HP: Embrace the Darkness

The night was as black as ink. The bright moon disappeared into the clouds at some point, and the stars were dim. Only thick dark clouds occupied half of the sky, rolling and surging, like a giant beast that was ready to devour its prey. It finally couldn't hold back its ferocity and quietly stretched out its sharp claws that were glowing with cold light.

A flash of lightning cut through the darkness and the sky suddenly became bright.

Then thunder rumbled between heaven and earth.

"Boom——"

The rain that had been accumulating for a long time finally fell.

As the rainstorm hit, the wind and waves at the seaside became more and more violent. Every time they hit the rocks, they would stir up huge waves several people high, which were just a little bit away from licking the edge of the cliff.

Ases stood in the rain, and the bean-sized raindrops were dispersed by invisible magic as soon as they approached.

Not far away, there were two figures just like him, and no rain could get close to them.

But one of them relies on magic power, and the other relies on pure murderous intent.

The wind stopped at some point, leaving only the chaotic sound of rain and tsunamis. Ases squinted his eyes and licked his dry lips. Although there was no rain on his body, he felt a chill on his back, which made him want to leave this damn place unconsciously.

"This murderous aura is a bit too strong."

Ases's mumbling voice was mixed with the rain and could not be heard clearly.

At this moment, the ruthless man who had stopped first took action again. This time, even the most blind person could see his urgency and weakness hidden under the black robe - two pale and almost transparent hands stretched out from the wide sleeves, palms facing up, five fingers clenched, powerful magic power condensed, and the rain around suddenly stopped.

No, not stagnation!

Athis's eyes glowed silver, and with the help of magic, he saw wisps of water vapor lingering around the man.

The rain was evaporated simply by magic!

A soft laugh suddenly rang out from heaven and earth, surprisingly obvious amid the noisy rain and roaring waves.

Then the pair of pale hands closed together, and powerful energy instantly burst out from the place where they were joined, forming a gray-white halo that spread outwards.

Wherever it passed, rain splashed.

In just a moment, a small world of its own was formed with the black figure as the center, and that man was like the king of this small world. He raised his hand, and the rain that covered the sky and the gray mist mixed together and condensed into a gray-white sharp blade, staring at the other person.

The person he was targeting didn't make any move, but Ases felt the coldness around him getting even stronger.

"You passed."

The sound of a man and a woman could not be heard clearly.

Those gray-white sharp blades suddenly seemed to be pinched by something, deformed and cracked in mid-air, and finally turned into ashes bit by bit.

It was still the same voice, calm and composed, as if nothing could move it: "You are at the end of your strength, and you still don't want to accept the punishment?"

The man in the black robe sneered: "Punishment? Do you mean when your dog is tied to your feet and wags its tail to beg for mercy?"

The man was silent for a moment, then shook his head slowly: "I never said I would treat you like a dog."

"You think the law enforcers are not your dogs?" The man who was furious just now said in a strange tone, "No wonder you, as their master, were not willing to take action until the very end. It turns out that in your heart, they are not even dogs."

"They are just tools. You are different. The fact that you can destroy multiple nodes in succession in their hands is enough to prove your ability."

"They have done so many things for you, but in your heart you only regard them as tools. Do you think someone like you is worthy of my trust?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the gray fog came back, even faster than before, and in the blink of an eye it occupied half of the cliff. Even from such a long distance, Ases could feel the heavy oppression.

Perhaps realizing there was no hope of conquering him, the man opposite sighed quietly, and the murderous intent in the air unknowingly almost turned into substance. The next moment, the gray-white mist dissipated, replaced by brilliant golden light.

"In this case, I can only ask you to be quiet for a while."

The blinding golden light shot straight into the sky, the dark clouds were dispersed, and the long-hidden light from the sky poured down, shining on the edge of the cliff. "The scenery here is nice, I hope you like it."

"boom--"

The waves hit the cliffs violently, and a cave was quietly formed. But this was not the end. The waves receded and made a second impact. This time, it was corrosion.

The inside of the cave was corroded with mysterious patterns. With the infusion of magic power, the patterns lit up, and the binding beam of light penetrated the ground and enveloped the man, causing him to stop talking instantly.

Aces stared at the beam of light thoughtfully.

He was also good at magic circles, but this was the first time he saw someone standing still and carving such a powerful magic circle just by controlling the waves.

You can't beat him, and you can't escape either.

He came to a quick conclusion, and his original idea of ​​standing idly by disappeared immediately.

Before, he was not sure whether the two people opposite knew he was there, but now he was sure.

Absolutely know.

With such strength, even ten of him tied together plus the men in black on the opposite side would not be able to defeat him. They could only escape, and they had to help each other to escape.

Athis found a bottle of potion from the alchemy ring and took it out.

This is the leftover radiant potion from last time. Under normal circumstances, he would never use it. The disadvantages of this potion are too obvious. Any wizard who knows potions will be exposed at the first smell. But now it is raining and the rain will cover the smell of the potion. If he is lucky, he should be able to fool people.

I hope I have better luck.

Don't let anyone see his weakness.

Athis shook the potion in his hand, opened the lid, tilted his head back, and drank the entire bottle of potion.

Without waiting for the drug to take effect, he flashed and appeared behind the light column. The surging magic power turned into a long whip in his hand. He shook his hand, wrapped it around the man inside, and exerted a little force with his arm, dragging the man out of the range of the light column.

The man's reaction was not slow either. As soon as he left the light column, the gray mist climbed up his body like a maggot, dragging him away from the light column.

When he left, he did not forget about Ases. He tied Ases' waist with a gray rope and pulled him backward frantically.

As he got closer, Ases felt the bone-chilling chill from the gray mist. He shivered uncontrollably, and his drowsy brain was awakened by the chill. His body almost fought back instinctively, but luckily he still had his sanity, and his magic power was restrained as soon as it was mobilized.

"Huh? Finally came out?"

The figure who had been standing still just now looked towards Ases and followed him with interest.

The two men retreated more than ten meters.

The golden light always kept a certain distance from them. They were neither left behind nor approached. Occasionally, some golden butterflies would fly out and attack the two like moths to a flame.

There is not much murderous intent, more like a test.

Ases blocked several waves, and the magic power he used unknowingly exceeded the safety threshold. Needle-like pain suddenly attacked him from deep in his brain without warning, and the pain made his eyes go black.

As a last resort, he threw out a few alchemical items to stop the golden light of the cat catching the mouse.

"Is there any way to escape?"