Chapter 8: Existence Beyond Knowing (4)
Argus...... Standing alone in the office at the top of the Mage Tower [Gray], the Royal Magician Vice-President ...... No, it's President Jerry Belfort who is silently looking out at the night view of the Imperial City of Sassen.
Now that he has taken off the hat of the second in 10,000 years, he has truly become the president of the Royal Magician Association, and the title of the chief magician of the empire, but even so, he does not have much joy and pride.
Yes, there is no need to be complacent, because there is a more terrifying being above him than the Great Wizard Weston!
Argus...... It's too much to underestimate this man...... Jerry Belfort frowned and sighed, he got what he wanted, but he wasn't the biggest winner in this race, he knew that very well.
Neither himself, nor Prince Gran, nor the necromancers, nor the high-ranking nobles of the Sassen Imperial City were all pawns in the hands of that man, and with the destruction of the Reox Academy, Jerry Belfort suddenly realized that he had done a terrible wrong.
Jerry Belfort sent someone to investigate Reochs, and it was hard for him to imagine that the man had single-handedly defeated Gretel Keynes, one of the two most famous archmages of the Empire, and Father Andrew, one of the twelve cardinals of the Holy See...... Tsk, how could humans have such great power?!
If two days ago Jerry Belfort might have thought that he was not too much of a difference in strength with Argus, but by tonight he had completely forgotten this ridiculous thought...... That's definitely not a power that humans can have!
"President, President!" With an urgent call, a magician hurriedly pushed open the door and ran in, holding a few documents, and hurriedly said, "President, the Magic Detective Department has found an unknown energy reaction: the direction is southwest outside the city, twelve miles away, we found that there are two huge high-burst energy collisions there, and the energy reaction has exceeded the first level of alert level, please indicate whether to open the protective shield......"
"No!" Jerry Belfort shook his head with some trepidation, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the dark night sky outside, and said lightly, "Tell those people to be quiet, go back and rest, nothing will happen, those two monsters are not coming for us......"
"Those two monsters?" the magician who had reported the news looked up in surprise.
"Ah, two monsters more powerful than demons!" Jerry Belfort sighed slightly, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "You go out, and warn the patrol party to avoid that place...... If they don't want to die!"
“...... Yes!"
Glancing at the back of his subordinates leaving in a hurry, Jerry Belfort's eyes looked at the dark night scene again, only to see that in the relatively far southwest, he could faintly see the two energies of the sky-rushing fire and the deep and terrible darkness tirelessly colliding, one of the breaths, he knew very well, who else but the man Argus could have such great power?
But another person...... In the past, Jerry Belfort would have gone to see it for himself, but today, he was not so interested, and the other guy, no matter what kind of guy he was, was also a terrifying being on the same level as that man after all, yes, a terrifying existence far beyond the human level...... "Argus...... What is the secret of his power? That power is definitely not his own, who gave him such great power?" Thinking of this, Jerry Belfort's eyes showed a bit of thought, turned to the door, and shouted at a royal magician in the corridor, "Hey, Jetmir, you go to the database now, and bring me all the information about demon legends found in the ancient ruins before!"
"Ah...... Yes!"
Meanwhile, twelve miles southwest of the Imperial City of Sasson, the battle between Soth and Argus continued unabated.
The energy generated by the battle between the two apostles has severely damaged the nearby landscape, the rivers have been cut off, the forests have been burned, the hills have collapsed, and the ground has sunken, I am afraid that even a team of twenty magicians cannot cause such serious damage.
As Jerry Belfort said, the two men fighting here have completely escaped the realm of human beings, and their power is even more terrifying than that of demons.
Fortunately, it was the dark night in front of Li Min, and most of the civilians in the nearby villages were in a deep sleep, even if someone was occasionally woken up by the loud roar, they did not dare to act rashly in the dark, especially when they vaguely saw the two unknown monsters in the darkness that were one or two hundred yards high...... "Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Roar!"
In the midst of a thunderous roar, the two behemoths of the two-headed man-bird and the dark bear were still entangled, as the most direct embodiment of the apostle's power, these two projection-like creatures resembling the ancient will may be the real destroyers of this area.
"Kill you, I'm going to kill you, Argus!"
As if to confirm the anger in Soth's heart, the dark bear suddenly opened its fanged mouth and bit down on the shoulder of the two-headed man-bird, only to hear a sound similar to glass breaking, the two-headed man-bird's shoulder was bitten to the ground, falling pieces of black crystal fragments with dark power, and at the same time, a blood burst out of Argus's shoulder.
