Chapter 114 - 114 114 The Pollution of the Dark Sun in Black
Chapter 114 - 114 114 The Pollution of the Dark Sun in Black
?Chapter 114: Chapter 114 The Pollution of the Dark Sun in Black River Valley!_1 Chapter 114: Chapter 114 The Pollution of the Dark Sun in Black River Valley!_1 Outside the town by the valley.
With the torrential rain pouring down.
The river’s current had become increasingly turbulent.
By the riverbank, the fallen witch lay pale-faced, her eyes filled with fear.
She had run far, but her pursuers had still caught up to her.
By now, her heart had been pierced by Tuck’s Sculpting Light Spear, and one of her arms was broken.
“Spare me… I’ll do anything for you… anything…”
The witch desperately pulled open her robe, exposing her white, voluptuous body to the washing rain, in a last-ditch attempt to barter her final ounce of worth for a chance to live.
“Bang!”
The witch trembled slightly, her better-looking skull was directly blown open by a shot from Tuck.
Expressionless, Tuck used the Rune Hand to search her body, scavenging everything of value.
The Rune Hand then dragged the corpse into the raging river.
The water quickly submerged it.
Having done all this, Tuck surveyed his surroundings to ensure no one was secretly watching before he finally let out a breath of relief.
The fleeing witch and the knight had both been dealt with.
Thanks to the cover of the heavy downpour, no one had noticed Tuck’s pursuit.
Perhaps… some had noticed, but as long as they were smart enough, they would pretend to have seen nothing.
He chanted a curse, and after re-casting a “Dragon Source Scale Shield” to replace the previous shield whose strength had been somewhat reduced by the witch.
Tuck expanded the shield to its maximum before he took out a horse lamp and fitted it with a Nightmare Lamp Wick.
The light pushed back the darkness, and Tuck drifted along the muddy path towards the position of the town by the valley, at a leisurely pace.
While moving forward, Tuck was summing up the outcome of this battle.
He hadn’t engaged in combat for half a year.
The intensity of this battle wasn’t high.
Therefore, Tuck extended the battle line as much as possible to gain more practical experience and test the effects of spellcasting.
The power of the “Rune Spiritual Hand” goes without saying.
Even a Third Rank Transcendent warrior with the Power of the Dark Sun was crushed by me.
But the Spiritual Hand itself lacks flexibility.
After all, with its enormous door-like size, my current Level of control can’t move it too quickly.
Even within the Spirit World Walk, the speed and flexibility don’t improve much.
However… once combined with Phase Walking, it’s a completely different story.
Phase Transition allows it to move across spatial distances, boosting its flexibility to the max.
Spirit World Walk grants it stealth before the attack.
Combined, they produce an instantaneous stealth attack resembling teleportation.
The synergy of Transcendent Divinity with a Three-Star Rune Magic is arguably my strongest magic combo at the moment.
Besides, after a deep understanding of the Wind Rune Arcane Meaning, the Rune Storm Holder has significantly boosted my speed.
My ability to chase down those fleeing has greatly improved.
Of course…
Tuck took a deep breath.
The Steam Sequence is the most important.
I am now a complete Hexagonal Wizard.
Especially in terms of the essence of a Wizard, Souls, Origin Energy, and witchcraft, empowered by the Steam Sequence, I’m ridiculously strong.
Now, ordinary witchcraft spells in my hands are also highly lethal.
Quietly reflecting on the gains from this battle’s experience, Tuck soon disappeared into the depths of the rain curtain.
…
Under the eaves.
Upon hearing the noise, the dwarf Barkin immediately turned his gun barrel, aiming in that direction.
But when he saw it was Tuck, he sheepishly lowered the barrel.
Barkin, now devoid of his previous “irritable” demeanor.
The corpses in the courtyard had already been dealt with by Barkin.
The bodies of the Transcendents were disposed of, and their belongings had also been collected by Barkin.
The extent of the transformation of the Third Rank Transcendent armor made Barkin, the Alchemist, headache.
Such an attack, should he suffer or merely touch it, would result in certain death or severe injury.
“These are their Transcendent equipment and weapons,” Barkin pointed to a pile of twisted and deformed items nearby and said.
“Your Rune Curse from earlier was too powerful, their equipment is severely damaged, but with some repair work, it can still fetch a good price.”
“Also, these are the Transcendent Storage Bracelets of the three of them.”
Barkin handed the Transcendent Storage Bracelet to Tuck as he spoke.
“I haven’t touched the contents,” Barkin added at the end.
Tuck took the Storage Bracelets and briefly pondered before asking.
“Can you forge a larger Transcendent Storage Bracelet?”
“No problem, I can forge all of your Transcendent Storage Bracelets together for you, and I guarantee that the interior space won’t shrink by much,” Barkin eagerly said, seemingly finding his own value.
“And I’ll forge it for you free of charge.”
Tuck’s eyebrows raised at the offer of free forging.
Originally, Tuck’s plan was to count the three advancing materials, along with the Shadow Ring Staff and the Transcendent Storage Bracelets, as five forging opportunities.
