Darkening Guardian Knight

"This...but..." Carter was also in a hurry, but Jessica's words were like a huge stone, stuck in his throat, and many words were pressed under his throat and he couldn't speak.

So the room became silent, and no one spoke first.

Dangdang!

What broke the silence was the vigorous bell from the distant bell tower, which struck six times in a row, indicating the passage of time.

Only then did Carter and Jessica come to their senses, and realized that it was getting late, and the light of the sunset in the distance was dimming. Night was coming, and it was time for dinner.

No.20 Curse

Boom boom boom!After the bell, there was a rapid knock on the door, which attracted the attention of the two.

Carter went to open the door and found a handsome maid standing at the door.

The maid bent down and bowed to the two of them: "The two adults of the Ravinas family, the master invited you to dinner, please follow me to the dining room."

Unexpectedly, Patriarch Holt would come to invite them, and Carter and Jessica were very surprised.But they didn't refuse and asked the maid to guide them.

Following the lead of the maid, Carter and Jessica finally walked through the complex corridor of the Holt family and successfully walked to the restaurant of the Holt family.

The restaurant of the Holt family is very large and spacious. The crystal headlights hang from the ceiling four meters above the ground, showing nobility and grandeur.

In the center of the restaurant is a ten-meter-wide long table made of high-grade red paulownia wood. The table is covered with silk satin inlaid with gold edges and embroidered with flowers, and silver metal tableware is placed on it.

Carter thought to himself, the Holt family's class has reached a certain level, and the configuration of the furniture alone is beyond words.

And in the middle of the table was a large plate of roast suckling pig, which was perfectly tempting for Carter and Jessica who hadn't eaten meat for many days.

Only one person at the end sat on the ten-meter long table.Don't think too much, it must be the head of the Holt family.

The man was wearing a large red robe, which matched the atmosphere of this restaurant very well.And that person is sitting on the other side of the long table, sitting in a position that symbolizes the highest power, but he is still calm, which is the embodiment of the person in power.

"Miss." Carter winked at Jessica, indicating that Jessica would greet the head of the Holt family.

But Jessica glared at Carter in turn, thinking that the "Miss" just now ruined Jessica's mood.

However, little Jessica distinguished between public and private. She bowed politely to Patriarch Holt and performed the posthumous gift: "Jessica Ravinas, the orphan of the deceased Ravinas, pays homage to Earl Holt."

Jessica's words are very skillful. There are hereditary titles in the Holt family, and the Holt family heads of all generations are earls.

So even though Jessica doesn't know the contemporary Holt family owner, it doesn't prevent her from calling him by this title.

"Jessica Ravinas... I have heard about it. It is said that she is the fiancé of the third son of the Principality of Doveralt."

Patriarch Holt raised his head, looked at Jessica for a while, but frowned again, "No, it is rumored that the fiancé of the third son of the Doviralt Principality is beautiful and has long pale golden hair that is breathtaking. But I think this Jessica does not match the rumors."

Carter behind Jessica couldn't help sighing that Patriarch Holt's intelligence ability is really powerful. Jessica has not removed her disguise yet, and her brown hair is not very conspicuous, so Patriarch Holt regarded it as a suspicious point.

But it seems that Patriarch Holt's attitude towards us is not very friendly.Carter had some calculations in his mind, and turned his eyes to Jessica, just in time for the girl to look at him for help.

Carter secretly sighed that his young lady still needs to practice again, so Carter walked towards Jessica until she was in front of her.

He raised his hand and stroked the girl's bangs, and the brown hair changed color, revealing the inner gold.

"In order to avoid the conspiracy of the villain, I have to disguise a little, Earl Holt, please forgive me."

Patriarch Holt's brows were still frowning, and he asked, "What's the reason?"

To this, Carter just replied calmly: "Crush the rhubarb leaves, get the juice, add a small amount of sulfur powder, and then blend herbs to make a dyeing paint. As for whether I'm lying, you will know if you try it, Lord Earl."

He was very calm, and Uncle Carl had taught him many similar tricks.

For him, the method of dyeing paint is not a high-end stuff.

It's just the basic item making method of the disguise technique, you can tell others.

The head of the Holt family was very surprised when he heard the words: "Is this alchemy? So magical?"

Alchemy is a legendary technique that is rarely spread, but its legends have spread far and wide.Even the Duchy of Doviralt, which is blocked by magic, has legends of alchemy, and all the teenagers yearn to become alchemists.

But Carter definitely doesn't know alchemy, he can only learn some practical tricks from Uncle Carl.

"No, it's just a folk secret recipe, and it can't be compared with alchemy at all." So Carter replied modestly, vaguely remembering that he had asked Uncle Carl similar words back then.

But Uncle Carl said that real alchemy is thousands of times stronger than this, and it can refine mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, which is fascinating.

"Oh, that's right." After hearing Carter say that it wasn't alchemy, Patriarch Holt lost interest, so let's just forget it.

After all, the other party also gave a reasonable explanation, and it seemed that there was no hostility, no harm to humans and animals, and there was no need to force them.It's just that he took one more look at Carter and spoke highly of the young knight.

