The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 167



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Episode 167 53. Ugo

One.

Is it because I lost too much blood?

My vision keeps getting blurry.

Caron checked his own body, panting for breath.

His right shoulder was badly injured to the point where the bone was exposed. He was barely able to stop the bleeding through Pluto’s darkness, but even holding his sword was painful.

We’ve been fighting for too long.

The weight class gap was serious from the start. It was difficult to even hold out.

Nevertheless, Caron continued to stab Ugo with the guillotine, consuming the black magic that was in Ugo’s body.

But in return, he was left completely battered.

“……leader.”

Still, the bloodshed was worth it.

Ugo, who had rushed at me as if he was going to kill me, was now frozen in place like a stone statue.

The darkness that had been hanging over him seemed to have receded a little.

“Is that right, Captain?”

A very cracked voice rang out.

A voice that conveys the traces of time.

At that old, haggard voice, Caron nodded with a forced smile.

“Are you coming to your senses?”

There were so many things I wanted to ask that it seemed like a mountain.

But the timing is not so good. Although Ugo seems to have come to his senses, his condition is still unstable.

Slurp.

A huge black magic force was writhing around Ugo’s body.

The corners of Ugo’s wrinkled mouth twisted slightly.

Charon noticed that Ugo was trying to smile.

“Really, you’re back.”

The speech is choppy.

And every time Ugo uttered a word, the black magic within his body spread out in all directions.

It wasn’t good.

It seemed as if he had regained consciousness for a moment thanks to Charon absorbing some of the black magic through the guillotine, but the black magic flowing out from inside the cavity continued to seep into Ugo’s body.

Kkaaaaaaah-!

A terrible scream erupts from Ugo’s body.

It seemed as if dozens of faces could be glimpsed from behind Ugo.

Ghosts.

The ghosts who couldn’t close their eyes comfortably were sucked into Ugo’s body one after another.

“Captain, please, one thing.”

Ki-ki-ki-ki.

Ugo turned his head with difficulty and looked at Charon.

“Run away, go away.”

“You don’t like it? Thinking about all the things I’ve been through so far, I can’t just go. If you were me, would you be able to go back like this?”

Charon took a small potion out of his subspace pouch.

It wasn’t an ordinary potion. It was an elixir made using the ‘Alchemist’s Stone’ taken from the Magic Tower.

gulp.

I emptied the elixir in one gulp.

Although not as effective as the World Tree’s Dew, Elixirs boast the best healing power of any potion.

“Phew.”

The pain is somewhat relieved thanks to the elixir.

Because my body was in such a mess, even the elixir couldn’t fully recover.

This was especially true because the wound was caused by black magic.

“leader.”

Ugo looked at Charon, his body trembling.

“My body is not listening to me.”

“I know. It looks exactly like that.”

“Run away, you have to hit me.”

Before he knew it, Ugo had grabbed the pommel of his bastard sword, which had been stuck in the floor.

It seemed as if some irresistible will was controlling the guy’s body.

But Caron did not back down.

Instead, he smiled even more deeply and spoke to Ugo.

“It’s enough to be comfortable alone once.”

“please.”

“I told you I’ll take care of it!”

Caron assessed the situation carefully.

The time you can hold out is about 10 minutes.

I can’t fight for long. My body is already damaged everywhere.

The elixir was simply an emergency measure, but in the end, a decision had to be made within 10 minutes.

The only consolation is that the guillotine gives me an abundance of magical power.

The method is the same.

After inserting the guillotine into Ugo’s body, all the black magic controlling Ugo’s body is taken out.

It’s the same way as waking up the crown prince.

The only difference this time is that you have to risk your life.

Woof woof woof.

Charon released all the magical power that filled his body without reserve.

Sea Fog, before we know it, a dark blue fog has settled over the sky.

A fine mist of black smoke enveloped Ugo’s entire body.

multiplication?

The moment I encountered that guy here, I gave up on even thinking about the odds.

There is only one thing to do now.

Saving Ugo.

I will ask you later about how you became a Death Knight while still alive.

I couldn’t bear to see my subordinate, whom I hadn’t seen in 50 years, die so miserably.

-Master. Cutting off the supply of black magic is the priority.

The guillotine tells you the priority.

No matter how much of Ugo’s dark magic is absorbed, if it is injected again like now, it will all be in vain.

But Caron answered with a sly smile.

“I know. But that’s not my job.”

There was no need to think long. The black magic connected to Ugo’s body was undoubtedly something that was passed down from the ‘altar.’

-Then, starting from the altar… … .

“You know that?”

That was when.

Kwaaaaaaaang-!

There was a huge explosion in the distance, and soon a huge heat started to swirl inside the cavity.

Slurp.

Charon quickly raised the darkness and built a wall.

A wall created by Pluto protected Charon from the terrible heat.

“They’re the main force over there.”

After a while, Nadia’s voice rang out from far away.

“Caron Reston!”

A strong presence swept through the room. And soon, a knight wearing a bright red flame rushed in.

Gigging.

Ugo took up a defensive stance, raising his bastard sword.

Then soon.

Kwaaaaang-!

The bastard sword and the thin sword clashed, and another huge explosion occurred.

A force strong enough to push even the sturdy body of Ugo quite far.

Nadia, who had pushed Ugo away in one breath, landed lightly next to Charon. Then she spoke in a blunt voice.

“Well done, Caron Reston. I’ll take charge from now on.”

“What about the altar?”

