Chapter 52 52 Headshot

Same was the case with the guards patrolling outside the mansion.

The potent hypnotic effect of his magic clouded their senses and the old man was able to skitter past them quite easily without any resistance whatsoever.

The old man's hypnotic magic was a formidable tool, one that allowed him to control the minds of others and bend them to his will. He had honed this skill over many years, mastering the art of manipulating others to achieve his own ends.

Several powerful mages had ended up becoming his puppets with lifeless eyes and most of them had eventually ended up in his dungeon that he used for experimentation to further his research in dark arts.

Therefore he was confident that no matter how tight the security at the mansion could be, he would be able to achieve his objective with ease.

From the amount of magic power he was using just to stay undetected, the old man seemed quite determined.

Approaching the house, the old man used his magic to put the guards patrolling the perimeter into a trance, disabling their cognitive ability which allowed him to get closer to the house undetected.

Little did he know that the security of the Luther family mansion wasn't dependent on living beings thanks to the sufficient preparations made by Zach in anticipation of the forthcoming battles.

The old man was curious about his target. He was curious to know the kind of taboos his counterpart had broken to gain his dark magic. Dark magic was different from normal magic as it involved practices that had strayed from the normal path of magic. The level of deviation dictated the strength and the type of ability that each dark mage would be able to gain.

The old man though slightly cautious of his target was completely sure about defeating his counterpart. From the way his target was still trying to live among the normal society, the old man judged that either the dark mage was very weak or he was still a newly awakened dark mage who didn't know how prejudiced the society was towards the dark mage.

He had seen countless new ones turning over to the dark side after having failed to be acknowledged by the society. These rejected and scarred mages eventually went on to become the cruelest of their kind.

The old man wanted to know what category did Zach belong to amongst these two.

Having crossed the perimeter easily, the old man rushed towards the entrance of the mansion that was all green and adorned with countless flowers unknown about the fact that just past the garden was the fence that was mounted with certain tube shaped weapons that were going to become the reason of his demise.

"What is that?" the old man thought to himself as his curiosity was piqued by the long black tube shaped objects that were lined along the fence.

The old man approached the fence, his eyes fixed on the long black tube shaped objects. He was intrigued by their appearance and wanted to get a closer look.

As a dark mage, his curiosity was not limited by the moral or ethical restrictions that held back other mages in the world. Instead, he was free to pursue his curiosity with abandon, just like the other mad scientists who made up the dark mage community.

He carefully looked at one of the guns from some distance, examining its intricate details with his experienced eyes. He noted the sleek and polished surface, and the artistic designs that had been etched into the metal. He could tell that a great deal of skill and care had gone into the creation of these decorations.

He was amazed by the level of sophistication that had gone into the design. He felt a thrill of excitement as he realized that these objects were not mere decorations, but something unknown crafted by an experienced artisan.

He made a mental note to take one of the guns back with him to his laboratory in order to study the techniques and materials used in their creation, hoping to recreate them for himself.

But first he had to complete the job that the Sosis family head had tasked him with otherwise he wouldn't even have a laboratory to go back to.

He carefully searched for any hidden arrays or some oozing mana from the cylindrical objects adorning the fence but failed to find any signs that indicated that the objects could be harmful.

Carefully scanning the surroundings for any traps, the old dark mage headed in the direction of the entrance to the mansion which was coincidentally in the same direction as the automatic gun mounted on the fence.

"Maybe I should take one with me now. Who knows if I would have the chance to get out the same way after completing the job?" the old man thought as he advanced slowly towards the gun in front of him with a confident stride thinking that nothing in the mansion could harm a mage as powerful as him.

Just as he entered the range of the mounted guns, all the guns around the perimeter suddenly changed direction and pointed their muzzle towards the only heat signature in the danger zone.

"WHAT?? What the hell is this?" The old man was shocked at the sudden attention from the object of his focus. A sudden feeling of danger assaulted his body and all his senses went on full alert like soldiers who had been thrown into war all of a sudden.

He couldn't understand how the metallic decorations adorning the walls had suddenly moved. Thinking that he had been found out by his enemies somehow, the old man turned around and tried to escape. He wanted to complete the job given to him by the Sosis family but not if he had to fight all the forces of the Luther family to do that.

He was truly confident in taking on the enemy dark mage since he considered himself to be quite an accomplished dark mage. He had polished his skills through extensive experimentation on living humans and their psyche in order to get better at his hypnotizing magic.

But his combat skill wasn't meant for a group fight. If the Luther family guards got involved, he wouldn't even know how he died. Therefore, the old man felt that it was better to retreat first instead of heading off into the unknown.

Unfortunately, the thought had only just taken root in his head when an explosive sound rang out.

His lowered body that had already taken the position to escape with an explosive burst of speed stiffened at the sound as if the explosive sound had paralyzed him and all his senses.

Not a single sound escaped his mouth but the life slowly drained from the eyes of the old man. The last thing he saw was his vision being stained red and after that only darkness.

His stiffened and now lifeless body fell to the ground following the sound. Red blood leaked from his forehead as the bullet had entered from the back of his head and had exited from his forehead taking with it a chunk of his brain matter.

The old man had died instantly from the large caliber bullet being used by the automated mounted machine guns. The blood flowing out of the bullet hole seeped into his eyes that were still wide open in surprise.

Even the dark mage who had seen everything this world had to offer could never have imagined that his end would be because of something he had no knowledge of and something so nonsensical that the worldly knowledge of this world based on magic wasn't enough to define it.

After all probably no one other than Zach was capable of understanding the true potential of human mind and the technological wonders it could bring to life. He felt that the technological limitation of the world was due to the presence of magic in the world. he felt that that magic was the reason that this world was still stuck in the medieval age instead of progressing further since further technological advancement could only occur in a world that was devoid of magic and lacking in more possibilities.

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[1 heat source detected within range.]

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[Target confirmed to be hostile. Initiating countermeasures]

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Zach was fully focused on his precious succubus who was writhing under him as he pounded her mercilessly. His tongue that was entwined with hers was attracting so much of her saliva that both their lips and a part of their faces were covered in it.