Chương 133: Is [Lust] also considered a negative state?

A guest fainted.

Bright red blood flowed from his nose, and he fainted!

A gasp of surprise erupted in the hall.

The man in the top hat who had just been arrested by the soldiers somehow escaped and returned, reappearing at the entrance of the banquet hall.

"Hahaha, the banquet is over, esteemed guests."

The man in the top hat laughed loudly and raised his hands.

In an instant, the wine on the table turned black, and everyone who had just drunk the wine began to have nosebleeds, even Lord Alden's nose bleeds a little bright red blood.

The vast majority of people present were poisoned.

Panic instantly gripped the banquet hall; people covered their noses, huddled together, and trembled.

The man in the top hat slowly walked into the hall, his gaze arrogant. He proudly took off his top hat and even flicked his hair with his hand.

"You didn't expect that, did you? I don't have horns, but I am a true demon."

Hearing what the other person said.

In a flash, Shane remembered what Kraft had said when he met him in the Swir Mountains: "Two hundred years ago, I saw someone who could perfectly hide his demon horns."

Could this hornless demon before me be the one Kraft spoke of who could "perfectly conceal his demonic horns"?

As Shane was thinking about these things, the man in the top hat walked to a dining table.

He casually picked up the wine glass on the table and swirled the black liquid inside.

"You caught me just now to buy time, until you all drank this spiked wine. How is it? Delicious, isn't it?"

"From this moment on, [Frishi] will belong to the demon race."

He raised his glass in a show of ceremony, lifted his chin, and waited quietly, waiting to hear the wails in the hall, waiting to hear the Lord's unwilling roar.

One second passed, three seconds passed — No, the hall was quiet.

Even in the main seats, Shane and Frilian did not make any move.

The man in the top hat looked puzzled, his expression becoming increasingly tense.

"Why aren't you resisting?"

In response to his question, Shane kindly replied, "Waiting for the monks."

"Monks? What monks?"

Swoosh! A huge green magic spell was unfurled across the entire banquet hall floor.

then.

He stepped forward, opening the Holy Scripture in his hand. The entire magical spell burst forth with a rich green light, and everyone within it was bathed in a green magical baptism.

The toxicity is immediately neutralized.

The man in the top hat was dumbfounded.

"You were prepared!"

Only then did Xia En calmly draw the sword from his waist.

"What else?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he vanished from his spot, appearing instantly behind the man in the top hat, his longsword thrusting unhesitatingly towards the man's lower back.

The longsword pierced through to the root.

A burst of white lightning shot into the man in the top hat's body; the [Electrocution] had taken effect.

The man in the top hat knelt down in anguish.

The inscriptions on the longsword were activated one by one.

The various negative effects brought by the [Suspicious Poison] instantly covered his entire body, causing him to convulse.

Even before the banquet started, while everyone was waiting at the side door, Zain could smell that the wine smelled off.

As a seasoned drunkard and a monk who was most skilled at detoxification, he instantly saw through the demon's trap.

However, after discussing it, the group decided to go with the flow.

Firstly, Zain believed that the poison would not be fatal in the short term.

Secondly, Lord Alden believed that letting the powerful and wealthy experience the cunning of the demons would be more conducive to unity.

Thirdly, Frilian felt that if the goal was to lure the snakes out of their holes, they should wait until all of them came out.

This prevented Zain from prematurely neutralizing the toxins in the alcohol.

Although there were some minor setbacks, things generally proceeded according to everyone's plan.

"Tell me, do you have any accomplices?"

Xia En sheathed his longsword.

The man in the top hat kneeling on the ground was trembling, enduring various effects such as stiffness, paralysis, freezing, and dizziness. — Xia En even caught a fleeting glimpse of lust. Was that considered a negative status effect?

Just as I was wondering, the man in the top hat suddenly revealed a strange smile.

Xia En's heart skipped a beat.

Frilian, sitting in the main seat, reacted extremely quickly. The moment the staff appeared in her hand, a [Defense Magic] spell surrounded Shane.

boom- An explosion rang out.

The demons on the ground disappeared.

No, to be precise, the demons disappeared from everyone's sight.

At the critical moment, Xia En acted instinctively, and the [Goddess's Barrier] instantly opened. However, he didn't use this barrier to envelop himself, but instead enveloped the demon, thwarting his plan to harm the surrounding guests through self-destruction.

An explosion was heard.

The demons self-destructed inside the barrier.

The Goddess's Barrier transformed into a sphere, locking the impact and blood left behind by the demon's self-destruction within it.

At that moment, a huge sphere of blood hovered before Shane's eyes. In the churning blood, a leech-like worm was burrowing in and out, constantly bumping against the sphere, trying to escape.

The Goddess's Barrier can conceal things within, preventing others from seeing this eerie scene.

Only Xia En stared at the blood-filled sphere, his brows gradually furrowing.

The banquet ended abruptly.

Thanks to the demons' open attacks and poisoning, the nobles of the entire region are more united than ever in their belief in resisting the demons.

Lord Alden's plan to restore troops and continue the fight against the demons received unanimous support.

Tonight's plans are almost perfect.

Of course, except for that one unfortunate guest who fainted.

However, at the family's request, Zain has conducted a detailed examination on the other party separately and concluded that it was not due to poisoning, but because he was afraid of blood.

Lord Alden and Shutarck, disguised as "Young Master Wilt," went to the mansion's main gate to see off the guests.

The musicians also left one after another.

The bustling hall fell silent instantly.

"Where is Lady Frillien?"

"Huh, I just saw her asking the maid for dessert—did she go to the kitchen with her?"

Philon facepalm.

After a moment, the little girl sighed, "These past two weeks have been really tough."

Xia En glanced at her.

Although there was relief in his tone, why did he look a little dejected?

He couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. Philon looked exactly like those model students who had studied hard for a week, went to the exam hall full of confidence, only to find out that the exam was canceled at the last minute.

What are you laughing at?

"Nothing, do you want to dance?"

Philon looked away.

"You're joking again."

"You really don't want to?"

"...

Xia En smiled, bent down slightly, and extended his hand to the girl.

"Come on, let me see the results of your practice over the past two weeks."

Philon pursed his lips, lowered his head, and hesitated for a few seconds.

Then, he took a deep breath, slowly raised his hand wearing a white lace glove, and gently placed his fingers in Shane's palm.

Shane gently took her hand and led Philon to the center of the banquet hall.

The hall was now completely empty; all the guests and musicians had left.

The two people stood in the center of the hall.

Philon looked nervously at his feet, muttering to himself again.

Xia En looked down at her slightly. The girl's slightly chubby cheeks were flushed with a faint blush. Her eyes blinked nervously, beautiful and lively.

Before I knew it, I had grown into a young woman.

When I went to visit Haita with Frilian, she seemed to be only 8 years old. Time flies!

Xia En sighed silently to himself.

Then, he started dancing with Philon, and although there was no background music, his dance steps were still very rhythmic.

It's just that it's a bit too rhythmic.

"ah."

Philon got his foot stepped on.

"ah."

The girl's face darkened.

"ah."

After being stepped on for the third time, Philon stopped, his eyes revealing an undisguised urge to kill.

"Mr. Shane, do you not know how to dance?"

"Well—that's not quite right. It's just that the kind of dance I know isn't popular here."

"What's the name of the dance you know?"

Square dancing.

Philon's beautiful eyebrows furrowed; she'd never heard of this dance before, and Mr. Gabel's lessons hadn't covered it either.

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