Chapter 38

With these words, his face twisted into a grin. “… To kill you!”

“You really don’t learn your lesson.”

Ronald watched the change in Dama, his face calm and composed.

Seeing the black matter striking at him, Ronald’s expression remained unchanged.

At the same time, he looked at Damo as if he was looking at a clown.

“Shadow Devour!”

Damo stomped his feet and quickly retreated half a step. Some black matters appeared in his hands.

The dark elemental power was activated, and the black matter turned into a ball that swiftly attacked Ronald.

At the same time, Ronald retracted his black-golden greatsword slightly, allowing Cass to escape. His face was filled with lingering fear, and there was a cut on his neck where blood was flowing.

His injuries were not serious, but his heart was about to collapse.

“Dark elemental Mage?”

The corners of Ronald’s mouth moved slightly, and his face was calm. He held the black-golden greatsword in his hand and slowly raised his right hand, before swinging down the blade.

Swish!

A sharp slash collided with Damo’s elemental sphere.

Boom!

There was a loud explosion.

Almost everyone could see that the brilliant slash had broken through Damo’s attack in the blink of an eye and was heading towards him.

“Huh?”

Damo’s expression shifted drastically as the dark elemental energy surged forth from his hands, covering the entire ground.

At the same time, he pulled up a black layer of darkness and defended himself.

The razor-sharp slash hit the black wall.

Boom!

It was unstoppable. The power of the slash was too terrifying. Even this black wall was cut in the blink of an eye.

There was nothing that could stop this slash.

“How is this possible!”

Damo was flustered. Seeing that the attack was about to reach him, he gnashed his teeth and covered his hands with dark elemental power. He shouted, “Dark Water!”

The dark water formed a point and absorbed all the slashes.

“Ahhhh!”

Damo instantly rolled on the ground, his face full of pain as he roared.

His eyes were red and bloodshot. The heart-wrenching pain in his body made him look extremely pathetic as he rolled on the ground.

The dark element gave him a powerful devouring ability, but it also brought double the pain.

“Leader!”

The four of them scuttled over and looked at Ronald in fear.

Ronald’s strength was too terrifying.

This slash broke through all of Damo’s defenses, forcibly making him choose to endure this wave of pain in order to neutralize this slash.

But the force was clearly unusual. Damo was still writhing on the ground, his face contorted in pain. The nails on his hands pierced his skin and blood oozed out.

“I told you not to challenge my limits. Take this as a lesson.”

Ronald held the black-golden greatsword and said calmly.

Right at this moment, the modifier suddenly appeared.

It showed up without any signs.

“Congratulations, Host. Dark Elemental Affinity +9999999.”

“Dark element?”

Ronald was a little surprised. He closed his eyes slightly and carefully felt the changes brought by the modifier.

Indeed!

The dark element was different from other elements. He seemed to have heard everything around him.

He could listen to the voice of all living things! The pinnacle of dark elemental affinity! It could even temporarily predict the future. It could be said to be very terrifying.

“So this is the mysterious dark element.”

Ronald opened his eyes slowly and smiled.

He also did not expect that the moment he collided with Damo, he would receive a change in the number of the modifier.

However, in general, being able to obtain the ultimate dark element was still a huge benefit to him.

The mysterious dark element!

Being able to predict the future and listen to the voices of all living things, its effects were quite amazing.

I shall hear your thoughts.

Ronald narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly as he looked at Damo.

He used his powerful affinity to activate the dark elements with all his might, and he seemed to hear voices in his ears.

How can this guy be so strong?

What should we do? Damn it!

It hurts. This slash actually was as if it was the most painful injury in the world.

“…”

Then Ronald looked away, and saw Damo’s pained expression.

The pinnacle of the dark element was indeed extraordinary.

Listening to the voice of all living things was a legendary ability that only one of the few people who had quelled the chaotic battle on the continent possessed. It was difficult to find a second person in the entire world who possessed this ability.

But Ronald actually had it.

In fact, his affinity with dark elements was even stronger than that of the legends!

It was said that the legendary dark element could not predict the future, but due to the strong dark elemental affinity, Ronald could do it.

“Alright then.”

Ronald smiled at Damo and said, “Should I thank you or kill you? After all, you have given me the ability to use dark elements to the extreme. You have contributed to this.

“Lastly, I will ask you again. Tell me your biggest secret and I will let you go. If you continue to be perfunctory, your body will rot in the forest. Don’t blame me for not reminding you.

