It felt so good to be close to the witch!

The roar of the bone-faced man caught Andrew's attention.

Looking at the skeleton, Andrew's eyes flashed with savagery.

"Boom!"

With a deafening roar, the ground of the ice island shattered inch by inch, instantly creating a crater several meters in radius. Propelled by terrifying force, Andrew, like a crimson streak of light piercing the sky, plummeted towards the location of the bone-faced man.

The roar roused the bone-faced man from his powerless rage. His pupils reflected the rapidly approaching crimson light, and a look of terror appeared on his face as he tried to flee.

However, having now fallen from the legendary realm, the gap between him and Andrew was simply too vast.

After running only a few meters, the bone-faced man's neck was grabbed by a thick, powerful giant hand with one hand.

Like liquid magma, fighting spirit flowed from Andrew's hands, forming a dense network on the surface of the Bone-Faced Man's body.

Andrew was still shaken by the resurrection of the Bone-Faced Man, so he decided to bind him until he figured out how the Bone-Faced Man had come back to life.

Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the bone-faced man's eyes suddenly turned completely black, even the whites of his eyes turned black, and a destructive aura emanated from his body.

Andrew's face turned extremely pale, but he had no choice but to let go and back away.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the self-destruction occurred again.

Because of his fall from legendary status, the Bone Mask's self-destruct power has been greatly reduced.

The moment after the self-destruction, Andrew, having learned his lesson, transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the ice island.

Sure enough, the next second, a semi-illusory figure rushed out from the dark void.

Compared to before, its body color has become lighter.

Clearly, self-destruction to escape was also an extremely costly thing for the Bone-Faced Man.

The semi-illusory figure had just burst out of the dark void when it instinctively rushed in the opposite direction from where Andrew had come from.

However, the skeletal figure, fleeing in panic, failed to notice that in the direction he was running, there was a youth who was invisible.

Roy was helpless.

After absorbing the Balance of Displacement, the shockwave from the explosion of the forbidden object forcibly pulled him out of stealth. Fortunately, Lilia quickly helped him back into stealth.

After resolving Fuma's "destined death," Roy only wanted to be a quiet bystander. Little did he expect that the skeletal phantom would run in his direction, of all places.

Instinctively, Roy wanted to dodge, but the next moment, after sensing the "weak" fluctuations on the skeletal figure, he changed his mind.

The original Bone Man was a pseudo-legend, but with the collapse of the balance of power, the backlash and two self-destructions reduced his strength to only one gold star level.

Thinking about the effects of his newly acquired talent [Heart of Leviathan], Roy made a new decision.

"Boom! Boom!"

His heart pounded like thunder, and large amounts of steam and white mist rose from Roy's body. His muscles were bulging, and his veins stood out like writhing dragons.

Enrage mode activated!

This is not over yet.

The white mist on Roy's body suddenly turned deep red, as if it were stained with blood. His already rapidly beating heart broke through its limits at this moment, so much so that the blood vessels in Roy's eyes seeped into his pupils.

While in a state of rage, activate the "Burning Heart" secret technique.

Destruction status activated!

"call……"

A violent current of air surged outwards from Roy's body. This was the second time Roy had used "Destruction State". The last time he used it, he was just a small bronze knight. Now, his physique had already surpassed the peak of silver and was not far from gold. Roy himself did not know how strong "Destruction State" was when he activated it on this basis.

All he knew was that his body was filled with an indescribable, terrifying power, and if he didn't release it, his body would burst open in the next second.

Following his body's instincts, Roy threw a punch at the charging skeleton phantom.

"Boom--!"

The moment Roy threw his fist, he felt the air around him turn into a viscous liquid, hindering his progress. But as he exerted more force, this resistance was instantly broken through.

Layers of white rings appeared as Roy swung his fist; these were sonic boom clouds created when an object's speed exceeded the speed of sound.

The fleeing skeletal figure watched the fist approaching, surrounded by a sonic boom cloud, its pupils contracting sharply. It tried to dodge, but less than 0.1 seconds had passed between Roy's exit from stealth and the swing of his fist; the distance between them was too close. It was too late for the skeletal figure to dodge now.

When Andrew flew to the ice island, what he saw was the skeletal figure, shattered into countless points of light by the young man's punch.

Chapter 118 The Aftertaste

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Roy is having a strange feeling right now.

As he watched the skeletal figure vanish into countless points of light before his eyes, he felt no fear, disgust, or other negative emotions as he had experienced during his first murder.

Perhaps it was because he had experienced so much during this period that his heart, under the pressure of the external environment, had unknowingly become as hard as a rock.

The moment the illusory figure of the bone-faced man vanished, Roy felt as if his heart had come back to life. In a daze, it was as if an indescribable, ferocious beast had taken a deep breath at the spot where the illusory figure of the bone-faced man had disappeared.

The next instant, a transparent shadow exactly like the Bone-Faced Man flew over and was swallowed whole by the "giant beast" residing in the heart.

"Boom! Boom!"

His heart pounded like a drum, and Roy could "see" a pure, clear spherical condensate, like a ruby, appearing in his heart.

It appears ethereal yet real, radiating a hazy halo.

—Blood Essence.

The name of the spherical condensate came to Roy's mind, and he also realized that he could shatter this blood essence at any time to nourish his body, if he so desired.

[Heart of Leviathan] is a powerful talent that allows you to transform the life force and soul power of your enemies into Blood Essence by killing them, and then use the Blood Essence to make your own body "grow stronger".

