In the vast wilderness of the Mercury Plane, bursts of sand and dust blow from time to time. The dilapidated houses were turned into sand by the wind, which in turn buried the dry river. Traces of human existence are always the easiest to erase, and as quickly as they were taken away, they will be taken back by the laws of nature.

In this diffuse piece of wind and sand, two figures lay quietly, they were more than ten meters apart, and only an occasional change of posture proved that they were still alive. This is Darko and VitB12, they are half-buried in quicksand, but they don't have the strength to brush the sand away.

VitB12 lay flat in the sand, eyes closed, as if trying to regain his strength. Darko was lying on his side, keeping his eyes on VitB12 to prevent him from sneaking up. This was the fifteenth time the two had drawn, and Darko's mana was running out and he couldn't cast any more attack spells, but he still had frost armor on him. VitB12 is physically exhausted, although it can barely move, but an ordinary attack in such a situation will inevitably not be able to break through Dako's defense. And in the process of smashing the ice armor, it was enough for Darko to recover his mana and teleport away.

Darko opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of sand, making a somewhat hoarse voice, "Time flies so fast, counting, today is the last day, right?"

VitB12 slowly opened his eyes and turned his attention to Daktronics, "How did you know the date of the employer's order?"

"I don't know the date when the employer placed the order. The vibration of Darko's voice shook the dust off his hair, forming a thin puff of smoke, "But the day we first met, you told me there were 235 days left, and I've been counting down." ”

"Haha, I was careless. At that time, I didn't expect you to live so long to tell you such an important secret. ”

Darko also realized that he was still alive, much to his own disbelief. He looked up at the pale blue dome, as if he had seen the plane of Amesia through the Mercury sky and the endless void. A year ago today, he had just received his physical body, and he was still living heartlessly in the Academy of Magic.

"It's been a year since the day the order was placed. I didn't expect that I was still alive now. ”

"You're right, today is indeed the last day of the contract. After today, if you are still alive, then your price will be reassessed, and it will no longer be my task to hunt you down. ”

VitB12 stated the possibility of the future, but there was a hint of loneliness hidden in the calm voice. For him, like-minded friends are hard to come by, and evenly matched opponents are even more valuable. In just one year, Daktronics has occupied both positions very domineeringly, which makes VitB12 feel unpredictable.

"If we hadn't met in this way, maybe ...... We will be friends. VitB12's voice revealed regret, and as he spoke, he slowly straightened his upper body, and the sand and dust that shook off filled the surroundings, making him feel as if he was sitting in the sand, "Unfortunately, there is no if." ”

"We ...... Aren't we friends now?" asked Darko hesitantly, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

A smile appeared on VitB12's face, which was a joy from the heart, "I'm very satisfied to hear you ask like this, but today is not over yet!"

Darko's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he wanted to see through VitB12. He knew what VitB12 meant, and until now VitB12 had not given up trying to complete the task. Darko remained in a side-lying position and did not move, and even in this position, he could still mobilize some of his recovered mana to strain, and if he stood up in VitB12's line of sight, he would reveal a flaw.

The two of them have faced each other thirty-eight times since VitB12 took out the Adamantite Prison. Darko has been promoted to a senior level, and has mastered some of the laws of space, and can easily deal with VitB12's surprise attacks, even if he is not capable of the enemy. VitB12's combat skills have also been steadily improved again and again, especially the means of dealing with magicians have become more concise and practical, and new combinations of gymnastics have also been applied.

Of the thirty-eight encounters, fourteen were run away by Darko with a teleportation, ten were when VitB12 ran out of stamina and gave up the attack, and the other fifteen were when the two were tied. Both men already know each other's skills, and even occasionally discuss some tactical uses.

Now that VitB12 has made it clear that he wants to kill Dakko at this last moment, Dakko doesn't understand. It stands to reason that VitB12's physical strength has been exhausted, and continuing to fight will only make his disadvantages more and more prominent, and Daktronics' advantages will naturally become more and more obvious. But Darko also knows VitB12's character, this person will not do useless work, which means that VitB12 must have a certain certainty that he can kill him before launching such an operation.