"Tsk, don't be arrogant to me, little ghost!"
As soon as Argus finished speaking, the two beaks of the two-headed man-bird pecked at the forehead of the dark bear, and only to hear a cry of pain, Soth's forehead kept bleeding.
"Roar!"
Perhaps sensing the pain of its master, the dark bear roared angrily, biting the other party's shoulder with its fangs, and the two giant palms pulled each other's wings one by one, and actually tore it off alive.
Boom! The dark wings turned into a single black crystal after leaving the two-headed manbird, slowly falling to the ground, shattering, and then, Argus let out a scream of "ah", and two streaks of blood burst out of his back inexplicably.
"Damn, little ghost!"
With Argus's figure, the two-handed man bird struck the huge head of the dark bear with a right fist, and the huge force actually shook the dark bear's body slightly, and at the same time, Thus was also thrown up and fell on the hard and dark ground that was roasted by the fire.
Just as Argus was about to catch his breath, Soth's body disappeared in place with a whoosh, and in the next second, he appeared behind Argus, clenched his right fist and slammed his right fist into Argus's head, knocking him flying, and at the end of the day, he cast a flash of fire.
Argus's body slid upside down on the ground for more than twenty yards before stopping, stumbling with the two-headed manbird, and was slapped on the head by the giant palm of the Dark Bear, letting out a terrible scream.
But before Soth could catch his breath, he suddenly felt a hard blow on his face, and even his body involuntarily fell to the side.
"Argus!"
"Stinky little imp!"
Both men were furious, magic was no longer the whole of combat, and as apostles, they seemed more inclined to kiss each other's cheeks with their fists, with their bodies beyond ordinary humans.
"Boom!"
In a wave of gas generated by a black beam of light and a flame explosion, the two people who were shaking were blown away by this wave of air, slamming heavily on the ground, snorting in pain, occasionally coughing violently and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Argus's situation was even worse than that of Soth, and although he was more experienced as an apostle than Soth, if it was a collision of pure power, there was a difference between the two ancient beings behind them: the power of Sloth seemed to be more suitable for this kind of battle than Mammon.
Indeed, as the apostle of Sloth, Soth has the ability to recover from speed like a dark creature, and his strength and tenacity are far above Argus, the only deficiency is speed, and Argus, as an apostle of Mammon, has the power to control people's hearts, and he is not good at this kind of hand-to-hand combat.
His only advantage was the [Divine Power] that Soth had not yet mastered, but his magic and physical strength had long been exhausted, and he was unable to use that ability at all, and the soul trauma he had received during the previous battle with Professor Hodd, coupled with the injuries he would receive, made it almost difficult for him to even stand.
And the situation of Soth also saw how good, the first time he fought with the power of the Apostle, he could not fully control the dark bear at all, and he mastered a pitiful amount of magic compared to Argus, back and forth, but more importantly, the experience of fighting, in this regard, Soth could not compare with the experienced Argus, even if he had better strength.
"Whew!"
"Whew!"
Looking at Soth in the distance, struggling to get back up from the ground, Argus burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?!"
Glancing at the anger in Soth's eyes, Argus shook his head, gasped and grinned, "You're such a horrible fellow, Soth, do you want to kill me like that?"
"Humph!" the boy snorted coldly, which was enough to represent his thoughts.
"Hey," quietly glancing at the dark bear behind Soth, Argus was silent for a moment, then suddenly grinned, shook his head and said, "Also as an apostle, our power areas seem to be different, the impulsive and violent way of fighting is really suitable for your surname......" As he spoke, he raised his right hand, only to see a cloud of dark power quickly condense in his hand, forming a black slender sword.
Immediately, he waved the black long sword in his hand a few times, looked at the somewhat stunned Soth and said jokingly, "Is it necessary to be so surprised? It's just a simple energy materialization...... Haven't you learned, do you need me to show you the way?"
"Less wordy!" roared, and a circle of cyan flames erupted from the boy's feet.
"Hey, I don't want to admit it, what an uninteresting little ghost!" said Argus, his expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Repent of your stupidity, little ghost!"
Where is it?
Where is it?
Ignoring the battle between the Dark Bear and the Two-Headed Manbird, Soth used all his mental power to capture Argus's location, and suddenly, he found himself on his left with an incongruous wave of spatial energy.
Left!
Soth subconsciously threw his fist to the left, and he could already feel that his fist would fall hard on the bastard's face, but suddenly, he felt a chill in his back, and then a sharp pain followed.
