Battle Situation and Rekindling

The next moment, Dago was blocked by a figure. A man in the Mid-Second Circle, nearing the late stage, stood before him. Powerful mental fluctuations spread without restraint, like a dense shadow expanding rapidly.

"You're one of today's priority targets, kid."

The black-robed man looked down at Dago, his thin black lips pressed tightly together and his expression cold. His voice seemed to come from deep within his abdomen.

"My lord said I must treat you well."

Dago had not expected these Black-Robed Wizards to be targeting him deliberately. He could not remember ever provoking any black-robed figure after arriving at the Ice Fortress. Could this have been something from much earlier?

As he spoke, two points of black diamond-like light suddenly burst from his eyes. His immense mental power surged, and a raging black tide appeared out of nowhere, releasing terrifying spell pressure as it swept swiftly toward Dago.

Earlier, he had relied on this dark-element spell to suppress the Second-Ring Wizards of that core group until they could barely breathe.

Thus, when the silver-haired, round-faced young man and the others saw the black-robed man attack, the heavy shadow lingering in their hearts made their scalps tingle, and they instinctively retreated, even though the spell was not aimed at them.

Facing the rolling black tide that shifted into all manner of bizarre and grotesque shapes, Dago seemed not to see it at all. His body remained perfectly straight, without deviating from its path in the slightest.

A pale, slender arm rose from beneath his robe, and Dago made a horizontal slashing motion forward.

White liquid Animated Ice Crystal flowed along his arm and burst from his fingertips, transforming bit by bit, inch by inch, into dazzling silver-white brilliance. It was like molten silver casually splashed into the air, instantly