Chapter 412: Chapter 286: Each with Their Own Agenda, A Newborn Calf Does Not Fear a Tiger (Part 2)

This arrow was not pale, but a deep, rich black. Wisps of black smoke drifted from it, filled with the stench of decay and disease.

Black Arrow: Severe Illness.

The Pale Knight drew the Spirit Treasure Longbow into a full moon, terrifying power accumulating within.

Then, he released his grip, letting the bowstring snap back.

WHOOSH!!

The Black Arrow on the bowstring shot out, transforming into a streak of black light that flew with a terrifying speed exceeding that of a sniper bullet.

What was more terrifying was that this arrow wasn’t physical. It was condensed from an illusory magnetic field. Influenced by the Pale Knight’s own Stealth Technique, it was not only silent but could also penetrate any solid obstacle without losing much of its power.

Its power would only diminish if it encountered a massive magnetic energy field.

The Black Arrow flew forth, piercing through three buildings in succession.

Many civilians were still inside these buildings. A few of them were unlucky enough to be in the arrow’s trajectory. They saw but a flash of black light before the arrow effortlessly pierced right through them.

"What was that thing that just flashed by?!"

Someone exclaimed in alarm.

"Charles! Charles, what’s wrong with you?!"

Just then, a cry of alarm rose from the crowd, followed by agonized groans.

A middle-aged man had collapsed on the ground, thrashing in agony. His pale skin was flushed a deep red, his body temperature seemed to be soaring, and his breathing was so rapid he looked as if he was about to suffocate.

"What’s wrong with him?!"

"He was pierced by that black light from just a moment ago!"

"Dammit, what the hell was that thing?!"

"..."

Listening to the agonized groans of the man named Charles, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

"Make way, everyone. I’m a doctor. Ma’am, try to stay calm. Tell me, does he have any medical history?"

A woman wearing glasses hurried over from the crowd, and everyone quickly made way for her.

"Medical history? Charles doesn’t have any. He’s always been in great shape, and he exercises regularly. Oh, right, he had an endoscopy a while ago, and the doctor said he had a small tumor in his stomach, but it was benign. We were planning to have it removed soon..."

The woman kneeling by Charles’s side said anxiously.

’How could a stomach tumor cause this? This man looks like he’s about to die.’

The doctor frowned and pulled open Charles’s shirt. His entire body was bright red, and his circulation seemed to be on the verge of exploding. Wisps of white smoke were even drifting from the surface of his body, and furthermore, his body was visibly wasting away.

When they got a clear look at Charles’s condition, the crowd let out a collective gasp of horror.

They watched as his abdomen swelled rapidly, the bulge throbbing nonstop. The skin over it was stretched so taut it looked like it would burst, forming a grotesque, ugly knot of flesh.

When the knot of flesh swelled to its limit...

SPLAT!!

Charles’s belly suddenly burst open, revealing a chaotic mass of flesh resembling lymph nodes. Blood sprayed out, splattering everyone nearby.

Charles’s body shuddered once, then fell completely silent.

The doctor stared, dumbfounded. She could recognize the growth as a tumor, but Lady Charles had just said it was a small one during his recent checkup. She had never seen a tumor grow so fast, let alone one that could literally burst a man’s stomach open.

Everyone else was also stunned. After a moment of dead silence, screams of sheer terror broke out, and the crowd immediately plunged into panic and chaos.

"It was that black light!! Dammit!! It’s those devils! It’s not safe here, either! Everything they’re saying online is true, I have to get out of here!"

"This is definitely not the work of a human! Run! Run!!"

"..."

The surrounding onlookers surged desperately toward the floor’s exit.

Only Charles’s wife remained rooted to the spot, as if she couldn’t believe what had just happened.

The doctor also stood frozen, a mixture of complex emotions and sorrow welling up inside her.

’Is this the power of a human?’

’Are ordinary people nothing more than ants in the face of this kind of power?’

’Can the strong just destroy the lives of the weak at will?’

Charles’s death was like that of an ant on the ground, crushed and trampled without a second thought.

A fierce anger suddenly ignited within her.

Instead of fleeing, she charged toward the roof of the building.

She had to see just what kind of monster was wreaking such havoc, so coldly trampling on life.

「Meanwhile, elsewhere.」

Yi Beidou was running when he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

His gaze snapped to his side. A Black Arrow shot silently toward him, having already pierced through a building, its speed pushed to the absolute limit.

Yi Beidou instinctively raised his palm, and the Demon Flame erupted, forming a shield.

WHOOSH!!

But the Black Arrow possessed immense piercing power. Catching him by surprise, it shot straight through the Demon Flame, pierced Yi Beidou’s palm, and continued toward his head.

HAH!!

The moment it pierced the Demon Flame and his palm, however, the arrow’s speed was drastically reduced by Yi Beidou’s powerful magnetic field. With his other hand wreathed in Demon Flame, Yi Beidou managed to bind the Black Arrow just before it reached his head.

’Such a strong Life Magnetic Field, and such sharp reflexes. Not bad. Not bad at all.’

A smile tugged at the corner of the Pale Knight’s mouth, and he tightened his grip on the Pale Longbow slightly.

Back on the other side.

POP!!

As if on the Pale Knight’s command, the Black Arrow in Yi Beidou’s grasp suddenly exploded. It dissolved into black smoke that shot out in all directions, enveloping the others with him and affecting them all intensely.

A silent, untraceable shot from a thousand meters away. With a single arrow, he had obstructed five of Donghua’s experts.

Such were the uncanny abilities and profound power possessed by a true Ancient One.

Moreover, as one of the Illuminati’s Four Knights, the Pale Knight’s name was renowned throughout the Hidden Realm. He was a preeminent figure even among the Ancient Ones—an exceptionally dangerous person.