"I will stand firm in my beliefs, and I will always believe that the Demon Element is the future of the mage world."
The rock spear rose, aimed at Zhan Kong.
Yet in the very next second.
Lu Nian's movement stopped.
A hand covered in dark red scales gripped the spear. The rocky tip crumbled in that hand like dirt.
Lu Nian slowly turned his head and saw those black pupils filled with brutality.
Demonized Mo Fan had somehow already arrived beside them.
He was so fast that even Lu Nian, a High-tier Mage, had failed to notice him.
"Mo Fan."
Zhan Kong struggled to lift his head. Seeing what he looked like now, it felt as if his heart had been viciously clenched.
Demonized Mo Fan did not respond. He merely stared at Lu Nian, a low beastlike growl rumbling from his throat.
That sound contained endless pain, fury, and a struggle of humanity that was nearly exhausted.
"The perfect test subject."
A fervent light erupted in Lu Nian's eyes.
"It actually succeeded! A Demon Element formed by fusing four magic elements, reaching sub-Commander Level in such a short time—no, it has even broken through to Commander Level!"
He completely ignored the danger before him and reached out, wanting to touch Demonized Mo Fan.
However.
A claw pierced through his armor.
Lu Nian froze.
He lowered his head and looked at his chest. The scaled hand had pierced through Mountain's Armor, which was said to withstand Commander Level attacks.
It emerged from his back, clutching a still-beating heart.
"No... impossible."
Lu Nian coughed up bloody foam.
"How could my Armor Magic Gear..."
Demonized Mo Fan raised Lu Nian into the air, his burning eyes staring at the man who had turned him into a monster from up close.
Broken