He waved to the two of them, invited them to sit next to him, and said casually: "It was originally a place for family dinners, but it's not the time for dinners yet, so it's a bit empty, please don't mind."

"No, how could it be? It's Jessica's honor to have dinner with the Earl." Jessica smiled politely.

At this time, she has removed all disguises and restored her original beautiful appearance. With a smile, she can be charming.

Carter is very satisfied with Jessica's performance, Miss Xindao has really grown up a lot.

After Patriarch Holt finished his prayers and signaled that the two of them were ready to start.

The two of them swept away the dishes with such a momentum that the Patriarch Holt was stunned.There was no way, the two of them hadn't had a good meal since the Ravinas family was destroyed, and now they were finally able to have a full meal, so naturally they let go of their bellies and feasted on it.

What left Patriarch Holt speechless was that although the two dined extremely fast, their movements were elegant and even very standard.He couldn't help shaking his head, feeling that these two children are actually quite interesting.

After dinner, Patriarch Holt let the two return to their room, and told them not to leave the side room unless someone called them.

The two of Carter naturally agreed, and they didn't intend to cause trouble at first.

Back in the side room, both Carter and Jessica were relieved.Staying with Patriarch Holt, being suppressed by his powerful aura, the pressure is too great, and he is too restrained.Now they can finally relax for a while.

But after all, they can't really relax, their situation is still not optimistic, and they must quickly strengthen themselves.

Jessica finally returned to her original appearance, and she was in a great mood, walking around the room happily.And Carter is also happy to see Jessica like this, which is in line with her age.

Boom boom boom!The knock on the door sounded again, startling the two of them.

Carter opened the door and found that the morning guard was behind the door, so he greeted him politely: "Hello, brother guard, thank you for the morning."

The guard was a little surprised: "I didn't expect you to remember me."

"Of course, we all remember people who are kind to us." Carter smiled.

"Ha...Actually, I am also following orders, not to be kind to you." The guard smiled wryly, "Stop chatting, Mr. Yuan is waiting for you."

"Well, I see. Take me there." Carter nodded, told Jessica not to run around, and followed the guards to Halak's place.

He did not forget Harak's invitation, he was very interested in Harak's unfinished words, and was eager to know the truth.

After walking through several long corridors, Carter was brought to a small white building, and was told that Elder Harak was in it.

Without hesitation, Carter pushed the door open and entered the white building.

Sure enough, Halak was inside, sitting on a long bench, with flickering candles lighting up the whole house.

"Son, you're here." Halak sensed Carter's arrival without turning his head. Almost the moment Carter pushed the door in, he said so, welcoming Carter's arrival.

"Senior Harak, tell me everything." There was no slow foreplay, Carter was very straightforward, he was eager to know Karl's life and death!

"Well, don't worry, I will tell you... tell you the cruel truth." The old man's voice was ghostly and scary.

"Karl should be dead, he has no reason to live."

"Why?" Carter didn't show emotion on his face, he just asked calmly.

"According to your description, it was probably his black magic that caused the death of the black-robed magician, and it wasn't low-level black magic. I guess even the magician himself didn't think that the black magic in the scroll was actually that magic."

Hallak sighed, "The black magic scroll was probably bought by the magician in the market. The grade and type of the black magic scroll cannot be identified by ordinary methods. So buying a black magic scroll is basically a prize."

"Because most of the black magic scrolls are between the fifth and sixth levels. So basically the price of the black magic scrolls is the price of the sixth-level scrolls...Of course, even if this is the case, it sometimes happens that you lose money."

"But that black robe doesn't know whether to say he's lucky or not. He's lucky because he seems to have made a profit. That scroll is at least level eight... because at least I don't think I can do that."

Carter listened quietly, but found that the old man still didn't get to the point. He was about to interrupt, but the old man's voice changed in vain, becoming sharp and strange.

"And to say that he is unlucky is extremely unlucky. What he found was the most terrifying type of magic that has been lost... and it has a super large range..."

"Cursed magic!!"

No.20 A section of the blood of the forbidden demon family

"Cursed magic!?" Carter was a little surprised, but he was frightened by Halak's exaggerated voice.

He didn't actually know what curse magic was.

As if knowing Carter’s doubts, Halak continued: “Curse magic was a terrible existence even in the past, as long as it is contaminated with a little bit, it will be bad. Weak curse magic can make people sick. That’s because the power of the curse is not strong enough. Once the power of the curse becomes strong, it can directly curse people’s lives and force people to fall.”

"Magic was prosperous in the old days, but curse magic was one of the most dreaded magics back then, not to mention the decline of magic power now.

The black magic you mentioned is just curse magic, and Kuroyuki is the medium of curse power.As long as one touches Hei Xue, one's vitality will be cursed and melted, and that's how black-robed magicians die. "

"So, your Uncle Karl also..."

"No!" Carter suddenly roared, "You're wrong! If so, why am I still alive? I should be dead too! You're wrong, Uncle Carl must still be alive!"

