Terrifying Battle, Harak's Upgraded Dark Matter

Ink-black darkness gradually engulfed the entire Wizard Ship. The red carpet seemed to lose its own color, slowly turning grayish-white, then pitch-black.

When that astonishingly pervasive, active darkness crept across the red wooden door—

Inside the Captain's Quarters, the lit candlelight dimmed several degrees further.

The figure on the sofa had apparently been sitting there for who knew how long, faintly dust-covered.

Pfft!

One by one, the candles went out. Wizard Tuta finally opened his cloudy eyes and stared at a vague outline in the darkness before him.

A powerful aura erupted abruptly. As his robes billowed, that slightly stooped figure seemed, at this moment, greater than mountains.

Invisible pressure reduced everything to dust—the sofa, the walls, the ceiling, and even the ink-like viscous darkness trying to coil around him.

The Particle Energy Injection flowing through his limbs and bones manifested in reality. What tremendous particle energy it was, transforming into a surging Dark Aura Light Wave that spread in all directions, announcing his presence.

Wizard Tuta possessed an impossible-to-ignore presence. Even within a crowd, one's eyes would immediately be drawn to him.

As if he were the center of the world.

With every step he took, the specially modified Supernatural Lifeforms within the congealed darkness—ten, even a hundred times stronger than Thorn Sea Beasts—were all reduced to dust and vanished.

He continued down the red-carpeted corridor until he reached the deck.

The darkness could not come within ten meters of Wizard Tuta. Umbral-dark particle energy bloomed like an eerie flame, forming a lotus shape of exceptional beauty.

His skeletal right hand, thin as a withered bamboo stalk, extended from beneath his robe and grasped a stark white Bone Staff.

As an endless stream of particle energy was injected into it, the Bone Staff grew from several dozen centimeters to a height of 150 centimeters, enough to touch the ground.

His hood fell back, revealing an old face covered in scars and wrinkles. Yet there was not the slightest hint of senility upon it. Instead, it carried a fierce, explosive might that seemed capable of shattering heaven and earth.

It was soaring and surging, evoking the most passionate and vigorous days of youth.

More darkness surged from the deep sea around the Wizard Ship. Along with it, a figure half-hidden in shadow emerged. All that darkness gathered in its hand, forming a Darkness Vortex spanning twenty meters.

A powerful suction force erupted within it. The entire Wizard Ship seemed about to be drawn inside and shattered into fragments.

Wizard Tuta finally recognized it. His pupils contracted, and a trace of astonishment appeared on his face. "Heart of Darkness Sorcery. So that's how it is."

The other party did not answer. Instead, it hurled the Darkness Vortex formed by that sorcery at Wizard Tuta.

If nothing were done to stop it, the powerful particle energy contained within would swallow the entire Wizard Ship and everything within fifty meters of it. Its power was terrifying.

If cast by a formal Wizard, its range of effect would reach roughly one to two hundred meters.

Wizard Tuta's expression darkened. He slammed the stark white Bone Staff heavily against the deck. Centered on his feet, vast amounts of Spiritual Power and particle energy began to be consumed, while numerous Wizard Runes in his mind were activated.

Dark Element Particles began gathering around him. In the blink of an eye, that formless particle energy fully displayed its particle properties, solidifying into a blooming fifty-meter umbral-dark lotus.

Every petal was lifelike, wrapping around the entire Wizard Ship. Then, that black vortex was enclosed within the lotus. Its powerful suction force had no effect whatsoever on the lotus.

Wizard Tuta had vanished. When he reappeared, he was already before that figure floating in the air.

Powerful sorcery bloomed in his hand, forming an umbral-dark longsword. The highly condensed Dark Element Particles carried three properties: corrosion, erosion, and toxicity.

The figure's pupils contracted, its face showing a measure of horror. It had clearly not expected Wizard Tuta to still possess such combat power.

"They said you were so old you were about to die. I never expected this."

"Being old enough to die doesn't mean I'm too old to walk."

Wizard Tuta sneered. The Sorcery Longsword in his hand swung without hesitation, followed by a barrage of Low-level Wizardry and Mid-level Wizardry cast as if they cost nothing.

The other party also fought Wizard Tuta. The battle situation was intense, every move carrying killing intent.

The surrounding sea was gradually affected by the particle energy and high-concentration radiation released by the two. Great numbers of marine creatures floated to the surface, dead beyond death.

Before powerful Wizards, if you were a mortal or a Wizard too weak, you did not even have the right to watch the battle.

There was a high chance that merely watching would expose you to excessive Energy Radiation, causing widespread tissue necrosis and death.

Fortunately, the Wizard Ship itself was equipped with a Radiation Isolation Device.

Wang Ya had yet to notice the terrifying battle outside. He was currently holding his breath because of the Eye of Truth's analysis results.

But it was useless. The thing in the corridor was not a zombie. It did not rely on heat to sense its prey, but on smell.

The Dagger gripped in his hand gleamed with a Blue Sheen, clearly coated in deadly poison.

Under the influence of his consciousness, Harak stood on the other side of the door like a statue.

Bang!

The door was smashed open. With its low intelligence, this Thorn Sea Beast would not attempt ambushes or concealment. It would only use the most brutal method to drag the Wizard Freshman from the room, bite him to death, and eat him.

The Dagger gleaming with Blue Sheen appeared in its amber eye socket at that very moment.

The Eye of Truth's analysis and calculations could produce a three-dimensional projection, materializing everything within five meters outside.

That was why Wang Ya's stab struck true.

The intense pain and loss of sight made it howl as it struggled and rolled around the room.

Harak beat its wings. Its steel-like feathers did not fear the Thorn Sea Beast's bony spikes in the slightest, while its sharp claws fiercely seized the creature's spine.

Accompanied by a crack.

Without the support of its spine, the Thorn Sea Beast could only lie like a lobster on the chopping board, twitching from time to time.

The final outcome was beyond doubt. Under Harak's iron claws, the Thorn Sea Beast's head was crushed, and it lost all signs of life.

The vicious bony spikes on its spine were the Thorn Sea Beast's strongest means of attack, but they were also its most fatal weakness.

Wang Ya let out a breath and shut the shattered door, even though a large gap remained in the middle.

"This Thorn Sea Beast is a little too big, isn't it?"

Logically, neither its scale color nor its size should have been like this.

Notice: Thorn Sea Beast heart detected. Contains Supernatural Matter capable of producing Benign Metamorphosis in Supernatural Lifeforms and Ordinary Creatures.

Wang Ya's eyes immediately lit up.