NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36-1
The reason why Otto opened the Sanctuary unexpectedly was simple.
‘If I do this, no one can stop me. Hehehe.’
Otto knew very well that Javier and Kujo would try to assassinate him.
Instead of foolishly waiting to be attacked, he opened the Sanctuary unexpectedly and ran away.
“Camille~ I’ll be back~.”
Leaving those words behind, Otto disappeared into the Sanctuary.
“…….”
Camille was so surprised by Otto’s sudden action that he as at a loss for words.
He said he would open the Sanctuary in three days…
“Hey, how did this happen?”
The commander of the knights asked Camille.
“Well, um…”
“If you suddenly open the Sanctuary like this, what will happen?”
“I’m sorry.”
Camille apologized to the commander of the knights.
“It seems that His Majesty was feeling a little unwell.”
“Huh?”
“Please understand… His Majesty sometimes acts impulsively.”
Camille bowed his head towards the commander of the knights.
“Shouldn’t you first ask for permission? I will report to the Duke first. From this moment on, all of you must thoroughly guard the Sanctuary until the Duke arrives. No one should approach this area until then! Do you understand?”
“Yes, Sir Knight Commander!”
The knight commander who gave the order hurriedly left to make his report.
“The Sanctuary… is open.”
At that moment, a knight could not resist his curiosity and greed, and approached the wide-open entrance.
“Hold on…”
While Camille was trying to stop him…
Crackle!
A flash of light shot out from the wide-open entrance to the Sanctuary, and an enormous current surged out and engulfed the knight who had approached.
“…!”
“…!”
“…!”
Camille and the knights of the Koutachi family were shocked to witness the reckless knight’s demise.
The knight who had approached the entrance to the Sanctuary was now a charred lump of coal.
‘The Sanctuary can only be entered by someone who is connected to it. The authority to enter it is only given to the first person who is connected. Therefore, even if the Sanctuary is opened, only I can enter it. The only person who can obtain its power is also me.’
Camille recalled what Otto had said and brushed her chest.
“Joe, be careful! Don’t get too close!”
“Move the body!”
While the knights of the Koutachi family hurriedly removed the bodies, Conrad arrived at the Sanctuary.
“What is this…”
Conrad was amazed to see the entrance to the Sanctuary wide open.
“The Sanctuary is really opening… Is the secret of a thousand years finally being revealed?”
Conrad approached the entrance to the Sanctuary as if he were possessed.
“No, you can’t!”
“My lord! Please stop!”
The knights stopped Conrad and told him about the terrible tragedy that had just occurred.
“If the spell is broken, that’s the end of it.”
Conrad drew his sword.
His blood-red sword, a terrifying demonic sword that sucked up the blood of his enemies, was drawn.
Swish!
Conrad swung the sword, causing the red current to swirl and trying to break the spell.
But that was not a wise choice.
Swish!
As soon as Conrad swung the sword, the red current bounced off and swept through the entrance of the Sanctuary.
“Aaaaaaaagh!”
“Ah!”
The red current that bounced off covered the knights of the Koutachi family near the entrance to the Sanctuary and caused great damage.
“What a disaster!”
Although Conrad tried to remedy the situation hastily, the accident resulted in nearly ten knights covered in blood and falling to the ground.
“What happened?”
“I don’t know either.”
Camille simply replied with ignorance to Conrad’s question, as he knew that if Conrad found out that Otto was lying, he would be furious.
“Perhaps the Sanctuary refuses those who do not have the key?”
“Hmm.”
“For now, it’s best to wait and see.”
Although Conrad was not satisfied with Camille’s answer, he decided to wait patiently, as touching the Sanctuary without reason could lead to a bigger problem.
Therefore, he chose to wait for Otto to come out first.