"Wrong, it's on the right!"
Listening to the infuriating teasing, Soth subconsciously turned his head, and before he could catch Argus's position, he was scratched on his arm again.
After suffering several sword wounds, Soth finally caught Argus's position, but just as he was about to smash his fist into the opponent, he saw Argus stretch out his left hand to hold Soth's fist, and then turned around, and actually restrained Soth, and the black long sword in his right hand also reached Soth's neck.
Looking at the struggling boy, Argus used all his strength to restrain the other party, and said with a sneer, "A little ghost is a little ghost!—to that extent, you still want to kill me?"
But suddenly, Argus saw a smile on the boy's lips, and before he could react, a thick pillar of fire erupted violently from the ground beneath their feet.
"Huh!"
Argus looked even more embarrassed than just now, his clothes were burned to tatters, and there was still a trace of heat up and down his body, and he knelt on the ground with his right hand, looked at the pillar of fire, and said jokingly, "Not a bad way, but aren't you afraid of burning yourself to death?"
"Whew!" the pillar of fire vanished in an instant, and Thos's figure reappeared in front of Argus, gasping and sneering, "If a fire mage could be burned to death by his own flames, that's really a joke!"
"Don't be careless, that kind of person hasn't appeared before, why don't you think you're next?" said jokingly, Argus stood up, pointed up with his right hand, and saw the ground shake for a while, and the gravel on the ground actually suspended one by one, quickly condensed into a huge stone, and then, just when he pointed at Soth with his right hand, the huge stone shot towards Soth like a cannonball.
Looking at the stone that was shooting at him, Soth raised his right hand, only to hear a thud, and the boulder slammed into his right hand, bursting and scattering.
With a snort, the boy sneered, "Argus, are you now all but able to cast this kind of unruly magic, and why do you die in peace?"
Hearing the word [death], Argus couldn't help but glance at the dark bear who was fighting the two-headed man-bird, and then laughed at himself, and whispered, "Didn't I say it, you want to kill me, no problem, as long as you have the ability!--I take special care of you compared to others!"
"What a joke!"
As Soth's angry voice rang out, only to hear a snap, a ball of flame exploded in Argus's direction in an instant.
"Will this trick work?" Argus, who was once again in another place, shook his head mockingly, but then, his eyes suddenly changed, and he subconsciously turned his head, only to see a fist slamming into his ribs.
"Boom!"
Tumbling out of a burst of flames, Argus stood up and glanced at his chest, feeling the pain from the broken ribs, and said with a wry smile, "Hey, hey, the strengthened body doesn't mean anything at all!" As he spoke, he seemed to think of something, and looked up at Soth suddenly, and then a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"What do you want to say, bastard!" said the boy with his fists clenched.
"Hey...... Gasping for air from the pain, Argus grinned, "Bastard? Is it because I caused chaos in the Empire, or because I destroyed your favorite Reox, or because I killed the advisor who has a good relationship with you? Hey, don't forget, we're the same kind of people!"
"What are you kidding with a guy like you?"
"Boom, boom!"
Taking a few steps back to avoid the deadly flames, Argus stood up with his hands on the ground and said with a sneer, "Isn't ......it, little ghost! Hey, I don't think you would have noticed that at the time, would you?" he said, raising his hand to the distance, and in the direction he was pointing, he could faintly hear the shouts of some civilians living in nearby villages, most likely because their village was affected by the battle between the two ancient will projections.
Frowning and listening to the faint shout, the boy was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Don't give me irrelevant things, Argus!"
"Irrelevant?" Argus was stunned, then laughed, clutching his bleeding forehead and laughing wildly, "That's great, Soth, that's the attitude of a strong man, yes, what qualifications do those ant-like guys have to make us care?"
"You!—I didn't mean that......"
"Oh, is it?" Raising his head and looking at Soth, Argus pointed to one place and smirked, "Listen! what a helpless voice......
Indeed, the broken river and the collapsed ground made a mess of the surrounding landscape, especially the cracked ravine, which even ran through the entire village, and the people of the village ran out of the village in panic and ran to the higher ground to take refuge, looking at the endless darkness around them in fear, they had no idea what was happening.
Looking at the silent boy, Argus pursed his lips and said jokingly, "Regret, regret, chagrin, no kidding, Soth, that's not the attitude we should have......" He paused, took a deep breath, and said, "There is no need to pity the weak, their cowardly existence is evil, shouldn't all we need to do is to go higher?--Enough, little ghost? You should know that for us, this kind of battle is not a real fight at all, it is just a game at best, and you, to be honest, are not even qualified to join this game now!"
