despair



despair

After two rounds of confrontation, the battlefield fell into a brief stalemate.

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, all about Shifang Moxiao's previous skills.

Originally, Yang Lei's tactics were known for their weird and changeable dark elements. After Shifang Moxiao entered his complete form, his skills had unexpected uses. Attack skills had defensive effects, and defensive skills seemed to be able to attack as well.

"It's almost time to start... Shifang Moxiao, use the shadow screen!" Yang Lei said.

The B-level dark skill [Shadow Screen] is a relatively special auxiliary skill that releases a substance similar to shadow to form a thick smoke screen. The extraordinary creatures immersed in it will be more susceptible to the skills of the releaser.

Mu Huoyue remained indifferent. [Shadow Screen] might have some effect on other pets, but wherever the shadow reaches is the imperial domain of the Nightmare Knight. This skill will not work on Eren at all.

The innate core of Shifang Moxiao can effectively defend against [Shadow Collapse], so use [Phantom Flame Sword] to decide the outcome.

"Ellen, use the Phantom Flame Sword again!" Mu Huoyue gave the order to attack.

The long sword in the Nightmare Knight's hand ignited with a blue flame, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and no one knew where he went.

The thick ink-like smoke screen was centered on Shifang Moxiao, and it spread lightly in the battle space like ink dripping into clear water.

The inky black rivet disappeared in the smoke, and countless identical long and thin rivets were faintly visible.

The Nightmare Knight traveled through the smoke, and the blue flames burning in the sky kept piercing through the locations of the Ten Directions Ink Goblins.

But every rivet that was hit was an illusion left by [Ink Soul].

Under the coverage of [Shadow Curtain], although it cannot affect Nightmare Knight, it can effectively increase the effect of Shifang Moxiao's own skills.

The diffuse black mist blocked the Beastmaster's vision and perception. Mu Chuyue seemed to have vaguely sensed something and suddenly increased the speed of the battle.

"Catch it with your shadow, Ellen."

The shadow of the black fog falling on the ground seemed to come to life. It suddenly stretched out and formed countless surging limbs, all reaching upwards.

The illusion of several long and thin rivets suddenly disappeared when the shadow touched it, and then the ink soul dissipated, and more illusions quietly appeared.

Yang Lei's attention was highly focused, his pupils shrank to the size of a needle tip, and he revealed an expression of uncontrollable excitement.

The moment when Nightmare Knight controls and releases the power of [Subspace] is the moment when the main body and the projection are connected!

A lavender dark light appeared in his eyes, and the powerful energy of divine consciousness was connected through the contract and surged towards the Ten Directions Ink Monkey in the battlefield.

Beast Taming Talent: Strengthening the Mind!

Everything happened in a flash. The moment the Nightmare Knight grabbed the body of the Ten Directions Ink Monkey, its long-prepared combination of skills burst out simultaneously with Yang Lei's beast taming talent.

"Ten Directions Black Mandrill, Binding Shadow Mandrill Nail!"

"Release the Mind Fog at the same time!"

Countless long rivets appeared on the [shadow screen] and were all immersed in the shadow of the Nightmare Knight.

These spikes acted synchronously on the real world and the shadow space, and at the moment when Nightmare Knight's body and projection were connected, his body was miraculously trapped in place.

At the same time, another kind of lavender mist with divine attributes quietly spread on the battlefield, mixing with the previous [Shadow Screen], completely covering up the situation of the two pets on the battlefield.

Mu Huoyue was slightly startled, and felt that the connection between himself and Eren's [Contract] was as if covered by a layer of mist, becoming increasingly blurred.

This feeling is very similar to when I was in the "Enlightenment Garden" and entered a deep conscious dream. The connection with the pets in the [Contract] seemed to be very far away. I could vaguely feel their status, but I couldn't communicate with them as usual.

Soon, the hazy feeling of obstruction changed from light mist to thick fog, and Mu Huiyue could not even feel the contractual connection with Eren.

The A-level spiritual perception skill [Mind Fog] is a mental skill of the same level as [Entering a Dream]. The skill description is very vague. It is said that it can make the target trapped in the fog lost in the most terrifying scene and completely lose the will to fight.

A pet with a weak will might even become immersed in its own emotions and no longer be able to hear the instructions of the beastmaster, thus losing the battle at random.

With the help of Yang Lei's beast taming talent, mind enhancement, it is even possible to completely block the contract link, immersing the mind of the pet in battle in a double fog, turning it into an isolated island that no one can reach.

Yang Lei, who was familiar with dark skills, of course knew that [Shadow Curtain] had no effect on the Nightmare Knight who possessed the Shadow Emperor's domain.

The fog that spread across the entire venue was prepared for Mu Liuyue, the beastmaster, from the very beginning.

Yang Lei showed a determined look.

Under the dual effects of [Mind Mist] and [Shadow Screen], the contractual connection between Mu Chuyue and her pet will be completely invalidated. She cannot judge the situation in the mist, cannot issue any instructions, and has no idea what kind of terrible scene the Nightmare Knight is experiencing in his mind at this moment.

