Cagliostro Turns Evil Early!

"No! I absolutely refuse to be surpassed by a junior!"

"I want to pursue even greater power! I'll bring them all back to life!"

Kaecilius's meditation room had originally been empty.

But his suppressed, twisted roar echoed through the walls for a long time.

Raine's monstrous talent had become the final straw that broke Kaecilius's sanity.

The obsession in his heart, which had been reduced to little more than a spark, was instantly fanned into a raging wildfire by the gale of jealousy and despair.

A vague and insane thought rapidly took shape in his mind.

Only by going there.

Only by obtaining that power.

Could he break free from the shackles of his mediocrity!

Could he drag his dead wife and child back from Hell!

The Library!

Only there was the forbidden magic tome that The Ancient One had expressly forbidden everyone from reading.

In the past.

He had always revered The Ancient One, believing that her prohibition was meant to protect them.

But now, driven insane by Raine's provocation, he no longer cared about anything.

Kaecilius's eyes were bloodshot, and a bone-chilling, sinister aura radiated from him as he kicked open the door and strode toward the Library.

He advanced without hindrance.

Only stopping when he reached the forbidden bookshelf in the deepest part of the Library.

"Master Kaecilius, please stop!"

A slightly plump librarian blocked his path, his expression grave.

"The Sorcerer Supreme has ordered that no one may touch these forbidden books without permission. Please leave at once!"

The librarian was merely an ordinary senior sorcerer, but he was absolutely loyal to The Ancient One and refused to yield an inch.

But he failed to notice.

At that moment, Kaecilius's reason had long since been devoured, and he was like a starving wolf that had caught the scent of blood.

"Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Kaecilius roared and clenched his right hand in the air.

A dazzling Golden Chain shot through the air, wrapping tightly around the librarian's neck like a venomous snake.

Crack!

The poor librarian did not even have time to scream before his neck was forcibly snapped. Then, like a scrap of cloth, he was hung high from the roof beam.

After kicking the corpse aside, Kaecilius tore apart the sealing chains on the bookshelf.

With trembling hands, he opened the ancient book whose eerie aura seeped from its old cover—the Book of Cagliostro.

"I see..."

"What vast and magnificent power!"

"So the existence I've been fighting all this time is actually this magnificent!"

Kaecilius's eyes widened further and further, until dark purple veins even spread across the whites.

He finally understood.

What the book recorded was clearly the secret behind The Ancient One's immortality!

"The Ancient One!"

"You sanctimonious hypocrite!"

Kaecilius began laughing madly.

No wonder The Ancient One had forbidden others from reading these books. It turned out she had been secretly absorbing the power of the Dark Dimension all along!

Riiiip!

Without hesitation, Kaecilius tore out the page recording the summoning ritual and tucked it into his robes.

Then, with a sinister, crazed expression, he turned and walked out of the Library.

For three full days.

Raine holed up in his dormitory, not stepping outside his room.

Kamar-Taj was unnaturally quiet.

The powerhouses who had come to give him "experience" every day had all vanished without a trace.

Raine was more than happy to enjoy the peace and frantically leveled up his skills alone in his room.

Three days of painstaking cultivation had produced remarkable results.

[Host: Raine]

[Magic Shield: Level 6 (53%)]

[Multiple Mirror Dimensions: Level 4 (22%)]

...

[Vishanti's Holy Sword: Level 2 (12%)]

Raine discovered that the higher the tier of a spell, the more experience it required to level up.

The most basic Magic Shield had already broken through to Level 6, its durability far exceeding that of an ordinary Master.

But the Vishanti's Holy Sword, a forbidden spell on the level of a nuclear weapon, had only barely reached Level 2 after three days of painstaking cultivation.

Still, Raine was quite satisfied.

After all, the power of high-tier magic was there for all to see. Its destructive force at the same level was undoubtedly a dimensionality-reducing blow.

"Sigh, I wonder where all those Masters went to have fun."

"Without even a free experience pack, my leveling speed has slowed down so much."

Raine stretched and grumbled inwardly.

He did not actually miss those old faces. He simply coveted the "Knowledge Aura" and "War Aura" they carried.

Knock, knock, knock!

Just after he finished grumbling, someone knocked on the door.

"Speak of the devil, and the experience pack appears!"

Raine's eyes lit up. He immediately withdrew his magic and hurried over to open the door.

Wong stood outside. He had not seen him for several days.

But the smile on Raine's face instantly froze.

Because.

Wong's usually impassive face was now ten times darker than usual.

His entire body radiated a murderous aura, as though a storm were about to break.

"Master, what happened?" Raine's heart gave a jolt.

"Come with me."

Wong coldly tossed out three words, then turned and left.

Raine was utterly confused, but seeing the situation, he did not dare ask more questions and could only hurry after him.

The two of them passed through a long corridor and arrived at a hidden meeting room inside the Sanctum.

As soon as he entered.

Raine was startled by the scene before him.

Hamir, Yacolate, and several other senior Masters who had remained behind were all seated solemnly around a long table.

Standing in their midst was a black sorcerer in green robes, holding a staff.

Mordo!

The Ancient One's most trusted direct disciple.

Looking at this lineup, which had nearly gathered all of Kamar-Taj's top combat strength.

Raine could not help muttering inwardly. Are they holding a trial here?

Aside from leveling up a little too quickly lately, he had not done anything heinous!

"Sit down. Don't be nervous. We just want to ask you about something."

Wong pointed to an empty chair, indicating that Raine should sit.

Then Wong turned to Mordo and the others.

"He's here."

"He was the last person to come into contact with Kaecilius before he disappeared."

"If you have any questions, you can ask him now."

Upon hearing this.

Raine nearly jumped out of his chair.

Disappeared?!

For these Masters to make such a huge commotion over a disappearance.

There was only one explanation.

That bastard Kaecilius had betrayed them early!

A layer of cold sweat appeared on Raine's forehead.

Something was wrong!

The plot was not supposed to develop this way!

Normally, Kaecilius should have accidentally uncovered the secret of The Ancient One absorbing dark power, causing his faith to collapse before he turned against her.

The Ancient One had not even been in Kamar-Taj lately. What had provoked him?

How had he turned evil without even saying a word?!