Chapter 500 – The Curse of the Oriel family
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gunali liked the gift Malikado had prepared for her and quickly went down to try on her clothes.
He watched Gunali’s figure leaving and bouncing down the stairs in the spacious hall. There was a smile on Malikado’s face, and he seemed to be in a good mood. However, the smile on his face quickly disappeared and was replaced by a cold expression, with numbness that no one noticed. “During the time I was away, did anything happen in the entire manor?” Sitting in his seat, Malikado looked at the butler beside him and said faintly.
Beside him, the old butler walked forward respectfully and reported to him what had happened recently, ‘Recently, there seem to be some changes in the Golden Dragon Tree, and I don’t know why…” The old butler suddenly said. comment “Is that so?” Malikado was stunned when he heard this, then he reacted, ‘Let’s go have a look…” Hee got up from his seat as he spoke and took the lead to walk out. ‘The manor in front of him was the Oriel family’s ancestral property. Malikado had also lived here since he was young, so he was very familiar with everything in the vicinity. He could walk to any area skillfully, without anyone leading the way.
Soon, they walked past the garden and arrived under the Golden Dragon Tree. The fragrance of fresh flowers surrounded the spacious and gorgeous garden, making people feel very comfortable. The tall Golden Dragon Tree stood in the middle of the garden, looking as if it had grown there for many years.
Malikado walked over and stood before the Golden Dragon Tree. The exuberant vitality of the Golden Dragon Tree gives people a unique feeling. Standing in the same place, Malikado looked at the branches of the Golden Dragon Tree and began to observe thoroughly. Soon, he realized that something was wrong.
Usually, the Golden Dragon Tree branches should be golden, and even the leaves were the same. There should be no slightest change. However, now, it looked a little strange.
On the branches of the Golden Dragon Tree, large leaves were still the same as in the past, looking dazzling and beautiful in bright golden color. However, some of the branches and leaves felt dispirited, as if they were not in a good state. “What’s going on?” Malikado was a little puzzled, looking at the scene in front of him.
The Golden Dragon Tree had never had such a situation in the past. Could it be that it was sick? It didn’t seem right either. The Golden Dragon Tree was far from being delicate as an extraordinary plant. Common illnesses shouldn’t affect it.
The Golden Dragon Tree’s situation was caused by Chen Heng. Before this, Chen Heng had inserted Red and his own mark into it, using the enormous vitality within the Golden Dragon Tree to nurture their bodies. With Chen Heng and Red’s past life levels, the vitality needed to nurture their bodies was undoubtedly enormous.
Although the vitality contained within the Golden Dragon Tree was terrifying, it was still affected by the growth of the two bodies. As a result, some of its branches and leaves began to be affected and became dispirited.
Of course, this effect wasn’t too significant. After all, the Golden Dragon Tree’s enormous vitality and recovery speed were sufficient to provide that kind of vitality.
Moreover, Chen Heng would not directly drain the Golden Dragon Tree. Instead, he would control the speed at which he extracted the Golden Dragon Tree’s vitality so that both could maintain a balance and ensure that the Golden Dragon Tree could recover. Therefore, at this moment, the Golden Dragon
Tree only looked a little dispirited, and nothing else happened.
Malikado looked around and checked the Golden Dragon Tree, but he did not find anything unusual. Although there were two lives inside the Golden Dragon Tree’s body, nothing was unusual from the outside.
And because they were nurtured by the Golden Dragon Tree’s body and vitality, the aura of those two bodies would be concealed by the Golden Dragon Tree’s aura, and their vitality was hidden under the Golden Dragon Tree’s vitality. Normal means would not be able to discover the abnormality.
Unless the entire Golden Dragon Tree was cut off and carefully searched inside, then probably yes. However, this was an impossible thing. To detect a slight abnormality, cutting off the entire priceless Golden Dragon Tree was something that even a madman would not be able to do.
Therefore, Malikado could only give up. There was no result from the test. He could only instruct the servants beside him to take care of the tree to prevent any problems. Then, he walked to the other side. He did not go to Gunali’s side, nor did he look for anyone else. Instead, he returned to his room.
