What do you mean I've traveled to worlds geared towards children?

An Yan, who instinctively raised his hands to block Ron's kick, slid and regained his balance. He looked up at Ron with wide eyes and an expression of disbelief.

He never expected that Ron would suddenly attack him!

“Ron… Ron…?” An Yan’s voice was filled with confusion.

He roughly knew what had happened, but he couldn't believe it, nor did he want to believe it. He just stared blankly at Ron, hoping that Ron was just playing a joke on him.

Ron offered no explanation. The warrior, whose blue ice armor was now covered with black patterns, walked to the center of the hall, his back to Jumang behind him, facing An Yan directly in front of him.

Behind him, the aura of a demon god surged from Jumang's body, and his sinister, mimicking eyes stared intently at them, letting out an approving laugh:

"Hehehe, Ron, you did a good job. Now... Winter Sound can also evolve into a Fantasy-class."

“Evolution…” An Yan was even more confused upon hearing this. For a moment, he did not know what the Demon God meant by ‘evolution’, but he understood one thing.

"Ron...you...you have already been corrupted by darkness?!"

An Yan loudly questioned Ron.

Ron's expression remained unchanged beneath the mask, and his voice returned to its usual calm as he replied:

"I simply regained the power that was rightfully mine."

"...?"

An Yan didn't understand, and just as he was about to ask, he heard Ron continue:

"You're too stupid. I've told you so many times not to trust me too much, but you still foolishly believe me."

"Pay the price for blindly trusting others with your life."

Ron spoke calmly, as if he were talking about taking An Yan's life, as if it were a trivial matter.

The demon behind him was somewhat displeased and advised, "Don't kill him. I still have a use for the phantom beast warriors."

"Shut up! Don't think you can order me around just because you gave me power! You're nothing but a piece of trash who can't even move."

Ron was utterly rude to the demon god, and their relationship didn't seem like that of a superior and subordinate at all.

The black aura representing the existence of the demon god writhed as if it were angry, but the demon god could not utter a word.

Because Ron is right.

He really couldn't move at this moment, otherwise why would he use dark power to control the other phantom beasts and make them fight for him?

But if that's the case, how did Ron know?

Is it all just guesswork?

The demon was furious and confused, but he could only remain silent to avoid Ron seeing through his facade of weakness.

Ron didn't seem to care about the demon god. After turning around and spitting at the demon god, he put away the prototype machine and took out his own purifier.

"You must be wondering what I mean by 'evolution,' so let me show you."

Ron held the purifier horizontally in front of him, and a dark blue light appeared in his other hand, which he then poured into the purifier!

“Dark Evolution!”

The next moment, a gloomy black-blue light completely enveloped Ron's figure!

Chapter 71 An Yan Never Had the Courage

Black smoke and dust swept all around.

As the smoke surrounding Ron dissipated, a young warrior clad in black and blue armor appeared before An Yan.

Unlike the previous ice-blue warrior, who was cold yet reassuring, the phantom beast warrior before them exuded a terrifying dark power, and its eyes, glowing with red light, sent shivers down one's spine.

“Ron…”

An Yan was momentarily suffocated; he could hardly believe that his friend had become like this.

But after the suffocation came regret and self-blame: "It's all...it's all my fault...if it weren't for me..."

"Hey, getting distracted during battle is not a good habit."

Ron didn't give An Yan time to wallow in self-pity.

Having completed his evolution and transformation, his figure turned into a long, dark line and suddenly appeared beside An Yan!

An Yan, who had not yet recovered from the news that 'Ron has sided with the darkness,' was unable to react in time to Ron's speed.

No, even if An Yan could calm down and regain his senses immediately, he might not be able to react to Ron's attack!

Because at this moment, Ron is truly at the Fantasy level!

boom! ! !

A whip kick landed on An Yan's side.

The red-clad warrior, like a carelessly kicked ball, suddenly flew up, crashed into a distant pillar, and slid down.

"Cough€€€€!"

The blow hurt so much that the Red Warrior coughed. He struggled to his feet, but before he could react, Ron's next attack was already upon him!

A whistling wind rang in his ears as a whip-like leg, carrying a dark aura, struck An Yan once more, sending him flying again!

"What's wrong, An Yan! Where is your resistance? Where is your courage? If this is all you, the first person to master the power of the Phantom Beast Warrior, is capable of, then I am truly disappointed!"

Ron did not press his advantage this time.

As if victory was assured, Ron smiled and mocked An Yan.

From any perspective, An Yan was the first person to transform into a Phantom Beast Warrior, so Ron's words cannot be considered wrong.

Having survived two consecutive attacks, An Yan staggered to his feet.

His armor was already damaged; with only his superhuman-level weaponry, he was no match for Ron, who had evolved to the fantasy level.

Even if An Yan actually possesses Fantasy-level strength, this is still the case!

He is still too weak and too inexperienced. As a mythical beast warrior, he is far from being mature.

Moreover, it's not just his body; An Yan's mind has also been severely damaged by Ron's betrayal.

He looked up blankly at Ron, who had completely vanished into darkness, his mind a jumbled mess, completely unsure of what to do.

Should we continue fighting?

We simply can't beat them.

Should we persuade the other party to come back?

Ron, already corrupted by darkness, would never return because of a few words from him.

So in the end... in the end it's all my fault.

I'm always like this, unable to protect what I want to protect. It was like this before... and it's like this now...

I actually don't have any courage at all.

Click

The red armor suddenly shattered, and countless red rays of light transformed into illusory light that dissipated in the air. An Yan thus reverted to his original form in front of Ron.

Then he knelt down with a thud, panting heavily, sweat dripping onto the ground.

Ron: "?"

Um... what's going on?

An Yan suddenly transformed from a phantom beast warrior back into his original form, and looked as if he had been frightened, which puzzled Ron.

But no matter how you look at it, this red warrior, who represents courage, has lost his will to fight.

This seems to have gone a bit too far...

Ron stared at An Yan, who was kneeling on the ground, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

As the protagonist, An Yan should have an indomitable spirit, able to get back up no matter how many setbacks he suffers.

As the protagonist, An Yan should be able to find opportunities and turn danger into safety no matter what kind of crisis he is in.

Therefore, the other party should not kneel down here. How could he kneel down here?

The most crucial question is, since the opponent has already lost the will to fight, should we continue fighting?

Continuing to fight... I always feel guilty for bullying a child...

Ron hesitated, but the demon behind him urged him on:

“Well done, Ron. He has lost his will to fight. Go, corrupt him with your dark power! Make him one of our allies!”

"Tsk, I told you, you're not allowed to order me around!"

Ron turned back and cursed at the demon god, his voice cold yet full of arrogance.

Despite this, Ron still slowly approached An Yan, while thinking about his next move.

It's definitely not acceptable to let An Yan be tainted by darkness.

One is that the power of darkness can affect the mind, and the other is that An Yan, as the protagonist, might have a very high resistance to darkness.

Using the power of darkness may not necessarily affect the other party.