Magic Chronicles : Fallen Race

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The next stage of the training room was precisely to demonstrate what the "evil god's" method was.

Those children who previously did not have enough potential and talent were now all gathered here. They did not have the qualifications to leave the cocoons and had to serve as nourishment instead.

As could be seen, these high-potential children walked to the side of the cocoons and reached their hands into them. The low-potential children inside the cocoons then began to have distorted faces and trembling bodies, as if suffering great pain, and their flesh started to wither.

In just a few breaths, the low-potential child in the cocoon turned into a puddle of blood. In contrast, the high-potential child who seemed to have "absorbed" them instantly grew from their original seven or eight years old to the appearance of a twelve or thirteen-year-old.

Of course, this process was also very painful for the high-potential children. It was like being forcibly pulled up to help them grow. They also curled up and convulsed on the ground for a good while before gradually adapting.

In this way, these children relied on constantly merging with their own kind and absorbing them to evolve. Their strength began to soar. Third-tier, fourth-tier, fifth-tier...

This scene simply stunned Trite beside them.

After all, in his eyes, the fifth-tier from before was something he dreamed of and was far out of reach. But now, with such mass production, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

To be honest, if it weren't for his extreme disgust towards those worms, Trite himself might not be able to resist. He might have been tempted and fallen by the evil god.

The power of the evil god was indeed terrifying.

Of course, the price of doing this was also very high. These children who had been forcibly pulled up to grow seemed to have lost their ability to think. Everything stopped at their previous stage.

And the "footage" from before played a role, making these children view it as the truth. It became their thought imprint, willingly letting themselves become a part of the "wall" and serving the Crown Prince, constantly expanding the power of the wall.

"Using the power of the evil god to defeat the evil god, very interesting, isn't it?"

An unfamiliar voice came from above.

The wall above the "assembly line" of the classroom moved to both sides, and a tall, handsome blond man walked out.

He looked down from above, smiling at Reji and the other two.

Seeing this person's appearance, Trite was instantly panic-stricken and retreated several steps, his face full of fear. Because that was none other than the ruler behind the Mage Nation and also the... Crown Prince of the empire.

"Oh, don't be nervous. You see, I discovered you long ago, but I didn't attack. I even allowed you to visit my great factory. Doesn't this show my goodwill towards you?"

The Crown Prince, who was speaking, did not show any elegance or grace at all. Instead, he directly sniffed his nose in Reji's direction.

Afterwards, he seemed to have smelled some incredibly delicious fragrance. He took a deep breath, opened his arms in intoxication, and said.

"The scent of relics, ah, how sweet. I can smell it. It's on your body. One? Two? No, no, no, perhaps there are even more..."

"You must be the follower of the evil god mentioned by the Star Spirit Queen. Tsk, I have to admit, you're indeed very impressive to be able to collect so many relics. No wonder she would seek your help and choose to bet on you."

"It's just a pity. For followers of the evil god like you and me, collecting more relics is useless. We can only bring out a very small part of their power. Only the true evil god can unleash their full power."

"But even with just this small part, it's already incredibly intoxicating and enjoyable, isn't it? You see, with this Banner, I can control the thoughts of every person. What I want them to do, they must do."
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"Whether it's serving me..."

The Crown Prince crooked his finger at a child who had just completed the training. The child immediately crawled on the ground like a puppy to the Crown Prince's feet and started licking his shoes.

"Or... depriving them of their lives."

After the Crown Prince finished speaking, the child who was just licking his shoes seemed to have received a new command. The next moment, without any hesitation, she released a Fireball spell at her own head.

Bang!

Her body turned into charcoal in the flames of her own spell.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Did you see that? This is the power of the evil god. How wonderful! Ever since I witnessed such power, I have already betrayed that damned Emperor!"

"So now, hand over the relics in your possession to me. Let me study them. Let us unleash their power. Let us... resurrect the evil god together!!"

The Crown Prince, who spoke until the end, raised the Hero's Relic, the Evil God's Relic, in his hand. It was the Banner of Command that could connect and control the minds of everyone.

He was laughing madly, somewhat crazily. He ordered everyone to kneel and submit to him. He was enjoying the pleasure brought by the power of the evil god.

Hmm?

But verry soon, the Crown Prince, who was laughing halfway, couldn't laugh anymore.

The smile on his face froze.

Because... Those children who had been ordered by him to come and submit to him, as well as Reji and other followers of the evil god who had also connected to the relic under his secret permission using the Star Spirit Queen's enticement, should have all obediently listened.

But the result...

These people were all unmoved.

They seemed unaffected by his words.

This instantly made his previous passionate and arrogant laughter seem like a clown.

"I AM ORDERING YOU! CAN'T YOU HEAR ME !!"

The Crown Prince repeated it again.

He even vigorously waved the Evil God's Relic, the Banner of Command, in his hand.

As a result, this wave was not a big deal, but it gave the Crown Prince a fright.

Because, the child who had just been ordered by him to crawl over and lick his shoes, and then self-immolate, the child he had used to give Reji a warning and demonstrate his evil god's power, should have already been devoured by the flames. But now...

She was alive?

The child stood in front of him, completely intact, as if nothing had ever happened.

What... what was going on!?

Only then did the Crown Prince realize a terrifying possibility.

Could it be that what happened just now was only... An illusion? This was indeed also a part of the evil god's power. He could also use the Banner of Command to influence the minds of others and make them experience illusions. But the problem was...

He should be the master of the Banner of Command. Why was he also affected?

Looking at the confused Crown Prince, Reji shook his head.

"Sigh..."

After a deep sigh, Reji was actually also very troubled right now. Especially after seeing his relics being used by the Crown Prince in such a way, and the truth that seemed to have appeared in the footage from a thousand years ago.

In any case, all of this turned into Reji's complete lack of patience towards the Crown Prince.

"Kill yourself."

Reji uttered two simple words, and then the Crown Prince was horrified to find that his body began to move out of his control. His left hand quickly formed a seal, which was precisely the starting gesture of the Fireball spell.

"You... wha!!!!... Stop, stop! F@cking STOPP!!"

The Crown Prince was going crazy. He tried everything he could, but his body seemed to no longer belong to him. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't stop himself from releasing that Fireball spell.

And the target of the Fireball spell was his own head.

Death itself was not scary.

What was scary was watching how one slowly stepped into death. That feeling of desperate and powerless struggle was the most terrifying.

Just like the Crown Prince now.

The heat of the Fireball spell was already burning his skin, and the rapidly expanding scorching heat wave made him scream in agony.

Before his own head was blown off by the Fireball spell cast by his left hand, the Crown Prince had one last question of unwillingness.

How?

Could it be that this man before him used the relics to control him?

Let's not even mention why the young man Infront of him could take over the relics when he should be the master of the relics.

The problem was...

If the relics were to manipulate him, they should have controlled his mind along with his body. But he clearly still had his own consciousness.

Reji could understand what the Crown Prince was thinking at this moment through the relics.

In response, Reji rolled his eyes.

Out of kindness, Reji transmitted his thoughts to the Crown Prince through the relics to answer him.

The general meaning was something like...

-If I really let you die so simply, would it be worthy of the hat of "Evil God" that you put on my head?-