The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 68

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Chapter 68
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Kiriel, along with Ludbreed Yudia, Klein Yudia, and the rest of the Udiah Duchy’s personnel, had ridden hard for an entire day before arriving at the dungeon entrance, which emanated an eerie atmosphere.
“Oh! Who do we have here? It’s been far too long, everyone. Ahahaha!”
The moment they set foot inside the dungeon, a voice suddenly echoed from empty air, and a man materialized with a cheerful laugh.
The man who had appeared so abruptly while floating in mid-air was a mischievous-looking fellow with prominent fangs that jutted out noticeably.
“Wow, how long has it been? A few years? I honestly thought after the inauguration ceremony, I’d never lay eyes on anyone from Yudia again. You can imagine how shocked I was when you reached out!”
The man’s verdant hair swirled as he spun lazily through the air.
Striking white streaks wove through the green locks, catching the eye distinctly.
Eyes curved in a roguish slant.
A lighthearted manner of speech.
Deep orange eyes that gleamed as if cradling sunlight itself.
It was Jedrian, the Tower Master of Alphatria in the Demon Kingdom—someone everyone who knew of such things recognized.
“Wow, wow~! Who’s this~~? The young lord of the Udiah Duchy! Ohhh! Have you finally abandoned your tedious prayers locked away in that Holy Temple? Have you gotten over your dead warrior?”
Ahahaha!!
Laughing without pause as if something delighted him immensely, his cackling echoes reverberated through the cavernous dungeon entrance.
Spin—
While suspended in mid-air, the man rotated 180 degrees and hung upside down like a bat, thrusting his face impudently toward Kiriel.
“Wow, but it really is nice to see you after so long. I’m so glad to escape that boring office for once! Ahahaha! Do you know how I feel? Every single day trapped in that office doing nothing but work! It’s like being on a hamster wheel! I hate it!!”
“Shut up and leave.”
Kiriel spoke flatly without so much as blinking.
The man then swooped down and clung to Klein Yudia’s back, opening his mouth eagerly.
“Aw, you’re so mean. Youngest lord~ I’m so lonely~~ Huh? I’m bored. Talk to me a bit more. Aren’t I pitiful? Hmm?”
“I told you to leave.”
“So you’ve taken a daughter, but why won’t you show me? Ah, I really am so unfortunate. Is she interesting? Honestly, don’t you think I’m your benefactor? I carefully suppressed and dispersed your magical power as you grew up. How wonderful! How magnificent!”
At the man’s words, Kiriel narrowed his brow and seized him by the collar, hurling him to the ground.
Whoosh—
Instead of a heavy impact, wind scattered in all directions.
The man floated gently in mid-air rather than striking the floor, exhaling a deep sigh.
“Well… anyway, I came because I heard you’d found something interesting.”
He responded while drooping somewhat, clearly displeased at being thrown, his demeanor appearing quite irritating.
“How much longer do you intend to prattle on with such nonsense, Tower Master of the Demon Kingdom?”
Unable to bear it any longer, Ludbreed furrowed his brow and spoke harshly, whereupon Jedrian pouted his lips in displeasure.
With a childish sulk, he shrugged his shoulders and descended lightly to the ground with a soft tap.
“Ugh, the old man’s complaining. Fine, fine!”
Jedrian was about to extend his hand forward in front of the entrance leading down the darkened stairs to the dungeon’s deepest reaches when—
Jedrian suddenly tilted his head sharply to the side.
Crack, thud!
Simultaneously, a sharp spear flew through the air, grazing Jedrian’s cheek by mere inches before striking the firmly erected barrier and shattering into countless fragments that scattered in all directions.
“….”
A deep, resonant howl echoed through the darkness—
With the surge of murderous intent, monsters began to materialize one by one, their forms coalescing from shadow.
Jedrian’s cheerful expression hardened instantly, his face becoming rigid as stone.
The vibrant light in his eyes withered to a desiccated haze, and his pupils, now devoid of warmth, moved slowly to fix upon the creatures before him.
“Who dares….”
Crackling sparks erupted violently.
Brilliant arcs of electricity burst forth around Jedrian.
A sharp snap—
And the moment he flicked his fingers….
Rumbling clouds of pitch-black darkness materialized within the Dungeon, then blazed with searing light.
Jedrian laughed with a sinister edge, clenching his fist before driving it downward in a commanding gesture.
A deep, ominous growl—
A deafening explosion erupted—!!
Boom! Crash!
The dim interior of the Dungeon flashed brilliantly white as lightning descended without mercy.
Simultaneously, the monsters blackened and charred, collapsing one after another in rapid succession.
A wet splatter—
“Ahahaha! So why did you even dare attack me? Pathetic insects that don’t even reach the tips of my claws! Ah, I should’ve kept one alive for experimentation, shouldn’t I have?”
Jedrian tilted his head with an innocent expression, lightly licking his lower lip.
“Hmm? Don’t we still have enough test subjects?”
“We still have several useful Demon Clan members and monsters remaining, sir.”
One of the black-robed mages hidden in the rear bowed respectfully and answered in a hushed voice.
“Ah, is that so? Good, good. So there’s an ancient elf in here? I’d love to experiment on them too… If they were in a Dungeon teeming with monsters, wouldn’t they have fallen to corruption? Give me just one!”
“Tsk, you’re so damn loud I could die. Hey, stop your babbling and dispel the barrier.”
“Huh? What, what? Are you complaining to me right now? Should I not help? Huh? Holy Knight Commander? Yes?? Should I not help?? I ran all this way for you?? This is too much! How could I be treated like this!!”
Jedrian shouted, then spun around in a circle with a crooked grin.
“How thrilling!!”
“Jedrian Tower Master….”
“Ahahaha!! Just joking, just joking. Come on, let me try.”
Jedrian thrust his left hand deep into his pocket, then extended his right arm forward.
“Ooh, ancient magic?”
Each time Jedrian cast a dispelling spell, crackling sparks erupted and incomprehensible magical formations materialized endlessly.
With pupils dilated in excitement, Jedrian burst into soft laughter and began muttering something inaudibly. From the incomprehensible language, it was clear he was chanting a spell.
“What, what, what!! The rumors said ancient elves stood at the pinnacle of magic… and it’s actually true!!”
Jedrian laughed loudly like a child, his voice ringing with delight.
A deep, ominous rumble—!
Crackling, sparking electricity—!
Endless sparks erupted. Against the powerful protective barrier, Jedrian’s arms began to char black.
A brilliant flash—!
A sharp metallic ring—!
Jedrian took considerable time before finally dispelling the barrier erected at the entrance to the descending staircase.
A delicate sound like shattering glass rang out, and the translucent barrier that had resembled a protective membrane crumbled away with a soft whisper.
“Ahaha, how amusing, how delightful. Wow, what a vile stench. I’m going in first!!”
Jedrian thrust his foot forward toward the stairs.
Two mages who had accompanied him as support followed, and then Ludbreed, Klein Yudia, and Kiriel entered last.
A sharp intake of breath.
The moment my foot touched the staircase, the acrid demonic energy that billowed forth caused my brow to furrow.

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