Sacrificing the Entire Town

Steve, his clothes tattered and his body covered in charred patches, climbed to his feet and pointed his staff at Douglas.

"Go to hell!"

Three Magic Arrays layered over one another. Amplified by the formation, a scorching pillar of fire erupted, swallowing Douglas whole.

"I won't let you die that easily. I'm going to torture you to death!"

"Is that so? That's assuming you can actually do it!"

The flames dissipated, revealing Douglas, who remained completely unscathed.

A Light Barrier enveloped him, perfectly blocking the attack from the pillar of fire, which made Steve's expression turn incredibly ugly.

"Steve, since you were lucky enough to escape with your life once, you should have lived with your tail between your legs. Did you really think that just because you learned a few tricks, you could deal with me? How naive."

"Steve, why live such a miserable life? Kathy is all alone in hell, and she really wants you to go down there and keep her company!"

"Come on, Steve. Give up the resistance and go down to join your lover!"

As Douglas spoke, his scepter emitted a soft glow, bewitching Steve's mind.

Steve became dazed and confused, actually raising his staff to stab it into himself.

Hypnosis Magic?

Yun Feiyang slammed his fist against the barrier with a loud boom, the sound snapping Steve back to his senses!

"Douglas!"

"Too late! Go to hell!"

A Light Shockwave struck Steve, blasting him against the barrier once again.

That old bastard's scepter is of a high grade!

"Steve, how does it feel? That was exactly how I bewitched Kathy back then. I made her obediently take off her clothes in front of me and let me do whatever I wanted, and she was even very cooperative! Hahaha..."

"You have no idea how slutty she was. If it weren't for that idiot Adeline letting her escape, I would have planned to play with her for a while longer!"

"Damn it, that old bastard!"

Mira said indignantly, "Steve deserves to die, but Douglas deserves it even more. You absolutely cannot let him go!"

Yun Feiyang nodded and shouted, "Steve, take down the barrier! I'll help you finish off this old geezer!"

Compared to Steve, the victim, it was clear that everyone loathed Douglas, the perpetrator, far more.

Douglas's expression shifted, and he stared at Yun Feiyang with a gloomy gaze.

"Brat, do you think you can do anything to me? Don't be in such a rush; your turn will come soon enough!"

Impossible. He is the only one I must kill with my own hands!

Steve struggled to climb to his feet.

"Oh? Steve, you really are tenacious, aren't you?"

"Hahaha..."

Steve suddenly burst into wild, maniacal laughter!

"What? Has the realization that your revenge is hopeless driven you truly insane?"

"Douglas, did you think I hadn't prepared anything at all? Let me show you my final trump card!"

Steve slammed his staff into the ground, and a scarlet Magic Array rippled outward.

"This is..."

The Magic Array made Douglas feel deeply uneasy. He unleashed another attack from his scepter, but the shockwave was neutralized the moment it neared the array.

"What on earth is this?"

With his once-invincible scepter failing to achieve results, panic began to set in for Douglas.

"Do you know what a Sacrifice is?"

Steve spread his arms wide, declaring wildly, "Through this Sacrifice, I will obtain supreme power from the Demon King Satan!"

Demon King Satan!!!

The mere mention of that name caused everyone's heart to skip a beat.

"Nonsense! What could you possibly offer as a Sacrifice? What do you have that Satan would even look at?"

Steve replied maniacally, "Why, the lives of the entire village, of course! Hahaha..."

"What?!"

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Yun Feiyang raised his hand and unleashed a whirlwind, blasting a hole through the roof. The group immediately saw a massive Magic Array operating in the sky above; its bloody, ominous appearance was identical to the one beneath Steve's feet!

Not only that, but a barrier had also enveloped the entire village.

"Oh? You've noticed? But it's too late. All the conditions have been met; no one can stop this now!"

"Steve, have you lost your mind? That is the life of the entire village!"

Steve said coldly, "So what? Everyone here deserves to die!"

"Just because of Kathy?"

"That's right. They shouldn't have seen Kathy's body, they shouldn't have pointed fingers at her. They don't deserve to live!"

"You..."

Hm?

Only now did Yun Feiyang notice a crest on Steve's body.

"This is... Phantom Lord!"

"You're one of Phantom Lord's people!"

Steve looked down at the crest and said indifferently, "So you've discovered it?"

"That's right. After I narrowly escaped death five years ago, I joined Phantom Lord. I had hoped to learn powerful magic and return for revenge, but I didn't expect my talent for magic to be so mediocre. Fortunately, my talent for Runes and Magic Arrays is quite good, which is how I achieved what I have today!"

"Phantom Lord is a legitimate guild. Aren't you afraid that Phantom Lord will be attacked by everyone for carrying out such an inhumane Sacrifice?"

Steve said disdainfully, "Phantom Lord or whatever doesn't matter to me anymore. Once I obtain Satan's power, then the Ten Wizard Saints or the Magic Council—there won't be anyone on this continent who will be my opponent. I will dominate the entire continent!"

Yun Feiyang mocked, "A piece of trash like you wants to dominate the continent? You must be dreaming!"

"Keep running your mouth. The Sacrifice might not be able to do anything to you, but once I obtain that power, none of you will be able to escape! I warned you; it was you who insisted on staying here to seek your own death!"

As the Magic Array in the sky continued to operate, everyone in the village clutched their heads and wailed in agony, and Mira and the others were no exception!

Steve laughed triumphantly, "It's almost time, it's almost time. Soon, I will obtain unparalleled power!"

Douglas, unwilling to give up, kept launching attacks, but he could do nothing against this Magic Array and couldn't harm Steve in the slightest!

Mira grabbed Yun Feiyang in pain, "What do we do? You have to think of something!"

"Right away!"

With Muramasa in hand, Yun Feiyang sneered, "I may not be able to do anything about the Rune Barrier, but the strength of a Magic Array depends on the cultivation of the Formation Master. As long as one has enough strength, it can be broken through brute force. Did you not know that?"

After saying this, he slashed toward the sky!

"Mumei Shinpū-ryū Secret Technique: Azure Dragon!"

Over a dozen Flood Dragons converged in mid-air into a massive Azure Dragon, charging straight at the giant Magic Array in the sky!

"It's useless. To prevent you from getting in the way, I specifically added a Magic Array for defense and magic absorption. You won't be able to do anything to this formation in the short term... Urgh..."

Steve's eyes suddenly bulged, his expression one of utter disbelief!

Because the Azure Dragon had charged into the Magic Array and wreaked havoc, tearing the entire formation covering the sky into shreds!

And those defensive and absorption Magic Arrays he spoke of had not been of the slightest use!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! What exactly did you do?"

Yun Feiyang let out a cold laugh, "Who said my techniques were magic attacks?"

Mumei Shinpū-ryū, a Sword Skill that did not belong to this world, had never been magic to begin with!

With the influence of the Magic Array gone, everyone was out of danger!

"We're saved!"

Sacrifice Magic, failed!

For extreme magic like this, failure always comes with a price!