From ancient times, Dark Mana has been synonymous with the water rocket self-destruct mechanism.
Using it unleashes power beyond normal abilities.
However, it definitely brings you closer to death.
If one is lucky enough to become a Demon Minion, that’s a blessing.
Most end up dying as their organs deteriorate due to Dark Mana, rather than adapting; they get damaged in the process of resisting it.
Like contracting a lethal disease before generating antibodies to resist it!
“I’ve used a lot of mana without worrying about falling ill thanks to my high aptitude, but there were still limits!”
Too much Dark Mana can’t protect vital organs with its concealment function, and gaining an immune response is difficult.
But the [Dark Mana Affinity] I just obtained doesn’t grant various stealth privileges like advanced camouflage techniques or shadow concealment, but it does liberate me from Dark Mana.
For someone who primarily deals with Dark Mana, there is no more efficient technique than this.
“Here it comes! Rolling Dark Thunder Call!”
Combining [Roll] with [Spin], I unleash the shocking electric properties of [Dark Electric Generation] to the extreme, blasting out thunderstorms!
The power is on a whole different level compared to the electric traps I used against Instructor Russo, one of the Chapter Boss’s underlings.
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System – Dark Magic
Activation – Dark Electric Generation
Specialization – Amplification
Supplementary Techniques – Penetration, Destruction, Enhancement, Pollution
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The Rolling Dark Thunder Balls erupting in all directions immediately penetrate the target’s body and embed Dark Mana into their vital organs.
If I focus on the Mana Flow Technique to repel the invading Dark Mana, the lightning strikes only push more Dark Mana into me.
Continuing to engage in the fight while suppressing the infiltrating Dark Mana means that I have to fight with a portion of my energy tied up, making it only natural for me to get more disadvantaged with each hit I take.
“Heh. From now on, if I land just one blow, the odds will exponentially tilt in my favor, you know?”
“But you still can’t leave the barrier. No matter how much you roll in place, you can’t escape! I’ll simply shred and infiltrate!”
Glasses Senior’s glasses glinted with light again.
It was a phenomenon indicating the Glass Clan’s Mana Flow Technique was about to go off—a kind of heavy attack warning!
There’s no way I’d get hit by an attack plainly warning me that it would hurt!
So I immediately unleashed a new technique utilizing the upper limit of enhanced Dark Mana.
“Dark Doppelganger Technique!”
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System – Dark Magic
Activation – Dark Doppelganger
Specialization – Rampage (2)
Supplementary Techniques – Dark Mana Cloak (1), Curse Bestowal (1), Super Concentration (2)
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Having only used Level 5 magic until now, I broke through the limit to activate Level 6 magic.
Level 6 Dark Magic, Multi-Dark Doppelganger Technique.
The shadow forms of me created by the Dark Doppelganger are wrapped in a Dark Mana Cloak, making it impossible to tell which one is the real body.
It’s the so-called Darknodi Mode!
The more than ten dark forms inject mana and erupt with explosive power, unleashing various spells and attack techniques in all directions to overwhelm Glass Senior.
[Single Hit: Ghost Rush]
[Single Hit: Slash of Darkness]
[Finishing Move: Space Sever]
[Cool Pose Strike]
[Ultra High-Speed Dark Shockwave]
[Dark Steam Eruption]
[Ground Theft]
[Flying Up with Arms Crossed to Watch]
[Dark Cloak Rapid Fire]
[Junk Throwing]
[Dark Bomb Self-Destruction Charge]
[Seizing Chaos to Pull Out Seashell Udon from Backpack]
Amid the chaos, Glass Senior reacted with astonishing speed using [Nerve Acceleration] magic, enhancing his reaction time to evade and counter every attack.
The close-range Darknodis charging at him fell apart with holes punctured in them.
The long-range Darknodis casting magic had Dark Mana-infused cores pierced through, spilling out.
The pathetic Darknodis pretending to be real were savagely beaten and split in half.
“Ugh…!”
With all that attack taking its toll, Glass Senior’s body was quickly covered in blood vessels.
