Both time-traveled characters ended up as villainous henchmen.

Chapter 97 Richie

Henia withdrew her gaze and looked back at the three Phantom Four Elemental Mages lying on the ground, and immediately made a plan in her mind.

The ancient castle located in the middle of the swamp is certainly not as simple as it looks. In addition, there are already many dark guild mages lying in wait around the swamp. There must be other ambushes on the way to the swamp castle.

Although, given the strength of these affiliated dark guilds, it is practically impossible for them to pose a life-or-death threat to Henia.

However, if the opponent possesses some special dark magic item, it's still easy for Henia to suffer a loss in silence.

Therefore, it is necessary to use "guinea pigs" to clear out mines and eliminate miscellaneous enemies.

These three Phantom Four Elemental Mages who lay down and pretended to be dead perfectly met Henia's requirements.

Without much hesitation, Henia quickly finalized a plan to control the three people.

A special lightning-based magic circle slowly appeared in his palm. The runes within the circle were no longer magical characters, but rather resembled data codes from the world of swords and blades.

As new lightning magic formed in Henia's palm, Rabbit Maru and Thor, who were lying on the ground, also sensed something was wrong.

As for Aria, he was the most seriously injured and has only just regained a sliver of consciousness.

The next moment, just as Tutu Maru was about to get up and run away, a lightning bolt struck his brain with incredible speed. At the same time, a large amount of lightning elemental magic power rapidly gathered in his body, quickly affecting the electrical signals transmitted through his nerves.

Thor, who was trying to escape by using earth magic to burrow underground, was also pulled out of the ground by Henia before he could get very far.

"I've already broken through Earth Escape Technique once, why are you still using it? You really don't learn your lesson."

Henia shook his head, looking at Thor with some disdain, but he still raised his right hand and placed a special lightning magic symbol mark on Thor's forehead.

The same applies to Rabbit Maru's side.

When it came to Aria, who was still unable to act fully, Henia made appropriate modifications to the control of the Lightning Seal, greatly enhancing its control capabilities so that Aria, who was still unable to act independently, could play a role.

The three people's lightning seals were all different. After all, this was Henia's first attempt at controlling lightning magic, so she naturally prepared different versions for the experiment.

Although the three people's lightning seals manifested in different ways, their control principles were basically similar. They all used lightning-type magic factors to interfere with the transmission of electrical signals in the human body, thereby achieving the purpose of control.

Therefore, it was extremely easy for Henia to take the lives of the three. Under his control, the lightning magic factors that had penetrated into their bodies could easily damage their brains and vital organs.

"Alright, if the three of you survive this, I'll spare your lives."

Henia manipulated the Thunder Seal to make the three stand in a row and began a brief instruction.

"Now, go and eliminate those dark guild mages lurking in the swamp, and other hidden traps!"

At Henia's command, Tutu Maru, Thor, and Aria each rushed into the dark swamp, which exuded a strange and polluted aura, in different directions to find the way to the central castle for Henia.

Henia landed behind her and used lightning-shaped magic to conjure a pair of silver lightning wings on her back, slowly rising into the high sky.

At the same time, the scattered silver lightning feathers from his Silver Lightning Wings transformed into a special magical shield under his control, effectively blocking the ranged attacks from the strange creatures in the swamp.

Once airborne, Henia easily saw the entire dark swamp.

The edges of the swamp are lined with eerie ancient trees that have stood for countless years, while the center of the swamp is a lifeless wasteland.

Normal creatures cannot survive here. Only those strange creatures that deviate from the norm and possess some demonic characteristics can survive in this swamp.

This applies to both plants and animals.

But they are fundamentally different from real demons; the creatures in the swamp are more like a special experimental product.

A subspecies of demon created by human intervention.

Having reached this conclusion, Henia's gaze toward the ancient castle in the center of the swamp became even more solemn.

After a brief wait, Rabbit Maru, Thor, and Aria successfully cleared a safe path for Henia to the central castle.

The three of them also paid different prices, some suffering from incurable black magic injuries, and others being cursed by special black magic items.

However, the three of them stubbornly clung to life.

Henia ignored them, released the lightning seals from the three of them, and flew alone to the castle gate.

The ancient castle in front of us, from its shape and building materials to the various magic arrays surrounding it, exudes an ancient aura from the distant past.

Henia tilted her head slightly, unleashing her full mental perception.

Although part of the castle's structure has been explored, most areas of the castle cannot be explored through simple mental perception.

In several special areas, he even sensed a strange and inexplicable sense of danger.

If this is not taken seriously, his life may be in danger.

While Henia was looking out of the castle, someone inside a tower was also observing her using magic.

This is an old man dressed in a tattered black robe, crouching in a dark room filled with all kinds of magical items, potions, and magic circles.

The only light in the room came from the faint glow of various magical items, and in front of the old man was a bright crystal ball that clearly reflected Henia's figure outside the castle.

"Hahaha, as expected, my judgment was correct. You truly are the most special existence—"

The old man gazed at the scene in the crystal ball, his face, so thin it resembled a skeleton, revealing an exaggerated smile. His eyes bulged out, and he gasped for breath from his wide-open mouth.

It seemed as if it wanted to devour everything it saw into its emaciated body.

The light emitted by the crystal ball made the old man's already ugly face appear even more abstract and eerie.

The old man stretched out his right hand, his withered, bony fingers gently stroking the crystal ball. At the same time, the numerous and complex magic arrays beneath him suddenly erupted with a buzzing sound!

"This time, I will surely succeed—"

Boom!

Terrifying light and heat, accompanied by deafening thunder, forcefully blasted through this eerie and dark corner in the most unreasonable way.

The castle crumbled and collapsed, and the ancient magic arrays buried within it were torn apart by scorching flames and lightning before they could even take effect.

The darkness dissipated, and crimson flames and silver lightning once again filled the heavens and earth.

As Richie was blasted off balance by the violent shockwave and fell along with the castle floor, he also saw the blond figure surrounded by crimson flames and silver lightning.

"Henia I"

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