Extermination (10)

Afterward, Ang led everyone to the surface.

Standing atop the cliff, he looked down at the ruined mountainside and the cave entrance still belching black smoke, his expression grim.

More than two hours later, the Flame Swordsmen gradually carried up all the materials, scrolls, magic crystals, and magical instruments that could be moved from the Underground Space. Everyone was covered in dust and sweat.

"Clear out," Ang ordered.

Everyone quickly retreated several hundred meters.

Ang took more than fifty magic bombs from his Magic Waist Pouch and hurled them one after another into the depths of the now-empty Underground Space.

He gave the stronghold that had hidden darkness one final look, a killing intent flashing through his eyes.

"Detonate."

Boom—!

The deafening blast shook the ground violently. Under the savage impact of the magic bombs, the entire Underground Space completely collapsed. Dust soared like clouds that blotted out the sky, and the surface caved in to form an enormous pit, as though the Black Magic Society had never existed here.

Ang then released the Nightmare King's Summoning Contracts. The pitch-black nightmare let out a soft neigh beside him before turning into a shadow and melting into the void.

The moment the nightmare disappeared, the Flame Swordsmen and mages quietly breathed sighs of relief, their faces showing obvious release.

Puri, Georgie, Ade, and the others had long known that Ang was proficient in Dark Magic, but the appearance of the Nightmare King had still deeply shocked them.

Their gazes were complicated, filled with surprise, reverence, and curiosity.

Yet Ang offered no further explanation. He removed the Dark Armament and changed into the Flame Armament representing the Flame Swordsman Regiment, once again fully equipped.

He looked toward the northwest, his eyes gradually sharpening.

"Our next target is the Second Magic Society stronghold