"Do you have any hole cards that I don't know?" Darko asked directly.

"Of course. VitB12 said proudly, "Don't underestimate the killers of the Vitamin Guild. ”

VitB12's words are sharp, which also lets Daktronics know the priority ranking in VitB12's mind. Friends and rivals are important, but faith is above all of them. His identity is first and foremost the killer of the Vitamin Guild and VitB12, and secondly Darko's friend and rival.

Darko slowly got up and patted the dust on his body, "Although I think that continuing to fight in such a state is like a ruffian fight, which is very damaging to my image, but since you insist on doing so, what does it matter if I accompany you? After all, this is also the last time." ”

"It's the last time, indeed. VitB12 looked at Darko with deep eyes and straightened up.

"There's one more problem. ”

"Oh?"

"Forget it. Darko shook his head, "If we're all alive by tomorrow, I'll ask you that question." ”

"Well, that's a pity. ”

Darko was a little strange, the two had fought so many times without distinguishing between life and death, why was VitB12 convinced that he could kill him this time, but he felt that it was useless to think too much, so it was better to face it directly.

"Let's get started. ”

"Here we go. ”

As soon as the words fell, VitB12's figure disappeared in place, and at the same time, there was a change of light and shadow on the left side of Daktronics. Darko didn't evade it with flashing, but dodged in the opposite direction. VitB12 Shadow is extremely fast, even if Dakko teleports immediately, it will be stabbed, it is better to resist with its own defense first, carry out an attack, and then escape when the protection is on the verge of shattering. Moreover, the consumption of Shadow Yue is much smaller than Darko's flash technique, and it is unwise to fight for it. It took many battles for Darko to find the best way to cope.

When VitB12 took shape, an ice pick formed just above it and smashed into the top of VitB12's head. Darko is still unable to instantaneously perform an ice pick, but the cast time is limited to 1.25 seconds. This year's battles have not only greatly improved his combat awareness, but also greatly shortened the time he takes to hold spells.

Darko's icicle spell is just right to hit VitB12 in time, and if VitB12 dodges it, then it won't be able to attack Darko. Sure enough, the blood-red ice pick smashed directly on top of VitB12's head, and he could only rely on his magic resistance to fend off the attack.

However, the blow that Dakko expected did not come, and VitB12 kept a posture to keep an eye on Daktronics' movements. Dakko was a little strange for a while, why did VitB12 suffer from the icicle technique but not attack him? Then Dakko got the answer, only to see VitB12's figure become blurry again, and it actually launched the shadow crossing continuously!

Darko's understanding of VitB12's opponent is second only to himself, he knows that the skill of Shadow Yue requires extremely high physical strength, and VitK4 has been bleeding all over the body after only one use, and VitB12 has a stronger body, but it still needs to be adjusted for a long time after each shadow crossing, and the damage to its body is actually no less than a fourth-level magic against Darko when used continuously.

But VitB12 was used in this way without hesitation, and Darko never thought that he would use such a tactic, and the rapidly retreating body did not leave room for strain at all. So he hit the other body directly, and then he was caught between his arms by two powerful arms, and his whole body couldn't move.

Darko sighed, this is the disadvantage of knowing the opponent too well, each skill of the opponent clearly knows its cooldown time, action distance, damage level, etc., and instinctively formulates the most economical tactics accordingly in an instant, and uses it in the confrontation. However, once the opponent breaks through the information they have, then this most economical tactic has no scope for adaptation. The reason why they habitually formulate the most economical tactics is because of the strategic needs of the two sides to fight a protracted war, but VitB12 no longer wants to fight a protracted war this time, and Daktronics is still dealing with it in an inherent way, and it will fall behind in an instant.

