Age of Adepts

The Shadow Demon was a quiet retreat.

By the time it left, Mary and the others had already taken an absolute advantage of the battlefield.

Although the Blood Clan's losses were not small, as long as they took down this Feathered Serpent God, not only would Mary have the hope of advancing to Class 4, but even the few old Blood Clans that had suffered for so many years at Class 2 would also have a glimmer of hope for promotion.

So, with the success, the Shadow Demon came quietly and then left quietly on the eve of the end of a protracted war.

Though some dedicated bloodsuckers (Winlill) might wonder why the feathered serpent god was badly wounded before they attacked. But with a feast of blood in the air, what Strigoi can keep their wits about them to find out the truth behind the scenes?

The Shadow Demon moved swiftly between pieces of shadow, connected or independent, large or small, like a fish swimming in a vast sea, unrestrained and free.

Thousands of kilometers were crossed in only half a day's work.

However, when it arrived at the spatial singularity that was reserved to evacuate the Hazen's Plane, the Shadow Demon Woodlands was stilled in the forest and sea.

The sun was shining.

A warm breeze blew against the forest sea.

The green waves rose and fell one after another, wavering.

And in front of that tiny, almost imperceptible spatial singularity, a cloud of tumbling, vibrating black smoke was so eye-catching, so dazzling, that it was impossible to ignore.

To outsiders, it was just a pitch-black, inky cloud of smoke, but to Shadow Demon and Grim, it represented extreme danger.

The scent inside the cloud of smoke was so familiar.

Shadow Demon was even able to see the tall, graceful figure at the core through the tumbling, vibrating shadow substance with his dark vision.

Cough, it was true that people were good at being bullied, and since they knew that their soul origin was damaged, one by one, these enemies had become active and positive once again....

With infinite resentment, Shadow Demon emerged from inside the huge shadow cast by a tall ancient tree, stared at the smoke, and said grudgingly, "It's an honor to meet you here, esteemed Chief Cersi!"

The smoke did not disperse, but quickly gathered together, condensing into a strange black armor that leaned over the body of the tall witch who had revealed herself.

Dazzling daylight poured down from the vault of heaven, shining down on her pitch-black, dark body.

No matter how bright the sunlight was, it still appeared dim and hazy, and it was impossible to see her eyebrows, eyes, and skin, and only a slim, slender, beautiful form could barely be seen.

"You've improved again!" The Cersei Witch in the darkness sighed grudgingly, "It's only been a few days of work, but your mental strength has actually improved again. It seems that we really underestimated you before! Your talent...to put it politely, is the one with the most development potential in the seven hundred years I've been a Dark Witch!"

The Shadow Demon's cold, hard metal face smiled and quietly looked around the room, before setting his gaze on the other side once more.

"Dear Chief Cersei, you infiltrated this alien plane and stopped me for such a silly exclamation? Where are your men? Why not call them out as well..."

In the darkness, Cersei's laughter was cold and wavering.

"Well, Lord Grim the Legendary Fire Witch, you don't need to try anything. There's only you and me here today, and there's not another Dark Witch!"

"Oh?" The Shadow Demon's eyes dripped around, clearly not believing the other party's words at all.

"I can't believe that you still feel like carrying the Shadow Jewel around with you, knowing that it's a sacred weapon that we Dark Witches aspire to possess. If you'd been hiding inside the Witch Tower, we might not have been able to do anything with you, but now..." here, Cersei's hands were folded, and two strangely shaped dark daggers slowly emerged, "Hand over the Jewel of Shadows, and I'll let you go, or else! ......."

The Shadow Demon laughed heedlessly, the sharp blades on his two claws rubbing against each other, spattering a shower of black sparks.

"Better get your men out and get them together! Save yourself the trouble later..."

"You don't have to test it! I am Cersei, the leader of the Dark Clan and the leader of the Dark Witch, and I don't need anyone's help fighting a 4th level novice like you!"

"Hey, it's not that you're worried that Alice will perceive it if too many people come, is it?" The Shadow Demon still looked like a hippie, "You dark witches, you really are deadly. You've clearly reached an agreement with Alice before, but you still dare to come and cause trouble now. Aren't you worried that I'll destroy this Shadow Jewel in a fit of rage?"

"Hmph, the Shadow Jewel is a Dark Sacred Artifact, and as long as the Shadow Realm exists, it can never be destroyed. You destroy it today, and in less than a hundred years, it will coalesce again from the Shadow Realm... Hmph, ignorant man..."

"Hehe, I'm ignorant but I know. Would this Shadow Jewel still fall into your Dark Witch's hands if it were to reunite? Can your dark pioneering plans still go ahead without it?"

Amidst the shadows, a black light flashed at Cersei's eyes.

"Good, good... I never thought that even you, an outsider, would know so much about us Dark Witches! Today I'll see if this dark puppet you've created can escape my pursuit..."

