Chapter 376: Chapter 319: Star Cluster Has Perished

Denzel was about to say something, but she suddenly realized something and shut her mouth.

“This ‘Contract’ has loopholes that can be exploited,” Ash said as he raised the ‘Contract’ in his hand. “What if, after we sign the contract, you immediately attack us, causing damage to our souls that prevents us from entering the ‘Void Realm’ for half a month? Wouldn’t that inevitably result in a breach of contract?”

Denzel removed her decorative plain glasses and lowered her eyelids: “I hadn’t even thought of that loophole; you are really overthinking it, Mr. Knight.”

“I’ve just been trapped by ‘Contracts’ a bit too much recently, so I subconsciously paid more attention,” Ash responded. “If you don’t have that intention, why not add a clause that binds you, to reassure us? By the way, remember to include your entourage in the contract, as you could always have them handle things for you.”

Denzel stared quietly at Ash for a while. The cold light emitted from her eyes clearly indicated that Ash’s suspicions were not unfounded. Sonia and Diya stood guard by Ash’s side, their posture declaring that they would not let Denzel succeed easily.

“The ‘Static Domain’ is about to arrive.” Ash glanced at the horizon where the gold of the skyline was gradually being overtaken by gray. “If you have not made up your mind, then we must take our leave, Your Majesty.”

With a stern face, Denzel waved her hand, and a new clause was added to the contract:

“Within one hour after signing, Party A and its commanding units are not allowed to kill Party B.”

“As you wish.”

It was the first time Ash heard a fluctuation in Denzel’s voice, which also marked her bottom line.

This ‘Heroic Soul’ Commander was really too shrewd, even using the ‘Contract’ to bind them.

Ash and his companions exchanged glances, knowing they wouldn’t proceed without signing, so they reluctantly used their ‘Magic Power’ to imprint the contract.

Watching the contract paper burn into effect, Ash always felt a sense of familiarity with this scene, as if it hadn’t been long since he had last experienced the same familiar coercion, the exploitable situation–it was exactly the same formula.

But since they had signed the contract, it meant this life-or-death situation was finally about to pass. Ash sighed in relief and waved to Denzel: “Then we’ll be leaving now, until next time–”

“Who told you that you could leave?”

Denzel instantly switched back to her ‘Assassination Expert’ demeanor and turned into a black shadow diving into Ash’s embrace, her palm strike sending the knight flying!

Miracle*’Crack Wave Slash’!

Miracle*’Whip Blade’!

Sonia and Diya did not hesitate and struck one after another, but their attacks could not penetrate the invisible yet dense armor. Denzel was purely offensive, directly grabbing the two of them and throwing them out!

Miracle*’Sword Painting’!

Ash’s ‘Heart Sword’ arrived a bit late. Ever since he had elevated all the swordsmanship ‘Technique Spirits’ to ‘Two-winged’ in the ‘Legendary’ library, the power of swordsmanship miracles had also surged, and although his burst capability was not as good as Sonia’s, his sustained damage was… also not as good as Sonia’s.

However, his damage was not low, and underestimating him was a mistake!

Snap!

Denzel slapped the ‘Heart Sword’ away and rushed over to pin Ash to the ground and pummel him. Sonia and Diya didn’t waste words, trying to harm Denzel with miracles, but she toughed it out and counterattacked, sending them flying.

After several rounds back and forth, Ash suddenly realized that although he had been continuously hit, he actually wasn’t injured–embarrassed by Denzel’s beating at most. He suddenly realized something, raised his hands to cover his face to block the attacks, and yelled, “You two, quickly get out of the ‘Void Realm,’ or it’ll be too late!”

“It’s already too late.”

Denzel grabbed Sonia’s wrist and flung her toward Diya, who hurriedly broke off her miracle to catch her teammate.

“It’s over, we’re not fighting anymore.” She unilaterally declared a ceasefire.

Just because you say we’re not fighting, we stop? Although Sonia really wanted to assertively respond, considering the difference in combat power between the two sides, she could only frustratingly say, “Could you get off him?”

The ‘Heroic Soul’ Commander shrugged her shoulders and actually obeyed, leaving Ash.

She looked up at the sky: “It’s over.”