In the spacious and gorgeous room, everything seemed exquisite. Although the surrounding was spacious, it somehow gave people a very cramped feeling. After Malikado returned to his room, his expression quickly changed under Chen Heng’s gaze. His initially cold expression had disappeared and was now replaced with a ferocious look. “Not good…” At this moment, he seemed to be in great pain. An unknown power surged from his body, causing his entire body to begin to distort. He covered his head with both hands, and his expression became increasingly ferocious. An unknown power surged out within his body, gradually shrouding his body. ‘What is this? While secretly observing everything, Chen Heng looked at the ferocious-looking, seemingly mad Malikado. He couldn’t help but feel a little curious. There seemed to be something else hidden in Malikado’s body.
Chen Heng’s previous instinct was right. There was indeed a brand-new power hidden in his body, and the influence had affected him to a certain extent, making it unusual.
Perhaps that was why he rarely returned to the manor. After all, it seemed that Malikado’s love for Gunali wasn’t pretentious. If he already had problems, he would avoid contact to protect his daughter.
However, Chen Heng was also curious about the new power. In that instant, the aura on Malikado’s body increased at a speed visible to the naked eye. Initially, although Malikado’s strength was not weak, Chen Heng could sense that he was only at the third rank. Under normal circumstances, he would be substantial. However, in Chen Heng’s eyes, it was not enough.
However, just now, when that strange power burst out from his body, his strength increased rapidly. Within a short period, he was about to break through the limit and reach the fourth rank. This kind of growth was terrifying.
If other reasons were discarded, even if it were the Ancient Armor, it would probably only increase a person’s strength to this extent. After all, not everyone was Chen Heng, who could push the Ancient Armor’s strength to its peak. To most people, the Ancient Armor’s strength increase would only increase from a third rank to the peak of the third rank. Some people were even worse.
Such a powerful increase was not bad. More importantly, this was almost a permanent change, unlike the Ancient Armor, which was a mere temporary increase. Chen Heng could already feel it.
Although Malikado had suppressed the strange power, his aura had still increased. Although it was not as terrifying as the previous peak-stage third rank, his strength had still increased compared to before, taking a huge leap forward. ‘Could that strange power increase his strength permanently? Chen Heng became very interested.
Using a particular means to increase his strength rapidly, Chen Heng’s killing power and divine power could do the same. However, they all had their origins regardless of whether it was killing power or divine power. The source of their power could be seen. ‘And what was the source of the power that exploded from Malik’s body? What means did he use to increase his power, and what was the principle behind it? Chen Heng was very curious about all of this. “There are more and more interesting things.’ A smile appeared on Chen Heng’s face as he thought.
From its looks, he did not lose out when he fell here this time, as he could encounter such a unique situation one after another. “Who is it?* Malikado had just regained his senses and seemed to have noticed something. He suddenly turned around and looked in a specific direction behind him. Not knowing if it was a coincidence, the direction he was looking at happened to be where Chen Heng was. Chen Heng was surprised as he stood still silently and felt Malikado’s gaze.
Time slowly passed. Malikado looked in that direction with some hesitation. A moment later, he shook his head and revealed a bitter smile. “Am I being cursed too deeply? I had an illusion…” A self-deprecating look appeared on his face as he muttered to himself.
From its looks, he had treated the feeling that flashed past him like an illusion. It was normal for such a situation to occur after the curse, so Malikado did not care too much.
Malikado pondered for a moment, then he fumbled for a while and took out his phone. A moment later, the phone rang, and someone picked it up after a long time. “What’s the matter?” A hoarse voice sounded from the phone. It sounded cold and somewhat terrifying. Just this voice alone did not sound like a good person.
However, Malikado did not care about this. He picked up the phone, listened to the voice, and said, “The curse on my body is getting more serious. If I can’t find a way to suppress it, I’m afraid Ill die next time. I want to talk to you…” “You should be very clear about my conditions…” The hoarse voice sounded from the other end of the phone again, “To save the curse on your body, you need the blood of your loved ones. Hand over your daughter, and I’ll make an antidote for you to suppress the curse on your body…” The hoarse voice sounded continuously from the phone.
Following that, there was an intense argument. Malikado tried his best to fight for another condition, even if he had to pay a considerable price. Unfortunately, that person was not willing to negotiate at all. No matter how much Malikado begged and pleaded, he did not change his condition. After a long time, the call was hung up. Malikado sat on the ground weakly, staring at the room’s ceiling, thinking about something.