The Nightmare Knight was trapped in place by the [Shadow Binding Goblin Spikes] and could only passively withstand all attacks from the Ten-Direction Ink Goblin!

The situation on Yang Lei's side was completely the opposite. The fog that covered the entire place made it difficult for him to see the specific situation, but he had previously used the [Thunder Fruit] produced by the research team of Hongzhou University.

The effect of the fruit can greatly increase the strength of the contract link, and in any extreme situation, it can force the pet to complete the instructions from the beastmaster.

When Mu Huoyue severed the contract link, the Nightmare Knight also lost all the bonus attributes from the Beast Taming Talent and could only face the combination of the enemy's pet and the Beast Tamer alone.

When the Nightmare Knight completely loses his will to fight in despair, it will be the turn of Yang Lei and Shifang Moxiao.

The [Thunder Fruit] project, which was once defeated by Mu Shuyue and others in the [Attribute Research Exchange Conference], is now about to become the key to the outcome of this battle.

Let him, as a champion high school beastmaster, teach Mu Shuyue a lesson.

Never underestimate your former defeated opponents. Any tiny detail may change the situation on the battlefield!

On the other side of the battlefield, Mu Liuyue, who seemed to be in a desperate situation, did not show any change in his expression.

After quickly figuring out the tactics used by Yang Lei, Mu Liuyue revealed a somewhat subtle and puzzled expression.

The other party went to so much trouble to create opportunities just to drag Eren into the [Mind Fog]?

Compared to [Dream Entering] which can dive into the deep consciousness dream, the power of [Mind Fog] is reflected in another aspect.

If it is a pet that is very dependent on the instructions and talents of the beastmaster, it may panic because of being trapped in the [Mind Fog] and lose the will to fight.

But will Eren not know how to fight because he lost the Beastmaster's orders? Would you feel despair just because of the scenes in your mind?

Even when he was still a young skeleton, his will had never been so weak.

As for the Beastmaster's orders, Allen's combat experience and tactical qualities were no less than Mu Huiyue's own. During daily training, Mu Huiyue mostly discussed with him, and there was no situation where he could not fight without orders.

Among all her pets, only Xiao Chaoxi, who was born not long ago and has little self-awareness and combat experience, would be affected by the [Mind Fog].

Even White Fang has been able to control his impulsive nature, master various tactics, and make accurate judgments in various situations.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will take Eren about three minutes... no, about two minutes will be enough.

Losing the dark attribute enhancement bonus effect brought by the contract will indeed cause a slight fluctuation in the Nightmare Knight's state, but it is still more than enough to deal with opponents like Shifang Moxiao.

Under the cover of the fog, the other party had the opportunity to experience firsthand how terrifying Eren's fighting skills were.

A minute later, Shifang Moxiao fell from the air amid Yang Lei's astonishment and was knocked back to the edge of the battlefield, closest to the Beastmaster.

The fog on the battlefield also dissipated, revealing the tall and stealthy figure of the Nightmare Knight.

The inky rivets that fell back to the ground had lost consciousness and completely lost their ability to fight.

"How is this possible... This is impossible...!" Yang Lei muttered to himself in disbelief. He didn't even have time to issue the third attack order!

The Nightmare Knight, who should have been lost in the Ink Soul Illusion and had lost all contact with the Beastmaster, was in exactly the same combat state as before.

He launched [Undead Scourge] directly in the fog, and used [Phantom Flame Sword], his ultimate killer move, at the speed of a normal attack, without giving his opponent any chance to breathe, and ended the battle in a whirlwind.

The level of ferocity was completely different from the Nightmare Knight who had no aura and looked like a projection before. It made Yang Lei feel as if he was not on the arena of a beast taming competition, but facing the furious lord of an S-level secret realm.

After the effect of Shifang Moxiao's skill dissipated, the battlefield was still not clear, and surging black fog rose up all around again.

The Nightmare Knight stood in the center of the battlefield, holding the sword in one hand and the reins of the chain in the other, in order to control the Nightmare Warhorse that was constantly shaking its head and stomping its feet, with blue flames overflowing.

His head was placed back on his neck at some point, and in the hollow of his right eye, a rose-like blue flame burned fiercely, almost burning out half of the area of ​​his helmet.

Nightmare Knight is angry.

The pitch-black skeleton reflected under the blue flame looked eerie and terrifying. The accompanying death fog that spread throughout the field surged up like a tide, and the tentacles formed by countless shadows swung violently, as if they wanted to devour all the humans and unconscious pets on the other side of the battlefield.

The moment the fog dissipated and the Nightmare Knight appeared, everyone in the audience seemed to fall into a black and white shadow space, brushing past the Shadow Emperor's fierce murderous intent.

Many audience members subconsciously touched the goose bumps on their arms. Even though they knew that there was an energy protection layer outside the audience seats that could resist S-level skills, they were still afraid of the extraordinary creature in the center of the battlefield.

At this moment, Ellen really wanted to devour the two daring guys in front of him.

