Black Smoke from Abyssal Dagger

Ethan ran as quickly as he could. He knew that he was no match against bare-handed Hamilton, needless to say, with such a terrifying weapon in his hands.

Hamilton gave an evil smile on his lips. He thought that Ethan had no idea how terrifying the Abyssal Dagger was. Running is futile against the Abyssal Dagger.

Hamilton didn't give chase. He stopped immediately. He looked at running Ethan once again and smiled. In his eyes, Ethan is nothing but a desperate chicken who is running for its life against a chasing butcher.

He lifted the Abyssal Dagger to his chest level and chanted something in his mind. And then he casually stabbed the dagger on the ground.

Immediately, some sinister black smoke appeared on the spot where that dagger was stabbed on the ground.

That sinister black smoke killed all the plants and grass around it. The ground around its surroundings started to turn black. Wherever this black smoke spread, all things started to turn black and then got annihilated.

Ethan wasn't looking back. He was running as quickly as possible while carrying the unconscious Assassin on his shoulders.

But the strange phenomenon didn't escape his senses. He might not be looking back. But he naturally sensed the sinister black smoke behind him.

His heart started to beat louder. He felt both fear and anxiety within his heart. He put even more speed in his legs and started to run even quicker. He used all his strength just to run.

His fear is understandable. He was from Earth. His life on earth was nothing good. He had to always live in fear and confusion.

Even though he was on earth, his mind always stayed in the fantasy world, the world filled with magic and supernatural powers.

When he came to the Mortal World somehow, he felt that his wish had finally come true. He was happy about it.

He always read about the experience of a cultivator in web novels and imagined how he would feel if he were in that character's place. He read how they felt when they were in this kind of situation.

He didn't feel anything back then. But now that he is experiencing the same thing he felt back then, even he couldn't describe what he is feeling right now.

[Danger!]

[Danger!]

[A very harmful substance is approaching the User at a rapid pace.]

[User is recommended to run quickly.]

Ethan was angry. The System was making fun of him. But he couldn't do anything right now. After all, if it wasn't for the System's reminder just now, he would have died for that Hamilton's sneak attack.

Ethan ran quickly. But the black smoke from the Abyssal Dagger was even quicker. No matter how quick Ethan is, how can he outrun the power of a weapon that was created from the bones of a beast that is comparable to the Meridian Opening Stage expert?

That black smoke surpassed him in just the blink of an eye. Ethan looked near his legs and found that everything turned black near his legs. There was black smoke around his legs which further spread to his surroundings.

Ethan's keen eyes observed that everything the black smoke touched had evaporated into thin air. It's as if wherever the black smoke goes, everything will cease to exist.

Ethan's heart sank. He looked at his legs. He found that his foot had started to turn black.

Soon, he felt that his legs started to lose strength. Ethan knew that the black smoke had started to infiltrate his body through his legs.

[Danger!]

[Danger!]

[A very harmful substance has infiltrated the User's body!]

[User is recommended to run away from his harmful substance.]

Ethan didn't pay any attention to the System's warnings at the moment. He was in complete despair.

He was not like those transmigrates from the earth he read in the novels. He knew that his talent was very limited. If it wasn't for the System, he had no idea where he would have been right now.

He had no guts like those transmigrates in the web novels. He didn't know what to do in this moment.

He asked in his heart, "System! Please help me to escape from this situation."

[The black smoke is from the beast that is comparable to Meridians Opening Stage expert. The System has to be at least in the Level 40s to give any solution.]

[Due to insufficient data, the System doesn't have any Solution to give to the User.]

Ethan was going mad after reading this. He tried to struggle hard, but all his attempts ended in failure.

While Ethan was struggling he heard Hamilton smiled and said, "It is pointless. You cannot escape from this. Not even the cultivator with the strength of Spiritual Roots Cleansing Stage can escape from this. Needless to say, a mere Elementary Stage like you."

Ethan's heart further sank after hearing this. Just as he was about to say something, his body quivered.

Ethan looked down and found that the black smoke has further infiltrated his body. Previously, only his legs were turned black. But now the black smoke had infiltrated to his tighs.

Ethan gritted his teeth. He was now sure that this is definitely his end. He cannot achieve something great in the cultivation field. He is about to die here.

Hamilton looked at everything with a smile on his face. But he wasn't in peace. He is using the Abyssal Dagger to kill a mere Elementary Stage Cultivator. If word of this leaked, then he would be a laughingstock in the entire Dark Grimm Grotto.

I should better hide this incident from others!

Hamil came to this decision. He will say that he killed Ethan with his own strength. No one will doubt him using Abyssal Dagger to kill Ethan. After all, Ethan was just an Elementary Stage Cultivator.

Um?

Just as he was in this thought, Hamilton had some ominous feeling. And then something strange happened.

The entire forest started to shake. The shake began moderately. But soon, it further intensified as if an earthquake was coming.

"Wha is happening?"

Both Ethan and Hamilton said simultaneously. They had no idea what was happening.

Neither Ethan nor Hamilton had any idea what was going on. The ground shaking became violent. Both Ethan and Hamilton lost their balance and with a "thud" both of them fell on the ground.

The dagger that was on stabbed on the ground was destabilised and it fell on the ground.

Immediately, the black smoke disappeared. Ethan also felt some relief. But some of the smoke already infiltrated his body. So, he wasn't completely free from the black smoke.

[Attention!]

[Attention!]

[The door to the Demonic Forbidden Grounds is about to appear]

[The User is recommended to enter the portal that is about to appear to escape from the opponent.]