Since Barkin was willing to forge for free, Tuck naturally would not refuse.
“This place is no longer suitable for hiding.”
“Summon your Magical Alchemy Hut and find another location,” Tuck said.
“I…”
Tuck glanced at the Ranger-turned-sheep that was tied up beside him.
“I’ll interrogate this Ranger here and then follow you.”
After arriving at the riverside town, Tuck had sensed quite a few traces of the Dark Sun.
Clearly, the war between the Dark Sun Church and St. Land had not only escalated but also penetrated into these border towns.
It was natural for Tuck to want to understand this information as soon as possible.
Soon, Barkin ingeniously pulled out a scroll that turned into the Magical Alchemy Hut.
With the hefty scroll of the Magical Alchemy Hut strapped to his back, Barkin looked back at Tuck.
“Can you find me?”
“I can!”
Tuck nodded briskly.
Swiftly, Barkin turned his head, seemingly lost in thought, and left with heavy steps.
After Barkin had left,
Tuck stood in contemplation for a moment.
Then he turned to look at the Ranger who had been turned into a sheep and spoke indifferently.
“You may speak now. From this moment on, recount everything you know about why you were trying to kill that Alchemist.”
“Your lack of affiliation with the Dark Sun faith was one of the reasons I didn’t kill you before.”
“And going forward, ‘honesty’ will be the key deciding factor as to whether you live or die.”
“Are you sure they all worship the Dark Sun?” The Ranger-sheep suddenly widened his eyes in disbelief.
Tuck silently nodded.
“Yes, your captain, that Third Rank Transcendent warrior, has been the most deeply tainted, to the extent that his level has been elevated to the Third Rank by the power of the Dark Sun.”
“The other three members of your team have also, to a certain extent, obtained the Dark Sun’s boons through the sacrifice of their own souls and faith.”
“I guess that witch must have extolled the benefits of worshipping the Dark Sun to you during your moments of pleasure together, right?”
Tuck’s words left the Ranger-sheep at a loss for words, frozen in place.
Indeed, the wizard was correct; he had indeed enjoyed several encounters of pleasure with the female witch in the team, and each time, she would expound the benefits of worshipping the Dark Sun to him.
However, as a staunch follower of the “Vegetarian Sect,” he would not change his faith.
“In fact, that witch, with the ‘Pleasure’ attribute, has not refrained from extracting Origin Energy from you all.”
Tuck outlined the matter dispassionately.
“You’ve had it comparatively less extracted from you, but your other three teammates have been drained much more significantly.”
“Moreover…”
Tuck paused for a moment.
“Her witchcraft energy sources are quite chaotic.”
“Which means, her sources of Origin Energy… are numerous!”
Already slowed in thought due to his transformation into a sheep,
Tuck’s words caused the Ranger-sheep’s brain to crash completely.
So it took quite some time
for the Ranger-sheep to come back to his senses.
Fury was nearly spitting out of his eyes.
“The damned whore, I should have guessed it… All that talk about meditation… complete bull… sneaking out secretly…”
“I’ll kill her!” The Ranger-sheep roared thunderously.
“Killing her might not be necessary,”
Tuck said evenly.
“After all, I’ve already taken her out. Wait… If you swim fast enough, you might catch up to her… body!”
Swim fast enough?
Tuck’s words instantly cooled the anger of the Ranger-sheep.
The precondition for his fury was survival.
Otherwise, his rage would be meaningless.
“I’ll say… I’ll say everything.”
The teeth-gritting Ranger-sheep seethed with resentment.
…
An hour later, the extensively debriefed Ranger-sheep stood with Tuck beside the tumultuous river.
“Don’t come back.”
Tuck was about to take a step and help the other on his way.
However, the Ranger-sheep, quick to realize, jumped in by himself with a splash, his survival instinct at its peak.
A moment later, his sheep head surfaced and he swam swiftly toward the opposite bank.
Tuck watched for a long while and then said pensively, “So… he can swim!”
But soon, a dark shadow pounced and dragged the sheep underwater, leaving no trace in the deep parts of Tuck’s precise vision.
It was the rainy season… and the river was teeming with crocodiles.
Turning around, Tuck gazed toward the direction of Black River Valley City.
“Black River Valley has been contaminated by the Dark Sun… no, more accurately, many Transcendents have pledged allegiance to the Dark Sun.”
“After half a year of development, the war has escalated intensely.”
“Even the upper echelons of Black River Valley may have already joined the Dark Sun Church.”
“According to that Ranger’s testimony, it’s quite clear that the last adventure of the Dwarf Alchemist Barkin seemed to have involved a cooperative plan between the Dark Sun and Black River Valley.”
“Black River Valley!”
Tuck’s eyes narrowed slightly as he took a deep breath.
“It needs a certain level of purification!”
Although Tuck didn’t have enough power to eradicate the influence of the Dark Sun in Black River Valley,
With his advancement completed, Tuck could make sure Black River Valley paid a significant price.