Under the beam of sunlight that pierced into the ground, a square stone tablet floated atop a pile of rubble, slowly rotating. Its winding patterns gleamed with a metallic sheen. There was no doubt that this was the War Tablet, and it was very likely the Fantasy Rank tablet recorded in The Amber Sword that contained the Dragon Skin Technique. Brando did not
hesitate. He stepped into the circular hall, intending to take the tablet down. But at that very moment, a muffled creak rang out. Only then did Brando realize that there was another stone door at the opposite end of the hall, also slowly opening. Five or six figures stood behind it, clad in black cloaks, their faces hidden beneath the shadows of their hoods.
Although he had yet to see whether the newcomers were humans or monsters, it was obvious that they meant no good. Brando reacted at once, immediately driving his feet into the ground and activating Charge Skill, shooting toward the tip of the rubble pile like a fading afterimage. Behind him, however, Mordefis reacted even faster. The instant the stone door opposite opened, the vampire
The youth had already thrust out his hand. A black energy rope shot from it and coiled toward the stone tablet floating in midair.
Abyssal Touch, the Black Knight's class skill, formed energy tentacles from frenzied, unrefined magic to restrain an opponent's movements. It could also pull objects or living creatures to the caster.
The black energy tentacle shot past Brando with a whoosh, its tip almost reaching the War Tablet. Unexpectedly, one of the five hooded figures across the hall also raised a hand at that moment. Another black energy tentacle coiled over, moving even faster than Mordefis's Abyssal Touch. The other party
was also a Moonless Knight—and