The old Dark Elf, Jacob, looked at Vincent, who had suddenly appeared, and asked nervously, “Who are you?”
Vincent smiled slightly and said softly, “My name is Vincent. I am His Highness Dave’s personal bodyguard. You almost killed him today, so I’m here to avenge him!”
Jacob suddenly laughed when he heard that. He replied sternly, “Revenge? Silence me? It seems that the real Elf King’s remains must still be in his hands. I really underestimated that kid. I originally thought that he was unable to endure the torture of the assassins and only took out the Elf King’s remains when his mental state had collapsed. I didn’t expect him to actually use the remains to divert the attention of others. He even risked his own life. What a good plan, what a good method!”
Vincent noticed that Jacob could still comment on Dave so calmly. He could not help but ask, “Sir, aren’t you afraid now?”
Jacob looked at Vincent fearlessly and said, “Kid, you came to kill me. How many troops did you bring? If there are no more than a few thousand, do you think a level 25 kid like you can keep me here?”
Vincent grabbed the Return Journey of the Dead from his waist and casually put it on the ground. He smiled and said, “I originally came with 300 soldiers, but the canyon is full of danger, so I asked them to guard the outside of the canyon. I’m the only one who came inside to kill you!”
“Hahaha! Kid, you’re really too arrogant! Although I’m injured and the Demon King’s Groan has entered a cooldown state, it’s still easy for me to kill you!”
Jacob laughed loudly.
Vincent’s expression instantly became solemn as he sneered, “Please enlighten me!”
Jacob saw that Vincent was prepared to make a move, so he gave up on the idea of scaring him away. He directly raised his left hand. A magic staff instantly appeared in his hand. He pointed it directly at Vincent and shouted in a deep voice, “Great God Gajero, grant me boundless darkness!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a pitch-black demonic aura instantly gushed out, blocking the light in the entire karst cave. In the blink of an eye, it had turned into a hell shrouded in demon aura.
At that moment, there were two options before Jacob. One was to take the opportunity to dig out of the karst cave and continue hiding in the poisonous miasma. After he recovered from his injuries and when the Demon King’s Groan had reset, he would wait for an opportunity to break out of the encirclement.
The second was to use the black fog before him to kill Vincent. Although Jacob had injured one of his arms, he was still a level 40 creature. It would be a piece of cake for him to kill a level 25 creature!
Jacob understood that escaping was the safest way to deal with the situation. However, after realizing that he had been used by someone, he had to vent the anger in his heart. Vincent who was in front of him seemed to be the best option!
“Go to hell!”
Jacob let out a beast-like growl and swung his staff toward Vincent’s head.
As long as he struck Vincent, his head would shatter on the spot, and Jacob’s hatred would be alleviated by a lot!
However, at that moment, Vincent, who was in the black fog did not move at all. It was as if his five senses had been completely sealed. He suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the hilt of the knife beside him.
“Bang!”
The coarse cloth on the surface of the Return Journey of the Dead instantly exploded, and a series of dragon-like humming sounds came from the scabbard.
After a day of silence, Vincent’s Return Journey of the Dead seemed to have the desire to fight. After sensing his master’s battle intent, its sharp and cold aura instantly reverberated throughout the entire karst cave.
“Clang!”
Vincent instantly drew the knife out of its scabbard. At the same time, the strength that he had been suppressing also began to rise explosively.
Vincent gripped the hilt of his knife with both hands. For a moment, his mind was clear. His boundless battle and killing intent were communicated to heaven and earth. Endless majesty began to gather on the blade of his knife.
After comprehending the Art of Heaven’s Will formula, Vincent had never had the opportunity to use it, much less the opportunity to use his true strength. As he could finally give it a go, it was just the right time for him to try out the key to Art of Heaven’s Will.
In order to adjust his strength and communicate with heaven and earth as he wished, he first had to have a firm and unfettered mind!
