The echoing rumble lingered around Brow's ears as he sat down on the ground. In front of him, half of an Iron Spear was embedded in the ground, and cold sweat covered Brow's forehead, his chest continuously rising and falling.

The Shadow Gate is bidirectional. Brow could shuttle through the Shadow Gate, and likewise, things outside the Shadow Gate could reach him via it.

This Curved Path Shuttling ability is extremely convenient but also hugely consuming. Even though Brow is a Prayer Believer, with his Ether reserve, he can only use it once or twice, not to mention using Ether on the Dark Erosion Beast.

Bologue discovered the existence of the Shadow Gate and threw the Iron Spear towards Brow behind the gate. Knowing the threat posed by Bologue, Brow immediately closed the Shadow Gate, causing the soaring Iron Spear to be cut in half, with part of it entering and the remaining breaking outside the gate.

"This guy is tough to deal with."

After a moment of fear, Brow, like Ferguson, draws immense joy from the fear he experiences.

Brow stood up slowly. In his perception, the Dark Erosion Beast was still fighting against Bologue, but with the loss of observation via the Shadow Gate, Brow found it difficult to judge the battlefield dynamics.

Brow continued, "Beware of his feigned attacks, those Iron Armors are all his disguises."

His voice clearly reached Ferguson's ears. On the other side of the battlefield, Ferguson cast a glance at his surroundings, where a small, curled-up Dark Erosion Beast was beside him. Above its head, a small hole-shaped Shadow Gate was transmitting the sound.

Brow's secret energy limit could create three Dark Erosion Beasts, and due to differing Ether amounts, the beasts would have different sizes and strengths.

Usually, Brow only creates a powerful Dark Erosion Beast to battle and restrain enemies, while two smaller beasts are situated by Ferguson and Brow's body for timely communication and swift shuttling in crises.

Brow and Ferguson are seasoned partners; any previous foes they faced together would assume Brow was the strong attacker.

In reality, the strength of the Dark Erosion Beast is merely an illusion. Excluding its sharp tail blade and agile nature, the beast lacks any formidable destructive power.

Most of the time, Brow uses the beast for enemy restraint, aiding with his unique multifaceted effects to generate suitable assassination opportunities for Ferguson.

"Alright, I got it."

Ferguson adjusted the gun barrel, fuzzily sensing Bologue's location, then pulled the trigger to scatter the bullets into the night.

Through Brow's skirmish with Bologue, Ferguson could deduce the prior situation.

Bologue relies on disguised command objects for his counterattacks against Ferguson. Currently, to a certain degree, Bologue can achieve the effect of an Overlord, creating an armor shell to attract their attention, while his true self hides, waiting to move.

Since meeting Aimou, Bologue trained himself in Ethereal Concealment; however, his mastery of this Ethereal Skill is only at the beginner level. Only by remaining stationary can he suppress his Ether reaction.

Utilizing this half-baked skill and considering Ferguson is far from Bologue, the greater the distance, the more vague Ferguson's Ethereal Perception becomes. Bologue barely avoided Ferguson's detection.

In the battle with the Dark Erosion Beast, Bologue formed multiple puppets, dispersing his Ether, confusing the duo further.

"No wonder everyone likes you so much..."

Ferguson admired Bologue's quick adaptability, further understanding the observers' interest in Bologue and the Collector's desire for him.

"I'm beginning to look forward to the rewards afterwards."

Brow agreed as he hid in a corner, conversing with Ferguson through the Dark Erosion Beast positioned next to him.

Brow didn't immediately reopen the Shadow Gate, which was considered a mutated product of his Alchemy Matrix, involving Curved Path power that consumes a large amount of Ether and has relatively slow release time.

Mimicking Ferguson's previous action, Brow picked up the Dagger and slashed his arm, the bone-chilling pain provoking intense emotion, which under the Devil's power, was transformed into continuous Ether.

Protection·Chaotic Joy.

The depleted Ether within Brow was replenished again, with the pain transmuting into power filling him.

In the distance, the battle between the Dark Erosion Beast and Bologue continued. After a failed strike, Bologue did not linger in the fight and instead sprinted down the street, avoiding the beast's pursuit.