"What do you mean?" asked Soth, frowning.
"Hey!" Argus shook his head and smiled, pointing to the phantom of the two-headed bird that had returned behind him, and said lightly, "I'm surprised, aren't you surprised that you can fight me for so long?"
"What do you mean?"
Glancing at the boy, Argus shook his head and said jokingly, "Didn't you notice......?
"What!" the boy was stunned, subconsciously feeling the fire element around him, but found that as Argus said, there was a terrifying huge dark aura gathered around him, but the originally rich fire element had become much thinner than before.
Looking at the bewildered boy, Argus sneered, "Do you think you really fought me with your own strength? Hurt me to such an extent with your ridiculous flames? Don't be kidding, Soth! Do you think you can break three of my ribs with the fist of a human imp? Depending on that power, the faster you will change, until your body is completely occupied by darkness, at which point you will no longer be human, and ordinary weapons and magic will not hurt you at all...... Those demons are simply vulnerable to the full apostles......" he said, raising his hand and pointing to the black tattoo on Soth's right arm, jokingly, "Those things, they didn't have them, did they?"
Soth subconsciously looked at his right arm, because of the battle just now, his sleeves had already been broken, so his bare skin was exposed, but what made him stunned was that the black tattoo that was originally only on the shoulder and arm had somehow extended to the entire right hand...... "The neck has also appeared!" Looking at the stunned boy, Argus smiled and teased, "If you continue to fight, you will be the same as me, hey, didn't I say, we are the same kind of people!"
“......”
Looking at the stunned Soth looking at the tattoo on his right arm, Argus shook his head, and said lightly in a somewhat inexplicable emotional tone, "I've been playing with you for so long, you should be satisfied, right?
Looking at Argus with a hateful smile on his face, the boy fell silent, and after a full minute he raised his head and said, word by word, "Don't give me irrelevant things!—you must give me death here anyway!"
As he spoke, a powerful dark force poured out from his body, gradually replacing the fire elementals attached to him, and at the same time, the black tattoo on his neck expanded towards his face again.
"What a disobedient little ghost!" Argus's eyes completely cold, I saw him take a slight breath, a deep and cold darkness erupted from his body, at the same time, the skin of his whole body became a little darker, and the black tattoo like Soth completely emerged from his naked body, clearer and more complete than Soth, all over his body, looking from a distance, like a demon crawling out of the abyss.
The people living in the nearby villages looked at the direction where there was a loud noise, as if the most terrible demon existed in the darkness, and they could only pray that the day would come soon, so that they would at least understand what was going on.
Perhaps because of the power of prayer, the sky finally began to light up, and the sun rose, and those people could finally see their surroundings, but they couldn't believe their eyes.
Is this really the village you are familiar with? Is this really the river you are familiar with? Is this really the forest you are familiar with?
Looking at the vast area that looked like scorched earth, those people felt a strong fear welling up in their hearts.
What the hell is going on?!
And when the villagers were secretly afraid, Argus was sitting on the ground against a rock, covering her mouth and coughing violently, beside him, the little girl Lily tilted her head and looked at Argus inexplicably, and asked in a low voice, "Are you sick with such a bad cough?"
Reaching out and touching his broken ribs, Argus took a deep breath to suppress the sharp pain, covered his mouth and coughed, and then said angrily, "Damn little ghost, how dare you do it!"
"I didn't do anything...... Lily shook her head in panic.
"Not you, little ghost!" Argus pouted in annoyance, then looked up at Soth who had fallen to the ground in the distance, and stood up with the pain all over his body.
"Are you alright, uncle...... Argus, are you going to see a doctor?"
"Don't think I'm like you, little ghost!" Argus took a few deep breaths as he walked slowly towards Soth, and when he came to him, he said jokingly, "It's a pity, Soth!"
Soth, who had fallen to the ground, opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at Argus angrily.
"Oh, what a terrible look, but I'm glad to see that you're still so energetic!" he said, raising his right hand and condensing a long sword with dark power, stabbing straight into Thos's left leg, sinking deep into the ground.
"Ahh
"Hey!" Listening to the cry of pain, Argus raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and said mockingly, "It's too much to measure, Soth, even as the same apostle, there is a huge gap in our strength, don't forget, I have already consumed a lot of magic power when I fought with you, and I have even been seriously injured, you can't even defeat me like this, how can you kill me?" As he spoke, he once again condensed a long black sword and stabbed it in Soth's right leg.
