Chapter 71 - Level 46 - Beginning (1/2)

*Tsk**Tsk*

”My, oh my. Since when Order hunts my followers? I thought I was the only target, no? How low!”, Magnus said, his voice brimming with sarcasm. Then he looked at the bearer of the Strength Ring, who was coughing on the floor and said, ”Escape this city. Use the shortcut.”

*Cough*

Breathing heavily, Cheng Jian looked at his boss and with a hoarse voice said:

”Thanks, Boss. See you soon.” He was thankful that his boss was able to reach him just in time. A bit longer, and there would have been nobody to save. After standing up, he quickly escapes.

*Sigh*

Dark slowly rose from the debris and his figure, distorted by the force, was quickly regenerating. He cracked his neck and said:

”I must say, I didn't expect you to be so strong.”

Even though, Dark's words were full of confidence in his ability to defeat progeny, internally he was shocked thinking:

'I didn't feel neither his approach nor him casting a spell. Did he directly manipulate the ambient Mana in the air? How long was it, since the last time he escaped? It was less than 2 years, but he is already so strong? I should kill him as soon as possible.'

”Well, let's just say I had some practice during my... 'vacation'. And what of you, dear 'God'?” Magnus toned out the word ”God” especially sarcastically.

Dark only smiled, thinking that Athena already took control over the body, if he knows so much. He then calmly said:

”It appears to be, she took a proper hold over her slave, huh. Wouldn't you come out and say hi to your old comrade, Athena? It's very uncultured to send a pet to greet the guest, you know.”

Dark answered with as much sarcasm in his voice as Magnus.

”Oh? Are you speaking with yourself now? It looks like, understanding of your inevitable loss already broke your feeble mind little god.”

Dark was amused by progeny's attempts at making him mad. But it's also possible he is simply dragging out the fight to win more time? Need to end this now.

”Loss? Oh, no... but speaking with the pawn is a waste of time anyway. Die!”

”Expecto Ignis Daemonium!”

A circle of dark-blue fire appeared around the Magnus. Everything that crossed this barrier of fire was burned to ash, even the very essence of darkness.

Moreover, the more darkness, the flame was consuming the stronger it was burning. Soon, the fire took a form of terrifying creature, with a snake's body, crow's skull as the head, some flexible but bony carapace covering its spine and hands ending with skeletal scythes.

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