Chapter 1725 Strong Will
Shortly after, Sebastian signaled Karl alongside him to show Roppell a video clip and a picture. The video clip was taken earlier when Kurt went berserk in the hospital, and the picture revealed the three black lines behind his ear.
“Did you see that? By right, your son’s supposed to take a long time before regaining consciousness. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly awake last night and seemed to have turned into a brutal annihilator. He charged at everyone relentlessly and was seemingly striking me with a fatal attack as if I were his mortal enemy. Thus, I wish to know what has gone wrong,” Sebastian queried solemnly.
“Huh?” The elder was thunderstruck.
Hunching over humbly, he took the picture from Karl and started paying attention to the video clip.
Meanwhile, Sebastian never shifted his gaze away from him.
As expected, Roppell did not really react to how Kurt lost his control in the video. Nevertheless, there was a drastic change in his countenance when he saw caught sight of the picture.
His pupils constricted; there was even a hint of unmissable irritation on his face as he fumed, “Da*n it! How could Yonas Morgan have the gut to put a curse on him!”
He turned to shoot the witch doctor alongside him a glare with an instant glint of surging fury in his eyes. Right that instant, it was as though he was still the ferocious king of Elysium with horrendous murderous intent.
Yonas Morgan? Ha! He doesn’t seem to have a grasp of the situation. But why is he getting all fired up all of a sudden? Who is Yonas Morgan? Sebastian squinted his eyes as he gazed at Roppell quizzically.
Intimidated by Roppell’s bellow of rage, the witch doctor refuted incoherently, “Huh? But I don’t think Mr. Morgan is still able to do so. Isn’t he being manipulated by that woman?”
“Then tell me what’s wrong with him! Only a high priest is able to put such a curse on someone. I don’t even know the way, let alone the others! Can you explain to me what happened to him?” Roppell unleashed his wrath on the witch doctor, glowering menacingly at him.
Sebastian suddenly had a clear insight into the situation. Hmm, evidently, he has nothing to do with Kurt’s unfathomable condition. But why is he claiming that someone has put a curse on Kurt?
He could not help holding his breath as he waited patiently for the duo to get a clue. Unexpectedly, the witch doctor startled them with overwhelming words. “Your Majesty, usually there’re only two black veins on the new hosts if the high priests put a curse on anyone. After all, they can never transfer all the worm eggs in their bodies into the new hosts’. In other words, they won’t put themselves on the line just to put a curse on anyone.”
“Do you mean to say that the two black lines are actually worm eggs?” Sebastian piped up, querying him apprehensively.
The witch doctor nodded at once and added, “Yeah! In Elysium, high priests usually force those who have committed felonies to swallow their worm eggs discreetly before they are sent to Black Marsh. It’s a way of putting a curse on them.”
At the same time, he handed Sebastian the ancient manual, which he had been holding all the time.
Ever since Elysium was reclaimed, they had slowly let go of worldly matters. The River of Styx, the Black Marsh, and even their former palace had become tourist spots.
Thus, the witch doctor did not see any need for him to continue keeping the ancient manual with him.
Sebastian took it from him and started flipping through it page by page. As time elapsed, the grimness on his face intensified, resembling a thunderstorm that would loom over them at any time.
Ha! My gut instinct is proven right! The so-called curse doesn’t exist in this world! So it’s all because of the worms! Sebastian read out from the page, “But worms are of the higher range as they are cultivated by the high priests themselves. The black veins are actually the worm eggs produced by the worms in their bodies. As a punishment, the high priests usually force the criminals to swallow the worm eggs. Subsequently, two black veins will appear on their bodies. When a third black vein appears on a criminal’s body, it implies even the King Worm is in the new host’s body. If that is the case, the high priest will be dead too.”
So the priest’s dead? Karl standing alongside Sebastian scratched his head.
“What does it mean when it’s mentioned that the high priest will be dead? Didn’t that priest claimed to be manipulated meet his end on the alter?” he questioned the witch doctor.
The latter shook his head hastily. “That’s not the case. If the high priest intends to transfer the King Worm in his body into someone’s body, the new host must have the former’s blood transfused into his body before. Furthermore, the King Worm can only be transferred into the new host’s body if it is not repulsed by the condition of the latter’s body.”
Karl was utterly speechless. What kind of theory is that?
Everyone was flabbergasted. Even Sebastian was rendered speechless.
“That’s why none of the high priests in Elysium has done that before. Once the King Worms leave their bodies, they will be doomed. How will anyone do anything that will cost their lives?” Roppell broke the silence after cooling his head off.
The witch doctor nodded and echoed, “That’s right!”
Nonetheless, Sebastian, who had been in silence, finally opened his mouth placidly. “Daphne is dead!”
“Huh? What did you say?” Roppell turned hastily to look in Sebastian’s direction. “Daphne? Is she still alive?”
“She was alive earlier but is now dead. In actuality, she’s the one bringing your son back this round. He actually thought of finishing her off right away when he spotted her in Yartran. However, she threatened him with his mother and younger sister’s lives. In the end, your son had no choice but to go back to Elysium with her,” Karl explained on behalf of Sebastian.
His words rang out like a bolt out of the blue for Roppell and the witch doctor, catching them off guard. Daphne? So she’s the one?
Dumbstruck, the witch doctor shuddered as he asked subconsciously, “So Daphne’s the one putting a curse on Kurt?”
“How could Daphne be the one? She’s dead! How’s it possible for a dead person to put a curse on Kurt?” Karl raised his voice in exasperation.
Nevertheless, his heart thumped when Roppell turned pale and cast his eyes down.
“How’s it possible for the high priests to meet their end easily? Even though Daphne is dead, the King Worm cultivated for a few hundred years in her body will not be easily eradicated. In fact, it will live on with her life force and transform into a bug. Next, it will proceed to track down the person according to her strong will when she was still alive, fulfilling her wish,” he uttered resignedly.
Everyone’s jaws dropped. It’s incredible!