Previously, Vincent had to disguise himself and conceal his strength. He was also worried about his teammates who had lost contact with him. Hence, he was unable to have a firm and unfettered mind.
At that moment, Vincent already knew the whereabouts of Angelina and the others. He also did not have to hide his identity anymore.
If he had an unfettered mind, his understanding of the Art of Heaven’s Will would instantly deepen by a lot. At the same time, he could also comprehend the first three moves of the eight forms of Heaven’s will.
With the Return Journey of the Dead in his hand, Vincent’s fighting spirit was at its peak. He instantly integrated the essence of the first three moves into his knife skills.
“Heaven and Earth Destruction!”
Vincent swung his knife horizontally and performed the first move of the eight forms of Heaven’s will.
An earth-shattering, selfless, and unceasing aura instantly wrapped around the unsharpened blade of the Return Journey of the Dead. A sharp aura soon appeared on the blade. Vincent swung it fiercely at the staff that was approaching him.
“Crack!”
After just one slash, the magic staff in Jacob’s hand was instantly split into two halves. He then slashed the blade aura on his chest causing a string of bloody flowers to shoot out.
At the same time, the black fog in the cave instantly dispersed, revealing Vincent, who was brimming with a murderous aura. He was like a demon god.
“Bang!”
Jacob’s body crashed heavily into the mountain wall behind him. He looked at Vincent with a face full of shock and exclaimed in surprise, “You, you already have the strength of a level 35 creature! You’ve been hiding your strength all this time!”
Vincent was still immersed in the comprehension of the Art of Heaven’s Will. He had no time to pay attention to Jacob’s shock. He swung his blade and stabbed toward Jacob with a wave of disdain in the air.
“A pillar supporting the sky!”
The blade, which had fused with the essence of the second move of the eight forms of Heavenly Will, carried a sharp blade aura. It was as if it could pierce through everything.
When Jacob saw the scene, he immediately felt the threat of death. He waved his left hand and muttered, “Almighty God Gajero, please allow me to borrow your ability!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Jacob’s entire body turned black and hollow. He allowed the sharp blade aura to pierce through his chest, but he did not receive any substantial damage.
“Boom!”
However, the wall behind Jacob was pierced through by Vincent’s blade, leaving a deep hole. The entire karst cave started to tremble violently. It looked like it was about to collapse completely.
“No!”
Jacob shouted out in fear. His entire body turned into countless streams of black gas, dispersing in all directions along the karst cave.
The scattered streams of black gas were all Jacob’s body.
Each stream of black gas could eventually condense into Jacob’s body. As long as one stream of black gas could successfully break out of the encirclement, Jacob would be able to keep his life. However, only by condensing all the black gas together could he recover his full strength!
At this moment, Vincent had attacked twice in a row. He took advantage of the opportunity to attack the third time. However, the target in front of him suddenly disappeared, making him feel a little upset.
“Raging Fire!” shouted Vincent.
The fire lines hidden in all the karst caves instantly turned into raging flames. Countless pairs of eyes emerged from the flames, staring at every wisp of black gas that swam in the caves.
Finally, when all the black gas flew out of the karst cave, it immediately converged into Jacob’s body at the foot of the mountain.
Jacob had used a lot of psionic power to maintain his body in a state of demonic aura. If it was not for Jacob being unable to hold on for a while, he really did not want to return to his original body so quickly. After all, he was still very close to the karst cave. Vincent still had a chance to catch up!
“Damn it, he’s actually not a Dark Elf! But what move was that just now? It actually had such power. Youngsters nowadays are too fierce! I won’t play with you today. Wait until I recover tomorrow, then I’ll teach you a good lesson!”
Jacob looked at the flames in the karst cave and could not help but sigh through gritted teeth.
Just as Jacob was about to turn around and leave, a large tree in front of him instantly exploded. Endless flames soared into the sky. Vincent, who was holding a long knife in his hand, walked out from the flames and looked at Jacob coldly.