Amid their duel, Brow bandaged his bleeding arm and noticed the change in the half Iron Spear.

The absence of Bologue's Ether support caused the solidified Deceitful Snake Scale Liquid to transform into large drops of Silver Beads rolling down. Within this liquefied metal, a small Dagger emerged, for some reason remaining solid unlike the Iron Spear.

Brow stared at the Dagger in confusion until suddenly Ethereal arc light erupted from it, distorting the surrounding space with Curved Path's power and pouring savage murderous intent upon Brow.

"Found you."

The Phantom Dagger vanished as Bologue emerged from the Curved Path, the Flame of the Cauldron exploded, engulfing the surrounding buildings like a tide.

"Smile! Friend, your idol has come to see you!"

The group of snakes twisted into a sturdy gauntlet on his hand, and with Ethereal Amplification, Bologue delivered a rapid thrust punch, denting Brow's chest.

The Phantom Dagger was bound by a distance limit; thus, Bologue had not been fleeing but searching for the Dagger's location. Once within its effective range, Bologue could activate the Phantom Dagger, swapping positions to appear before Brow.

As an Overlord, Brow certainly couldn't stray far from the Dark Erosion Beasts. After just a few attempts, Bologue easily located the place.

Brow was smashed into the rubble by Bologue, spewing out mouthfuls of blood. The intense pain tormented his nerves but quickly transformed into pleasure, filling the Alchemy Matrix with a vast amount of Ether.

Bologue also sensed that the more severely he injured these lunatics, the happier they became, and the intensity of their Ether grew more fervent.

With reddened eyes, Brow clutched his chest injury, retreating quickly. Nearby, a mass of darkness wriggled. He attempted to open the Shadow Gate to shuttle near the Dark Erosion Beast, but Bologue clearly wouldn't allow such an opportunity as Brow was currently within Bologue's domain.

The burning ground extended sharp Long Halberds, crisscrossing to block the writhing darkness, separating it from Brow. Then, the Flame of the Cauldron blazed intensely, the surging Ether and the constructed Shadow Gate's Ether mutually repelling, further hindering Brow's Secret Energy from expanding.

Seeing escape was hopeless, a beast-like growl emerged from Brow's throat. He infused all his Ether into the nearby young Dark Erosion Beast, causing it to instantly swell into a gigantic monster.

"Alright! Idol!"

Brow responded to Bologue's invitation.

In past battles, Brow had encountered this situation, where the opponent hurried to severely injure him. But as long as they didn't kill him with one strike, he could rely on Protection to swap for abundant Ether.

There could only be three Dark Erosion Beasts at most, requiring time for the one in the distance to completely disperse; currently, there's only one fighting for Brow.

Brow's Secret Energy was mainly functional, and the Dark Erosion Beast's combat ability wasn't considered strong. However, with this massive Ether support, Brow was confident to hold against Bologue until Ferguson's support arrived.

The Dark Erosion Beast's size further expanded, roaring and charging forward, then the silver-white tide mixed with bricks from all directions, layered upon each other, heavily restraining the beast, confining it within a sealed stone coffin.

Bologue clenched his fist, Iron Embrace sealing all of Brow's vitality, then Blazing Scale Burst consumed the enormous coffin in a sea of flames.

Brow tried to etherealize the Dark Erosion Beast, but the entire stone coffin was infused with Bologue's Ether, and under Ether Mutual Exclusion, the beast was entirely restrained.

The gauntlet in his hand transformed into a Sheep Horn Hammer as Bologue strode towards Brow, a cruel smile surfacing on his face as he asked, "Are you satisfied with the performance?"

Bologue truly treated this as a fan meeting.

Brow fixed his gaze on Bologue, screaming madly under intense pressure.

The distant Dark Erosion Beast completed its dispersal, and another appeared beside him. Simultaneously, a small Shadow Gate, barely fist-sized, floated atop the head of the young beast.

The sound of a trigger being pulled came from within, followed by an Alchemy Warhead traversing through the Shadow Gate, wrapped in a magnificent roar of Ethereal Radiance.

Beyond the Shadow Gate, Ferguson held Silent Fang, expression a mix of pain and pleasure, blood dripping from his arm, flowing onto the ground where the cut-off skin lay.

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