The gold sand pyramid shimmered with a metallic luster under the moonlight, each grain of sand like refined gold, with magical light flowing on its surface.
The heavy pyramid rapidly sank into the sea.
Marcus stood on the sand cloud, letting out a sigh of relief.
Cana had arrived beside Marcus at some point, a pair of pure white wings fanning behind her, looking exactly like Happy's Wing Magic.
Following closely behind was Ezreal, flying over on top of an Evil Wolf.
Marcus glanced at Cana's white wings, clicking his tongue in wonder, "Not bad, you can even deconstruct Happy's Wing Magic and seal it in a card? Give me two, I'll go tease that kid Romeo with them."
Cana first rolled her eyes at him, then looked seriously at the pyramid sinking into the sea below, "That guy won't escape, will he?"
Marcus reined in his playful expression, saying earnestly, "Although this area is near the coast, the sea depth is still around eight hundred meters. With the weight of the gold sand, this guy will be buried directly in the deep sea. Even if he can withstand the water pressure of nearly a thousand meters deep, losing oxygen, he won't last more than ten minutes."
A look of triumph rose in Marcus's eyes, "My Desert Great Burial can last for at least half an hour. By then, he'll be thoroughly dead."
Cana nodded, teasing, "Quite capable, aren't you, A-Class Mage Sandstorm ~ Mar ~ cus ~."
Marcus glared, "Hey, hey, hey, you… "
Before their bickering could even begin, Ezreal's brow furrowed. He pointed in the direction of the pyramid, the white light in the depths of his pupils reappearing, "Guys, I think this guy probably doesn't like a sea burial."
Before Ezreal finished speaking, the pyramid suddenly vibrated violently. Dense cracking sounds continuously rang out, and the originally tight surface of the gold sand pyramid developed cracks, with tar-like black mist seeping from each crack.
Marcus's expression changed slightly. The gold sand cloud beneath his feet carried him in a dive directly to the top of the pyramid. The gold sand beneath his feet merged into his body through his legs, and he landed steadily on the spire, a gray runic magic array suddenly opening.
Marcus stood on the top of the tower, his arm muscles bulging, his fingers deeply embedded in the sand. Blood seeped from his fingernails due to excessive force, and gray sand magic poured into the pyramid's interior like a raging tide.
Fine grains of sand continuously seeped from the tower's cracks, only to be pressed back in by his stronger magic. The entire pyramid emitted a grating "creak" sound.
"This guy's magic… is corroding my gold sand!" Marcus's veins bulged on his forehead, and sweat dripped down his chin onto the sand tower, instantly evaporating into white steam.
Ezreal floated on the sea surface, the white light in his eyes piercing through the sand tower, clearly seeing the Black Robed Man frantically releasing black gas inside the tower.
Those black gases twisted and writhed like living things, continuously eroding the magic structure within the gold sand.
Even more bizarrely, the Black Robed Man had several opportunities to break through weak points and escape, yet he consistently remained within the tower.
"Something's wrong…" Ezreal's brows furrowed. "He's –"
Before he could finish, the entire gold sand pyramid suddenly trembled violently!
The tower's surface was instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks, and countless pitch-black spikes burst out from within.
These spikes were wrapped in viscous black mist, and wherever they passed, the gold sand turned into powder.
"Boom—!!!"
The hundred-meter-tall pyramid exploded, tens of thousands of tons of gold sand gushing out like a tsunami in all directions.
Marcus was thrown tens of meters by the shockwave, tumbling continuously in the air before barely stabilizing his figure.
Amidst the sky-high dust, the Black Robed Man hovered.
His cloak was already in tatters, revealing a pale body covered in bizarre blood-red patterns. He raised his hand, and the star tattoo on his wrist glowed with a faint red light.
"Is it my turn now?" The Black Robed Man twisted his neck left and right, his bones making crisp cracking sounds. The patterns on his body writhed under his skin like living things, and with each breath, the patterns lit up with a dark red glow.
"Shadow Puppet Art · Night Parade of a Hundred Demons!"
As the Black Robed Man clasped his hands together, the shadows on the sea surface suddenly boiled!
Dozens of black shadows, identical to his form, emerged from the shimmering water, each as solid as reality.
These shadow clones moved in perfect unison, simultaneously raising their arms—
"Dark Pulse · Barrage!"
Dense black energy projectiles rained down like a storm, each tracing a distorted trajectory through the air.
Cana's pupils constricted, and she swiftly flung out seven cards from her fingertips: "fairy card · Seven Elemental Barrier!"
Seven cards arranged in a Big Dipper formation in front of her, instantly unfolding a colorful magical shield.
The black projectiles struck the barrier, exploding into countless ripples. The shockwave of the explosions caused the surrounding sea surface to indent into a giant crater with a diameter of a hundred meters.
"Sandstorm · Ground Net!"
Marcus roared, slamming his hands onto the sea surface. Countless gold sand burst forth from underwater like giant pythons.
These sand grains intertwined in the air to form an impenetrable net, enveloping half of the shadow clones.
The gold sand emitted a harsh, metallic grinding sound as it contracted, instantly crushing a dozen or so shadow clones into black mist.
Ezreal's figure appeared high in the sky, his left arm's metal gauntlet erupting with dazzling white light, almost turning his arm into a small sun: "Amaterasu · Meteor Shower!"
Accompanied by a fist that left afterimages, dozens of scorching white light orbs flew from his hand, trailing like Comets as they smashed towards the Black Robed Man's main body.
"You think I can't handle your tracking magic?" A hoarse, sinister voice sounded. The Black Robed Man's eyes showed disdain, and a bloody light bloomed in the depths of his pupils.
Just as the light orbs were about to hit, the Black Robed Man's body suddenly twisted and dematerialized, turning into a wisp of black smoke and dissipating.
The light orbs sharply turned in mid-air, only to collide with a suddenly appearing pitch-black mirror—
"Cursed Mirror Image!"
The Black Robed Man's voice came from all directions.
After the light orbs struck the mirror, they were actually reflected back, hurtling towards Ezreal at an even faster speed!
"Roar—!"
The Evil Wolf's massive body suddenly blocked in front of its master, its maw opened to its limit.
A highly compressed dark energy orb formed in its throat, erupting with a deafening roar.
Black and white collided in mid-air, the resulting energy storm tearing a vacuum vortex with a diameter of two hundred meters into the sea surface!
"Flamingo!"
Ezreal seized the opportunity to raise his left hand towards the sky, summoning a second Summoned Beast.
A white energy vortex suddenly opened above him, and scorching firelight ignited. A seven-meter-long fiery red giant bird flew out of the portal with a long cry, spreading its wings and soaring into the sky.
Every one of its feathers burned with golden-red flames, and as its wings flapped, a rain of fire scattered across the sky.
"Magma Tsunami!"
The Flamingo dived towards the sea surface, its beak opening to spew crimson magma.
The entire sea area instantly boiled, hundreds of tons of seawater evaporating into white mist.
The Black Robed Man had just reappeared a hundred meters away when a volcano suddenly rose beneath his feet—
"Boom!!!"
A scorching pillar of magma shot into the sky, engulfing the Black Robed Man within it.
However, the next second, the pitch-black figure actually tore through the magma and leaped out.
He was completely enveloped in viscous black mist, and the patterns on his skin glowed blindingly: "Shadow Demon Possession · Perfected Form!"
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