Versatile Mage c1-2021, page 620
As time passed, Bei Jiang was enjoying the battle more. He could sense Mo Fan's impatience and panic; it was utterly pleasing!
Mo Fan ignored Bei Jiang's proud remarks. Judging from the direction of the voice, Bei Jiang was standing right in front of him. However, the man surely had some tricks up in his sleeves. He would not dare stand in front of Mo Fan, since Mo Fan could easily inflict serious damage on him with a full-on destructive spell!
Mo Fan withheld the urge to attack. He continued to dodge the continuous attacks from the demonic shadows while analyzing the traits of Bei Jiang's abilities...
Mo Fan heard the man driving the sports car being mocked by his friends for wetting his pants in the distance. Mo Fan was left speechless by those guys. Did they not have any brains? The road was so dark, with occasional electricity flickers. It was obviously not just a natural phenomenon!
Wait a second, wasn't the guy driving straight ahead? When did he turn back? The thought crossed Mo Fan's mind and stuck there.
The man obviously could not think straight after getting the shit scared out of him. He just kept driving straight ahead since he was too terrified to turn around. Mo Fan did not see the car turn around, nor was there any sign that the man had driven across the black swamp a second time!
The road was perfectly straight. If he kept driving ahead, how did he end up going back to his friends?
"The Chaos Element?" Mo Fan finally realized something important.
He naively assumed Bei Jiang was using the Shadow Element! The man was able to disappear and reappear as he pleased. Even when he was standing right in front of Mo Fan, it was more like a black shadow projected in front of him. Mo Fan was struggling to lock down his enemy's actual position...
The Chaos Element was Dimensional Magic, capable of manipulating the order of the dimensions. The directions could be reversed, energy could be deflected, attacks could be reflected, and even the space would be in disarray. When a moving object entered an area manipulated by Chaos Magic, it would return to the same spot even when they kept moving in the same direction.
Normally, if an area was manipulated by the Chaos Magic, most people could easily tell what was happening by looking at their surroundings. For example, the straight road was now meandering, indicating that Chaos Magic had altered it. If the sky was seemingly below him, it indicated that gravity had been reversed...
However, the whole place was in pitch-black darkness due to the black swamp. It did not matter how twisted and deranged his surroundings were, Mo Fan was not able to tell!
It explained why the sports car had gone back to where it had come from, even though it was driving straight ahead. It also explained why the demonic shadows could eerily change their positions, and why he was struggling so much to land his attacks!
The Shadow Element and the Chaos Element!
It was impossible to merge two different Elements, unless the person's control over the two Elements was strong enough to stack them up perfectly...
Bei Jiang's Innate Talent had allowed him to merge the Chaos Element and the Shadow Element!
It was the reason why his shadows could show up anywhere. It explained why no one was able to find him. When the Shadow Element and the Chaos Element combined together, they would only feel the presence of the Shadow Element without a single trace of the Chaos Element, misleading them into assuming the man was only using the Shadow Element. They never thought the man had the ability to manipulate the order inside the darkness as he pleased, making him the Ruler of Darkness!
"That's why!" A strong will erupted inside Mo Fan. He had waited so long for his turn to counterattack!
Mo Fan did not stay in the same spot. He ignored his injuries and sprinted in the direction the sports car was heading to previously, under Flame Belle's protection.
Mo Fan's lightning had landed on the sports car's spoiler when it drove past. The broken parts had scattered across the ground. He searched for the broken parts to ensure he was moving in the right direction...
Luckily, the area had not been shifted again by the Chaos Magic. Mo Fan found pieces of metal on the ground, telling him he was standing at the spot where directions were reversed!
"Oh? Have you made up your mind? Did you decide to save yourself and let Leng Qing die?" Bei Jiang slowly followed behind Mo Fan.
He just needed to let his obedient shadows do the killing. He did not have to do it himself. He grinned when he saw Mo Fan trying to escape.
