Re: In My Bloody Hit Novel - Chapter 606

Chapter 606: The End Of Mulligan 2
Despite whispers of the Diligence family’s decline, the sacred flame still held a remnant of its ancient power. It was said that, even in its weakened state, it responded to the prayers of family members who sought its guidance. Mulligan knelt before the flame, its dim purple light flickering as though acknowledging his presence.

The patriarch bowed his head, waiting for the flame to answer his silent plea.

The room was still, the air heavy with tension. Mulligan could feel the energy of the flame brushing against his mind, offering him the reassurance that he so desperately sought. He was on the verge of receiving an answer when a voice broke the silence, shattering the moment.

“Don’t worry, brother. I have already asked. That slave girl, Nora, will be our salvation. Unfortunately, you will not be here to see it.”

Mulligan’s eyes shot open, his heart racing as he slowly turned around. There, standing in the sacred space where no one else should be, was Alfred. His younger brother’s face was twisted in a cruel smile, and in his hand, he held a gleaming blade, ready to strike.

Shock and betrayal flooded Mulligan’s mind. “Alfred… what are you doing?” he rasped, struggling to rise to his feet, though his illness left him weak.

Alfred stepped forward, his eyes gleaming with malice. “What should have been done long ago. You are weak, brother, and the family cannot survive under your leadership. The flame is dying, and so must you.”

On saying this, he waved his arm in an attack. However, Mulligan instantly activated his spiritual energy. This was the spiritual energy of a gold rank cultivator. Even if Alfred had wanted to defend against it, he would not be able to.

After all, mulligan was weak and sick, but to say he was weak was a terrible lie. After all, a wounded lion was most dangerous.

His golden energy glowed outward and for a moment, he actually blocked the strike. And even made one of his own, blasting Alfred back.

However, the walls of the shrine suddenly shone in a bright peculiar purple light. From them came purple chains that rushed for mulligan.

They surrounded him, Clanking loudly as they did. On touching his body, his golden spiritual energy sizzled as if fire that had been bathed with water.

Alfred, barely standing at the side, coughed up a mouth full of blood. However, he still chuckled lowly. “You forgot didn’t you. For thousands of years, the past patriarchs have their tombs under this shrine specifically because of the dying family flame.

They morphed their power through their death, making it a curse, in likeness to one rule. No energy could be used in this room.” He chuckled some more. “Right now, those chains are draining away your power. The only thing you and I both know is keeping you alive. This was the plane. This was the true plan.”

Mulligan was in incredible pain. Alfred was right. For a long time, he had held back the poison in his body with his robust spiritual energy. If he was not in the gold rank, he would have definitely died a long time ago.

Alfred, being his brother, was very familiar with this fact, and that was why he choose this time to attack. Without Mulligan’s spiritual energy, it was either Alfred killed him with his weapon as Mulligan was sick, or the poison that had wrecked his body for so long did the job.

Either ways, it was going to happen. Mulligan was going to meet his end.

Alfred coughed up some more blood. He looked below. He had been too careless and had gotten too close. Then again, he needed mulligan to activate his spiritual energy. This was the only way his plan could work.

He used his spiritual energy to do a quick check within his body. He already had multiple fractures and his muscles were torn here and there.

In fact, it was a miracle that he could still stand. But his plan was coming together. All he had to do now was finish the job. He already had a clerk from one of the other families on stand by waiting in his chambers. Meaning that he could still heal his wounds later on.

Mulligan, now in chains tried to struggle, but the more his powers rushed out of him, the fast he was drained.

Mulligan felt incredibly wronged. After all, this was his brother. because of the seat of patriarch, he had lost his twin sister, and now his own brother was backstabbing him.

It was all for this position. It was all for power.

At such a time, Mulligan could not help but feel as if this was his fate. This must be pay back for taking this position from the rightful heir.

This was his curse to bear.

At the same time, he could not help but close his eyes and think about his son, Eunid. If Alfred could plan out an assassination on his head, then Eunid was definitely going to be in trouble.

“Oh… I can imagine what you are thinking about right now.” Alfred smiled. “You are thinking about your son, Eunid.” Alfred smirked. “Don’t worry, I already have him handled. I had left a conspicuous message for him. He will use the back door that I long knew about to enter this place, but then he will only find your corpse on the ground. And then the guards will rush in, to see him with your dead body…”

Mulligan’s eyes widened in realization. This trap had not only been for him. It had also been for his son. This was killing two birds with one stone.

No one would believe Eunid. And he would definitely be put to death for raising his hands on the patriarch of the family.

Aris was also dead. Meaning that the direct heir to the head of the family was Alfred.

Alfred saw the look in mulligan’s eyes and knew that he had realized.

He was happy about this. At such a point, when all seemed right, and the plan was to be executed well, a voice rang out, “See, Nora, I told you that was his plan… My uncle is coward!”