As for Daknis, developments so far were still within Shade and Luvia's expectations.
Daknis's identity had already been exposed. Under the influence of the demon dwelling within him, he had betrayed the Blood Spirit School and stolen several relics.
Barring any surprises, he would learn that his Chosen One Ritual needed to be carried out in Tobesk. Shade and the other two would meet him around the end of this month.
"Now, the trouble isn't just that strange Darkness Power. The demon on him is even more difficult to handle."
Shade relayed the witches' summary of Daknis's combat methods, which he had heard from Miss Aurora:
"His Ring Arcanist power and the demon on his body are the core of his fighting strength. He uses the Chosen Ones' unique darkness talent for self-healing, defense, and movement.
Under normal circumstances, he fights in the form of a human Ring Arcanist without taking off the Red Gloves.
If he encounters an enemy he cannot deal with, he takes off the Red Gloves and uses the mouth in his palm to assist in battle.
After obtaining the relic Fish Training Ring, the mouth in his palm gained the ability to speak. It can even take over his arm and form a half-body demon. That is the third state.
The most terrifying is the fourth state. When Daknis faces a life-threatening danger, darkness and the demon corrode his body at the same time, forming terrifying Dark Pus. My friend calls it Humanity's Pus."
Shade recalled the sight of Daknis smashing the floor of the Fishman Temple with a single punch:
"According to my friends in Coldwater Port, in that final state, Daknis's physical abilities are troublesome even for a Twelve-Ring Arcanist. At the same time, his thaumaturgy, curses, and control over his darkness talent