Humans were all selfish. It was reasonable that Mo Fan did not agree with his suggestion. Either way, Bei Jiang had no intention of letting Mo Fan escape in one piece!
Both Leng Qing and Mo Fan had to die. Did this fool seriously think he could escape from his Order of Darkness? Bei Jiang smirked.
"There's no escape," Bei Jiang was like a wolf following the trail of blood that the wild ox Mo Fan had left behind.
The demonic shadows continued to attack and leave Mo Fan with more wounds. He was still bleeding. His blood had left a long trail along the road. It was quite a gory sight.
Mo Fan slowly lifted his right hand. Wisps of flames circled his hand...
He kept pouring his energy into the flames, yet the candlelight on his hand retained its size. Its color gradually darkened as it burned vigorously.
"Do you still think you can hurt me with your magic? I'm afraid I don't have the patience to play with you anymore. I'll have to cut you into pieces to make myself feel better." Bei Jiang did not bother dodging Mo Fan's attack.
A black knife with jagged edges slowly appeared in his hand, like it had grown out of his arm. The knife smelled like fresh blood. It was difficult to tell how many arteries the deadly weapon had sliced open!
Bei Jiang continued to move closer to Mo Fan without dodging the attack. He was acting calmly, like he could not see the flames on Mo Fan's hand!
"Keep that Flame Belle busy!" Bei Jiang ordered the shadows.
It was obvious that Bei Jiang had decided to cut Mo Fan's head off himself. He believed Mo Fan, whose legs were severely injured, had no chance of running away from him.
Mo Fan looked at the approaching shadow. He continued to acc.u.mulate fiery energy in the flames burning on his hand. The enormous pressure that Bei Jiang was applying to him did not change his mind. It was time for the final showdown!
The last petal on his palm faded away. Mo Fan felt a sharp pain, as if his heart had just been stabbed. He could not help but gasp.
However, he could not afford to be overwhelmed by sorrow now. He turned the surge of emotion into raging energy acc.u.mulating on his palm...
"Still not going to attack? Die then!" Bei Jiang lifted the black knife and slashed at Mo Fan from a safe distance away!
He did not dare to stand too close to Mo Fan, as the man was like an explosive powderkeg. It was better for him to stay a safe distance away!
Mo Fan had long waited for this moment. He lifted the candlelight that was already at its limit.
Bei Jiang was not too bothered by it. He had a disdainful grin as he continued to absorb dark energy. The formidable magic formed a black whirlpool on his knife...
"Die!" "Die!" Two voices uttered simultaneously. Mo Fan was the first to attack. He tossed the candlelight in his hand ahead of him.
Bei Jiang swung the Dark Magic-enhanced knife. He believed his shadows had worn down Mo Fan's defense. He did not care if the man had attacked slightly earlier than him.
There was no way Mo Fan's attacks could land on him, not to mention how insignificant the little candlelight seemed...
The two kinds of formidable energy faced one another. They were about to trigger a great storm as the energy crashed into one another, but as they reached a point where they could no longer back away, Mo Fan suddenly turned around!
He had tossed the candlelight, but was tossing it behind him instead!
Bei Jiang was right in front of him, yet he had tossed the flame that served as his last glimpse of hope in the opposite direction of the enemy that was trying to take his life...
Mo Fan's action was so idiotic that anyone would immediately burst out laughing if they were fighting against him.
However, Bei Jiang's expression shifted. His eyes flickered with disbelief. The candlelight that had been tossed in the opposite direction was growing larger in his eyes!
Chapter 1336 - The Framework of Hell
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Bei Jiang panicked briefly, but quickly calmed himself.
He had panicked, since he did not expect Mo Fan to see through his Order of Darkness. He had been an assassin for many years. Even those stronger than him had failed to learn the secret before they died, so how did this young man manage to see through his trick?
It was an utter disgrace. If the world knew he was using the Chaos Element together with his Shadow Element, it would be harder for him to kill his targets in the future!