"By all means...... I'm going to kill you, you bastard!" Soth said with difficulty, enduring the pain.
"Come on, you've exhausted all your magic and physical strength, and you still want to kill me?" Shaking his head and laughing, Argus once again stabbed a black sword into Thos's right hand, jokingly, "Reox is really a good place, teaching you to learn magic happily, learning to fight happily, but this kind of classroom tutorial is completely different from real combat, but well, it's still a matter of experience for you, hehe!" As he spoke, he condensed a black sword again and stabbed it into Thos's left hand, but to his surprise, as soon as the black sword touched Thos's left hand, it was disintegrated and purified, much to Argus's surprise.
At this moment, a relatively old voice came from not far away.
"The Light of Thessalonia, you should remember, Argus!"
Glancing lightly at the visitor, Argus smiled a little playfully at the corner of his mouth, chuckled and mocked, "Yo, you're still alive, it's so surprising to me," he said, the smile on his face gradually retracted, and he said coldly, "I finally picked up a life, and came back to die, what should I say about you?" Father Andrew!"
I saw the old man in the gray cloak not far away take off the cloak with his right hand and say in a deep voice, "I don't want to fight you now, Argus!"
"Oh?" Argus said with a slight smile, pointing to his scarred body, and jokingly, "don't you want to? Thanks to this little ghost, I'm so bad right now, I don't want to do it? It's just that I lost an arm, so I won't become so cowardly, right? It's not at all like you, who chased me all the way from Salonia to the Empire, it's so disappointing to me......"
Father Andrew silently glanced at the empty left sleeve, pointed at Soth with his right hand, and said in a deep voice, "No matter what you say, I don't want to have a conflict with you now, I just want to take this child!"
Frowning and glancing at Father Andrew, Argus shook his head with a smile and said lightly, "It seems that you have learned something that you should not know, but why do you think I will hand him over to you?
"Anyway, I'm going to take this kid out of your hands!" said Father Andrew, tearing off his cloak.
"Hey, that old guy who lost a hand, you have to figure it out, you escaped from me with great difficulty last time, do you think you can beat me? Don't think I can't kill you now, you're not an apostle, I can kill you in an instant!"
"With that terrible power, but I just don't look into your eyes, right?" said Father Andrew, in a deep voice.
Argus was stunned, then looked at Father Andrew and laughed, shook his head and said mockingly, "I didn't expect it to be learned by you to such a point, hey, old fellow, you haven't been peeking around here, have you? I remember the Holy See's enchantment, which has a special effect that the dark power can't break through the peeping!--When this little ghost, and his mentor Hod Kendi, were fighting with me, the twelve cardinal archbishops of the Holy See actually hid and peeked, oops, what should I say? hey!"
Father Andrew's face couldn't help but show a little guilt, he lowered his head slightly, and said in a deep voice, "If I can kill you as a demon, even if I die together, I can also spare my life, but...... If I can't, I must live and bring back all the information about you to Salonia!—Argus, when the time comes, your secrets will no longer be secrets, including the source of your great power, the Ancient Will!"
"......" Glancing deeply at Father Andrew, Argus shook his head slightly, and said lightly, "Do you mean, is the Holy See planning to intervene?" But I can't give this little ghost to you, he's my trophy!"
"What if I have to?" said Father Andrew in a deep voice.
Looking at the dazzling and dangerous light on Father Andrew's body, as well as his resolute and determined eyes, Argus licked his lips, shook his head and said, "It's useless, old fellow, you can't kill me, as an apostle, once I die, time will stand still, and the great presence behind me will descend on my body, although only temporarily, but it is more than enough to kill you!"
"What if it's a seal?" Andrew said in a deep voice, looking at Argus, "You should have heard that there is magic in the Holy See that can seal power, but a guy like you needs three or four great magician-level figures, but if it is the energy before death...... If I die here, the holy light that has accumulated in the past will explode in an instant, and the energy generated will not purify the darkness in your body, but it will be enough to seal your power......"
"It's only temporary!"
"That's enough, once it's known that you've lost your power, how many people will come to kill you? Don't think I don't know, even if it's the ancient will behind it, every time you come to this world temporarily, it takes a huge amount of energy, and once you consume too much, you will fall into a deep sleep, Argus, the demon behind you, how many times will you save you? How many times will you be willing and able to save you?"
