Moonlight After Sunset's
New Face

"Whenever a man hides, he will be found, too."

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"Master, all the preparations are done."

Ariel came in and handed over a document they had gathered just a moment before.

"That's great, let's go."

Lucas calmly retrieved the documents. He and his two subordinates then left the bar along with the return of Lucas' form as before. Lucas briefly glanced at the disappearance of the beautiful man but he immediately turned his body and left.

A warm smile has not disappeared from Lucas's face since his departure from the bar. He was quite interested in that beautiful man. A small man with a plain face like an innocent young master.

Ariel and Jack who were looking at his master kept smiling became a little worried. They had never seen his master like that during their life together. Well they had seen his master smiling warmly but that was only for one girl.

The girl who dared to argue with her master rudely even the maiden servant was very brave against her master who was the crown prince. They really did not understand who the master had just met but one was certain, the current master looked so crazy.

"I think we should keep our distance from the master for a while" whispered Jack to Ariel who was answered nodding her head. They agreed not to disturb his master's mood.

At night Lucas and his four subordinates then went to the forest. They already knew the original location of the slaves they were holding. With the knowledge of Jack and Ariel, the five of them separated on two different sides.

Nike and Jack are tasked with saving the slaves while Lucas and Ariel and Billy are tasked with guarding the outer area from the knights. After getting a warning from Lucas, they also did the action.

Everything was going quite hard, the hypnotized slaves were hard to control. They were like undead who just stood quietly in a cage and did not move even a moment even though the door was open.

Jack and Nike in charge of the evacuation became difficult. They were confused as to what to do, there was nothing they could do as the slaves just stared blankly at them.

Jack runs out of sense and calls Lucas. Clearly they did not even know that an illusion could also make one an undead like that. Lucas then gave the order to directly teleport the slaves directly from his cage.

"Master, I think it's hard. The witches had already put up a shield that prevented someone from teleporting from the inside" Nike explained after examining the wall area within the headquarters.

"Damn," Lucas seemed so frustrated. He had no other idea than that.

Actually Lucas wanted to complete this mission calmly without having to waste energy but what happened was very much different. He thought that the slaves were just like the slaves he had saved from Guira Kingdom but unfortunately it was wrong.

It is possible that the witches had anticipated this so that they carried out illusions on their slaves.

"Nike, hide with Jack quietly there. Me and Ariel and Billy are gonna get the knights and witches out of there."

After the order came out, Nike who had not had time to give advice was already shocked by the great impact from outside the headquarters. The bewildered Jack was about to come out to see the situation but was stopped by Nike when the sound of the knights' footsteps was right behind them.

"Master ordered us to hide. So calm down," Nike sneered while casting her invisibility magic. Jack who knew Nike's intent immediately hid beside him with the help of the same magic.

On the other hand Lucas and his two subordinates were immediately confronted by several black magicians who attacked them from various sides. The witches used the mana of death to expend energy within them.

The mana emitted a pitch-black smoke in the silent middle of the night. The smoke quietly took the lives of anyone who entered it. Some of the plants around them began to die and disintegrate.

Lucas, who knew of the danger, immediately retreated to take a big step. He let out a sword aura to destroy the smoke. The same thing was done by the other two men.

The knights also did not want to lose, they continued to attack Billy mercilessly. But of course the ability of the two is clearly different. Billy could easily get rid of the knights who were trying to attack him.

The black smoke arrows continued to strike the Lucas side. They were forced to retreat far back. Lucas swiftly attacked the smoke arrow with his sword.

It is clear that the fight is controlled by Lucas but many enemies also do not want to lose. They're now gathering around Lucas. The attacks were not only from the black magicians, even other magicians attacked him.

Ice spears and smoke arrows continued to pummel the area. Lucas accidentally destroys the roof of the enemy headquarters to make it easier for Nike and Jack to move the slaves. Once enough was felt, Lucas and his two subordinates immediately retreated to bring their enemies away from there.

It was done so that the transfer process becomes smooth without any other interference. Unfortunately the direction of Lucas' destination instead directed him to the lake of purity. The lake is considered the most sacred by the locals.

In the lake is now being carried out a worship process where some slaves previously brought will be put into the lake. Lucas who saw this without hesitation attacked several witches who were doing the ritual.

This time there was no Lich there, this was because the ritual was simply a ritual to add mana to die instead to replace the new Lich's body. The ritual is only performed by a few of his men.

Lucas' arrival managed to make the area chaotic. The slaves who were about to be put into the lake were now just standing straight on the lip of the lake. The ritual fails and they have to deal with a delinquent who is currently smiling strangely.