The question was... how did the kid see through his trick? Was it just a coincidence?
The candlelight slowly approached Bei Jiang. Even though Mo Fan had learned his secret, it did not necessarily mean Bei Jiang was unable to dodge the attack. He quickly reacted after a brief moment of panic and moved to his left. He also put the black knife away.
"It looks like I have to make sure you won't leave this place alive!" Bei Jiang said coldly.
"Do you seriously think you still have the chance?" Mo Fan grinned. It was his turn to wear a wide arrogant smile!
Mo Fan spread his other hand, and a sharp silver light burst out!
It withdrew the rhomboid restraining the energy of the flames. The blazing energy of the tiny candlelight suddenly exploded in all directions!
The scorching flames devoured the entire road. The destructive force left Bei Jiang's face blank!
"How...how is this possible!..." Bei Jiang saw the flames lunging at him like fiery dragons. The cunning and confident look on his face completely disappeared. The light of the flames lit up his astonished face!
BOOM!
The flames of the tiny candlelight devoured everything they came across. The huge explosion left a pit over five hundred meters wide in the open area!
The scorching heat swept in Mo Fan's direction and burned his ragged clothes. Its strong wind blew his hair back. A different flame encapsulated his figure, a red battle robe as bright as blood!
The demonic shadows disappeared in the raging flames before they faded away.
Mo Fan went forward and approached Bei Jiang, who was beyond recognition after suffering the enormous blast.
Mo Fan had to admit that his Shadow Element was no match for the assassin. However, in terms of destructive power, Mo Fan only needed to land a single spell on a man who had devoted himself to mastering the Shadow Element to defeat him!
Bei Jiang did not expect Mo Fan to see through his trick, nor did he expect the insignificant candlelight to possess such terrifying force. His defense was non-existent against the Compressive Explosion!
The whole area was scorched black by the flames. Mo Fan was a true demon of destruction. He walked up to Bei Jiang and stared down at the man lying on the ground, holding onto his last breath.
Bei Jiang's skin was scorched black. He looked no different from a dried corpse. He had tried his best to escape Mo Fan's flames by fleeing into his black swamp, yet he only managed to move a dozen meters. The flames of the explosion had extended almost a kilometer across!
"You...you can't save anyone… Leng Qing is dead, she's already dead, that kid… he's dead too! Leng Qing is dead, you are just a piece of trash, HAHAHA!" Bei Jiang screamed while crawling on the ground.
"It's true that I have failed to save them. There are too many deranged sc.u.m like you in this world. Even Forbidden Mages are unable to save them all, let alone me..." Mo Fan stomped his foot on the reputable assassin of the Hall of Assassins and used all his might to grind down on his head, trying to apply some of the torture that Leng Qing had endured to the psychopath. He said as he continued to apply more pressure, "But remember this: as long as I, Mo Fan, am alive, I'll send you all to Hell one by one!
"The people that you've brutally killed and tortured to death are waiting for you down there. They can't wait to skin you, pull out your tendons, and tear you apart a million times!
"Your soul won't die in Hell. You'll be reborn again after they have torn you apart. However, the pain will forever be inflicted on your soul. They will pounce on you again and ask you why you killed them while cutting your flesh off!"
A person's mind was at its weakest prior to their death. The thoughts pouring into their minds in their final moments would haunt them like a nightmare. If Mo Fan had said this when Bei Jiang was fully conscious, he would only laugh it off. But now, he was on his last breath. He no longer had control over his life and dignity. The words immediately laid down the structure of the prolonged torture he would suffer after his death...
Death would be the end of it, was the thought of most villains!
How amusing; death was only just the beginning! What awaited them ahead was a furnace that would bring these evil souls eternal pain, torture, and despair!
Mo Fan had no idea if Hell even existed, but he had constructed that spiritual Hell for Bei Jiang in his last moment. He was mentally trapped inside the idea of the endless torture awaiting him for his crimes and sins!
