Academic gathering with Lich colleagues

Lyle wasn't really interested in watching Mr. Raymond's exhibition match.

Because you can't learn anything from it.

Can you shout "Scout out evil!" and knock the enemy down? Can you strike first and instantly kill the enemy?

You can't do it. You've learned nothing except to feel Mr. Raymond's power.

"Who is the person who is about to be instantly killed by Mr. Raymond?" Lyle casually asked, seemingly unconcerned.

“The next person… will definitely not be instantly killed by Raymond,” the gentleman said.

Amazing, could such a powerful being really exist? Lyle's curiosity was piqued.

But the gentleman did not continue to explain; instead, he looked at another iron gate and smiled.

A finger poked Lyle in the face. Lyle turned his head and saw Ariana staring into his eyes.

A smile appeared on her lips. As Lyle turned her head, her index finger did not move, so the squeezed and deformed Lyle's cheeks created a smile on her face.

Having regained her usual composure, Ariana moved her finger behind Lyle, and Lyle looked back in the direction she pointed.

It was an ordinary flagpole.

"Mr. Darkness has gone down."

Before the words were even finished, the movable iron gate slowly rose.

Without any magical effects, Mr. Dark, dressed in a black robe, looked at Mr. Raymond and walked out from behind the door.

Silently, they arrived at the center of the arena.

Mr. Raymond casually stretched his limbs, preparing to teach his degenerate brother a lesson.

Mr. Darkness has made a move.

His bandaged hand emerged from his black robe, and a faint light was emanating from his palm.

That was holy light.

Raymond was stunned.

“George… my brother, by the Holy Light, have you returned! You… you have finally returned to our side, returned to the embrace of the Holy Light! My Holy Light! Could it be… could it be my lucky day today?”

The fact that his own brother had come here under the guise of gladiatorial combat—was it because he wanted to reconcile with him? This unexpected joy, like a blessing from the Holy Light, deeply moved Raymond.

Things are getting better, everything is getting better!

"No, Raymond, today is my dark lucky day."

With a snap, Mr. Darkness clenched his fist and crushed the holy light in his hand.

Those shattered, tiny lights were like the broken emotions that struck Mr. Raymond in his dazed state.

"The Holy Light betrayed me!!!!!" Crushing the Holy Light and breaking the seal, Mr. Darkness entered his void form.

"I have mastered the power of corruption!!!"

"Today is the day you, Raymond, fall from grace!!!!"

*Slap!* Lyle slapped himself on the forehead and then covered his face.

Chapter 414 The Angel of the Dead

The Dark Lord hanging on the flagpole behind must have overheard him talking to Sister Elian. Completely defenseless against cool lines, the chuunibyou (delusional) man immediately chose to believe it and swiftly took action.

That's how the scene that made Lyle's teeth ache came about.

"The Holy Light has betrayed me!!!!!"

Mr. Darkness unwrapped his bandages, and his unbound void body transformed him into a four-meter-tall giant.

"Hahahaha, power! Flowing within me! Power tripled!!!"

Mr. Darkness's gift is that of a believer. He is able to change himself by adjusting his perception of himself.

In other words, if he believed Lyle's fabricated spell could grant him three times the power, then he truly did gain three times the power. Although Lyle's prank hasn't been exposed yet, but...

Mr. Raymond, who was stunned by Mr. Dark's sudden unusual behavior, came to his senses. The bursts of shadow fragments made a sound on his armor, but did not leave a dent.

Holy light was gathering, and ten chains and ten wings unfolded behind Mr. Raymond. In the light, the gigantic Mr. Raymond stepped out of the holy light. In the light-forged giant, Mr. Raymond's suppressed anger was just like the holy light's wrath about to erupt.

“Foolish George…don’t treat the Holy Light like a toy in your hands…it seems I’ll have to re-educate you as a paladin.”

"Besides, why would you be so foolish as to think that I am only three times as big as you?"

Boom!

That was a pillar of holy light that shattered the clouds and reached the heavens. Inside the pillar, the dense holy light formed droplets, creating a small string of upward-pointing bubbles. When Mr. Raymond stepped out of the pillar, a pair of lightforged gauntlets with spikes like meteor hammers covered the hands of the lightforged giant.

“George, I will thoroughly awaken every inch of your body, so that you may once again feel the greatness of the Holy Light.”

"You're talking nonsense, I'm invincible now..."

"Let's start with that stinking mouth of yours that you'll never change!!!"

The Lightforged Giant and the Void Giant clashed together in close combat.