An annoyed witch begins to attack Lucas with her fire arrows. But it did not scare Lucas, he calmly tore the arrow with his sword aura. The sword was extremely powerful moreover it had already been engulfed by the sharp aura of its owner.

In the previous place Nike and Jack had managed to teleport the slaves who numbered more than 500 people. Although now where their property is reduced but it is worth what they have done.

Jack and Nike then go after Lucas who is still fighting with the witches. On the way they could see many dead enemies helpless. They died not only from Lucas's attacks but also from their own allies.

Some of the corpses even left only shins. It was because their souls were sucked in while they were dying. Painful indeed the process but with it the black magicians can get stronger.

They took away dying lives to add to the dead mana energy that had previously been drained away. They could not carelessly use the dead mana that was in the lake because it belonged to their master, the Lich.

"Sir, everything has been successfully evacuated" whispered Jack as his position approached Lucas.

"That, great. We can go...."

Lucas' words came to a halt as he looked at the large dome that covered the area of the lake.

The dome is quite large but also looks transparent. In addition, Lucas also felt his bracelet ringing with a strong tinge of clinking. Lucas's face looked panicked and upset.

Lucas did not expect the presence of his lover. If he and his subordinates were to leave immediately then his lover would be in great danger later.

"So it's your game, baby," Inner Lucas with his strange smile.

"We're gonna finish them off tonight."

Lucas then leaves his subordinates to fight back. No one knows the meaning of the master but it is clear that what makes this dome is not an enemy but an ally.

They thought that the one they had met at the bar back then was the owner of this huge dome. After the dome rose to the top, some witches managed to escape even though most of them had to come back again in disappointment.

In addition, fine threads began to knit on the lake water. The thread formed a large spider web and linked to each other.

Enemies who saw it panicked but Lucas felt that what their allies wanted to do was to destroy the lake.

"This will be good because we no longer need to bother like before" Ariel exclaimed while blocking the knight's attack.

"I don't agree with that, even if this lake is destroyed it will definitely appear again a new one as well" Nike replied.

"We just wait for the results how, but clearly before the lake is destroyed we have to leave this place" continued Billy firmly.

It's been almost three hours that they've been fighting in there. The yarn began to knit perfectly even though now the journey began to slow down but that did not make it break easily. Unfortunately that three-hour time had to end in a landslide as the dome started to shake violently.

The shock managed to make several cracks in the dome wall area. Initially it was just an ordinary crack but over time the crack became large and broke several dome walls so that Lich who was in the outside area could go inside.

The lich entered so quickly, all they could see was a deep blue shadow that shot out at high speed towards one direction. In addition, there was a sword of fire around the blue light that shot out.

Anyone who saw it would think if this scene was very scary as well as beautiful. Moreover, the sight of the dark night sky added a cruel impression to the shadow.

Lucas, who realizes Lich's goal, begins to move on from his fight. He quickly ran towards the Lich like a doormat. Lucas knew if he didn't hurry then the worst thing in his life would be repeated.

In that area was her lover who was holding out to make a destruction spell. The spell has started to activate but still has to be controlled so that its destruction can be controlled and that's why the spellmaker must not release his magic.

"Fuck that damn lake" Lucas maki as Lich starts to approach her lover. Without a second thought, Lucas pushed his girlfriend hard and took her place.

The smoldering sword of fire was pierced deep into his bones. He had thought if the place was not his hand, if it still belonged to his lover then this time it might be the end of his world.

Seeing his girlfriend land in the arms of the right person, Lucas casually smiled warmly at the beautiful girl as he said, "I'm glad you're okay."

The girl looked confused by Lucas' words, probably because the blood that kept coming out of her body made the girl's vision blurred. In the rest of her teleportation, the girl had a sharp glance at Lucas' hand with a sad and fearful facial expression.

Before he completely disappeared, Lucas who was still looking gently at the girl said, "Until we meet again at the dance." The girl who had originally expressed fear was now becoming confused.

He was about to reply to Lucas' words but unfortunately the words only reached his throat because he had closed both eyes.

With an aura soaring high around his body. Lucas calmly looked at the currently stiff-faced Lich. The lich looked surprised by the enemy's position changing so quickly. He could see his sword piercing a man's hand instead of a young girl's heart.

The irritated Lich started to draw his sword but unfortunately, the sword shattered before he could take it out. Lucas mischievously smiled at the Lich. A smile that was even more sinister than the monster itself.

Although Lich covered her fear but Lucas could clearly see it from both Lich's eyes vibrating violently.

"It's time to play,"