Mo Fan stomped his flaming foot on Bei Jiang's charred head and crushed his skull to pieces. The eyeballs, still filled with terror, rolled to the side and were burned into ashes by his flames.
Mo Fan took a deep breath. He opened his palm and glanced at the black flower.
All the petals had fallen off. He had failed to save Leng Qing in the end. It felt as if his efforts were all in vain… however, the world had one fewer psychopath, thanks to him...
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The flames continued to burn for a long time. The abandoned highway was completely erased from the outskirts of the city.
A few luxury cars were parked at the entrance to the highway. The drivers were dumbfounded when they saw the sea of flames ahead. They even forgot to flee for their lives.
A figure engulfed in flames slowly walked out from the blazing fire. He was dragging a scorched corpse with him. The man was covered in injuries, yet his dark brown eyes were glittering with an extremely dangerous look!
"Give me a ride; bring me back to the city."
Before anyone could react, the man jumped into the passenger's seat of a car owned by a red-haired woman.
The woman was stunned for a moment. She eventually fired up the engine with a trembling hand.
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A glamorous woman in a bathrobe was lying on a chair beside a colorful swimming pool. Her glittering golden eyes were staring at the cloudy dark sky above Guangzhou.
"Humph, the brightest talent of the Hall of Assassins? I am seriously impressed!" A teenager with purple eyes tossed the pieces of Bei Jiang's skull that his men had retrieved in front of the woman.
"He's dead?" The woman's eyes widened. "It seems there's a reason the kid has been such a pain in the arse to Salan..."
"It's a relief that Leng Qing is dead. Otherwise, it would ruin my plan!" the young man replied.
"That's good to hear. If it wasn't because of how difficult it is for members of the Black Vatican to do anything in China, we wouldn't have had to let the Hall of Assassins handle the problem for us," the woman with golden eyes agreed.
"Master, if you had let me handle it, Leng Qing would have been dead before she even arrived in Guangzhou. Bei Jiang was too young, and too full of himself..." a bulky man with a n.a.k.e.d upper body said.
The man's skin tone was quite strange. It seemed to change color in response to the lights shining on the pool.
"We can't afford to expose ourselves. I don't want to lose any men that might be useful to me before we even carry out the plan," the Cold Prince muttered.
Since the Calamity of the Ancient Capital, China had been the hardest country for the Black Vatican to infiltrate. Even authorities with proper identities were only allowed to visit the country as tourists. They could not afford to stir up any trouble, or the Enforcement Union and the Mages determined to get their revenge would annihilate them right away.
"Master, am I just someone that might be useful?" The bulky man pointed at his nose. He looked simple and honest, like a bear.
"Yes, just that."
"Hehehe, how about me, Master Cold Prince?" the woman smiled and pointed at herself.
The teenager placed his hand inside the woman's bathrobe and asked with raised brows, "In what areas?"
"What do you think?"
"You have won my heart."
"Is that all?" The woman slowly drew closer, and licked the teenage boy's palm.
The teenager pounced on the woman. The woman was not wearing anything under the bathrobe. He was enjoying himself, swimming in her soft embrace.
The teenage boy suddenly turned to the bulky man and said, "Do you want to hold her in place for me?"
"No, no, master can easily subdue her on your own," the bulky man answered quickly.
"Then why the f**k are you staying around!?" the teenage boy snapped.
"Yes, I'll be going!" The man quickly left.
"If you had the slightest bit of brains, you wouldn't be useful to me!" the teenage boy swore as he watched the man leave.
The curvaceous woman under the teenage boy wriggled alluringly, as if she was asking to be 'devastated'. She kept teasing the teenage boy while m.o.a.ning, yet suddenly said off-topic, "Master Cold Prince, you're still haven't told me what you and Salan stole from the Sacred Hall of Liberty."
"You don't need to know, b**ch!"
"AH… I love it when you call me that!"