A bitter look appeared on Jacob’s face. If he had known that Vincent was so difficult to deal with, he would not have been so arrogant in the beginning. Even if he could not escape, he would have knelt down and begged for mercy. It would be better than the current situation.
Jacob could tell that Vincent had understood something and was using him as bait. Even if he knelt down and begged for mercy, the other party would not show any mercy!
After all, it was not easy to gain a momentary realization. If he did not seize the opportunity in time, he might not have a second chance to realize something in this life!
“You, who are you? A Fire Elf? Or are you not an elf at all?”
Jacob knew that he would not be able to escape death at this time, so he decided not to run away. Instead, he looked at Vincent and questioned him.
Vincent did not say anything, but a flame suddenly appeared on his body. As the flame burned, his true figure appeared!
Jacob roared with an unwilling expression, “Foreign race! There is actually a foreign race hiding in Devil Flame City! Is Andre a freeloader?”
At the same time, Vincent raised the knife in his hand again and slashed down at Jacob.
“Conquering the world!”
As Vincent slashed down, countless energies that wandered between heaven and earth instantly gathered on the Return Journey of the Dead. It formed a transparent blade that was dozens of meters long. It directly struck Jacob and the karst cave behind him into two halves.
“Boom!”
A straight crack that was dozens of meters high and dozens of meters deep instantly appeared on the towering and heavy mountain. Countless boulders fell and buried Jacob’s body under the boulders.
The power of the Art of Heaven’s Will technique requires one to connect with the energy that traveled between heaven and earth using one’s mind. Although it could not increase Vincent’s level, it increased the strength of his attack greatly, thus allowing him to create an attack that far exceeded his own level.
At that moment, the first three moves of the eight forms of Heaven’s Will had all been used. Vincent’s eyes that were as cold as ice instantly regained their vigor.
Vincent looked at the dilapidated mountain in front of him. He could not help but smile.
The first three strokes were already so powerful. If he comprehended all eight forms of Heaven’s will, the power would be simply unimaginable!
Vincent jumped onto the rock. Instead of moving the rock to find the equipment on Jacob’s body, he went back to the crumbling cave. At the same time, he thought back to when he was on the fifth floor of Hell’s Rose with Dave. He had previously worked out a plan with Dave.
How could the remains of a true Elf King be handed over for no reason? Even Vincent would not make such a loss, let alone Dave!
So, Vincent came up with a plan. He used some brooms to make a rough outline of the remains. He then let Monica use her means to attach a faint demonic aura to the brooms. She made it looked like a skeleton that was full of energy.
At the same time, Vincent secretly used his authority to modify the appearance of the fake remains to look like the real ones. Dave then brought the remains with him and went crazy on the street.
However, the only drawback of this plan was that he absolutely could not allow the individual who obtained the fake remains to live. If he spread the news about the fake remains, then all their previous plans would be in vain. At the same time, Dave would once again become the biggest suspect!
Therefore, Vincent had to ensure that Jacob was really dead, and not just dead on the surface!
In a very hidden karst cave, the last wisp of black gas slowly condensed into Jacob’s figure. He laid on the ground and panted non-stop. At this moment, he was only left with the strength of a level 15 creature. He was so weak that he did not have any strength left.
When Vincent stabbed him the second time, Jacob finally realized that he was not a match for Vincent. That was why he had thought of a golden cicada escaping its shell. He sacrificed the majority of his strength in order to preserve a slim chance of survival.
At the moment, outside the karst cave, Jacob had already been struck down by Vincent. He believed that Vincent must have thought that he had completed his mission and had left to report to Dave.
Jacob clenched his fists tightly and shouted angrily with a pale face, “Vincent! Dave! Just you wait. When I recover my strength, I will make sure that all of you will be discredited and die without a burial place!”
At that moment, Vincent suddenly appeared in front of the entrance of the cave and said coldly, “I’m sorry, you won’t be able to wait until that day!”
Jacob suddenly raised his head and looked at Vincent, who was still haunting him. Tears immediately welled up in his eyes.
