Ansel had been gradually leading Chad's team away from 'Closon' under Furnas's instigation. He hadn't seen the potion shop owner who had set up camp in a certain small town for a long time.

But this is not a good place for reminiscing. The invaders are not good at finding people, but once they have their eyes on someone, they are like a leech that they can't shake off.

He was unable to protect the wood-type mage, who was not good at fighting, while struggling to defend himself.

"Hurry up, there are fifteen people chasing me, even if you and I are together, we still can't beat them."

"Oh? Is that so?"

The usually kind and friendly 'Closon,' who used to commit crimes with a smile every day, revealed a dangerous expression that Ansel had never seen before.

"Sigh, the naive Holy Light Mage is always so innocent, pitifully foolish~"

".......What did you say?"

For the first time, Ansel felt threatened by a wood-type being. A buzzing warning emanated from his entire body, and his silver eyes appeared particularly vulnerable on his weary face. Still panting, he said with difficulty,

"Closon, if you have any complaints about me, you can say so directly, but colluding with invaders is despicable!"

Hmm? Is this a misunderstanding that he's treasonous?

'Closon' chuckled and pinched the ever-aloof beauty, speaking in a flippant tone:

"I would never do something like betraying my country and colluding with the enemy. Come on, make a choice, agree to one condition, and I will save you and bring you back to the capital."

I promise, it's definitely not an unreasonable condition!

"Not too outrageous... how outrageous is it?"

Because of someone's background profession, Ansel had a momentary lapse of judgment, but shouldn't this be a more aesthetically pleasing case of suffering a loss?

Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, he was anxious to return to the capital to protect the royal family. No matter what conditions the man had, he could only agree to them for now and deal with them later.

To have risen to such a high position in the Holy Knights, Ansel wasn't the kind of person with a strong sense of justice and purity. As long as the overall outcome was good, it was normal for him to take advantage of some less-than-clean people.

He hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, I agree to your terms in my personal capacity, but this condition... cannot involve other people or the Holy Knights."

"Of course!"

Following this posture, 'Klosen' cast a forbidden spell on Ansel to quickly restore his health, and then poured the most effective mana potion into his mouth.

Ansel regained his fighting ability and was about to continue running away when the approaching footsteps around him told him that the enemy had arrived.

"He's there!"

Fifteen invaders formed a small encirclement and approached step by step. Adhering to the principle of "capture the leader first", they planned to group up and kill the one with the strongest aura first, and then slowly occupy this unfamiliar continent.

So, these people originally didn't intend to make a move against 'Klosen', but unfortunately... his face was too handsome.

The invaders glanced at it once, but couldn't take their eyes off it.

"Hey green-haired kid, you're quite handsome. After you conquer this continent, you can offer it to our king. Remember to be mentally prepared! Hahahaha..."

The unrestrained laughter and impolite words infuriated Ansel.

The person in question, however, leaned against Ansel with a smile and wrapped her arms around his waist from the side.

"That's a real shame. No one else can touch you except me, including your king."

'Klosen's' emerald green pupils emitted an ambiguous light, and at the same time, he used the Life Embrace skill in his skill bar to its fullest extent.

It wasn't about stealing his life, but about stealing the holy light attribute magic power within Ansel's body.

Yu Ling is skilled in various celestial arts and demon skills.

Now, with the blessing of the Magic Affinity Badge, 'Klosen' can naturally draw inferences from one instance to another and innovate on the basis of old magic, only the magic attribute in his body limits him.

Now, the Holy Light Mage, who is skilled at stirring the light in people's hearts, is right beside them. 'Klosen' only used a portion of his magic, and his hair and eye color have been washed away to the same silver as Ansel's.

"Your Holy Light talent level is quite high."

'Closon' had a chance to exchange a few jokes with the horrified man before a magical circle filled with light burst forth from beneath his feet, in the eyes of the attacking enemies.

"Holy light descends—let the world be filled with love!"

Such an unorthodox spell must have been created by some unorthodox individual.

In Anseil's increasingly somber gaze, the fifteen invaders swayed as if they had drunk fake alcohol, their murderous intent vanished, and they wore blissful expressions, basking in the sunlight, as they grinned foolishly at each other.

"Hmm~ They'll stay like this for five minutes. Go, take them down!"

Go, Pikachu Ansel!

At 'Klosen's' command, Ansel was pushed out before he could recover from the eerie and unsettling magic.

Yes, these are all enemies. Don't hesitate, kill them first!

When Ansel finished them off, the men were still smiling. The 'Closon' in his eyes was gradually transforming into a terrifying figure.

"you......."

"Hmm, isn't my self-created magic amazing?"

As 'Klosen' watched Ansel collect the invaders' corpses into his spatial ring, and saw Ansel staring at him with a look of utter disbelief, he raised a harmless smile.

"What? Is there something you want to tell me?"

Ansel remained silent.

This person is terrifying; his abilities are even more bizarre and frightening than those of a dark mage.

What exactly is your purpose?

"It's nothing~ I just felt that your magic was all very boring, so I created some new ones for fun."

So... even the holy light magic of justice can have a chilling side?

Thanks to 'Klosen's' efforts, Ansel kept the fact that he had been taught a terrifying version of holy light magic a secret, but this self-created magic was damnably effective.

As the process of repelling the invaders began, the dark mages gradually stepped into the sunlight and were trained as usable combat forces. Meanwhile, the other terrifying versions of 'Klosen' magic were also spread by Ansel.

Ultimately, amidst a series of outrageously modified spells, dark magic was no longer the most terrifying thing, and the process of redemption was unbelievably smooth.

Yu Ling kept his merits and fame hidden, and his alternate account mingled with the Holy Knights and Ansel, gaining more and more lives by chance. He quickly made it through a year.

[Ding! Main Quest: Survive! (Completed). Side Quest: Change the world's prejudice against dark mages and establish a legitimate dark mage force. (Completed) This is a cumulative quest. You will gain 100 survival points each year you survive; surviving less than a year will not count towards the total reward.]

The system cat expressed its admiration for Yu Ling's clever maneuvers.

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