Knight of Magic: The Rise of Arisia

Chapter 35: The Attack in the Dark

The moonlight was as black as ink. In the pitch - black night sky, only a few sparse stars were twinkling lonely. Their light seemed to be on the verge of being devoured by the boundless darkness at any moment. In this quiet forest, towering ancient trees stood in great numbers. The layers of overlapping leaves blotted out the sky and the sun, making the interior of the forest dim and full of mystery and the unknown. Jack and Alice had chosen this secluded place surrounded by thick trees as their residence, originally thinking they could practice in peace. However, this night, their peaceful life was ruthlessly disrupted.

As night fell, Jack and Alice sat cross - legged, closing their eyes and resting in the faint elemental aura. With the assistance of the system and the careful guidance of the mysterious visitor, they were striving to integrate the power of the Heart of Elements and the artifacts. Jack's face looked resolute and mysterious in the night. Each of his breaths seemed to resonate with the fire elements around him, causing the air around him to be filled with a scorching aura. And Alice was like a water sprite. She put her hands together, with a serene smile on her face, as if she could feel every subtle fluctuation of the water elements around her.

However, at this crucial moment, a powerful magical fluctuation suddenly descended from the sky, shattering the tranquility of the forest. The leaves swayed violently in the strong wind, making a rustling sound, as if they were telling of the impending danger. Immediately afterwards, a group of black shadows stealthily infiltrated from all directions like ghosts. Their movements were light and agile, without making any sound, just like phantoms emerging from the darkness.

These black shadows were dressed in black night clothes and had their faces covered with scarves, revealing only a pair of eyes shining with a cold light. The weapons in their hands glinted with a sharp light, and the dark aura emanating from them was terrifying. The leader of the black shadows held a strange magic wand in his hand. The eerie green light flickering at the top of the magic wand was particularly dazzling in the dark, as if it were a guiding light leading them forward.

"Hand over the Heart of Elements and the artifacts, or you will all die!" the leader of the black shadows said coldly. His voice was hoarse and fierce, as if it came from the depths of hell, making people shudder.

Caught off - guard by the sudden attack, Jack and Alice quickly got up and picked up their weapons beside them. Jack tightly gripped the Dawnbreaker Sword. The flames burning on the sword blade were like the anger in his heart, burning fiercely and irresistibly. And Alice waved the Staff of the Stars. The power of the stars flowing on the staff continued without interruption, shining brightly. It complemented her newly created water - element healing magic, forming an impregnable defensive barrier around her.

Facing the attacks of these dark forces, Jack and Alice showed no signs of fear or intention to retreat. They waved their weapons and engaged in a life - and - death struggle with the black shadows. For a moment, the battlefield was filled with splashes of fire, flying magic, rolling air waves, and the deafening sounds of fighting rising and falling one after another, resounding through the sky.

During the intense confrontation, Jack gradually discovered the weaknesses of these black shadows. Although their dark magic was powerful, it followed a certain pattern. As long as he mastered this pattern, he could find a way to break it. So, while evading the attacks, he observed the movements of the black shadows and the trajectories of their magic, trying to find the flaws and weaknesses among them. Finally, during an evasion of an attack, he discovered a fatal flaw of the black shadows and decisively swung his sword. A flash of firelight passed, and accompanied by a scream, a black shadow fell to the ground and never got up again.

And Alice also discovered another weakness of the black shadows. Their dark aura would experience a brief stagnation and slow - down when it came into contact with her power of the stars and the water elements. Taking advantage of this weakness, she continuously cast spells to weaken and control the movement ability of the black shadows, making their attacks become more and more chaotic and disorderly, and their power was greatly reduced. Under her efforts, the black shadows fell one after another and never got up again.

As time went by, the battle entered a fierce climax, but the cooperation between Jack and Alice became more and more tacit. One attacked and the other defended, they cooperated with each other and fought together, gradually gaining the upper hand and suppressing the offensive momentum of the black shadows. However, the black shadows didn't seem to be willing to give up easily. They began to launch attacks recklessly, trying to break through Jack and Alice's defense line and seize the Heart of Elements and the artifacts.