That rune was ancient and shabby, utterly unremarkable. Even the markings on the runestone looked like careless doodles, as though some lousy alchemist had casually carved them into an ordinary stone. Yet this thing, which looked cheap as hell, filled Solam with an irresistible terror!
Solam wanted to run, but it was too late. The moment the runestone was activated, it shot out a black ray that struck Solam. Then, a small hole appeared in the space behind him. The void abruptly expanded, generating an incomparably powerful suction force that dragged Solam into it!
Solam tried to escape, but the force was too great for him to break free. He considered using magic to dispel the black hole, but it had no effect. In the end, Solam activated the Silver Fire within his body, hoping to use it to counteract the black hole.
But it was still useless!
"Huo Keduo! You set me up!!!"
At last, amid Solam's unwilling roar, he was sucked into the black hole. But before he vanished, Solam pulled out a staff with a durian-shaped head and, without a second thought, fired a Delayed Blast Fireball at Huo Keduo! Strangely, the fireball seemed unaffected by the black hole and flew straight toward Huo Keduo.
Boom! The instant the fireball exploded, the black hole shrank away and vanished as well.
Solam was gone, while Huo Keduo had been blasted by the fireball, his fate unknown.
The entire battlefield was as quiet as a graveyard. No one had expected things to end this way. What was this supposed to be? Mutual destruction? Or a draw?
"No!!!" The awkward silence did not last long before a shrill scream shattered it. Mevis, engulfed in towering flames, charged toward the place where Solam had disappeared. At the same time, a