As its description suggests, it is about extermination, plunder, and growth.

Roy had heard a legend on Earth in his previous life: On the sixth day of creation, God created two monsters, one male and one female. The female was Leviathan, which ruled the sea, while the male was Behemoth, which dominated the land.

The Book of Job (a book in the Old Testament of the Bible) describes Leviathan as a gigantic creature. When it swam in the sea, the waves surged backward. It breathed fire from its mouth, emitted smoke from its nose, possessed sharp teeth, and its body was as sturdy as if encased in armor. It was ruthless, cruel, and bloodthirsty, hunting and devouring its prey in the ocean, striking fear into the hearts of all living things.

There are also folk tales that Leviathan is a synonym for the devil, and is the earthly manifestation of "envy," one of the seven deadly sins.

Roy didn't know if the "Leviathan" in his talent name was the same creature as the Leviathan he had heard about in his previous life, but there was no denying that the talent [Heart of Leviathan] suited him very well.

The effect of [Heart of Leviathan] is to increase one's physical strength by killing powerful enemies, while the "Destruction State" of [Unquenchable Flame] requires precisely a strong enough physique.

[Infinite Desire] devours the enemy's energy.

[Leviathan Heart] Plunders the life force and soul power of enemies to increase one's own physical strength.

[Unquenchable Wrath] transforms energy into "Wrathful Light Seal," unleashing a burst of power beyond limits based on physical strength.

The three talents form a perfect cycle, squeezing the enemy's value out of everything—life force, soul, and energy—leaving nothing behind!

……

The blood mist that surrounded him slowly dissipated, and the scorching aura gradually subsided. Beside Roy, Shanika reached out and grasped Roy's hand, and a milky white light with a hint of blue instantly enveloped Roy.

Under the influence of his "Healing" talent, Roy felt his weakness rapidly subside.

A minute later, the light faded, Roy breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head, and met the gaze of the giant knight standing not far in front of him—the legendary knight of the Flame Sword, Andrew.

"You are Lord Roy Tulumbel, the Blackrock Lord?!"

Andrew's voice was filled with intense disbelief.

He would most likely not remember the lords of other smaller territories. As a legendary figure, he himself was an honorary count of the Radiant Empire, so he naturally didn't pay much attention to the situation of those smaller lords.

However, Blackrock Depths is special. Andrew has in-depth knowledge of Blackrock Depths and naturally knows what Roy Tulumber, the current Lord of Blackrock Depths, looks like.

It was precisely because he knew this that he was shocked.

According to intelligence records, Roy Turenbel was weak. Even in the recent battle with the lord of Iron Mountain Territory, he only showed what appeared to be a bronze-level strength. But now, the black-haired, brown-eyed youth standing in front of him had actually blasted the bone-faced phantom to pieces with a single punch.

Even after suffering the backlash of the forbidden curse and self-destructing twice, the bone-faced phantom still possesses genuine gold-level strength, capable of shattering it with a single punch. The destructive power it displayed at that moment was close to that of a gold-level two-star!

With the strength of a Gold Rank expert, one could be considered a pillar of strength even within the entire empire.

With such power, and such "restraint," plus the two witches standing beside him...

An idea popped into Andrew's mind—Roy, could he be a collaborator of the Witch Society within the Empire?

The idea quickly took hold of Andrew's mind as soon as it appeared.

Starting from this point, many things can be explained.

Before he returned to the border, there was no news of the Lost Ice Coffin, but when he returned to Blackstone Territory with the young lady from the border, she had already obtained the Lost Ice Coffin.

Recalling the rumors that circulated some time ago that Roy, the son of the Blackrock Lord, was colluding with the Ice Witch, Andrew's heart was filled with complex emotions.

Everyone thought it was just a false message spread by the Second Prince's forces to seize Blackstone Territory, but little did they know that it was actually true!

"Your Excellency Andrew, it's a pleasure to meet you."

His physical and mental exhaustion was quickly restored as the [Infinite Desire] was activated. Roy smiled and gave Andrew a slight bow, a gesture of respect befitting a nobleman.

Andrew gave Roy a deep look, then said nothing more, simply nodded to Roy before walking toward the lost ice coffin.

He couldn't wait to check on the young lady's condition.

The ethereal icy mist had completely dissipated, and inside the ice coffin, a girl lay quietly with her hands on her lower abdomen and her eyes closed, like Sleeping Beauty.

Her eyebrows relaxed, and a serene smile appeared on her usually expressionless face, as if she were having a sweet dream. She looked very comfortable and at ease.

Standing beside the ice coffin, Andrew waited quietly for the young lady to wake up. But as time went by, one minute, two minutes... a full ten minutes passed, and Fuma still showed no signs of waking up, which made a little worried in Andrew's eyes.

If the young lady's breathing hadn't been so steady, he would have thought something had happened.

After a brief moment of thought, Andrew reached out and lifted the entire Lost Ice Coffin. He looked at Roy beside him and nodded slightly: "I owe you a huge favor."

As soon as he finished speaking, Andrew transformed into a streak of light, carrying the Lost Ice Coffin out of the translucent vortex above and leaving the Magic Pulse Space.

"call……"

Only after Andrew's figure completely disappeared and the faint, legendary pressure gradually dissipated did Roy finally breathe a sigh of relief, and his tense body relaxed.

Although Andrew is a friend, one should always be wary of others.

"Lord Roy, are you alright?"

"Beside me, Lilia asked with concern."