Nial was just a little bit frustrated at the arrival of the human Originals. He wasn''t too bothered about having new sparring partners.


    It was just that their intentions were annoying, and that they thought too highly of themselves.


    Nial was literally about to pay Timoth??e and the others using the vast majority of the money he had saved up, meaning that he was poor in terms of managing his finances.


    However, that didn''t bother him the slightest. It was just that his happy mood had been ruined by the arrival of some Pseudo Hoodlums. They believed that they were strong enough to y around with the weak and that they could do whatever they wanted just because nobody saw them.


    Unfortunately, they had epted the wrong mission and had to face Nial now.


    Merging inside the ck miasma, Nial moved rapidly through the surrounding area. He disappeared from his earlier location and released some dark energy inside the ground to prepare a trap before he readied himself tounch an attack.


    The Dragonscale spear amplified with his dark energy would tear the Hoodlums apart. Thus, Nial chose to teach them a painful lesson. His methods were brutal but using his fists engulfed in dark energy was probably the best way to beat some sense into their heads.


    Nial smiled faintly as heunched his first punch straight in the abdomen of the slowest opponent. All of them were trying to move outside the ck miasma that covered a range of 100 square meters. It was not much and everyone could escape it with one powerful move.


    But for the young man which Nial had attacked, all hope was lost. And he was not the only one. Nial''s dark energy traps on the ground were activated the moment the other Originals at the 4th Intermediate Mirae rank passed by.


    Vines made out of pure dark energy pierced out of the ground. They coiled around the Originals'' legs and forced them to lose bnce if they didn''t have enough strength to tear the dark vines apart.


    Most of them fell to the ground, and it took them a second before they regained their senses. Their entire body, including their senses, were weakened because of the ck miasma''s potent effect.


    They tried to escape the ck miasma as quickly as possible but for those who lost their bnce, it was difficult to get up. The dark vines prevented them from moving properly, and it took a few seconds for them to leave the ck miasma.


    However, once they emerged out of the miasma, the hoodlums noticed that they were only six people. Four of them were still inside the ck miasma, and their painful screams shook the Nightfall valley''s forest.


    "Noooo, d-don''t, S-stopppp!!! PLEASEEE!!" One of them begged before he turned silent all of a sudden.


    Another one was desperately trying to escape the ck miasma. His hand emerged from the miasma, and the six, who got outside moved instinctively. They tried in vain to help their friend.


    But before they could even reach their friend''s hand, it was pulled back into the miasma.


    "NOOOOOOOO--" The man screamed out, just for a muffled sound to echo through the surroundings before he turned silent as well.


    Numerous thump sounds could be heard within the ck miasma, indicating that his opponents were copsing on the ground one after another. Following that, several screams rocked the cave as their echoes bounced off the walls. However, all screams quieted down after a while.


    "A-aa€“aare they....d-dead?!" One of them asked, unable to control his quivering voice.


    "I...don''t think so..." The arrogant Original stammered in fear. He wanted to add something but before he could move, the ck miasma burst open.


    Nial emerged from the ck miasma. Several balls ofpressed dark energy sted forward, while Nial followed rapidly.


    The six Originals at the 4th Mirae rank swallowed their saliva before activating their ability.


    One of them split into two, while the mana of another one became much stronger all of a sudden. Currents of electricity emerged from both of their bodies a momentter.


    Their speed increased drastically, which allowed them to evade the balls of darkness easily.


    But just when they brushed past the balls of darkness, all of the balls exploded, blocking the sight of the four remaining Originals, who had activated their abilities as well.


    For a moment, they hesitated, unsure of what to do next. Only after they realized that their teammates might die due to their hesitation were the remaining four Originals able to move through the thinyer of dark energy.


    It influenced them a tiny bit and intensified their fear but that was not something they noticed in that instance.


    Blueish mes shrouded the de of one man, another one shrouded his body in water, while the remaining two seemed to have activated abilities that changed their bodies.


    One of the man''s arms erged when he activated [Herculean Strength] while another one used an ability called [Spiritual sight]. His eyes were glowing, and he could see the movements of his opponents a millisecond before they actually happened.


    [Spiritual Sight] was actually an ability thatbined all the information received from the opponent''s bodynguage and his or her mana cirction. Through this, he was able to perceive what was going to happen a millisecond before it would actually ur.


    Unfortunately, this ability waspletely useless. With the right talent, training, and knowledge, one could achieve something like the [Spiritual Sight] even without the ability.


    Nial was, in fact, someone who didn''t even need to see his opponents do something like that. He could use his senses, which included his mana sense, to perceive everything his opponents did.


    Right from the vibrations of their movements, and the sound of their breathing, up to the mana cirction in their body, he could sense everything. This also included where and when mana was released and how much mana and strength they released at any moment.


