The Baddest Villainess Is Back - Chapter 226

The children’s porcelain dolls were cracked here and there, and standing alongside the monsters made them appear even more grotesque.

As Galleo took an uncertain step back, each of the porcelain dolls began moving their lips with identical expressions.

“Wow, he has all his limbs intact! Since I don’t have eyes, can I take those?”

“I don’t have hands, so I’ll take the hands!”

“Oh, then I’ll take the fingers on the other side!”

“We’ll take the feet and legs!”

“How about putting his tongue on display?”

Their innocent voices spoke words that were shockingly cruel.

“…What on earth are you all saying?”

As Galleo instinctively reached for the sword at his waist—

“Hey, if you don’t want to die, I’d stop right there. Or… are you curious what happens when a monster bites you even once?”

Edward, leaning against the mansion with his arms crossed, asked with a savage smile. His blue eyes, which had seemed innocent under his blonde hair, gleamed red.

The seemingly splendid mansion began to crack with splitting sounds and quickly transformed from a grand Western-style estate into an old, decrepit wooden house wrapped in vines, as if it could collapse at any moment.

“……”

Galleo held his breath.

He knew what happened to those bitten by monsters.

They’d be infected with a vile energy called miasma, and their bodies would start to rot while still alive, starting from the bitten area.

It was something that could only be cured with holy power—a rather bothersome condition, especially since he couldn’t visit the temple right now.

‘…There are too many of them.’

The number of monsters was far too overwhelming to handle alone. Galleo clicked his tongue internally and clenched his fists tightly at the obstacles in his path.

‘What’s going on?’

He was confident.

Confident that he could use this ignorant, immortal being.

A short while ago, he’d had a dream that felt like a revelation. It was as if God had shown him, like a prophecy, what would happen in the future.

In his dream, he hadn’t discovered this forest until much later, but he was different.

Galleo believed this was destiny.

He was certain God was supporting him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been shown the future like that and led here.

‘I still don’t know why that detestable Marquis Wilfred showed up in the dream though…’

In any case, Galleo thought everything was falling into place perfectly.

After all, this unbelievable immortal truly existed. Who would have imagined that the illegitimate child of the 13th Emperor would still be alive and breathing?

‘…I wanted to replicate that Abyss.’

He ground his teeth.

If he had the Abyss of Immortality, he could survive no matter how much time passed.

With infinite time, one day, even becoming Emperor wouldn’t be out of reach.

It would be poetic justice if the most hated illegitimate child became the King.

“…How unfortunate.”

“Not really.”

Edward sneered, letting out a mocking laugh.

‘…It might be better to wait for another opportunity.’

If what he saw in the dream was true, then this boy certainly knew nothing about the outside world.

‘…This wasn’t supposed to happen. Maybe the timing is just too early.’

Galleo didn’t doubt for a moment that his vivid dream was a revelation.

Every part of the dream had proven true.

When he invested in a business he’d seen in the dream, it flourished, so he invested even more of his money.

And recently, he had seen in the dream that a mineral called ‘Yellow Night’, which was mistaken for amber, was found in the Nolan mine that his business partners owned.

So, when the mining company looked for investors, Galleo immediately decided to invest.

This new mineral, ‘Yellow Night’, was finally discovered outside of the Nolan mine.

‘The Duke’s family made quite a fortune from it.’

Rumor had it that the Duke of Bellion couldn’t stop smiling these days.

Thanks to this, a lot of investors gathered, but Galleo had already reinvested most of his profits.

‘…This should cover the remaining funds I need.’

It would have been nice to gain immortality here too, but it couldn’t be helped.

“…Then, I’ll take my leave.”

“Oh, and don’t come back, solicitor.”

“I’ll relay that to His Majesty.”

At Galleo’s words, Edward frowned slightly and smirked.

“I’d love to know how you plan to relay anything to someone who’s already dead…”