Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 196

Chapter 196: The Fool’s First Prey Chapter 196: The Fool’s First Prey From the moment he realized that Lucivar had disguised himself as Elira, he felt uneasy.

Something about Lucivar made his soul shudder.

And now, seeing the kind of face he made and the kind of words he uttered, the Goblin Hybrid confirmed his uneasiness.

Lucivar was a monster of his own.

His young appearance made his act of rescuing Elira a reckless act but it wasn’t.

From the moment he made his appearance, it was certain death for the Goblin Hybrid.

‘Is this how my life ended?

Slowly bleeding out under his gaze?’ He sighed inwardly.

Seems like he was never destined to amount to anything.

Just then, instead of cruelly watching him bleed out to death, Lucivar suddenly sat down beside him.

“Let me tell you something interesting,” He started, gazing at the empty void ahead.

“Bad people like us are favored by Karma, that’s the real truth of the world.

Not even a year ago, I aspired to do as much goodness as I could but was beaten down.

But once I started doing bad things, fortune suddenly favored me as if I’m the chosen one” “I’m sure you’ve experienced the same thing,” Lucivar cast a sharp glance meaningfully.

“After all, how else someone with low talent like you could reach this far as a hooligan?

This form of yours, I’m sure it’s not easy to attain.

A Goblin Hybrid has no inherent ability and yet you have one” Upon hearing this, the Goblin Hybrid’s eyes widened as he leaned his head back to the wall.

As Lucivar said, he experienced the same thing.

All of his fortune started when he betrayed his family for the amusement of this wicked person.

A one-eyed man who asked him to kill his own family in exchange for his life.

‘Huh… That one-eyed man, is he helping me?’ the Goblin Hybrid thought in realization.

Gaining this ability, abandoning his human traits, and turning him into this monster was a tedious and also expensive process.

Only a handful could achieve this state, and with ten years of effort, he was able to reach the Acolyte rank and could even fare against a Hybrid like Lucivar who has a red-grade bloodline.

Clearly, he was fortunate for someone of his talent-exceptional in his own ways.

“Killing good people would give you good fortune, and as long as we’re careful… bad guys like us, we will always win in this world.

However…” Lucivar smiled inwardly, pitying the Goblin Hybrid.

“When two bad people meet, the one with the higher bad karma wins and sadly, you’re destined to lose from the moment you crossed me” At those words, the Goblin Hybrid’s eyes widened.

But then, he recovered and smiled lightly, “What kind of things did you do to be that confident?” “Oh…” Lucivar smiled a twisted smile.

“Horrible things…” Seeing this, the Goblin Hybrid shook his head-as the look Lucivar was wearing right now alone was a telltale that he couldn’t fare against him in terms of bad karma.

Lucivar was a madman with a twisted view, but for some reason, Lucivar was relatable to him.

He coughed several times weakly, relishing his last moments.

As his body was paralyzed, it was clear that the end of the line was death for him.

“Even if your bad karma was higher than mine, you would still lose because you’re simply too weak and talentless compared to me that even Karma couldn’t save you,” Lucivar continued.

“You sacrificed your body to look like this in the hope of boosting your talent but you still only have a yellow-grade bloodline.

Do you know what I have?

I have a red-grade bloodline” The Goblin Hybrid let out a bitter laugh, “I really don’t have a chance from the start, huh?” “Yes, but my red-grade bloodline isn’t the real reason,” Lucivar suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, the Goblin Hybrid turned to look at him in confusion.

Before he continued, Lucivar scanned the area and found that nobody was around them right now, still busy with the other half of the gangsters and also the Kobold Hybrid.

He has the free reign to say or do anything he wants.

Pausing for a second, he glanced over at the Goblin Hybrid as his eyes glowed.

Not with one particular color, but a flash of three different colors.

“It’s because I have five actual Gods inside of me, can you believe that?” Lucivar cackled evilly.

Naturally, the Goblin Hybrid was stunned.

He wanted to believe that Lucivar was lying but all he said earlier was he really believed in.

So maybe, he really did have five Gods inside of him.

As soon as he said that, Lucivar glanced to the side-noticing something or someone.

Surrendering the satisfaction of elaborating what he said to the dead man, he stood up and stood in front of the Goblin Hybrid.

His eyes gazed down as he said, “You know how it is, brother.

The loser has to die.

It’s the law of the world.

It’s fun talking to you, to someone who slightly understands me” Upon hearing this, the Goblin Hybrid nodded as he accepted death.

If what Lucivar said was true, then it was an honor to be killed by someone like him.

Thud!

As soon as he handled the Goblin Hybrid, Lucivar turned to the emergency staircase.

His eyes flashed with malicious intent, “Now… Let’s see if the experiment would yield a good result” On the other side of the building.

Mirel moves with lightning speed and reaches the Kobold Hybrid in an instant.

Charging ether into his fist, yellow lightning crackled powerfully as he stabbed his hand forward.

Crash!

Groaning in pain, the Kobold Hybrid crashed onto the wall as a gaping wound could be seen at the very center of his chest-where his life force was oozing out.

