LOL: Let me touch your steel

The sand and gravel were calling her in the dark, the rocks in the distance and the layers of colors on the earth were also calling her. The power of the elements swept in without any explanation, like a sweeping storm, enveloping Taliyah's body.

Taliyah followed her body's instinct and opened her arms, facing the magic power that was coming towards her without reservation.

A khaki halo appeared on Taliyah's fingertips.

The next moment, a solid rock wall rose from the ground, blocking Taliyah in front of her, and also blocking the dark energy out!

The surging dark energy collided with the rock wall, making a loud roar. A moment later, the rocks shattered one after another until they turned into pieces of rubble and collapsed.

But that dark energy also disappeared.

In times of crisis, Taliyah's natural affinity for earth and rock saved her.

It was only at this moment that Talia reacted belatedly.

If it weren't for her natural affinity for the earth and rocks...she would probably be dead now!

A trace of fear and relief flashed across Taliyah's eyes, but the bandit leader's face instantly turned gloomy.

With his mastery of dark magic, he could clearly feel the magic power surging around Taliyah's body. If he waited until she gradually learned to control this magic power, he would not even need the other magician, and he would die here!

The bandit leader glanced at Zhang Xu not far away without leaving a trace, his heart full of fear.

Although he was not able to sense too obvious elemental magic from Zhang Xu, the fact that he could release that kind of magic with just a wave of his hand... was definitely not an ordinary person.

We can't let this go on any longer!

The bandit leader's expression turned stern, and he made a decision in an instant.

A black light flashed, and the next moment, the bandit leader jumped high into the air, abandoning the horse under him, and flew towards Talia at a terrifying speed!

And at some point, a sharp black dagger appeared in his hand.

Taliyah truly felt the increasing energy in her body, and at the same time realized their importance.

If she didn't have this power... the entire tribe might have been massacred! Now there was no time to worry about whether she would harm the lives of her tribe members... she had to use this power!

Taliyah tried to concentrate her mind and focus on the elemental magic that was everywhere around her. No one taught her what to do, and no one guided her on what to do. Taliyah just tried to draw out this power.

Under her traction, the gravels on the ground began to vibrate rapidly and gradually floated into the air. Countless gravels seemed to sense the bandit leader's advance and kept changing in the air, as if they were arranging troops, and gradually formed a trap area!

This rock formation just happened to completely block the bandit leader's route forward!

When the bandit leader saw the rock formation, it was too late to stop himself. The speed given to him by the dark witchcraft made him rush into the rock formation without any buffer.

The elemental magic contained in it directly made the bandit leader's brain go blank, as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer, and his entire brain felt dizzy!

The rocks within the rock array began to shake violently, and the energy released from them seemed to have found an outlet, rushing madly towards the direction of the bandit leader.

But soon, a visible black halo appeared on the bandit leader's body.

After a brief moment of unconsciousness, the bandit leader instantly became aware of the abnormality around him, and almost subconsciously used dark witchcraft to protect his body.

"What a powerful surge of magic!"

Kassadin looked at the rocks floating around Taliyah's body in amazement. She never expected that this seemingly frail girl could possess such powerful strength.

Even though she didn't know magic, she could still feel the violent energy around her.

Zhang Xu was silent.

He suddenly felt that...what Kiran said at the beginning might be right.

His magic talent... should really only be described as average. Even Taliyah's magic talent is so outstanding, Zhang Xu can't even imagine how terrifying Lux, Annie, and even Syndra's magic talent can be.

People are so irritating!

Zhang Xu sighed helplessly, but his eyes suddenly froze the next moment.

Taliyah...may be no match for the bandit leader.

It seemed that the rock formation summoned by Taliyah still trapped him, but in fact, the bandit leader did not suffer any fatal damage at all. With the help of dark witchcraft, the bandit leader was actually constantly approaching Taliyah.

Taliyah is still too immature.

She does have an outstanding talent for elemental magic and her perception of earth and rock, but she is unable to use this power well.

Summoning this kind of rock formation...maybe it's already the limit.

There is no need to wait until the bandit leader escapes from the rock formation before taking action...

It's now!

Zhang Xu winked at Kassa, then he took off and instantly appeared above the rock formation.

High in the sky, Zhang Xu clearly saw the red light flashing on the bandit leader's body.

Zhang Xu's abrupt action also attracted the attention of the bandit leader and Taliya. Taliya, who had just witnessed Zhang Xu killing other bandits, had lost her vigilance against Zhang Xu and was simply wondering why he was here.

But the bandit leader suddenly felt anxious.

He knew that if Zhang Xu also used magic on him, his situation would be very dangerous!

But Zhang Xu didn't seem to make any moves. Although the bandit leader was still paying attention to Zhang Xu's actions, he inevitably relaxed.

As long as you don't cast magic...

