Since Vay is willing to continue fighting, he surely has his own reasons.
Angel began to quietly await the changes on the field.
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On the combat arena, the Magic Elephant also found himself in a difficult situation. Earlier, due to some psychological burden, he missed an opportunity and was almost defeated by the descendant of Noah.
With no other option, the Magic Elephant activated this one-time consumable activated organ.
The Magic Elephant’s original intention was not to use it now, but to use this as a way to force Vay to surrender. In this way, the activated organ would not be considered as used and could be fully utilized when facing the next opponent, Kaier.
However, what the Magic Elephant didn’t expect was that after Vay saw him activate the organ, he didn’t evade; instead, he became even more aggressive than before.
Could it be that he doesn’t recognize the activated organ? Clearly not, as Vay’s actions were even more cautious than before, and he kept his gaze fixed on the Magic Elephant’s forehead, proving he knew about the organ.
But why isn’t he surrendering even though he knows?
Could it be that Vay also has a card up his sleeve similar to Simos’ Skin?
Considering Vay’s background, it’s really possible he has a powerful secret weapon. So what should he do now? The Magic Elephant was a bit panicked; if he uses the organ on Vay, he won’t stand a chance against Kaier’s Simos’ Skin afterward.
But if he doesn’t use it, the Magic Elephant would find it difficult to back down.
While he was struggling with his decision, Vay’s movements didn’t slow down due to the appearance of the activated organ; instead, his speed was even faster, turning the arena into an ice rink as every movement was filled with sprinting acceleration.
Seeing Vay continuously closing in, the Magic Elephant had to make a choice at this point.
He took a deep breath and finally decided to use the activated organ.
In a swift motion, he activated the blood-red pupil on his forehead, without a hint of hesitation. As it activated, the Magic Elephant could clearly feel the energy around him swirling like a vortex, frantically pouring into the eye on his forehead.
His sensory abilities were rapidly increasing, allowing him to perceive and observe things almost at an Official Wizard’s level at that moment.
This was the boost provided by the Eye on his forehead.
As a result, the Magic Elephant could clearly sense a gaze tightly locked onto his back.
His back was not facing Vay, who was in front of him; the gaze came precisely from the resting area of the Grey Merchant’s group. So, it was clear that this gaze was from the Witch.
The Magic Elephant felt a chill and dared not turn his head to look directly at the Witch.
Everything happened so suddenly, and it seemed too coincidental. All the Magic Elephant could do was try to comfort himself.
At this moment, Vay’s figure had already appeared before the Magic Elephant. Seeing this, without hesitation, he pushed the Eye on his forehead to its fullest state.
The blood-red stream of light enveloped the Magic Elephant tightly, and Vay collided directly with the stream.
After a scream, Vay flew backward, landing dozens of meters away, leaving a long trail on the ground. This showed how terrifying the rebound force was on Vay.
And this was not the attack from the activated organ, merely the automatic defense energy shield produced when the Magic Elephant activated the organ.
As Vay struggled to get up from the ground, he finally saw the full form of the Magic Elephant after the activated organ was completely activated.
At this moment, the Magic Elephant no longer had his previously honest and straightforward appearance, not because his face had changed, but because his nose was covered densely with flesh buds. In the center of these flesh buds, there was a huge eye.
This blood-red eye was initially on the forehead, but now the Magic Elephant’s original eyes were obscured, leaving only this single eye exposed.
Apart from the changes on his face, the Magic Elephant’s body also changed slightly, becoming more massive, akin to a giant’s offspring.
But these were just outward appearances; what truly shocked Vay was the energy field surrounding the Magic Elephant.
Ethereal and terrifying, as if the energy was bottomless, continuously flowing out of the Magic Elephant’s body.
This was no longer a power regular apprentices could control; the accumulated energy was so vast that even the naked eye could see the rippling energy waves continuously rising around the Magic Elephant.
Upon gaining this sudden burst of power, the Magic Elephant actually had no idea how to best manage it, but fortunately, the activated organ seemed to possess self-consciousness, allowing the Magic Elephant to sense the control over all the energy with a mere thought.
He tried to gather this energy, following his instincts, as the surrounding floating blood-red energy began to converge.
As the Magic Elephant obtained control over the energy, a massive amount of information surged into his mind.
This information was all about the activated organ.
There was no need for the Magic Elephant to read; the information was directly etched into his mind as if it had rooted there from the start.
Looking at the information, Vay finally had a direct understanding of the activated organ that had integrated into his body.
The name of this activated organ was: Ancient Gaze.
It was made from an eye of a magical creature known as "Ancient Tome".
"Ancient Tome", sounds like a book, but actually... it is indeed a book title.
The Ancient Tome is a magic monster in the form of a book, and magic monsters that can disguise themselves as books often write in Demon Language on their book covers: "Ancient Tome".
No one knows if there is actually a book titled "Ancient Tome." But there is definitely a magic monster named Ancient Tome.
Ancient Tomes are commonly found in some Abyssal relics, where they disguise themselves as books to lure outsiders close. When people approach, they unfold their pages, revealing a bloodthirsty maw inside and devour people alive.
According to some half-blood demons from the Abyss, the Ancient Tome is believed to be a follower of the Cruel Scholar, and it might be a creation of the Cruel Scholar.
The Ancient Tome possesses incredibly powerful energy manipulation abilities, effectively mobilizing all energy around, and inside their bodies, transforming it into Mimicry, releasing it in an instant.
For example, the Ancient Tome often gathers all its energy into a beam stored in its eyes, letting loose the beam upon opening its eyes, sparing few who are swept by the light.
Hence, the Ancient Gaze is also known as the "Death Beam Eye" or the "Death-Stare Eye".
Given the energy manipulation traits of the Ancient Tome, it can cause extremely terrifying damage in a very short time, making it ideally suited for refinement into a disposable activated organ.
Wizards of the Modification branch, when venturing into the Abyss, almost always set searching for Ancient Tomes as one of their goals.
The Ancient Gaze, crafted from Ancient Tomes, can completely rival middle-high order Magic Rune Scrolls!
Unfortunately, Ancient Tomes are not commonly seen.
As a result, the Ancient Gaze is often only in the possession of Modification branch wizards, considered their prized treasure.
This time, when the Witch granted the Ancient Gaze to the Magic Elephant, it’s clear that great effort was put forth.