Dark Magus Returns

Chapter 968: Pure Panic

In the underground cellar, Carl was making a few last touch-ups to his preparations. Charlotte was still tied up to a chair with the magic circle beneath her, and then there were the two other so-called volunteers that were placed in their own magic circles as well.

He carried several large glass jars and placed them just behind where Charlotte was sitting.

”This bit will hurt slightly,” Carl said with a smile as a needle was placed into the top of Charlotteʼs hand and then some sticky substance on top of it. Oddly, the flow of blood didnʼt come down the tube that was currently inserted into Charlotte and into the containers.

The same was then done with her other hand. Not too far off to the side, Charlotte had also noticed other containers with strong glowing magical energy.

ʼThese arenʼt regular containers, have they been enchanted with a spell, or some type of magic to keep the energy in, and that energy doesnʼt feel normal either; itʼs the same stuff they used in the small vials, but it looks like several litres of the stuff are inside.ʼ

Looking around, Charlotte couldnʼt find what she was looking for. Judging by what Carl had said earlier, she gathered that the energy had to be transported elsewhere but how. Was it through another magic circle, a portal elsewhere, or were they to be physically transported? ʼI donʼt know why Iʼm trying to figure out whatʼs going on here, when I have a bigger problem. How am I going to get out of this situation myself!ʼ Charlotte thought.

Carl, after setting all the preparations, then stood there for a few moments; he looked at Charlotte and was tapping his foot.

”What is taking them so long?” Carl said out loud. ”All they need is two more people. Is it such a hard thing to do? If they are slacking, then I will just use one of them myself.”

It was quite clear judging by the dynamic she had heard them speak of since her captivity, Carl was somewhat of a higher-ranking member.

Charlotte then witnessed Carl walking off, and heading into the darkness and eventually the sound of him ascending the staircase.

ʼCome on! Come on, I have to do something right!ʼ Charlotte thought. She moved her fingers slightly and was able to cast a small amount of wind magic, but it did nothing to break the glass jars away from her.

In the room, there was nothing else, apart from the bodies of others as well.

ʼIs it just because Iʼm me, that this has happened, being cast into this world alone! Why was I sent to Pagna! I canʼt deal with this like Himmy can, I just canʼt, I canʼt!ʼ She wanted to cry, and in the end she felt like she needed to give up, it was the only thing she could do.

Carl reluctantly dragged his feet as he walked up the stairs; he did so ready to give a mouthful to all of the members. They were one of the top-performing churches, and they needed to keep it that way.

When he reached the top of the stairs and looked down the hallway, he felt like something was up. He tilted his head and tried to look straight ahead, and thatʼs when he could see something in the main hall.

A head was lying on the marble flooring, blood spilling from the personʼs mouth.

ʼA member has been killed, what is going on!ʼ Carl went to rush forward, but after taking one step, a realization had come. It was silent, it was deadly silent. Someone else should have noticed something was going on, which made him come to the realization that maybe everyone had been killed.

Looking closer, Carl had noticed something else on the floor-a broken vial-and it was completely empty.

ʼThey had consumed the substances and still this is the result. This is bad, this is bad, what can I do... what can I do.ʼ

Turning around, Carl felt like there was only one thing he could do. He turned and decided to run right back down the stairs where he had come from.

”Hey, thereʼs one more!” Liam called out, as he looked back into the room with the others. ”Iʼll go get him.”

Carl had quickly descended down the stairs, and when he entered the cellar, he pulled out a dagger. He wasted no time, as he then used it to slit one personʼs throat. They collapsed on the floor, and blood filled the formation on the ground.

Moving to the next person, he had done the same.

Charlotte started to panic seeing this; her heart was beating at an incredibly fast speed. She wondered if the dagger was going to be used to slit her throat next.

Instead though, she saw that Carl had headed straight for the jar of energy. He lifted it up and turned around.

”I said stop!” Liam shouted as he threw his sword.

The others following him had entered right after seeing Liamʼs sword in the air.

The sword continued forward until it had pierced the jar. The substance inside spilled all over Carl, while part of the sword also went into Carlʼs body. The substance fell all over, and then dropped to the ground.

”Wait, we were meant to keep him alive,” Simyon said. ”What are you doing?”

”Donʼt worry, I made sure not to pierce him that deep and missed his vitals. These guys are a piece of cake to deal with.”

However, a strange sound and energy was being felt from everyone, and Safa could see it- the energy was spreading through the room from the jar.

The strange substance then leaked into the magical formation on the ground, started to light up, and it continued until it had completely surrounded where Charlotte was.

When she looked up, Charlotteʼs eyes had met with Annaʼs, someone she knew, but the fact that the formation was lit up, there was pure panic running through her instead.