“It wasn’t easy to purify, so I just blew it all away with the help of the saint. Given the circumstances, I’m sure the Sultan will understand.”

A method that is incredibly ignorant.

But there could not have been a more certain judgment than that.

Caron nodded slightly and spoke to Nadia.

“We must subdue the Death Knight.”

Nadia frowned at the word subdue.

“Are you in your right mind? Subduing is twice as hard as killing. Especially with monsters like that. This is just plain crazy.”

She raised the corners of her lips slightly.

“But I like crazy people. Just listen to the plan.”

“You just need to cut off the limbs cleanly. That Death Knight is still alive. So I’ll bring him to his senses.”

“A living Death Knight… … That’s the most ridiculous story I’ve ever heard in my life. Should I just cut off his limbs?”

“I’ll take care of the rest.”

You can just ask the saint to reattach your limbs.

For now, the priority was to free Ugo from the dark magic.

“Ugo Aegis. The author was a very honorable knight.”

“… … Did you know?”

“I can’t help but know. If I hadn’t known your face, I wouldn’t have granted your request. Yes… … . That sight is too miserable for the end of an honorable knight.”

Whoosh whoosh-!

A fierce flame burst out from Nadia’s body.

“But you help me too. It’s too much for me to subdue someone of that level of skill alone.”

“Can I get involved in a fight between eight-star knights?”

“If my eyes weren’t deceived.”

“All right.”

Charon followed Nidia and drew up his magic power once again.

‘Just wait a minute, Ugo.’

I will save Ugo.

certainly.

Having made that promise to himself, Charon rushed towards Ugo together with Nadia.

2.

The battle between Charon, Nadia, and Ugo lasted for 30 minutes.

To conclude, Ugo lost.

“leader.”

Ugo looked at Charon helplessly with his limbs cut off.

On Ugo’s shoulder was a pure white chain spear summoned by Saint Seria.

Charon pressed his knee against Ugo’s chest and silently stabbed him with his sword.

“Sir Nadia, are you okay?”

“It’ll be okay, because the saint is watching over me. I owe you so much, Ugo. So you should also be a surety.”

Nadia suffered a major wound to her side. Her internal organs were pierced by Ugo’s sword.

Ugo rushed to kill Charon and Nadia, and Charon and Nadia rushed to subdue Ugo, so in a way it could be seen as a natural result.

Originally, a fight between strong people would involve risking one’s life, so it was certain that the one trying to subdue the other was at a disadvantage.

Fortunately, there will be no major loss to life.

This is because Seria, who joined later, started treatment right away.

“It’ll be over soon.”

Ugo smiled weakly at Charon’s words.

“This reminds me of old times.”

Have we regained complete control?

Ugo’s voice never broke again.

“The rebellion that took place in the North. At that time, too, he was badly injured and fell to the ground, just like now.”

Memories from long ago flow out of the guy’s mouth.

Caron listened quietly to the boy’s voice.

“The expression on the captain’s face at that time is still vivid in my mind.”

“What was my expression like?”

“A person who normally didn’t seem to care about us started acting like we were going to die at any moment. He even grabbed a passing priest by the collar and ran towards him.”

“……When did I.”

It’s vague, but I remember it.

Charon smiled along with Ugo.

But the news coming through the guillotine was not so good news.

-… … Master. This is too hard. The entire core has been contaminated. It is incomparable to the Crown Prince’s case. Furthermore… … This is the direct injection of Laziness’ magic. It is on a different level from the magic injected by a sleep demon. It is not easy to purify it… … .

“You can purify it later, so just pass the black magic into my body as is.”

-You have to think about your master’s physical condition!

As Guillotine said, the black magic that had taken hold in Ugo’s body was beyond imagination.

It is a dark magic that can turn an 8-star knight into a death knight while still alive.

It was incomparably powerful compared to the black magic that had taken over the crown prince’s body.

“leader.”

Ugo called out to Charon in a faint voice.

“I know my body well. But I’m glad to see it like this. This is the reward I’ve been waiting for for so long.”

This is enough.

Ugo thought so.

Even though his appearance has changed, he is still the captain.

“How are you, Kerua?”

“I’m taking care of her. She’s my daughter.”

“It seems you’ve gotten married in this life. Congratulations.”

“I’m only seventeen. I’m not your biological daughter.”

“Still, that’s fortunate. It seems like you’re with many people in this life. I… … am satisfied enough with that.”

Sarrururuk.

It was a dark magic that was difficult to digest with just the power of the guillotine.

The more Guillotine absorbs, the more fiercely the black magic that has taken hold within Ugo’s body becomes.

It is not easy to control.

Even with that damned black magic eating away at every part of Ugo’s body, there wasn’t much Charon could do.

“Caron said, clutching the pommel of the guillotine tightly.

“I know you have a lot to say, right? So… … .”

He said it with all his heart.

I have a lot of questions to ask myself, too. But that’s not what’s important right now.

“Let’s live for now. Live and blame me, curse me, whatever.”

I wish this honest guy lived, that’s all.

It was at this time that Caron was exerting all his strength to absorb the black magic within Ugo’s body.

At that moment when the flame of hope was fading away little by little,

“Mr. Caron.”

After finishing Nadia’s treatment, Ceria approached Charon.

And she knelt down quietly next to Charon.

“I will lend my strength. Perhaps… … this moment may be the very reason why the Light sent me here. Charon. The Light certainly loves you.”

“What is that… … .”

“This is the proof.”

After a while.

Paaaaat-!

A miracle happened before Charon’s eyes.

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house