Right now, anger and sorrow intersect in his heart, his mind is almost blurred, and his speech is somewhat incoherent.

Seeing this young man's love and righteousness, Halak also sighed: "Stop shouting, I will explain everything to you."

Carter listened to this, and the growl gradually subsided, and finally turned into a whimper.

He tried hard to control his emotions, and then calmly said to the old man: "I'm sorry, please continue."

Halak nodded and continued, telling things that Carter couldn't even believe: "Actually, you are dying too, and now you are squandering your last bit of vitality."

"!!" Carter was so shocked that he couldn't speak this time. In fact, he didn't suspect Harak at first. The previous rampage was just a loss of control.

Because the other party is a seventh-level magician, his understanding of magic is definitely far beyond his own, so there is no need to lie to himself.

But now he couldn't help feeling suspicious of Halak.

Because he feels that his body is completely normal and there is nothing wrong with it.

"Is it because I feel that my body is in good condition and there is no sign of dying at all, so I think I made a mistake?" The old man saw through Carter's psychology and pointed it out directly.

Carter didn't hide it, and nodded: "Yes, I feel that no matter what level I am, I can be said to be in excellent condition, and I can't see the omen of death."

"Of course, because the curse didn't activate." Halak stroked his beard and replied slowly.

"What do you mean?" Carter was puzzled and asked the old man to answer.

"Well... I mean your situation is quite special. You have the blood of the Forbidden Demon Clan, but it's a pity that it's only half of it."

Harak shook his head and sighed, "The Forbidden Demon Clan is a rare group in the world that can be immune to magic, but because the ability to be immune to magic and its subsequent effects are so unnatural, they were hunted down by the entire continent, and only a few people were spared."

"And you said before that the black robe's flaming arrow pierced your abdomen. But you must know that the real power of the fifth-level "flaming arrow" lies in the follow-up of this magic, that is, it can burn the person it hits to death. Additional effect of Ashes.

But you ignored this effect. In addition, you easily broke the defense of the black robe and ignored the effect of Hei Xue, which made me conclude that you have half of the blood of the Forbidden Demon Clan.In other words, one of your parents is a pure descendant of the forbidden demon clan. "

"..." Carter was extremely shocked by Harak's eloquence, and he didn't expect to reveal the identities of his parents in the end, which made the boy a little dazed.

Carter sorted out his thoughts for a while, and then asked Harak: "Since I have the blood of the forbidden demon family you mentioned, what's the matter with the cursed magic? Haven't I been immune?"

Harak sneered and said, "You're thinking too much. Only the perfect magic-forbidden bloodline can be completely immune to magic, and magic immunity is only effective for magic at the same level as your martial arts level, and at most it will not exceed one level. And you only have half of the magic-forbidden bloodline, so under normal circumstances you can only be immune to half of the magic of the same level."

"However, your luck is not too bad. As a curse magic, the effect of this black snow has nothing to do with its own magic level, but with your level. People with higher levels of martial arts may suffer more. That's why you survived."

"Besides, half of your bloodline of the forbidden demon family seems to be much more flexible than I imagined. Based on your current situation, I can only infer that half of the forbidden demon bloodline has at least two different manifestations. One is that you are immune to half of the original effect of magic, just like you are immune to the burning effect of flame arrows.

And the other is the reaction of the forbidden demon blood in your body to Hei Xue... Delaying the activation time of the effect... I don't know how long the delay can be at most, but it will definitely not be long. "

Carter was silent after hearing this.What Halak said was reasonable, but he still couldn't believe it. After a long silence, he finally spoke again: "Is there any evidence for what you said?"

Hallak shook his head and said, "No, but we can verify it."

Carter was very smart, and he guessed Harak's thoughts at once: "You mean... to verify on the spot?"

"Well, that's right. What do you think?"

"Okay." Carter was very straightforward. It's better to cut things like this quickly.

"I'm a wind attribute magician in the middle of the seventh level. I can instantly cast the fourth-level magic. You should be able to withstand the fourth-level magic, right?" Harak used a wind blade to attack Carter.

Carter didn't block, letting the wind blade hit him.But the strange thing is that the wind blade scratched his clothes, but did not harm him.On the contrary, he felt the wind blowing on his body, which made him feel unusually cool.

Seeing this, Halak's heart became as clear as a mirror: "Sure enough, your bloodline can ignore half of the magic effects. Just like this, the effects of the wind blade include "sharpness" and "gathering wind".But the effect of "sharpness" is not reflected, that is to say, you ignore the effect of "sharpness". "

"Hey, wouldn't it be worse if you didn't ignore it?" Carter said angrily.

"Don't worry, it's just level [-] magic. As a level [-] knight, even if you don't have the power to forbid magic, it's impossible for you to be unable to handle it." Harak's complaints about Carter were just sarcastic, and he didn't care at all.

"By the way, what are the seventh-level median and instant magic you're talking about?" Carter asked curiously.

"The median is a fine division of grades, haven't you heard?" Hallak asked in surprise.