"......" Looking deeply at Father Andrew's determined eyes, Argus pursed his lips and shrugged, "Okay, I can hand over this little imp to you, but, in exchange for your life, you old bastard chased me all the way from Salonia to the Empire, and if I didn't kill you, I can't get rid of this evil breath in my heart!"
To Argus's surprise, Father Andrew did not hesitate to respond.
"Yes!—but I need half a month!"
“...... Hey, what a priest," Argus sneered lightly, and then smiled strangely, "I'll leave you half a month, but on the other hand, the pain you endure will be greatly enhanced, oh hey, why is an old fellow so reckless, just die obediently!" As he spoke, he raised his right hand and shot a black lightning beam that pierced Father Andrew's chest at once.
Argus ......
Looking at Father Andrew's disbelieving eyes, Argus said mockingly, "Stay for half a month, you will teach me how to use this magic, not only stupid but also stupid!--but don't worry, you can't die for the time being, otherwise you will die, and I will be more troublesome, but as for how many days it can last, then I can't say for sure, I personally prefer you to die halfway, hey, I have always had no good feelings for the people who pursued me......"
"Bastard!" Father Andrew cursed through gritted teeth, and then Argus turned his head to look at Soth, and suddenly became vigilant, and reached for a gold-encrusted dagger.
"Hey, hey, this doesn't look like what a clergyman who claims to be a servant of the gods should say," said Argus, as if sensing something, and looked up at Father Andrew, and said jokingly, "Don't get excited, old fellow, if you die here, then our agreement will be null and void!"
With that, he looked around, then closed his eyes, and after a few minutes he suddenly raised his right hand, and before Father Andrew could understand, a silver light flew into Argus's hand, the dirty silver coin.
"Whew," blew the dust off the silver coin, wiped the dirt off it, Argus put the silver coin in his pocket, and then looked condescendingly at the almost unconscious Soth, and said in a deep voice in an inexplicable tone, "I was hurt to this extent by you, and I wanted to teach you another lesson, little ghost, but think about it, forget it, that old fellow will take you away!--If you don't want to die, I advise you to stay in Salonia honestly, and not set foot in this country again!--- Phew, anyway, I have repaid the favors I owed you in the past...... I've got this coin back!"
"Ah...... Argus...... I'm going to...... Kill you!" Soth, who was almost unconscious, struggled to express his hatred.
"You want to kill me, no problem!" Argus smiled, crouched down, and whispered, "When you have mastered the power of the Apostle and truly stand on the same level as me, you can come back for revenge, and I will wait for you, Soth!"
With that, Argus stood up, patted the little girl Lily's head, and said angrily, "Go, little ghost!"
"Hmm!—Can you finally go...... You promised me a delicious cake ......."
"Got it, little ghost!"
"It's Lily......"
"Annoying!--Hey, that damn little imp, I regret I didn't kick it twice!"
"Yay?"
"Not about you!"
"Oh......"
Father Andrew's heart slowly relaxed as he looked at the back of Argus leaving, but when he looked at Soth, he frowned deeply at the black tattoo that had almost spread to his face.
Argus ...... Argus!"
With a bang, the three black swords that pierced Soth's body suddenly shattered, and an ancient and terrifying aura with a heavy dark aura spread throughout his body.
"Oh no! Charles' stigmata power can no longer suppress this dark force......" Father Andrew frowned deeply, and he could clearly see that the light power in Soth's left hand was weakening step by step.
"Soth?kid?Soss?Soth?"
Looking at the semi-unconscious Soth, he couldn't stop trembling, and the dark power in him was getting stronger and stronger, Father Andrew wrinkled, and put his right hand against the boy's left hand.
After a long burst of white light flashed, Father Andrew seemed to be dozens of years old, not only did his skin become wrinkled, but his eyes were no longer as energetic as before, and when he looked at Soth again, he seemed to have calmed down, and the violent dark aura returned to calm again, but it was incredible that at the forearm of his left hand, a second six-pointed star magic array appeared, connected with the magic array on the back of his hand with a white thorn-like tattoo.
Looking at the black tattoo on the boy's neck, which had not yet faded, Father Andrew sighed slightly.
"Isn't the power of the double [stigma] able to completely dispel this darkness......? Ancient Will!"
Shaking his head, Father Andrew struggled to his feet, picked up Soth with his only right hand, and walked towards the south step by step.
Even if the world is shrouded in terrible darkness, we cannot give up our faith...... We should believe that the darkness is temporary, and that the light will come!
Follow my faith, my God, my Lord, and bathe in the light to atone for my sins...... My life may end, but my faith lives on...... Amen!
(To be continued)