The two dark figures disappeared at the same time, and appeared in a black shadow a hundred meters away at the same time.

There is no shouting gesture, no exchange of probes, the two blurred figures continue to shuttle and jump, daggers or blades in hand is a wild attack on each other. But what is surprising is that, let the two attacks like wind and fire, but strangely there is no sound of metal clash.

The same technique, similar skills, the two kings of the shadows in an inch of space, you advance and I retreat, you retreat and I chase, launched a dangerous silent strangulation.

Sharp blades and daggers were constantly clashing and exchanging blows in the darkness....

The sinister and bizarre Shadow Energy whirled up and down, constantly blossoming on the opponent's body as their skills unfolded, each time inflicting more or less damage.

The greatest advantage of shadow energy lies in its defenselessness and erosive nature.

But when their enemies were also the great canons of the Shadow Realm, these advantages were gone. In contrast, the one that could do the most damage to the opponent instead became a physical attack.

At this point, Shadow Demons undoubtedly held an absolute advantage!

In the blink of an eye, after thousands of encounters, both sides realized the difficulty of the other, and a shadow leapt apart, one occupying a patch of shadows to stare coldly at each other.

Taking advantage of this respite, the shadow energies quickly converged, rapidly healing the injuries on their bodies.

Both sides were rank 4 Dark Kings, and both had the greatest resistance to Darkness damage.

Shadow Demons were almost immune to attacks from small sharp weapons due to their Demonic Armament bodies, and had the highest level of defense against physical attacks. Coupled with the Shadow Jewel's protection, the opponent's Shadow Sorcery was simply ineffective against it.

Under such circumstances, that Cersei was still able to spar with the Shadow Demon, thus revealing her profound attainments in Shadow Sorcery.

The attack and defense just now was entirely Shadow Demon fighting by instinct. Although Grim had a wealth of combat experience, but in that silent and speedy environment, he couldn't even see the enemy's shape and movements so how could he guide the Shadow Demon in battle!

In the midst of pondering, Shadow Demon suddenly felt something strange beneath him, and when he looked down, he realized that the dark shadows beneath his feet were emitting several gray currents of air that were quietly circling around his body, like a rope.

A rope?

As soon as this thought came to mind, the grey airflow Ug turned from virtual to real, quickly wrapping around its lower limbs.

At the same time, in another patch of darkness, Cersei gave a stern cry, and five strange runes shining with purple and black light slowly emerged from behind her. With a swing of the dark dagger in Cerci's hand, the five strange runes were cast into the dagger like birds returning to their nests, immediately making it shine brightly and sharply.

"Dark Seal-Annihilation!"

The three sorcerous weapons on Cersei's body lit up at the same time, quickly projecting their power onto her body.

Cersei's face that was hiding behind the black mist went white, and the right hand that was holding the dark dagger disappeared in an instant.

The Shadow Demon naturally perceived such a massive attack from the other side.

But when it urged the power of the Shadow Jewel to absorb those shadow substances, causing them to metamorphose from ropes into scattered air currents again, it also liberated its body again.

But it was too late at this point!

A black dagger peeked out of the void and sunk deep into Shadow Demon's back heart, almost completely plunging in.

At the same time, the raging tide of dark energy that came with the black dagger surged into Shadow Demon's body, instantly exploding a fist-sized 'blood hole' there.

There was no blood.

A thick, sticky, black liquid-like shadow substance flowed out of it, and there were quite a few glittering, phosphorescent shards of magic weapons in it. Through the broken 'blood hole', one could see that the Shadow Demon's body was almost entirely filled with dense, large or small mechanical parts and gear hubs.

These parts that were originally operating in an orderly manner had become disordered as a result of this heavy damage, and creaking pieces of parts were constantly flying out.

What a terrifying attack....

The strength of this compound attack alone was probably at least 5000 degrees!

With the strength of such an attack, even if it was a dragon slayer, there was a great chance that a single strike would severely damage a 4th stage dragon!

If the Shadow Demon didn't possess superior Material Resistance and Dark Resistance, it would definitely be a one-shot kill if it were an ordinary 4th stage wizard.

Grim, whose mental consciousness was attached to the Shadow Demon's body, was also frightened out of a cold sweat, and was busy commanding the Shadow Demon to flee in a hurry. Before fleeing, the Shadow Demon was quite crisp, throwing almost all of the high level Shadow Sorcery he could instantly cast on Cersei's body before darting away.

The 4th level Shadow Slayer and Lightless Dagger were unable to do anything against the Dark Witch Leader, but it was still possible to hold the opponent back for a few fingers.

Taking advantage of the opponent's overwhelmed hands from the sneak attack, the Shadow Demon fled thousands of meters away with a flicker and fled into the distance without looking back....