Peril

Inside the military camp.

"Talent - Heavy Pressure!"

"Secret Technique - Ten Thousand Snakes!"

Under the terrifying gravity, thousands of hairs sprouted from Lucas's bald head, their tips transforming into the shape of Black Snake that lunged at Silver Eye.

"The Arrogant Sword!"

Silver Eye, clad in mercury armor, wielded a greatsword covered in runes, which he slashed down with tremendous force.

Puff!

Thousands of snake bodies danced in the sky, scattering and turning into strands of hair on the ground.

"Impossible..."

Lucas took a step back. "How could you have improved so quickly?"

At the Wizard gathering a year ago, the opponent was definitely not as strong as they are now!

"It's because you lack ambition!"

Silver Eye was breathing heavily, and the Arrogant Rune on his body flashed one after another, clearly preparing an even stronger attack.

"Since that's the case..."

Lucas's expression changed several times, but he still took out a Black Ring.

This is a heirloom of the Black Ring School, a very high-level Curio!

"I knew it! You idiot who only knows how to rely on external forces, how could you possibly be my match without it!"

Silver Eye cursed and charged forward, brandishing his Mercury Greatsword.

"Even if I have to rely on external forces, I must complete the task assigned to me by the sect leader!"

The Black Snake Lucas roared, and a dazzling dark light emanated from its black ring.

Puff!

After another collision, Silver Eye was sent flying backward, with obvious damage to his chest armor.

Amidst the swirling smoke, Lucas emerged, a deep, bone-revealing wound on his chest. "It's all over!"

"Yes, it's over!"

Beside Silver Eye, one after another, emerald green vines hung down, with pink flower buds growing on them.

A multitude of flowers bloomed at once, turning the surrounding area into a sea of blossoms.

"Nature School?"

Lucas gritted his teeth. "How dare you help the Arrogant School? Aren't you afraid of having your lineage wiped out by the school leader?"

"Come on, everyone knows Eamon is half-mad. Even if we submit to him, he'll still demand to annex us!"

The figure of Ull, with a third eye on his forehead, immediately appeared. "Since that's the case, why not just start the war... Let's kill his loyal hound right here first!"

Lordship Territory.

"Huff huff..."

After a fierce battle, Ham lay on the ground, covered in blood, like a dead dog, panting slightly.

A foot descended from the sky and stomped on his face. "Ham... Lord... Weren't you so smug before? How are you now?"

Laf cried out, his face contorted in pain.

Yorn watched silently, his brow furrowed, but he didn't say anything to stop it.

"Cough cough..."

Ham spoke in a low voice, "So... you were jealous of me?"

"Jealous? Yes, I'm jealous of you! Why are you always so lucky? Always getting that guy's favor, even having to give you his territory!"

Laf's face was extremely gloomy.

"I... I always thought we were very good friends... and that we would achieve our dreams together..."

Ham was trampled underfoot, the tunnel running intermittently.

"Dreams? My dream is about to come true, while you will become a forgotten grave..."

Laf grabbed Ham by the collar and lifted him up. "Don't worry, you can keep your life for now. We still need your life to threaten our dear mentor. Although he might not care much, how will we know if we don't try? Don't you agree, Yorn?"

Yorn stood to one side, remaining silent, just like the silent majority.

"Tutor..."

With his face swollen like a pig's head, Ham struggled to speak, "He..."

"Judging from the current timeline, he might already be dead..."

Laf laughed heartily, "If that's the case, I'll send you on your way, in a merciful way! Hahaha..."

Amidst the laughter, he sensed something was amiss.

That nightmare!

Last night's nightmare suddenly resurfaced in his mind with incredible clarity.

The strangely dressed humanoid figure, wearing a silver Bird-Beak Mask and holding a strange metal weapon, was walking towards him step by step.

Tread!

Tap tap!

The other person is getting closer and closer.

A suffocating pressure, as if on the verge of death, caused Laf in the Material World to go limp. "W-what's happening? Help... help me..."

He strained to look around and found Ham lying on the ground, staring at him with a strange expression.

And Yorn?

At this moment, the other person, just like himself, was slumped on the ground, their face filled with fear.

In the other person's pupils, he seemed to see that masked man again.

'He... he's like that too...'

'What... what's going on? A curse? Or some kind of eeriness?'

While Laf was still completely baffled, the figure in his mind had already appeared in front of him, a strange metal device pointed at his forehead.

"Let's give it our all!"

Feeling it was a curse, Laf wanted to attack, but found he couldn't control himself and could only watch helplessly as the masked man pulled the trigger!

Bang!

A puff of smoke rose from the Revolver.

A deafening roar echoed through the Material World!

Ham's pupils shrank to pinpoints as he stared at Laf's head, which suddenly exploded and shattered into pieces.

This curse is utterly unsolvable for professionals whose spirits have not come into contact with the Mind World and who have complete control over their own minds!

"What happened?"

Ham's head was spinning; he had no idea what was happening.

He even felt as if everything that had happened today was a dream!

"No... I don't want to die!"

Beside him, Yorn broke down, tears and snot streaming down his face. "I'm sorry... Ham, I didn't mean to... but they captured Alice, captured Hawk..."

Bang!

The next moment, Yorn's head also exploded.

Various scarlet and snow-white objects were scattered all over the ground, which was nauseating.

Watching his two friends die tragically, Ham finally couldn't hold back any longer and began to vomit.

palace.

Sulu felt the pressure increase dramatically.

The effect, similar to Gravity Spell, wrapped around him, drastically reducing his speed.

"Sulu!"

Opposite him, a golden knight appeared, but with a pair of ' Wings of Wind ' on his back, barely able to block him as he slashed with his sword!

The golden battle aura roared and transformed into a massive lion.

Bite!

Sulu's silver fighting spirit was almost completely defeated.

With a crisp sound, a piece of the knight's sword in his hand broke off.

Seeing this, he decisively discarded his sword, and several Thaumaturgy Card appeared in his hand. "Wind Bind! Great Fireball!"

Boom!

A Silver Knight rushed up to try and take advantage of the situation was blasted away, and his knight's sword was caught by Sulu.

"Sword Technique: Shadow Split!"

Edward roared, broke free of his restraints, and transformed into two people, attacking from both sides.

"Spirit Pressure!"

Sulu twitched, and a powerful pressure crashed down, shattering like a phantom soap bubble.

Bite!

The two swords clashed, and a powerful force forced Sulu to retreat.

"This is troublesome... Not only Edward, but as time goes by, I feel my energy being depleted rapidly... Could it be that an even more powerful magic circle has been set up inside the palace? Its effect should be to gradually weaken me?"