[BL] Seducing Male Leads To Survive As A Villain In A Novel-Chapter 350: A Trap...?

Eden walked through the hallway of the palace majestically, as if he owned the entire land.

He kept both hands behind his back as he moved, glancing casually from side to side. He ran his fingers through the walls as he made his way through, leisurely feeling the paintings on the wall while counting them with his fingers.

He hadn’t gone far before he heard shouting from behind.

"Stop there! Hey!" Some guard yelled, running after him.

Eden didn’t bother stopping. When the noise grew too loud, he simply waved a hand in the air and the walls behind him crashed together, sending the guards either unconscious to the floor or fleeing for their lives.

More guards appeared ahead, swords and spears raised to strike.

Eden stopped, hands still behind his back as he casually stared at them. "Are you guys for real right now?" he raised an eyebrow.

They attacked, but Eden didn’t even raise a finger. He raised an eyebrow, and the ground erupted with violent force, shattering open so that some guards tumbled into the crack. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Others stepped back in fear as Eden stared them down. "It’d be better if we didn’t do this."

They glanced at each other, then back at Eden.

Eden smiled. "But it’s already too late. You chose the wrong path." Still smiling, he walked through the air above the broken floor and snapped his fingers.

The guards were thrown aside by an invisible force, clearing the way for Eden to continue. And he kept moving as if he hadn’t a care in the world.

He blasted aside every guard who attacked him as though they were nothing. It was an effortlessly one-sided fight, and he had ruined a good portion of the palace in the process.

He didn’t seem to care at all.

He soon arrived at the prison entrance. But before he could walk through, Kyle and the priest stepped out from it, blocking his path.

Eden stood still, hands behind his back, and stared at them.

Kyle smiled. "Do you think I’ll just let you have your way? Huh?"

"Nah. It wouldn’t be fun if you did," Eden smiled, glancing toward the entrance. "But at the same time, I’m not in the mood for fun. So quit this nonsense and let me through."

Kyle scoffed. "That would be a bit too easy, don’t you think?" He added, "Besides, I want you dead. What makes you think I’ll be that generous?"

Eden shrugged. "Well, I don’t know. Maybe because of our past together. They were beautiful moments, weren’t they?"

Kyle smiled coldly. "Beautiful? Do you really think so?"

Eden scoffed. "Sure. It was fun. The moments of torture and all... quite blissful, really." He folded his arms. "Can you guess my favorite moment? The fight by the sea. Always so memorable. Watching you suffer under my flames. Watching your skin peel off... watching your body burn to ashes... watching you perish..." He sighed. "Really nostalgic."

Kyle’s smile faded. He glared at Eden, fists clenched as he muttered, "You psychopath..."

Eden continued smiling. "I honestly thought you’d die. How could someone like you survive a clash with me? I mean..." He shrugged. "But here you are. In someone else’s body. Still curious how you managed that."

Eden now stared at Mr. Albert. "Or maybe this man over here helped you. Right?"

Kyle clenched his fists tighter. The memory of that moment always made him burn with fury—the moment Lyeian crushed his body, the moment he burned in those flames, the moment he lost his mortal form...

The last time the two had been together was during their final clash, when the Wizard of EL had destroyed him utterly.

"What an interesting favorite moment..." Kyle said, glaring. "But maybe we can rewrite the story this time. Maybe you’ll be the one who gets crushed."

Eden laughed softly. "No. That can’t happen. So don’t waste your time, and let me through. Okay?"

Kyle raised his chin. "I’ve been through hell and back just for this opportunity. What makes you think I’ll let you have your way so easily?"

Eden sighed. "Well, I guess I’ll have to make my way, as always." He took a step back.

He brought a hand forward, and his medium-sized staff appeared. He waved it through the air, and purple smoke began gathering around them.

Kyle and Mr. Albert looked down at their feet. "What the hell is he doing...?" Kyle asked.

Immediately, the two of them were flung into the air and hung there, suspended. They struggled to move, but it was useless.

Eden stared up at them. "I’d like to kill you two off, but that would be too easy. And you don’t deserve an easy, quick death." He smiled. "I’ll have time for you two later. But for now..."

He winked and made his way toward the prison door.

But as he stepped through the doorway, a red light flashed, and everything changed around him. He had seemingly walked into a portal.

Eden wasn’t in the prison as he’d expected—he was in another space, another dimension. Everywhere was plain red and spinning slowly.

He looked around. "What the hell is this...?" he muttered.

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Kyle and Mr. Albert landed back on their feet. The magic holding them had grown weak once the caster was caught in their trap.

Kyle panted as he looked back at the red portal. "Did it work?"

Mr. Albert nodded slowly. "Yes. He entered, and it caught him. The portal has sealed off his powers and his strength. The longer he stays inside, the weaker he’ll become—soon, he’ll be useless. Then we can act."

Kyle smiled as he turned to face the portal. He placed a hand behind his back and said, "Perfect. At least our hard work wasn’t in vain, even though that bastard did a lot of damage. At least we were able to catch him. And so... the end of the great Wizard of EL begins now."

He stood there, smiling hysterically.