The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

The well-behaved girl tilted her head, thinking about fiddling with those experimental instruments... Far from being boring, it made her very excited.

Nothing in this world is more exciting than an experiment!

If she could, she would be willing to stay in the lab for the rest of her life.

However, it was quite obvious that the leader of the golden-haired group did not think so.

"It's rare for me to take you out for a stroll, and you're still so hesitant and timid."

"If you're so scared, go back by yourself."

Upon hearing this, the well-behaved girl's face immediately turned pale.

"Eh?!"

"Captain!"

"I'm going back alone?!"

"No!"

"If you don't want it, then stop talking nonsense and come with me!" The blonde, wavy-haired woman swayed her ample hips, which were encased in a tight short skirt, as she walked towards Cold Mountain Town.

Behind them were more than a dozen researchers, also dressed in white.

They are the Morning Star Knights, one of the three great knightly orders of the Holy See, who have remained hidden behind the scenes until now.

And the blonde, wavy-haired woman is none other than the current leader of the Knights, Barbie Elsa.

As for the tagalong behind her, that was her assistant.

Her name... I'm sorry, she forgot.

She rarely remembers people's names and usually uses easy-to-remember nicknames to address them.

After walking for a short while, Elsa stopped and sniffed the air.

A smile played on his lips.

"Oh ho~"

"It has a magical scent, and it feels so familiar..."

"Um......"

Elsa pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and she clenched her right fist and tapped it against her left palm.

"what!"

"I see!"

"It's the magic of otherworldly creatures... I'll never forget that rotten smell!"

Elsa's eyes shone as she pulled a compass from her bosom, glanced at the sky, and finally confirmed the direction of the magic.

"That's it!"

"Little girl, grab your equipment, we need to speed things up!"

The moment she finished speaking, a gust of wind rose beneath Elsa's feet, and lightning crackled through her hair.

The golden waves trembled incessantly with the lightning.

The next instant, with a loud bang, the snow on the ground was blown into the air, and Elsa... had disappeared from everyone's sight.

Only a faint, eerie magical power remained, indicating her path.

Looking at the vanished leader, the assistant knelt helplessly on the ground, pouting with a wronged expression.

"Commander~"

How could you forget about me!

"If you're going to speed things up, you should at least take me with you!"

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The Eclipse Spear was no longer usable, so Ryan simply tossed it aside.

Now that the result is in, all that's left is to make him disappear.

"Flame Spirit!"

"How's your situation going?"

Flame Spirit idly shook the greatsword in her hand and glanced at the empty surroundings.

"The small fry have been mostly cleared out!"

"But you, having so much fun all by yourself..."

"How about...we switch?"

"You step down and rest, I'll go and play with him!"

This guy only has fun on his mind!

Ryan rolled his eyes at her and said irritably, "Now that you've cleaned up all the small fry, hurry back."

"Most of my magic power is with you!"

"Fine, fine..." Yanling muttered discontentedly.

After a burst of light, the Flame Spirit merged into Ryan's body. The return of magic caused Ryan's eyes to shine brightly with golden light.

But, the next moment.

Something that neither Ryan nor Flame Spirit had expected happened.

In the process of training Yvette in the dream world and helping her modify her magic circuits, Ryan inadvertently completed preparations for the next stage.

The dark attribute begins to develop at the starting point of the magic circuit.

Unlike the frenzied confrontation during the awakening of Radiant Flame, the Dark attribute inherently possesses an inclusive nature and will not conflict with any other attribute.

Therefore, in the early stages of conception, Ryan only vaguely sensed a subtle feeling.

However, this feeling completely changed as the radiant flames returned.

After sensing the Radiant Flame, the previously quiet Dark attribute suddenly became greedy and aggressive!

The surging darkness was about to engulf the radiant flames in an instant!

Upon sensing the dark attribute, Yanling cried out in alarm!

Although she had long suspected that Ryan possessed a third attribute, even before Ryan himself knew it, she always believed that the dark attribute needed a long time to develop before it could emerge.

I didn't expect it to be so fast!

Moreover, the dark attribute deliberately chooses to awaken when it flows back into the magic circuit and is least prepared!

I am essentially a conceptual entity; once I remain in the state of Radiant Flame, I will be devoured and merge with the Dark attribute...

That would mean that I would disappear completely!

Driven by her survival instinct, Flame Spirit reacted immediately.

Almost instantly, the radiant flame split in two, turning into light and fire!

The dark element immediately detected the flame and enveloped it.

The dark elementalist tried to devour the light as well, but the light responded extremely quickly, returning to the starting point of the magic circuit in the blink of an eye.

Safe.

Having missed this opportunity, the Dark attribute could no longer do anything to the Light attribute.

After the flames are completely absorbed and fused together...

A black flame drifted quietly within Ryan's body.

The whole process was completed in the blink of an eye, even startling Ryan.

what's the situation?

So... I've awakened the Dark attribute?

Is it because she had too much fun in the dream world, or because Yvette's talent is just too good?

Most importantly, when I awakened my dark attribute, I didn't experience the pain I felt when I awakened my fire attribute. Instead, I felt a comfortable sensation as if everything inside me was being gently embraced.

The feeling was like lying in a very soft silk quilt when you were extremely sleepy.

It's so comfortable it makes you want to sleep.

Just as Ryan was momentarily dazed by the comfort brought by the dark attribute, a fist blast came straight at him!

The Calamity Walkers have launched the attack!

However, the darkness and fire that had already fused within his body suddenly burst into flames at this moment!

The once peaceful and tranquil black fire underwent a qualitative change, becoming turbulent and full of killing intent.

Just like a mother protecting her child from threats.

Black flames enveloped Ryan.

Then, the punch went straight through Ryan.

But... it was as if he had hit thin air, giving the Disaster Walker no feedback whatsoever.

In the dim light, the silhouette of a tall, mature woman appeared behind Ryan and gently pulled him into her arms.

Then, this mature and sophisticated woman pointed a finger at the Calamity Walker.

A chill flashed in her beautiful eyes.

The next instant, black karmic fire suddenly burst into flames from the feet of the Calamity Walker!

It was completely quiet, without a sound!

The calamity-wielding creature's originally tough skin began to rot and decay the moment it came into contact with the karmic fire!

The calamity-bringer let out a deafening wail!

He retreated repeatedly, trying to shake off the flames on his body.

However, the karmic fire seemed to be stuck to him; no matter how he moved or rolled on the ground, the flames continued to burn quietly.