“I’m already very benevolent, aren’t I?”

Ronald smiled faintly.

If not for the fact that he did not want Mystic Fire to lose an enemy for no reason, Ronald would have killed Damo by now.

The feeling of being used by others was always unpleasant, and Ronald did not want to be used by Mystic Fire Guild!

Hearing Ronald’s words, Damo fell silent.

The pain in his body gradually subsided, but he would never forget this heart-wrenching pain for the rest of his life.

There was no injury, but the pain was indescribable.

Ronald’s strength also made Damo more aware of the huge gap between them.

“Okay, I promise.”

Damo nodded solemnly.

Under the control of Ronald’s terrifying strength, unless he really wanted to die, there was no other way to leave this place alive.

Ronald’s strength was too terrifying.

This was the most terrifying sword technique Damo had ever seen.

Even the seven heroes who had once quelled the chaos on the continent would not be able to shake Ronald’s terrifying swordsmanship.

In terms of pure swordsmanship, Ronald’s was undoubtedly the best in the world!

This should be the pinnacle of swordsmanship. It’s too perfect. It’s simply invulnerable.

Damo thought bitterly. He shook his head and sighed.

Spada and the other four stood aside, saying nothing.

The four of them had some understanding of Damo’s biggest secret.

It was about the source of mana!

“Tell me about it.”

Ronald held the black-golden greatsword in his hand. There was still fresh blood on the blade.

He looked at Damo’s expression without any emotion.

At the same time, the dark element emanated and listened to Damo’s words.

Most of what Damo was thinking at the moment was whether or not he should really tell Ronald about the huge secret he had kept hidden for so many years.

It was about the dark element and the secret of removing the magical power of Mages!

“There’s some relation between the dark element and magical power.”

Damo looked at Ronald, his tone grim.

This was the first time he had spoken of this secret to someone other than his companions.

“I know.”

Ronald nodded calmly.

“How did you know?”

Damo’s pupils contracted as he exclaimed.

Immediately, he looked at his four subordinates with a face full of suspicion.

“It’s not me, Leader. We’ve been following you all this time. How can we meet him?”

“Yeah, we wouldn’t have that chance at all.”

The four of them hurriedly explained.

“Stop making wild guesses. I know more than you!”

Ronald smiled faintly.

“According to what I know, the dark element allows Mages to have the second element that is absolutely compatible with them!”

“…”

Damo spoke slowly, revealing the secret that had been buried in his heart for many years.

Eventually, Ronald listened to everything Damo had to say. At the same time, the unfolding of the dark element allowed him to hear exactly what Damo was thinking.

This allowed Ronald to determine whether or not Damo was lying.

And he wasn’t!

Besides that, Ronald also gained a lot of knowledge about Mages.

He had to admit that Damo understood magic very well.

Although he might not be like some of the theoreticians in the East Continent, Damo was definitely unique in his field.

At least, even the theoreticians did not know how a person could have two elements that were absolutely compatible!

And yet, Damo did.

“Alright, scram.”

Ronald waved his hand and looked at the four of them.

“You’re letting us go just like that?”

Cass blurted out in amazement.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted it. He hated himself for having such a foul mouth.

He actually asked something he shouldn’t have asked.

It should be known that the Ronald in front of them had the terrifying power to destroy the five of them.

“Unless you all want to die, I can grant your wish.”

Ronald grinned at Cass.

Instantly, Cass shook his head quickly, wiping sweat from his brow. “No, no, no. We don’t want to die.”

“Let’s go!”

Damo took a deep look at Ronald. At that moment, he even had the thought of making Ronald join the Black Cavalry Mages.

However, Ronald’s strength was too terrifying. Damo did not think that he would agree at all.

Even the core identity of the East Continent, the Mystic Fire’s Seven Disciples, was rejected by Ronald.

Not to mention that he, Damo, was a nobody.

“Don’t disturb my peace in the future.”

Ronald said calmly.

“Definitely!”

Damo nodded solemnly.

He never wanted to step into this forest again.

The fear that Ronald had given him was deeply ingrained in him. He would never be able to forget it easily in this lifetime.

The other four people smiled and nodded when they heard Ronald’s words.

What a joke. After experiencing a near-death experience, they had had enough. How would they dare to disturb Ronald’s life again?

This was simply courting death!