Even a body trained by the Mana Flow Technique couldn’t withstand such rapid acceleration, leading to injuries on the outside, with blood spilling from his mouth due to accelerated mana usage.
The visible injuries inside and outside his body was solid evidence of how strained he was.
“Ugh. Senior, you’ll die if you keep this up!”
“Not yet. If what you’re showing is all you’ve got, then this time is the end!”
“Hmph. I’m not even a Chapter Boss, so why are you wasting all your energy on me?!”
I swiftly cast a spell on the foolishly trying-to-use-nerve-acceleration senior.
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System – Dark Magic
Activation – Summon
Specialization – Cohesion (1)
Supplementary Techniques – Curse Bestowal (1), Dark Thorn Vines Generation (1), Dimensional Magic (3)
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Level 6 Dark Magic, Binding of the Spirit Tree.
The Dark Mana that I bestowed upon the recently dispersed Darknodis mingled with Nature Mana and quickly coalesced around Glass Senior, summoning the Spirit Tree residing in the Demon Realm.
As I had built a long relationship with Howling Mandragora and had used many Spirit Trees during the midterm, the Spirit Tree readily responded to my call.
“I’ve prepared food for the cursed one!”
When I activated the howl and imitation, the Spirit Tree quickly rooted out of the dimensional tear.
As the Spirit Tree emerged from the space between dimensions, it became excited and swiftly surrounded the area around Glass Senior.
The ravenous behavior to consume all nutrients without leaving any available space suddenly shone a blinding light from within its black roots.
BANG! BANG!
The explosions marked by holes appearing around the giant roots indicated Dark Mana was being ground out.
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Level 6 Vision Magic
[Fusion Explosion]
Vision Technique
[Spectral Sword]
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Cornered, Glass Senior released a surge of mana from his body, obliterating the Spirit Tree’s smaller roots.
The startled Spirit Tree ran away back to the dimensional other side, but I was never expecting much from it, so I wasn’t disappointed.
After a year of being a howling keeper, expecting anything from the Spirit Tree would just make me a fool!
“I acknowledge it. You are a monster. So powerful your limits are beyond comprehension. But if I deliver a fully committed strike with my Spectral Sword, I can touch even you.”
A reckless move that doesn’t allow for Dark Mana’s encirclement comes close to a self-destructive desperate blow.
The attempt was good.
The timing was perfectly executed.
Honestly, even I, a veteran player, had to applaud such a sharp strike.
Even I, awakened in Darknodi Mode, felt it was quite daunting!
But Glass Senior had taken far too long to respond to all my trivial techniques after I entered Dark Mode.
[Mana Absorption]
[Dark Smoke Art]
“Human, are you actually drawing on cursed mana, ready to fall into corruption?!”
Glass Senior, unfazed, recklessly pulled upon the cursed Dark Mana he was already bound by.
As his body darkened, the brilliance of his glasses suddenly closed in, reducing the distance from El Niño to a mere 10 meters, exploding into chaotic energy.
WHOOOSH!
“AAAAHHH!”
[The Demon King’s Army Four Kings [El Niño] is obliterated by a fatal ambush.]
[Burte Glass successfully achieved the great feat of defeating the Demon King’s Four Kings.]
[You accomplished the incredible feat of instant killing the Demon King’s Four Kings with the help of a strong enemy. A reward for the Great Murder feat has been granted.]
The Glass Senior who had used a surge technique on the Demon King’s Four Kings that I summoned, fell to his knees.
THUD!
From his cracked glasses, the shine faded as he toppled over.
“Holy.”
With Bellocasio Senior’s muttering, the chaotic arena finally calmed down.
Burte Glass Senior defeated the Four Kings and absorbed even the Dark Mana, but he was on the brink of death, while the Demon King’s Four Kings El Niño met their own demise.
“Ugh. How considerate of the mana to send me back to the Netherworld, instead of wasting it on a reversal summon!”
In the aftermath of the collision, I was the only one reaping the benefits!
But it wasn’t my fault, right?
I simply cast a summoning spell, yet they ended up exploding themselves, one half dead and the other dead, so this is honestly just nature taking its course!
