I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 237: 237. Night of the Banquet - 2

Orion and his family saw the man who mocked them, and their faces darkened.

The banquet at this level was a rare occasion, with guests from all three domains present. Being mocked on this stage not only meant humiliation but also made them a complete joke in front of everyone.

Barion looked at the man who uttered those words. Noticing his calm expression, he understood they were from the Archons.

But that didn't mean he would let the man mock them, especially when they were prepared for anything.

He stepped forward, intending to confront him, but paused halfway when he saw Orion stepping forward too.

"Father, these dogs are not worthy of you. Let me handle them," Orion said confidently.

Barion frowned, but when he noticed the aura the man was emitting, he shrugged. "Alright, just handle these bugs carefully. I heard they stink."

Orion was stunned for a moment by his father's comment but soon broke out in laughter.

"Hahaha, Father, you shouldn't say such truths about them. Otherwise, they might run away from the banquet crying, saying you bullied them," he sneered.

"Haha, you're right, my son. I'll have to control myself," Barion laughed and nodded to Orion.

Orion understood his father and turned to look at the man who had just mocked them.

"Ayyo, what happened to you? Why are you trembling?" he asked mockingly.

"Do you know who I am and who my master is?" the man glared at Orion, his voice trembling with anger.

"...Ah," Orion realized something. He had been wondering why this guy had such low strength of peak gold rank. It turned out he was just a servant barking at other people.

"So you're just someone else's dog," Orion mocked, walking towards him. "Didn't your owner teach you to keep your stinky mouth shut when you can't control the stink coming out of it?"

The man pointed at Orion with his finger. "You—you will regret saying those words to me!"

"Regret?" Orion laughed. He soon appeared in front of him and activated the Curse of Malevolent Gaze and Berserk Body in Curse Transformation mode.

"What did your owner tell you?" he asked, his emotionless eyes locking onto the man.

The man saw death in those eyes—he could feel terror when he looked into those emotionless eyes.

"Tell me, what did your owner tell you?" Orion increased the energy of Malevolent Gaze.

"I—I don't know," the man uttered in a low, shaking voice, his feet trembling, his face soaked in sweat. He felt he would die any second, and those emotionless eyes kept haunting him even if he looked away.

"TELL ME THE TRUTH!" Orion shouted, increasing the energy output even more.

The man couldn't take it anymore. He felt that if he kept looking at those eyes, death would be the least of his worries. So, he uttered everything he knew.

"They wanted to gauge your full strength and sent me to provoke you into a fight," he spilled all the beans.

Orion smiled, seeing his plan work.

"Where is your master?" he asked further.

"They—they said they would come with the Emperor," the man said. At this point, he could barely stand, feeling as if he would lose consciousness at any moment.

"Alright, you can sleep now," Orion said, increasing the pressure to the max, causing the man to lose consciousness and collapse.

"Good dog, sleep until your master arrives to pick you up," he sneered and returned to his family.

Everyone in the hall who witnessed the scene was shocked. From the man's mocking to Orion subduing him and then making him sleep, it was anticlimactic.

Especially those from the other two domains. They had heard that the elite rankings had changed, causing Astral to move down to number 2, and a new number 1 had emerged.

But whether from the Human Federation Realm or the Martial Domain, all doubted the rankings when they noticed that the current number 1 had the strength only of an iron rank.

They thought it was some kind of prank by the Magus Kingdom, but even after weeks, nothing changed.

Orion Darkwood was still number 1 in the elite rankings, and Astral was at number 2.

Moreover, they had a hard time believing Astral lost his ranking to someone with the strength of an iron rank. All the other domains knew of Astral's strength; it was at least in the top five of geniuses from all over the three domains, and yet he lost.

However, after witnessing the little show between Orion and the man, they felt that Orion was somewhat strange. It was clear that Orion only had the strength of a silver rank but was still able to subdue someone at the peak of gold rank.

But there were still those who refused to believe he possessed such strength at only an early stage of silver rank.

After Orion arrived back where his family was standing, his father took him to visit some of his friends in the hall. Meanwhile, Olivia, Emily, Elyn, and Ella also talked with some of their friends.

All this time, Estor had been bugging Barion about what the matter was, but Barion kept his mouth shut. He didn't dare utter a single word, fearing he might make the situation worse for the Ravenclaw family.

Barion didn't want to put his friend in the same shoes as him, nor did he want to help him in this matter.

Seeing Barion stay quiet, Estor felt frustrated.

He wasn't a fool; he noticed the fearlessness and disdain in that man's eyes. That level of arrogance against the seven magi families—against the royal family—could only be carried by those who were above the three domains, like the Celestial Court.

'I hope nothing serious happens,' Estor thought as he joined Barion, introducing Orion to his friends.

"Orion?"

At that moment, a voice, Orion had heard long time ago, called out to him.

Turning around, he was surprised to see a face he hadn't thought he would see anytime soon.

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