[Confirm, upgrade the [Dark Hand] card.] 】

[Ding, enhancement complete!] 】

The process of absorbing the fragments of the Source of Fall was not very long, it was only completed in a matter of seconds.

In an instant, two messages popped up in front of Roland's eyes in a row.

After seeing this information, Roland was stunned for a moment, and then immediately opened the introduction page of [Dark Hand].

【Hand of Darkness】

Required Character Level: 45

Rank: King

Cost: 300 mana

Description: The user will unleash a giant arm formed by the dark element. Whenever this arm attacks an enemy, it has a 50% chance to knock back and a 1.2% chance to fall.

As long as the Fallen effect appears on the enemy, the opponent will lose their minds and attack their companions.

Notes: "An arm formed by darkness, it can do many things for you. - A trick from dark magic.

"The effect is worse than expected, after all, the probability of the latter effect is too low."

Roland glanced at the strengthened Dark Hand and frowned.

Truth be told, he wasn't very happy with the enhancement of this card.

Although the fragment of the Source of Corruption has been shattered, it is also a legendary-level item, and now it has not even increased the level of the card.

After this was done, Roland looked back at the corner above the black floating platform, and was surprised to find that there was no trace of the fat Aunt Monica and her companions, presumably having left when the passage was unsealed.

It's just that Roland doesn't care much about this, after all, it is really difficult to catch up with two thieves with good concealment ability.

And they were temporary allies just now, so let's let them go.

"Now Duke Knox is dead...... Calvin also died...... I don't want to be saddled with this black cauldron. ”

Roland glanced at the black floating platform that looked a little chaotic around him, and said with a headache.

You must know that the death of an imperial duke is not a trivial matter.

Now he was the only living man left in this secret place. Therefore, Roland's suspicion of crime is the greatest, and what he can do is to find an eyewitness to get rid of this suspicion.

As for the large liquid-like monster that had been standing on the suspended platform, it was a bit difficult to deal with.

Because after the death of Duke Knox, this guy is like a puppet that has lost his soul, and he has no intention of moving, do you want to kill it?

"That's right. Duke Knox though dead...... But there is also Pesso. ”

Suddenly, Roland remembered that he was the little boy he had taken into the Ouroboros Ring, that Peso was the son of Duke Knox, and now this bad situation should be left to him.

"Open, Ouroboros Gate."

As soon as the words fell, there was a soft buzz, and a quaint gate slowly emerged in front of Roland's eyes.

"Baron Roland...... Where is this? ”

When the young Pesso came out of the door, he looked a little startled, as if he was a little curious and wary of all around.

"This is the depths of your family's secret place. But I have bad news for you,"

Roland took a deep breath, looked at the black-haired boy in front of him, and said softly, "That is, when I came here, Duke Knox was already dead...... I'm sorry, Pesso. ”

In an instant, there was a dead silence all around.

Pesso stared at Roland with wide eyes, his eyes full of shock. It was as if I had been caught off guard by what he had said.

"Alas...... I hate to believe it, but it's true. Mr. Pesso. ”

Roland sighed and reached out to point the young boy in the right direction.

“…………”

Pesso opened his mouth and looked in the direction Roland was pointing, only to see a gray-haired corpse lying in a pool of blood, and the old man was still falling with a cane.

Almost as soon as he saw the crutch, Pesso recognized the body as his father: Duke Knox.

"Father!"

Suddenly. A look of surprise appeared on Pesso's face, and he hurriedly ran to Duke Knox and turned his body over to inspect it.

When he confirmed that the corpse was Duke Knox, the black-haired mind fell into a state of stupor: "How can this be...... How so...... Father, how could he have died. ”

"No...... No, it won't! Father, wake up. Wake up. ”

Pesso said in a daze, gently shaking Duke Knox's corpse.

"Mr. Pesso, maybe you should have listened, when I came here............"

Roland hesitated, but finally decided to tell Pesso the details of what had happened.

From Calvin's betrayal, to the sight of the monster, to the appearance of the arms of the Ancient People, and then to the subsequent changes, this qiē thing is said without reservation.

As for whether Xiang believes it or not, that's his business.

"Is that so? Thank you...... Baron Roland. ”

Pesso lowered his head, listened quietly to Roland's story, and then responded softly.

