Villain in a Fantasy World; I Level Up by Conquering Villainesses-Chapter 108: A unique talent

When the news of the failed assassination attempt spread among the higher-ups in Dreadmoor, a storm immediately kicked up inside the Demon Castle.

Sir Alfred went on a rampage as he scoured through every nook and cranny and every single inhabitant in the castle alongside Pandora and Puck, making sure that there was no other compromised spy in the castle.

Only after they confirmed this did they pay attention to the victim, Theodore.

Even at that, clearly not satisfied, Elena and Sir Alfred coordinated in preparing the army for immediate battle as Dreadmoor entered a state of high alert in preparation for war.

If Seraphinha Duskveil could send an assassination tool to locate Dreadmoor, then there was nothing stopping her from coming herself.

But now, Dreadmoor was prepared for her possible arrival.

Sir Alfred took the situation extremely seriously.

And while he and Elena took charge of the defensive and war readiness of Dreadmoor, the others also did their own thing.

With Pandora overseeing it, Lilith interviewed Theodore, confirming that he was just a victim in the whole situation.

Pandora tried to read his memories but she found nothing important.

Large swathes of his memory were already wiped out, every trace connecting him to the Demoness Sect and where the hidden location of the Demoness Sect’s castle was were all wiped off.

Theodore was like a hollow shell, scarred and traumatized.

Julian had a hunch that the memory loss was related to the illusory sound that he heard when he decided to manhandle the Wolfkin.

Theodore was a victim but despite that, his actions already sealed his fate. All of Julian’s subordinates voted for Theodore to be killed simply for being useless enough to be used as a tool to assassinate their Lord.

In this world, weakness was a sin.

The only other sin that was greater than weakness was the sin of allowing yourself to be used against a Villain.

And Zaratul was the greatest Villain of them all.

His subordinates called for blood.

Once again, their reactions reminded Julian that he was not ruling an Empire of heroes, but rather a Castle of morally gray villains and villainesses.

Every single one of his main subordinates had a big sin tied to their name that pinned them forever with the title of Villains and Villainesses. Some had caused genocides, some had killed millions, they all had a sin tied to them.

And Julian, well, he had the greatest sin of all tied to his identity.

If it was a week ago, he would have felt hesitant to kill Theodore but simply letting the Wolfkin go was unacceptable.

Considering the sinister nature of the power of certain Classes in this world, having explored Dreadmoor for so many days already, letting the Wolfkin go could end up becoming a latent problem and simply for that, Julian was ready to kill him.

But just as Dante handed a dagger to him, Julian felt a sudden urge to use the Debauchery System’s Snooping Tool on Theodore.

This was not just an urge, this was an instinct from his dual bloodlines.

He was perplexed. ’What is this?’

Despite his thoughts, he didn’t hesitate.

DING!

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[Snooping Tool utilized!]

Name: Theodore

Level: Lvl. 27 D Rank Initiate Witch

Class: Witch

Race: Beastkin- (Wolfkin)

[Racial Traits & Abilities:]

[1. Enhanced Senses (Lvl. 1): Superior sight, smell, or hearing.]

[2. Instinctive Combat (Lvl. 10): Natural physical reaction speed and instincts.]

[3. Ferality (Lvl. 20): Temporary stat boost when enraged or cornered.]

[4. Tracking (Lvl. 25): Wolfkin have a mystical sense and natural instincts for tracking all types of prey and enemies and in all types of terrain.]

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[Witch Class Skills:]

>Hex Spark; Witch’s Sense (Passive); Minor Hex; Sympathetic Link; Warding Charm; Misfortune Drift; Ritual Preparation (Passive); Pain Echo; Enhanced Willpower (Passive); Silencing Hex; Omen Reading (Passive).

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[Unique Talent: Accelerated EXP Growth]

>Accelerated EXP Growth: This unique talent increases the host’s EXP gain 10 times more than any other Awakened!

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[WEAKNESS: Limited magical affinity; instincts can often override reason.]

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[System Remark: "A rare gem."]

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Julian blinked.

For a long time, he stayed quiet as he stared at the Unique Talent tab of the system notifications hovering in front of him.

Despite the fact that he’d been quiet for more than a minute, none of his subordinates that were present dared rush him as they realized that he was still in a bad mood. As for Theodore, he kept crying, sobbing and sniffling pitifully.

Julian simply stood as the realization slowly set in that even he, someone who reincarnated from another world with a cheat didn’t have a unique talent!

’What is this?’ He stared in a daze. ’Is this what they say that the stone that was once rejected later becomes the chief cornerstone?’

Instantly, the thought of simply killing Theodore evaporated from Julian’s head. This guy was a rare gem.

Instead, he began looking at the Wolfkin from a strategic point of view immediately.

’If this talent is truly as OP as the system indicated, then I have a high chance of grooming another S Rank Sovereign in him!’ His crimson eyes twinkled.

Julian looked at Pandora and asked. "When you looked through his memories, what was his Awakened level in his memories?"

"Level 8," Pandora responded immediately. "He was just a Level 8 Classless farmer when he was likely abducted".

"Which means the Demoness Sect groomed him to become a Witch Class Awakened?"

"Yes Lord Zaratul". Pandora bowed in a respectful manner.

Julian’s eyes gleamed. "How long has it been since his last memories?"

"4 days". 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Julian almost couldn’t control himself. ’This guy became a Witch and leveled up all the way from Level 8 to Level 27 in just 4 days???’

Julian stared at Theodore again and this time, there was a burning desire in his eyes as he looked at the Wolfkin like he was looking at a treasure.

He wanted to laugh.

’To think the Demoness Sect wanted to assassinate me and instead, they sent a once-in-a-lifetime talent to me instead, splendid!’

Julian towered above the Wolfkin as he looked down at him arrogantly. "Theodore". He called in a deep voice.

"You shall not die today".

"I shall spare your life and in return, you shall become a loyal soldier of mine".

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[Special Appreciation to Slammue for the Golden Tickets, thanks for the support man!]