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nShang gritted his teeth, not in panic or fear but in frustration.

n‘Seems like the plan is ruined,’ he thought.

n“Astor! Water!”

nAstor stood beside Sarah and Elver as he heard Shang’s shout.

nAn instant later, a purple wave of sludge left the Poison Adept’s Mana Shield and charged toward their team.

nFor a moment, Astor felt like he was about to die.

nA Poison Adept had attacked him!

nHe knew that he couldn’t defend himself from such a Spell.

nAnd then, an orange glow came from behind the Poison Adept.

nAnd a moment later…

nBOOOOOOM!

nThe huge sea of poison in the tunnel and even the wave combusted.

nPoison was weak against fire.

nThe wave of poison that had just doomed everyone had turned into a wave of fire.

nBut when Astor saw that, his eyes widened.

nHe could deal with fire!

n“DOWN!”

nAstor pushed Elver and Sarah to the ground.

nA moment later, he used all his Mana to bury the three of them in water._.<

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nSSSS!

nThe water turned into steam in nearly an instant.

nBANG!

nThe Magic Circles on all their uniforms activated on their heads, and the wave of steam and fire pushed past them.

nWithout the water barrier, the Magic Circle would have been broken by the violent explosion.

nBut thanks to the water barrier, the Magic Circles managed to hold.

nAstor felt the rumbling through the ground, and he realized that the tunnel behind the Poison Mage was collapsing due to the explosion.

n‘No! Shang!’ Astor thought.

nThe Poison Adept was dumbstruck with shock.

nFire?

nHis target was supposed to have an Ice Affinity!

nWhere did all this fire come from?!

nEven though everything around the Poison Adept had exploded, his Mana Shield had blocked all of it.

nThe only thing he had lost was a lot of Mana.

nBANG!

nSuddenly, the Poison Adept was thrown to the side as a short explosion of black lightning hit his Mana Shield.

n‘Darkness?!’ the Poison Adept thought in terror as a huge chunk of his Mana vanished.

nBANG! _<

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nThe Poison Adept’s Mana Shield hit the side of the tunnel, and he turned around.

nHis eyes widened at what he saw.

nIt was a desecrated, severely burned, unrecognizable corpse standing beside him.

nAn instant later, all the burned skin vanished and fell off, and a healthy Shang was revealed beneath it.

nAt that moment, the Poison Adept felt fear for the first time.

nShang exploded forward and attacked him again.

nBANG!

nShang only hit the wall, which collapsed immediately after.

nBANG!

nShang’s body exploded with Ice Mana as he shot down the tunnel.

nHe knew that the Poison Adept had just used Mana Step to escape.

nBANG!

nShang’s legs hit one of the walls as the tunnel made a curve.

nBOOOM!

nShang exploded forward with an explosion of fire.

nHot gas and air washed over Shang’s body as he exploded down the tunnel.

nThe retreating Poison Adept turned around, and terror appeared in his heart as he saw how fast Shang was following him.

nThis speed was ridiculous! _{ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀꪶ<}

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nHis target was supposed to be a weak Initial General Stage warrior!

nHe had not signed up for this!

nFuck the intelligence department!

nThey really screwed up this time!

n‘Fuck this! I’m not about to die to some **ty warrior!’ the Poison Adept thought as he unleashed another Mana Step.

nThe Poison Adept appeared near the entrance to the Caves that the team of hunters had used.

nThen, he quickly took out a talisman. This talisman would shoot him out of the Caves as soon as it got activated.

nBoom.

nBang.

nThe Poison Adept heard the rapidly approaching explosions with terror.

nThen, the talisman activated.

nWind Mana gathered around the Poison Adept, and a moment later, he jumped towards the hole above him.

nJust before the Poison Adept was about to leave the Caves, he threw one last glance at Shang.

nThat was when he saw a black wave fill his vision.

n‘What’s that?’

nBOOOM!

nThe wave washed over the Poison Adept’s Mana Shield, and the Poison Adept realized with panic that a ton of his Mana had been consumed.

nHowever, that wasn’t the most terrifying part.

nThe Wind Mana around him had vanished!

nAt that moment, the Poison Adept realized what that wave was.

n‘A ranged attack with the Darkness Element?!’

nThe Poison Adept’s body halted in the air, and he looked at the hole above him in terror.

nOnly five more meters!

nHowever, these five meters might as well be five kilometers.

nThe gap was insurmountable.

nAnd then, the Poison Adept’s body began to fall.

nIn terror, he turned to the entrance of the tunnel.

nHe saw his target rapidly approach him in the air, parts of his body frozen and other parts burned.

nIn panic, the Poison Adept released the prepared Sludge Bolt from his Focus and shot it at Shang.

nBANG!

nThe right side of Shang’s body exploded with fire, and he was shot to the left, evading the Spell.

nBANG!

nShang’s feet exploded with ice, and he shot at the Poison Adept again.

nThe Poison Adept only looked with fear at Shang.

nHe couldn’t evade!

nMana Step was only usable while on the ground!

nBANG!

nShang hit the Mana Shield with his sword, and the Poison Adept’s body was punched to the wall.

nBANG!

nA round crater appeared on the wall, but a moment later, the Mana Shield around the Adept vanished.

nHis Mana was used up!

nAnd an instant later…

nBANG!

nShang’s body hit the Poison Adept’s falling body, burying both of them in the wall.

nInside the hole, Shang strangled the Poison Adept with both his hands as he activated Darkness Absorb.

nIn pain, the Poison Adept only stretched his hands to Shang’s face in order to claw out his eyes, but he saw his hands turn into lifeless husks of their former selves before they lost all their power.

nThe last thing he saw was the burned face of his target regain life and vitality.

nAfter the Poison Adept turned into a corpse, Shang looked at it with furrowed brows.

n‘I wanted you to give details about your client while you were assured of your victory.’

nThen, Shang turned to the tunnel he had just come from with a frown.

n‘Sadly, the others interfered.’

n‘And now, I have to deal with the fact that they know about my power and Affinity.’

nAt that moment, dark thoughts appeared in Shang’s mind.

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