How dare this human take away his contract with Hiiragi!

How dare he! !

There was no need for any mental fog conjured up by Mo Hun. The moment he could no longer feel the connection with the Beastmaster's Contract, the Nightmare Knight had already fallen into uncontrollable panic and rage.

Even though the fog only lasted for a short minute, in Allen's mind, he had already cut the opponent into pieces.

Nothing can take Hiiragi away from him! !

Just as the Nightmare Knight's rage was about to overwhelm the entire arena, a voice came from the other side of the battlefield.

"Ellen?"

The girl's gentle call was like a sweet rain from the sky, easily extinguishing the raging waves that swept the entire place.

The Nightmare Knight regained the most perfect tranquilizer, the accompanying death mist shrank back to his side, and the surging and waving tentacles were also soothed and all sank into the shadows.

The black fog and blue flames faded away like the tide, revealing the original appearance of the competition venue.

The referee walked up nervously, looked at Shifang Moxiao's condition, and then raised his hand to Mu Chuyue.

"Ten, Ten Mo Xiao loses his ability to fight, Nightmare Knight wins!"

"The winner of this match is the champion Mu Shuyue!"

The dark Death Knight turned his horse around and walked towards his Beastmaster in silence.

He dismounted, removed his head, and handed it to the human girl standing on the sidelines.

The oppressive and cold aura suddenly dissipated as the head separated from the body, and the Nightmare Knight turned back into a projection between reality and illusion, as if he had lost his sense of existence.

"Ellen...thank you for your hard work."

Mu Chuyue took the head and stroked it gently as if to comfort it.

Nightmare Knight ended the battle at a speed far beyond her expectations. She underestimated the impact of losing the contract on Eren.

Before today, Mu Huoyue had never seen Eren truly angry.

The emotional connection between her original pet and its master was much stronger and deeper than she had imagined, so much so that it could hardly endure this moment of separation.

"It's over, I'm here."

"No one can truly take away our bond."

The Beastmaster's words and her caress were the best comfort to Ellen, and after he calmed down, the Nightmare Knight's head made a slight clicking sound, and he felt a little embarrassed.

“Click, click…”

He was furious in public because of the temporary loss of his contract, and then he was hugged and comforted by the beastmaster...

He seemed very childish, without any of the coolness and mystery of the superior imperial race.

Little did they know that the entire audience was still immersed in the terrifying pressure from the Nightmare Knight, which made Mu Chuyue, who dared to directly pick up the black skull, look more and more unacceptable than an ordinary person.

...It turns out that not everyone can control a high-level dark pet!

On the other side of the battlefield, Yang Lei silently took the unconscious contracted pet back to the beast control space.

He looked at Mu Huiyue who was holding the Nightmare Knight's head. His pupils suddenly contracted and his eyeballs were bloodshot, as if he was only now realizing this embarrassing failure.

Yang Lei, who had previously vowed to teach Mu Chuyue a lesson, realized at this moment that he was the one who was taught a lesson by reality.

The unwillingness that arose in Yang Lei's heart at a certain moment reminded him of Lin Fei, the fighting genius who also came from Xingzhou like Mu Chuyue.

He once disdained Lin Fei's sneak attack in the "Enlightenment Garden", but now he understood the strange junior with whom he had never spoken before.

It is indeed hard to accept losing to an opponent like Mu Huoyue.

Yang Lei let out a long breath to clear up the messy thoughts in his mind.

He was a mature beastmaster and it wasn't that he didn't know how to relieve the depression of losing a battle.

Some inappropriate thoughts only existed in that moment. Yang Lei stood up and walked to the other side of the battlefield.

He admitted defeat in this battle. In addition to the skills he had investigated beforehand, the Nightmare Knight also mastered the S-level [Undead Scourge], which made the Ten Directions Ink Mandrill, who had advanced to his complete form, completely defenseless.

Mu Huoyue never underestimated the enemy because of the advantages of the higher imperial race. Instead, he underestimated this beastmaster who could cultivate Nightmare Knights.

Seeing Yang Lei standing up and walking over, out of courtesy, Mu Huiyue also walked to the center of the battlefield, ready for a post-battle handshake.

She still held Allen's head in her arms. Yang Lei saw the dark skeleton glaring at him and fell into subtle silence.

Furious because of the brief blocking of the contractual connection... Is this Nightmare Knight of Mu Huiyue a little too clingy to the Beastmaster?

He had used the [Mind Fog] tactic many times on the battlefield, and the pets that had lost their contractual connection had different reactions, but he had never encountered something like the Nightmare Knight.

This may also be the reason why the Nightmare Knight can still fight as usual after losing the Beastmaster's orders.

Regardless, he witnessed a dark beastmaster who was stronger than himself in this battle.

"You win, Mu Huiyue." Yang Lei extended his hand to the girl wearing the Jingzhou University team uniform.

"It was a wonderful battle, Captain Yang Lei." Mu Liuyue smiled slightly and shook hands with him briefly with one hand.

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