As he stood next to Lucy, watching the dark red flames burning a small part of the victim's body, Arthur gazed at the man in question and said

"Had enough yet? I'm not even asking you about the Ghost Nation, just tell me why you're here and who sent you."

At first, the Bone Ghost was flabbergasted when Arthur spoke of his Race after looking at him for a split second. This was supposed to be his ultimate secret, even the person who hired him didn't know such a thing.

Actually, he wore an amulet personally given by the Whisperer King, this artifact tricks the sense of other people, making them think he's just a Human.

His appearance didn't differ from human albeit the pale skin, in no way did he resemble a Bone Ghost yet despite all of that, he was discovered in such a short time.

Following the protocol of the Ghost Nation, once discovered, all he had to do is kill himself as to not let the enemies discover anything that could lead the Ghost Nation to suffer losses.

Unfortunately, Arthur's dark hand was too strong and no matter how much he tried, he couldn't shake it off even by a little bit. Moreover, the silver-haired woman was staring at him with dagger-eyes, every little movement he does is watched thoroughly by her, he truly felt helpless in every sense of the word.

To make matters worse, this man can use strange dark red flames that are very effective against him, which led to the beginning of the suffering. The pain was truly unimaginable, nonetheless, he bore with it and remained silent, unwilling to betray his client despite holding no loyalty for him(client)/

"It's useless, he'll hellbent on keeping his mouth shut. I never thought a Ghost could handle this much flames without breaking down, he's a special one for sure, however, the end remains the same, he, by his own will, chose the to go down such a path so there's no need to hold back anymore, right?"

Arthur understood the meaning behind his copy's words. He nodded his head and withdrew the dark hand which led the Ghost into thinking that he was set free, unfortunately, an even tighter force pressed down on him, gluing his body into the nearby ice wall.

"Don't blame me for this, I tried asking you nicely."

Arthur gestured for Lucy to back away a few steps then turned his attention to the Bone Ghost, who was embedded into the wall using countless soft threads that wrapped around his body like a spider web.

His clothes started burning with black flames then it started covering his whole body until he was one huge blob of black flames. The room, which was covered by ice, started turning black as it was corrupted by the Dark Magic, which was too intense for the Ice to handle it.

The black flames are like a physical materialization of the Dark Magic, it's a bit similar to one Arthur uses for defense and attack, for example, Dark Barrier and Dark Spear.

However, the black flames have strong corrosive powers which affect the Soul of the victim and shakes their Mental powers, weakening it by a small degree.

Its main purpose is to make the target unstable, confused and afraid, it doesn't have a slow effect but over time, it becomes extremely lethal and could kill an enemy without Arthur having to make a move.

As for the black flames that generate on Makaze, those are different. They are created by the ring Arthur is wearing, it belonged to Zodiak and it creates dark flames and weapons, which significantly boost his attack power.

What Arthur is using right now is a skill that belonged to Zodiak. Its main purpose is to fish out many random memories of the target's mind and at the same time, cause him/her an agony that no one would want to experience, even Arthur, who experienced continuous severe pain for a very long period of time.

With unafraid eyes that didn't betray his will and stubbornness, the Bone Ghost stared back at Arthur eyes, which turned jet black and seemed like two bottomless abysses that'll devour anyone who looked at them.

Arthur placed his left hand a few inches above the man's head then stabbed his right hand into the Ghost's abdomen, unleashing absurd amounts of raw Dark Magic that immediately destroyed the victim's Dantian, causing the Ghost to vomit a large mouthful of blood.

"Unfortunately, you chose the wrong path. Against enemies, I hold nothing back."

With that said, Arthur's left hand pressed against the Ghost's head and like a vacuum, started absorbing large quantities of memories, scattered Nether Energy.

When the process started, the man started screaming loudly from the pain, with his hands and legs bound, he could do nothing but shake violently and bang the back of his head on the ice wall until Arthur immobilized his head, causing the Ghost's sufferance to multiply.

Around two minutes later, Arthur retracted his hands and withdrew his threads thus leading the broken body of the Ghost to fall on the ground. Although he was still alive, the pain he experienced along with the destruction of his Dantian led him into becoming extremely weak, not even have the strength to move a muscle, much less kil himself.

[Dark Extraction] is without a doubt a manevolent skill that shouldn't be used on anyone, however, Arthur wasn't the sympathetic type. He would use any skill in his possession to find out the truth because 'X' wouldn't be merciful when facing him so why should he do the same to his subordinates.

"Are you okay?"

Lucy patted his back and looked at him with a worried expression. He couldn't stand properly as he felt a bit dizzy due to the short aftereffect of the skill. It doesn't cause permanent debuffs but it couldn't be used everyday neither should it be used on every enemy that won't talk.

He only used it now because he had to be one step ahead of 'X' if he wants to win and survive. He knew that he isn't 'X''s match so he had to use his wits and try to destroy this mysterious entity.

After he got the memories of the Bone Ghost, Arthur understood what happened, sort of. The memories were totally random so he didn't get everything he wanted but it was enough for now.

With the knowledge he have now and the use of this Bone Ghost, Arthur started planning how to take down 'X'.

"I see, a double agent, kind of smart from the Whisperer King. So, what are you going to do?"

As he closed his eyes and thought about that large figure sitting on a throne, with a body over five meters and an appearance similar to an undead due to the withered flesh he had. A pressure that could kill Sovereigns in a second and an ancient and majestic aura that belonged only to true kings.

The memory of the Whisperer King was fresh in his mind, a terrifying figure that definitely shouldn't be crossed.

"Well, I'm thinking about using the lion to kill a sheep."

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"Your Majesty Zirmahos is dead."

A figure over two meters tall with bone erected from his knees, thighs and back, respectfully stood on one knee with his face facing the ground, not daring to look upwards.

The gloomy roomy, which was very wide but merely contained over ten status of ancient kings, remained silent for an unknown amount of time until the person sitting on the throne talked at last.

He had head similar to a skeleton, withered white flesh covered it with the exception of his eyes, which were empty with only two green flames permanently burning inside the two sockets.

"Was his identity discovered?"

"No your Majesty. With the return of the Nameless Knight, 'X' had gone into hiding and won't do something stupid to attract attention."

"Then who?"

"We still are unsure, Your Majesty."

"What about the amulet?"

The Bone Ghost remained silent as if he hesitated then he answered

"Your Majesty, that's the problem. The energy sent by the amulet is strange."

"Give me the amulet."

The Ghost nodded and politely handed an amulet exactly similar to Zirhamos' to the Whisperer King. The second the amulet touched the King's hand, black flames were unleashed from all corners of the artifact and landed on the Whisperer's hand.

The king frowned when he saw this flames and blew some air of his mouth which caused the black flames to scatter and disappear.

"No doubt, this is Dark Magic."

The Bone Ghost seemed surprised, he stared at the scattered black flames and exclaimed

"How can this be!?"

"Yes, how can there be Dark Magic? I witnessed Zodiak's death and besides him, there's no one who can use it unless...."

The Whisperer King remained silent as he seemed to be in deep thought. The Bone Ghost didn't utter a word and left the room soundlessly.

After a long time passed, the King chuckled and mumbled

"It's funny how the legacies we leave behind... are not the ones we intended, isn't that right, Zodiak?"