Although his tone was very calm, it could be seen from his tightly clasped hands that the little boy's heart was now filled with anger that had nowhere to vent.

"Pesso ......"

Just as Roland was about to persuade the little black-haired boy, an unusual appearance made him dispel this idea.

I saw a faint glow on Duke Knox's corpse, and as time passed, the light became more and more obvious, as if something was about to appear.

Soon, that faint burst of light condensed into the shape of a person in the void.

"Duke Knox?"

Roland looked ahead with surprise in his eyes and muttered.

Because that phantom translucent figure was the dead Duke of Nock, if he hadn't miscalculated, he would have been the soul of the dead yet.

It's just that although his soul has not died yet, he can't last long when his body is in death.

"Baron Roland, thank you for your help...... But I have something I want to say to Pesso alone. You don't mind, do you? ”

Duke Knox, who was in a state of soul, soothed Peso, then looked at Roland with gratitude in his eyes and asked softly.

"Of course, Duke Knox."

Roland smiled slightly, then turned and walked in the direction of the exit.

Since the other party has important family matters to discuss, he is embarrassed to continue to stay here and hinder them.

Soon. Roland left the black platform and returned to the narrow tunnel from before, and did not stop until he could no longer see the black platform.

Of course, Roland was not ready to leave directly, because when he would leave this secret place, he still needed the little boy to lead the way.

And he also had the idea of the precious items in the rooms on both sides of the passage, and with Pesso's consent, he should be able to obtain one or two items inside.

"Since you are idle now, you are also idle...... Let's see what we get this time. ”

After waiting for a while, Roland remembered the arm of the Ancient People he had sealed.

Now this time. He also had time to confirm an important guess in his mind, such as whether there was silver blood in his arm.

As soon as the thought in his heart moved, an arm surrounded by black qi appeared out of thin air in his hand. Although he had lifted the Crown of Shadows, the dark seal on the arms of the Ancient People had not disappeared, and it was still firmly imprisoned.

Seeing this scene, Roland also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

When he switched out of this arm, he was ready to prevent it from escaping, after all, no one wanted a cooked duck to fly away like this.

"Bloodletting......

Roland groaned. He placed the Ancient People's arm on the ground, clutching a dagger and slowly slicing towards it. Wait until the blood that flows out of the wound is silver. Then it must be the silver blood he wants.

With a pop, the sharp blade easily cut a narrow scar on the black hand.

"Silver's Blood...... Let's hope it's the blood of silver."

Roland kept staring at the location of the wound and muttered nervously.

You must know that the blood of silver is the key to whether his secondary time realm can be strengthened.

If the secondary time realm lasts longer, then it can be a very crucial increase in his strength.

But when the black hand cut a scar, not a drop of blood flowed from it. It's like an arid earth.

What's going on?

Just when Roland was puzzled, a drop of silver blood flowed out of the wound and was suspended in the air.

In an instant, a message popped up in front of his eyes:

[Ding, get Silver Blood x1 drop.] 】

"Silver blood? Very good. It became ...... It's really the blood of silver. ”

Looking at these blood shining with a faint silver light, Roland couldn't help but feel a trace of excitement in his heart.

Although this blood is not much, it can confirm a guess in his heart.

That is, the remains of the Ancient People contain silver blood, as long as he finds the remains of some Ancient People in the future, he can upgrade the secondary time realm on his body, and maybe eventually evolve into a complete instant realm.

After getting the silver blood, Roland didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately put the drop of blood into his mouth and swallowed it quickly and quickly into his stomach.

The moment he swallowed the blood, a soft humming sound continued to echo in his ears.

But after this strange voice sounded, nothing happened, not even a hint of information.

Could it be that the blood of silver has no effect?

Or is there not enough of this blood?

With these doubts in mind, Roland immediately opened the skill panel of the secondary time realm.

I saw that most of the information above has not changed, except that the duration of the effect has been increased from 4 seconds to 5 seconds.

"5 seconds...... Well, swallowing a drop of silver blood increases by 1 second, and it looks like you'll have to pay attention to this information in the future. ”

Roland sighed and put the interface away.

Suddenly, Pesso's voice came from behind him: "Baron Roland...... Father said I wanted to pay you, what do you want? ”

…………………… (To be continued......)