Sonia realized something; when she looked up at the sky, she immediately understood Denzel’s intention.

The sky had turned into a battleground of gold and gray, with the gold retreating step by step and the gray advancing irresistibly. The plants around the cabin had begun to wither, and the world was gradually left with only a weaving of black and white.

“You wanted to use the ‘Static Domain’ to kill us.” Sonia was not asking but stating.

“You are clever people,” Denzel said, “fortunately, I excel at dealing with clever people. I just need to intentionally show a few irrelevant flaws, put on a regretful look as if you have seen through my schemes, and your caution will go to sleep like a well-fed lion.”

In the contract, it only bound Denzel not to kill them, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t attack them.

Denzel had been attacking and injuring the mages, preventing them from escaping the Void Realm.

This was the true loophole in the contract: there were too many external factors in the Void Realm that could kill a mage, and the Heroic Soul Commander didn’t need to act personally, just needed to prevent the mages from leaving, and disasters would soon catch up to them.

“My turn is over,” Denzel turned and left, “I hope to see you in the next round.”

Ash squinted his eyes, “I certainly won’t let down the Empress’s lover’s expectations.”

Denzel ignored Ash’s mockery, left the cabin directly, and with his entourage, walked into the grim Static Domain, leaving the three mages in the cabin area.

It seemed that finally being away from mortal danger, they nearly all lay down on the grass, their tension slowly easing through their breaths; the silence that had been tinged gray also warmed up at that moment, but grays and whites climbed onto their bodies, filling them with a hollow sense of security.

“It feels like the Witch hasn’t changed much.”

Diya looked at Ash curiously; Ash pointed to his coat, “After all, the Witch’s usual color scheme is black and white. It’s quite natural even in the Static Domain.”

“Compared to that, the Sword Maiden who has been dyed in black and white literally looks like she’s in funeral makeup…”

Sonia gave him a blank look, too tired to deal with him, and brought up the important matter, “What should we do about the contract? We can’t escape the Static Domain.”

“Don’t worry, just resign yourself to death; I’ll find a way to heal the damaged souls,” Ash sneered, “She bullied us so severely, I won’t let her get her way easily. Compared to that…”

Ash and Sonia looked at Diya, who during the memory question-and-answer session just now, had her background clearly revealed as anything but simple. The God of Mankind, a Gospel incarnation, the identical faces of each family member… It was evident that her personal storyline was very intricate and exciting.

Diya hesitated, “I…”

“If you haven’t figured it out yet, tell us the next time we meet,” Ash looked around at the completely withered flowers and trees, “I don’t want to hear only half and then be cut off, forced to leave the Void Realm.”

“Thank you,” Diya nodded gratefully. Her mind was still in turmoil, not having expected her secret to be revealed in this way, and the information about ‘Gospel Incarnation’ was also new to her, but this helped explain many mysteries at last.

“So…”

Ash lapsed into silence.

The other two didn’t speak either.

They knew what the others were thinking.

They also knew that the others knew what they were thinking.

So, no one wanted to initiate the conversation.

Until the golden light in the sky crumbled, when the three of them were about to turn into a brand-new still-life painting, Diya suddenly said, “If you wish, I can occasionally take a few days off from coming to the Void Realm…”

The Witch was instantly pinned to the ground by the Sword Maiden.

“If you dare miss, I’ll slaughter you,” the Village Girl said in a calm tone that seemed almost joking.

Seeing the undisguised killing intent in the Sword Maiden’s eyes, Diya quickly nodded like a pecking chick.

…

In the black-and-white Static Domain, Denzel sat on an Eight-eyed Weaving Spider, a clump of starlight appearing in the palm of his right hand.

This was his task target, the spoils he sought to obtain by luring and killing the Legendary Commander Blaido of Star Hall, the ‘Star Cluster Incarnation.’

Denzel looked at the clump of starlight and grasped it with his hand.

Snap.

A series of dense, cracking sounds followed, as if Denzel was crushing not just the starlight before him, but countless stars.

“The Star Cluster has been extinguished, Star Hall’s total combat power has decreased by 13%,” Denzel lowered his eyelids, “Next, I only need to take back the secret. At the next Great Seal among Six Nations, Star Hall is bound to fall.”