“Why? I have already fallen into such a situation. Why can you still find me? Why don’t you give me a chance to live?”
Jacob shouted with a face full of grief and indignation. In his despair, tears flowed down his face. He completely lost the posture of an expert from before.
“Everything with flames is under my control, so the black gas that you have spread out everywhere can’t escape my eyes. Besides, the special equipment that I’ve always wanted is still in your hands. How can I let you go?” said Vincent softly as he pointed to the Demon King’s Groan on his left hand.
“You!”
Jacob looked at Vincent angrily as endless regret rose in his heart.
He had previously thought of putting on an act to make it look more realistic. He wanted to leave behind his Demon King’s Groan on the death of his doppelganger. However, he could not bear to do it.
“It’s a pity that you only have the wisdom of a golden transcending shell, but you don’t have the determination of a strong warrior to break his wrist, so I have no choice but to kill you!” sighed Vincent softly.
He then raised his knife and slashed down and ended Jacob’s life. At the same time, he let him die in the true sense of the word!
Vincent went forward to take Jacob’s Demon King’s Groan and his storage ring. He waved his hand and threw out a ball of flame, completely burning Jacob’s body. He had completely erased the last trace of his existence in the world.
Vincent kept the Return Journey of the Dead on his waist again. He checked Jacob’s storage ring as he walked out of the canyon.
The Demon King’s Groan was still in the state of cooldown. It would not reset simply because its owner had changed. Therefore, there was no value for Vincent to research it at that moment. Instead, it was Jacob’s storage ring that gave Vincent a pleasant surprise.
In Jacob’s collection, besides many crystal coins, there were also many high-grade materials, including some fire-type materials. With these fire-type materials, Vincent could cultivate the Flaming Sun Divine Body again!
At the same time, there were also many books stored in the storage ring. Vincent could not help but feel curious. He took out one of the books and realized that the title of the book was not written on the front page, so he could only flip through the contents.
What Vincent did not expect was that these books were all Jacob’s diaries. He had personally written them down over the years.
“I really did not expect that there were still creatures who kept diaries among the thousands of races in the Black Hole!” sighed Vincent softly.
Then, as he hurried on, he admired Jacob’s life.
The diary was always written for him to read. Jacob did not write about how beautiful his life was. Instead, he wrote down everything he had done over the years in a clear manner.
It turned out that when Jacob was young, he was a bounty killer and an underground mercenary. In short, as long as he was paid, he could kill others and commit all kinds of crimes.
Later on, as he got older, Jacob made more and more enemies. He had to conceal his identity and gradually disappeared from the sight of the outside world. Over the years, he had been secretly doing things like killing others and stealing goods. Every single one of his records was very detailed. He even wrote about how some creatures were mistaken for him and had died unjustly in the end. Between the lines, there was a hint of his smug and complacent attitude.
However, Vincent was not interested in the records of these statements. What really interested him was the part of Jacob’s diary from the earlier years. There was a very mysterious matter that could involve someone that Vincent was interested in!
“New Year 4396, Day 271. Today, I received a big business deal. The reward was so generous that I did not dare to imagine it. At the same time, the degree of danger was also the most desperate I have ever felt in my life. I also realized that behind this matter, not only were the Dark Elves manipulating it, but there were also terrifying existences in the Imperial City that were secretly watching our every move. Therefore, I realized that I must never record the details of this operation in any form, not even in words! I have a feeling in my heart that the following experience will be the last memory I want to recall in the future. Andre told us that as long as the mission is completed, he will give double the reward for those who can survive. Such a benefit is something I absolutely cannot refuse. I hope that the Great God can forgive my greed and bless me to live to the end!”
Vincent’s gaze was fixed on the name that had appeared in the diary. He instantly thought of the current City Lord of Devil Flame City. It seemed that Jacob and Andre had worked together in the past. It was Andre who had hired Jacob to do an extremely dangerous thing!