He couldn't just rush into the rock formation and fight with me, right?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, the bandit leader felt a flash before his eyes, as if a ray of light suddenly flashed by. Then, the bandit leader discovered that the figure in the sky...disappeared!

Disappeared out of thin air!

where?

The bandit leader stopped and looked suspiciously at the air outside the rock formation, searching carefully for Zhang Xu's figure.

Such a big person suddenly appeared in the air and then just disappeared. It's impossible that he just came up there to see the scenery, right?

Chapter 63 Darkness, Nothingness

The next moment, the bandit leader suddenly felt as if his abdomen was trampled by thousands of horses, and an intense pain instantly rushed to his brain.

A mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, carrying a strong fishy smell. The bandit leader only felt his body trembling uncontrollably, and the blood was like his soul, constantly flowing out.

Zhang Xu's figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

He opened his eyes wide, filled with disbelief, and subconsciously opened his mouth as if he wanted to ask something, but in the end he couldn't say anything.

At the last moment of his life, he saw the corners of Zhang Xu's mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile.

A voice like the whisper of a devil sounded beside his ear:

"I'm a mage, so it's reasonable for me to have a little more power, right?"

Looking at the bandit leader lying on the ground with his eyes open, Talia's pupils shrank slightly.

Not to mention that the bandit leader didn't know why Zhang Xu suddenly appeared in front of him, even Talia herself didn't notice when Zhang Xu entered the rock formation.

It was as if... it had traveled through space and landed directly in the rock formation.

Simply incredible.

All the bandits were dead, and Taliyah's tense spirit suddenly relaxed, and the energy that kept surging around her gradually subsided. But this energy only dissipated in the surrounding space, and in Taliyah's body, this energy was still growing.

Having lost control of the energy, the rocks suspended in the air fell down one after another and turned into inconspicuous rubble on the ground.

Before Taliyah could speak, a middle-aged couple in the crowd rushed over impatiently. Even though they were full of fear of Zhang Xu, they still hugged Taliyah in their arms without saying a word.

When Talia was fighting with the bandit leader, they were scared to death, fearing that anything might happen to their daughter.

Fortunately, everyone was happy with the final result.

Looking at Taliyah who was surrounded by her parents and tribesmen, Kassa revealed a hint of envy in her eyes.

If only she had the same magical talent as Talia, she would have the chance to save her mother and the people in the village when danger strikes.

When her eyes fell on Zhang Xu who was standing there, Kasa's gaze softened a little. She walked to Zhang Xu's side, and her eyes naturally fell on Zhang Xu.

Seeing the strange expression on Zhang Xu's face, Kasa subconsciously supported Zhang Xu's arm and asked softly:

"what happened?"

Zhang Xu frowned and shook his head.

He didn't know what happened, he only knew that after he piled steel on the bandit leader's body, a new kind of energy appeared in his body.

This energy was not the empty energy that almost filled his body, but rather... there was an elusive feeling.

He could sense that there was an extra amount of energy in his body, but when he concentrated to sense this energy, he could not detect it at all.

Moreover, when this energy appeared in his body, the void energy in his body seemed to be aroused. However, this arousal was not the riot caused by the void energy before, but more like being attracted by some unknown force and gradually converging.

Zhang Xu suddenly remembered the records about dark witchcraft in that ancient book.

The so-called dark witchcraft is the opposite of elemental magic because the medium that releases it is not the free elements existing in space, but a kind of energy that cannot be directly perceived.

This energy is very different from the elements, but it can drive witchcraft to generate expansive power.

The energy that appeared in his body but could not be sensed...was it the dark energy that he obtained from the bandit leader?

Feeling the two energies that seemed to be constantly merging in his body and the flame mark that began to jump slightly at his heart, Zhang Xu gradually fell into a very strange state.

He felt... as if he was in darkness, without a trace of light, without a trace of sound, there was nothing around him, only nothingness greeted him.

It is a world of nothingness, and I am the only one who exists here. Everything around me... cannot be perceived or touched.

So, in a sense, darkness and nothingness are actually the same?

Zhang Xu found that his movements were not restricted, so he tentatively stretched out his hands and clasped them forward.

Although there was nothing in his hands, Zhang Xu felt that he had touched this energy that was different but interdependent and gradually merged.

His control over nothingness seemed to be even deeper.

......

After comforting her parents and tribesmen, Taliyah walked over to Kassa. She sincerely apologized for her previous misunderstanding and obtained Kassa's forgiveness. Then she looked at Zhang Xu with some curiosity:

"Did...something happen to him?"

At this time, Zhang Xu stood in place with his eyes closed. From time to time, a deep purple flashed between his eyebrows. Even Talia, who had little knowledge of magic, could sense that something was wrong with him.

However, Kassa was not aware of the changes in Zhang Xu.

This change... doesn't seem to be a bad thing.