Darko's expression was a little surprised, but he was not flustered, he felt the VitB12 that controlled him behind his back, and his broad chest muscles actually felt comfortable. He paused before asking, "VitB12, I have to say, I was surprised by your move, and it did work to control me, but what about you? After using Shadow Yue twice in a row, I'm afraid most of your internal organs have been broken, right?"

VitB12 was silent for a while, as if feeling his physical condition, and then replied truthfully, "The heart and spleen are cracked, and the kidney is also broken, compared to the condition of the liver is much better, at least it can last a day, the stomach is fine, it seems that I also have the potential to be a foodie." ”

Darko was also surprised to hear that VitB12 was so badly injured, "Didn't you use the Shadow like a nobody before, why did you get hurt so badly when you used it continuously?"

"It's not a matter of one plus one equaling two, it's a multiplier. If using it once is equivalent to taking a level 3 spell from you, then two times in a row is equivalent to taking a level 5 spell. VitB12 replied truthfully, as if it weren't talking about his own body.

"Such a big side effect?"

"Your mage's flashes have a similar effect, but they take longer to hold the spell. In contrast, Shadow Yue's launch is faster, so naturally it has to pay the price of self-harm, which can be regarded as a balance. Except, of course, the pervert of VitW. ”

VitB12 is very open-minded, and in Darko's impression, he never seems to complain about anything. While speaking, VitB12 did not let go of its grip on Daktronic, whose arms were always tightly strangled without the slightest chance. Darko continued, "So what are you going to do next? If you want to attack, you have to let go of me, so I can escape with a random teleportation scroll in less than two seconds. You can do two attacks in two seconds, but now I have ice armor on me, and even if you use the Celestial Tilt, you won't be able to kill me before I can escape. ”

"You're right, you can't be killed this way. But this time I caught you, after all, you lost. VitB12 agreed with Dakko's analysis, but there was a hint of depression in his tone.

"Do you not hesitate to harm yourself, just to win me this time?" Darko muttered to himself, although they were hostile to each other, he actually felt a little sad that VitB12 was unable to complete the mission, "Let me go, find a priest in time to heal, you can still live." ”

"Daktro, you still don't know me. VitB12 smiled, "The Vitamin Guild is like a god I believe in, and every mission is a faith that needs to be practiced with my life, nothing more. ”

As he spoke, a gray Wuling cone crystal appeared in VitB12's hand. Dakko saw the crystal out of the corner of his eye, vaguely remembering where he seemed to have seen it, but he couldn't remember it for a while. When he contacted VitB12, his eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed in horror, "Unbounded Crystal! This is Unbounded Crystal! VitB12, you are crazy!"

The Unbounded Crystal is a fairly rare mineral due to its upgradeable properties. In the accumulation of many years, the energy in a piece of unbounded crystal can also be continuously compressed, causing its quantitative change to lead to qualitative change, just like a human magician produces a level promotion. The Unbounded Crystal is a dead thing, so that the high-level Unbounded Crystal in the high-level plane can be brought into the low-level plane and used to activate special magic arrays or alchemy machinery. To put it simply, the Unbounded Crystal is like a corner of the plane it was born into, and it contains the laws of that plane, as long as you have a piece of Unbounded Crystal, it is equivalent to touching that plane and can absorb the power in it.

It is for this reason that the lower planes can also rely on the Unbounded Crystal to access the power level of the higher planes, so as to improve their personal level. Of course, this process is usually completed in the void, and if you are promoted in the lower plane and break through the upper limit of the power of the lower plane, then the consequences are unimaginable.

At this time, VitB12's whole body was wrapped in an unstable mass of energy, and the fighting qi in his body was completely released, and he recklessly absorbed the power in the Unbounded Crystal into his own power.

"My level is about to rise, break through the upper limit of the power of the Mercury plane, and together we will be attacked and repelled by the laws of the plane, and finally turn into dust in the plane. VitB12 said in a deep voice, glancing at Darko who was under his control, and said, "You...... Are you ready?"