    Through this, even the high speed of the two human Originals, who reached him first was not something that influenced him a lot.


    He could tell that they wanted to sh at him with the thin longswords they wielded.


    ''What''s the use of high speed if you cannot even control it?'' Nial asked himself, upon noticing that the human Originals were fast but unable to change their trajectory flexibly. They inly rushed forward.


    Thus the moment they shed at him, Nial released some ck miasma from his body. It spread out explosively and shrouded Nial''s entire body.


    Through this, it was possible for him to duck down and catapult his body forward.


    While the others couldn''t see anything, Nial was blind as a bat. However, he could visualize everything, which was a relief and his golden ticket.


    Everyone else relied on their sight way too much, but not Nial. He punched one of the human Originals in his stomach, while the other one was tripped by Nial.


    The leg he stretched out was a bit burned but Nial could ignore that as the burning didn''t affect him much.


    With a quick move, he outwitted his opponents and rendered them unable to fight for a few seconds. This was long enough for Nial to take care of the other opponents.


    ''One with an enhanced sight, one with a water affinity, one with a strength amplified arm, and one with an ability that amplified the strength of his weapon with fire.'' Nial concluded the moment he perceived the others and counted his opponents on his fingers.


    At the 4th Mirae rank, one could have 3 abilities. There was also the chance that an Original possessed a special trait or an Innate ability.


    However, most Originals with an Innate ability had the potential to create Advanced Origin rings. That was why Nial concluded that all of them were in possession of three abilities.


    "Is that all you guys got? No wonder you need to fight the Originals, who are weaker than you. This is a bit embarrassing, don''t you think?" Nial was annoyed at the Originals he was fighting.


    He had hoped that they would be a bit fun to fight, but it was utterly frustrating. Not even fighting against the Nightmare wolves and the other beasts inside the Nightfall valley had been as boring to fight as the 10 human Originals.


    Nial used a bit more force to fight the human Originals, and his dark energy was utilized more but that was the bare minimum he could do to have some fun against humans who had three more Origin rings than him.


    When he appeared in front of the original with the [Spiritual Sight] Nial covered his opponent''s eyes with dark energy. This was already enough to render the ability useless.


    The young man activated another ability called [Rock Shield]. A shield made out of firm rocks appeared in front of him, blocking Nial''s punch.


    "Argh," Nial growled out as the spikes on the rock shield pierced his hand. However, he tried to ignore this as well as the Rock shield that burst open the moment he released the dark energy inside the small cracks created by his punch.


    With a follow-up punch, he knocked the Original backward. Nial sensed that several attacks were about tond on him, so he moved swiftly.


    He twisted his body, and expanded his dark energy from his body to block the attack of the Original controlling the water affinity. His attacks were much weaker than Mathias, whom he had fought very often.


    Mathias'' was just the best when it came to the control of affinities so Nial had enough experience against Earth and Water benders.


    While blocking the attack of the water bender, Nial threw himself t on the ground to evade the punch of the man, whose arm had [Herculean Strength].


    His punch collided with the fire-shrouded de of hisrade, which forced both to lessen the might behind their attacks. They frowned deeply, only to realize that Nial had nned everything.


    With the use of some of his dark energy, dozens of dark vines shot out of Nial, pulling the leg of his opponents.


    Their focus had heavily been on attacking, so their defense was not so strong. Thus, the moment Nial pulled their leg, they lost bnce. They ended up struggling while Nial appeared above them.


    In a moment, he punched everyone in the stomach just to release the dark energy, thereby creating a second impact.


    He moved smoothly and ''ended'' them by knocking them unconscious, or by releasing razor-sharp knives manifested out of dark energy. They were held against their neck by the des, and Nial was ready to kill them the moment they did something stupid.


    Only the two with their eleration ability that used lightning had been able to escape his dark energy des.


    However, that was not something Nial was concerned about.


    "Surrender, or I will kill your friends," Nial smiled innocently as he threatened them.


    "You wouldn''t dare to do that!" One of the two hissed, but the only answer he received was a mocking smile on Nial''s face.


    "Do you really think anyone would dare to sue me for murder or evict me, even if I were to kill all of you? Dream on, kid," Nial chuckled, knowing that he was at an advantage.


    Timoth??e and his group wouldn''t betray him as long as they wanted their money. Even if they were to betray him, their statements would speak in favor of Nial.


    But even if that wouldn''t be the case, Nial was currently in the sovereign territory of the Elven race. The Forest of Life and everything around was governed by them, meaning that Nial as their closest aid would be saved, no matter what he did.


    "Think about it. Answer me who sent you, or keep quiet and witness how your friends'' heads roll over the ground!"


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