Chen Heng stood quietly on the spot, watching the whole process. From Malikado’s conversation just now, he could understand the entire situation roughly. The bloodline of the Oriel family seemed to be tainted with an unknown curse – a curse that was both power and poison. As each member of the Oriel family grew older, the curse in their bodies would gradually explode.
This curse would give them power and make them stronger. At the same time, it would take away their lives and intellect, turning them into ignorant, clueless monsters. This was the fate of generations of the Oriel family members.
And now was the time for Malikado. The curse in his body had already erupted, but he had temporarily suppressed it. However, as time passed, the curse in his body would erupt more frequently. It would no longer be suppressed one day and would directly devour him. At that time, his intellect would completely disappear, and he would become a monster.
For this, Malikado started to work hard to save himself. He successfully found a person who could save the curse on his body, but the price was his daughter. For some unknown reason, that person liked Gunali and wanted to take Gunali away from Malikado. However, Gunali was Malikado’s most treasured daughter. Therefore, Malikado would react as such.
Chen Heng secretly shook his head, looking at Malikado’s decadent appearance. Chen Heng could understand the thoughts of the person who had negotiated with Malikado. Although Malikado had concealed Gunali’s situation well, if one had a heart, one could still discover that extraordinary potential of
Gunali.
Perhaps, that person had realized this point and was thinking of ways to get Gunali and obtain something from her. As for what he wanted to obtain, perhaps he was like Chen Heng, who wanted to conduct research and understand the essence of that psionic ability, or maybe he wanted to obtain something even more terrifying.
However, his opponent’s means would not be as gentle as Chen Heng’s, who was only secretly observing Gunali. If Gunali fell into the other party’s hands, she most likely wouldn’t have a good ending. Malikado knew it well. Hence, he resisted it so much. However, the threat of the curse was right before his eyes. What should he do if he wasn’t willing to bow?
Based on the situation of the Oriel family, the strength of the entire Oriel family was mainly concentrated on the patriarch, Malikado. As the patriarch, he had great power and could protect Gunali. However, if he were to wait for his curse to explode and turn into an irrational monster, who would be able to protect Gunali?
He was Gunali’s father. He was willing to turn into a monster to protect his daughter. But what about the other members of the Oriel family? If Malikado died, would the new patriarch of the Oriel family continue to protect Gunali? Or would he use her as a bargaining chip to trade?
Chen Heng understood everything in the blink of an eye. Without a doubt, this was a dead end. If there were no external interference, Malikado wouldn’t be able to protect his daughter no matter what. Under normal circumstances, the best outcome would be to hand over his daughter in exchange for his survival. In that case, at least one of the two would survive. Of course, this choice was too cruel. Even if it were rational, it would not be emotionally accepted by a father.
In the quiet and empty room, Malikado sat on the floor and looked weakly at the furnishings around the room. He did not know what he was thinking, A moment later, a knock on the door was accompanied bya little girl’s bell-like laughter. It seemed that Gunali had come.
Instantly, Malikado shivered and immediately got up from the floor, standing properly. Then, he cleaned up the mess he had made before and restored everything. When he opened the door again, his face had recovered and returned to his previous gentle appearance. “What’s wrong?” Opening the door and looking at Gunali, Malikado said softly with a smile on his face. “Daddy, is it nice?” In front of Malikado, Gunali was wearing a skirt. She walked around ina circle and made a proper posture. Then, she looked at Malikado in front of her and asked expectantly. “Certainly.” Malikado said with a smile on his face.
Not far away, Chen Heng stood still and looked at the harmonious scene before him, then shook his head secretly. After that, time slowly passed again.
After staying in the manor for a few days, Malikado was ready to leave again after spending some time with his daughter. Before he left, Gunali hugged his thigh and seemed reluctant to leave. “Be good, Gunali.” Looking at his cute and obedient daughter, Malikado controlled the growing bloodlust in his body that was becoming more obvious. He patiently looked at Gunali and said, “Daddy will be back soon…” “Okay.” Gunnery nodded. She was a little reluctant, but she still watched as Malikado left.
After a long while, she left the manor gate and returned to her room. Chen Heng looked at the scene of the loving father and couldn’t help but think. Then, he looked at Malikado, who had already left. After thinking for a moment, he followed..