All of his lackeys were killed, dozens of them died because of two Hybrids.

Such a thing was infuriating.

Gritting his teeth, the Kobold Hybrid climbed back to his feet and growled at Mirel.

He charged another fireball from his mouth but stopped abruptly.

Mirel tilted his head in confusion but then, he saw a figure levitated outside of the building, right behind the Kobold Hybrid.

His eyes narrowed, there was no surprise in her appearance as he already knew that she was with Lucivar.

Appearing out of nowhere, Leandra grabbed the Kobold Hybrid’s neck with telekinesis.

Once her purple ether settled firmly on the neck, she crushed it with a gripping motion.

She killed the Kobold Hybrid in an instant.

“Leandra, are you also here for Elira?” Mirel asked questioningly.

Upon hearing this, Leandra shook her head, “No-I’m here only as an observer.

But that said, though I knew about this, seeing you here still felt surreal.

Then again-it’s exactly like you to be quite reckless to do something like this” Days ago, Leandra caught Mirel coming back late at night.

He confessed that he decided to participate in the South Hues Tournament to compete with Lucivar.

It was a shocking revelation and like now, Leandra told him that it was a stupid idea.

Mirel’s desire to prove himself was nothing more than a stupid man’s pride.

But he already did it so there was no turning back.

However, Leandra was surprised that Mirel decided to steal Lucivar’s sponsor like this.

‘I hope Lucivar didn’t take it seriously, I don’t want him trying to kill Mirel,’ Leandra thought inside, worried that this might escalate as everything escalates when it comes to Lucivar.

‘Though Mirel was also a part of the family, and Lucivar wouldn’t hurt him as long as he kept Delilah dear-I don’t know for sure’ “Stop lecturing me,” Mirel picked his ear.

“I’m not going to back down” Just then, Sabrina and Elira approached from behind with worry plastered on their faces.

“Aren’t you supposed to be guarding the motorcycle?

Axel is gone” Sabrina said with a frown.

Leandra raised an eyebrow as her eyes glowed with an unnatural hue, “He’s wounded, there’s no other option for him other than fleeing with his motorcycle.

Lucivar only said to make sure he went after his motorcycle and he would” “Wait… What is he going to do to Axel?” Elira intervened, her voice shaking uncontrollably.

Hearing this, Leandra and Sabrina exchanged a look.

“Best for you to stay here,” Leandra finally said.

“Forget the memories you have with him” Mirel then turned around, “Stay with them, your Mother will be here” He walked away, sweeping the area to see if there were any more gangsters that he needed to kill.

And also, to check if Lucivar had dealt with the Goblin Hybrid properly.

Meanwhile, on the emergency staircase.

Axel was struggling to head for his motorcycle.

He was limping, using the wall to support his walk as he slowly made his way forward.

‘Lucivar… He’s insane!’ Axel screamed inside, he saw how Lucivar defeated the Goblin Hybrid earlier, he was the only one who saw it.

And once he saw that he wasted no time to make his way down out of sheer fear.

‘No way that person is Human, what’s his real identity?

I can’t believe Thalia got wrapped up with someone like that!’ Just then, he snapped his gaze to his behind when he heard a chuckle.

It was distant but close at the same time.

A chuckle that sounded sinister and demonic, one that only brought forth calamities.

‘Am I going insane?’ Axel thought while covering his ears desperately.

Shaking his head, he continued ahead but stopped when he reached the first floor.

Axel took a brief pause to cover his mouth.

Blood leaked out from his mouth-he got hurt badly because of the Goblin Hybrid’s slap earlier.

Had he not been emotional, he would’ve already been away on his motorcycle by now.

“Leave me alone!

Who are you?!” Axel shouted as the chuckles of this invisible entity were becoming louder and louder, coming from all directions.

He was certainly being chased by Lucivar and now, this entity.

“Why are you doing this to me?!” Initially, he thought that he was losing it and began to hear things.

But now, Axel knew that this was real.

Something was watching him and his struggles amused whatever it was.

‘I have to reach my motorcycle and get out of here!’ Axel screamed inside his head and continued on forward, ignoring the chuckles that were becoming more intense with each step he took.

‘It’s a miracle that Lucivar was still not here but I don’t care, as long as I can get back to the academy, he won’t be able to touch me there!’ “I need to get back and rethink my next moves!’ As he thought of that, something tripped him.

Axel fell to the ground with a painful grunt.

He looked around but there was nobody there, nobody who could trip him like this.

However, he knew that the entity was behind this as its laughter spiked when Axel tripped.

“Please!!” Axel shouted at the top of his lungs, clenching his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his skin.

“Leave me alone!

Why?!

Why?!

What did I do to you?!

Stop laughing!

I don’t want to hear your damn laughter!” Gritting his teeth, Axel crawled forward-his eyes desperately fixed on his motorcycle ahead.

Through hardships, he managed to reach outside.

His motorcycle was a few paces away.

But the astral laughter became louder and more mocking as if it knew that his effort was futile.

So loud that blood could be seen drizzling down both his ears.

Once he reached his motorcycle, he stretched his hand but his breath hitched in the next second.

Kaboom!