve one of his biggest problems in this world. Of course, there was still the small issue of figuring out how to use it without dying. But compared to the possibility of having three thousand mana slots, that sounded like
Chapter 51
Marcus had barely said a word to Seraphine throughout their journey. She hadn't been particularly talkative either, which was unusual. Normally, she'd have spent half the trip flirting with him, teasing him, or finding some ridiculous excuse to start a conversation. Perhaps she was still feeling weak from her injuries. Whatever the reason, Marcus appreciated the silence. He had enough problems to think about. Ten demon women. A whole fucking TEN! The more he thought about what Clara had told him, the more uncomfortable he became. How was he supposed to find ten demon women willing to enter contracts with Lord Vaelthar? And why had the original Lucien agreed to something so ridiculous in the first place? Oh, shit. Marcus rubbed his forehead and looked out through the carriage window. For now, he needed to focus on returning the demon's heart to Selene, Garrick, and Dren. Once he'd settled that matter, he could concentrate on everything else. One promise at a time. First, return
Chapter 50
Edwin turned. “Yes, dear?” “The pain…” Her voice trembled. “It's getting worse.” Edwin approached her bed with a concerned expression. “Yes, I imagine it must be quite painful.” The woman's husband suddenly cried out, clutching his abdomen. “ARGHH! WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY STOMACH?!” Edwin examined him with the same calm expression he'd worn throughout their treatment. “Your intestines are being torn apart from the inside. That must hurt terribly.” The man stared at him in horror. “What…?” One of the other investigators immediately realized what was happening. He struggled out of bed, trying to gather enough strength to summon his magic. “WHO SENT YOU?!” he shouted. But his legs gave way before he could take a second step. He collapsed onto the floor, screaming as another wave of pain passed through him. Edwin sighed sympathetically. “Nobody sent me, dear. I simply need that demon's heart. I'm terribly sorry you have to suffer like this.” “You fucking traitor!” another ma
Chapter 49
Edwin paused for a moment before continuing his treatment. A demon's heart? He listened more carefully as they described the treasure. The transparent casing, the beating heart, and the restricted chamber where it had originally been kept. His interest grew with every word. If he was understanding them correctly, this wasn't an ordinary magical object. He had studied enough rare artifacts to recognize the description. There were accounts of a demon's heart capable of increasing someone's mana capacity by as much as three thousand slots. Three thousand mana. Edwin kept his expression calm, although his heart was beginning to race. These four fools were talking about one of the most valuable treasures he'd ever heard of, and they didn't even seem to understand what they'd been sent to recover. No wonder their employer was furious. If Edwin had paid someone to retrieve such a treasure and they'd returned empty-handed, he might have killed them himself! What fucking idiots. He s
Chapter 48
The woman was shivering on the bed. Her husband and the other two investigators were lying on separate beds beside her, all four of them still struggling to recover from their injuries. They had barely survived their encounter with Lucien. After the woman delivered his warning to Dren, she'd returned to her companions, and together they'd managed to find a clinic willing to treat them. “I am so tired,” one of the men muttered, shifting painfully on his bed. “I told you we shouldn't have attacked Lucien,” the woman replied. “If we'd just helped him and collected our payment, we wouldn't be lying here like this.” “It has already happened,” her husband said wearily. His mouth was swollen, making it difficult for him to speak properly. “There's nothing we can do about it now. We just have to wait for Dren to give us the rest of our payment.” As though he'd been waiting for someone to mention his name, the door suddenly opened, and Dren walked into the room. “We couldn't get the hear
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