There were no superfluous divine spells or incantations, just a brutal, hand-to-hand combat, although the shockwaves from the punches nearly shattered the barrier formed by the power of hell.

This is simply a violent outburst; Mr. Raymond and Mr. Dark are venting their frustrations with each other.

But as everyone knows, Mr. Darkness is undefeated, so he vents much less.

It was a violent outburst devoid of any technical merit, but the demons and most viewers preferred this kind of adrenaline-pumping performance. Passionate brawls could capitalize on many people's deep-seated admiration for martial prowess.

However, the outcome was lopsided. Even though Mr. Raymond was determined to teach Mr. Dark a lesson, the "Great Dark Demon God" did not last long. Painful cries came from his constantly deforming body as he was beaten.

"Damn it! You idiot Raymond! You actually burned me with holy light!!!"

"Shut up, George!! Feel the warmth of the Holy Light again!!!"

Although Mr. Raymond's idea was good, when the burning holy flames came into contact with Mr. Dark's void body, they produced a hissing, corrosive sound like concentrated sulfuric acid.

Finally, Mr. Darkness couldn't take it anymore.

"Damn Raymond!!! You forced me to do this!!!" The Dark Giant grabbed the Lightforged Giant's wrist, restraining his attack. Then, Mr. Dark initiated a ritual unique to Void creatures.

"Liber Gallo, Void Messenger, I offer you all that I have, please grant me your power!!!"

It was a sacrificial ritual used to communicate with powerful beings in the void. As Mr. Dark said, he was willing to give everything to obtain the power to defeat Raymond.

Perhaps Mr. Darkness is also a sought-after figure in the Void, so the Void Messenger he summoned responded to his ritual almost immediately. A Void Gate unfolded above his head, and a chain of shadow emerged from behind the gate, binding Darkness's body, ready to take away his soul and grant him power.

But Raymond was there.

"Everything you have belongs to the Holy Light!!! You idiot George!! You are not allowed to give it away!!!"

The Void Ritual employs the most ancient sacrificial ritual, a ritual that existed even before humanity was born. Therefore, Raymond had no way to interfere with the ritual itself, as it was a mystical knowledge that humanity did not possess.

However, Raymond had his own way.

That is to eliminate the source of the problem itself.

"Anginus!!!" The lightning of holy light erupted from the Lightforged giant's hand, like an enraged god unleashing divine punishment. The Lightforged spear, certain to strike, pierced the void gate, leaving a burning rift in the air.

Lyle heard heart-wrenching, inhuman screams coming from behind the void gate.

The Void Messenger was instantly killed by Mr. Raymond's holy light.

But the ceremony was not over yet.

The Void Messenger's power flowed through the chains into the darkness's body, while his soul, having lost its wielder, returned to the darkness. Even the connecting Shadow Chains entered the darkness's body due to the Law of Shadow Convergence.

Mr. Darkness gained power, but he paid nothing because Mr. Raymond cheated him out of his life.

The dark giant, now even more profound, roared and, with renewed vigor, threw himself back into the battle against the Lightforged giant.

However, although Mr. Darkness gained power by borrowing the Void Messenger's strength for free, this small gain was nothing compared to Mr. Raymond, who was capable of instantly killing the Void Messenger.

Moreover, the Paladin's rules of punishment granted Mr. Raymond new glory after he killed the enemy of the Holy Light.

Mr. Darkness has become stronger, and Mr. Raymond has become even stronger.

Less than a minute later, Mr. Darkness couldn't take it anymore.

"I offer my..."

"No offerings allowed! Shut up!!!"

As soon as the void rift opened, the spear of holy light eagerly pierced into the dragon that had discovered the treasure, tearing the guardian inside apart.

A shadowy chain, imbued with the power of the Void Messenger, descended upon Mr. Darkness's body.

"Hahahaha! I've transformed into a bow again..." A light-forged fist slammed into the dark face, and the beating continued...

Several more seconds passed.

"I address the Void Messenger, Gustavo Ward..."

"Die!!"

The darkness grows stronger, so we'll just have to hold out for a while longer.

Several more seconds passed.

“Osmani Mendy, the Void Messenger…”

"die!!!"

The darkness grows stronger, so we'll just have to hold out for a while longer.

Several more seconds passed.

"I……"

"die!!!!"

The darkness grows stronger, so we'll just have to hold out for a while longer.

The match ended in Mr. Darkness's defeat, because at some point, his call to the Void Messenger went unanswered, like a phone call being hung up, and he no longer received any power.

Mr. Raymond defeated Mr. Darkness.

The outcome for both light and darkness remained unchanged, except that a dozen or so Void Messengers died.