Hollow Knight: Hallownest

The biggest difference between the Light and Void Tribe and other creatures is their use of more ethereal and illusory powers.

In short, magic.

If there is no medium to inherit the power of this mysterious move, no matter how talented one is, one will never be able to achieve it in his entire life. In other words, even if it is a weak insect, if it masters the spell, it is very likely to cause considerable damage to an opponent that is several times stronger than itself.

The situation in the martial arts training ground at this moment is an exaggeration to say that it is a wolf among a flock of sheep. It is better to say that it is a tiger among a flock of chickens. The guards who ran back from outside the palace suddenly discovered that the enemy in front of them is not only extremely powerful, but also has more mysterious methods than theirs.

When the nail was driven in, many guards felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over their heads, and they became much more sober.

"Gulu..."

Half of the guards who had just been blinded by the passion of blood and were thinking about revenge for their colleagues had now died. Looking at their companions who had just stood side by side with them but were now dead, they subconsciously took a few steps back, their Adam's apples rolling.

They were not cowards who could not stand the sight of blood, but they could not accept that the lives of their fellow guards were thrown to the ground like garbage in an instant, their faces filled with fear and despair of death.

At this moment, an invisible atmosphere of oppression began to spread in the hearts of every guard, gradually casting a shadow.

The last moment they were dissatisfied with Ida and Zeruo's orders, but now they didn't need to say anything, their instinct had already driven them to retreat, almost wanting to climb over the wall and leave.

"Submit, or..."

"die."

Dageno lightly grasped the nail handle and lowered it. The seemingly powerless movement made the nail sink into the hard ground easily, as if it were tofu.

Since he came here, he has only said two sentences.

The first sentence made them feel arrogant, but the second sentence proved them wrong.

The guards had no doubt about the truth of the latter sentence. The morale of the army was suddenly in chaos at this moment. Some guards were already getting restless and were ready to loosen the bone nails in their hands.

"Anyone who surrenders before fighting will be killed!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Ida immediately shouted angrily.

He had already been dissatisfied with the order issued by Zeruo before, and Dageno's words shook the morale of the army. If he didn't say something, he was afraid that the palace would change hands.

He turned his head slightly and looked at Zeruo beside him, but the latter said nothing and lowered his head, thinking about something.

This made Ida feel a chill in his heart.

Zeruo wouldn't...want to surrender too, right?

Ida didn't understand Zeruo. He would not surrender because of Dageno's words or anything else, and certainly not because of any loyalty to the guards, but simply because of the ideals he once talked about with Marcos.

The void represented by Dageno is also his mortal enemy.

In the brief moment of deliberation between breaths, some individual guards gave in to the pressure and ran towards the wall of the training ground.

"No, I can't win. Surrendering means death. Escape... Escape!!"

"Too strong... Stronger than the knight... If you stay any longer you will die, you will die!!!"

Some things cannot have a beginning; once they start, it is easy to get out of control.

In an instant, all the guards in the training ground became more shaken by this sentence, and were ready to follow those guards and run to the training ground.

The disgust in Dageno's eyes deepened, and he moved his hands to prepare for another attack, but two bone nails suddenly appeared in his field of vision, pierced through the heart of the guard who was about to escape, and then flew back.

Looking down, it was Zeruo.

"This is a time of life and death crisis for us. If anyone shakes our morale again, the consequences will be the same as those guards."

"Everyone has an order, fight!"

As soon as he said this, two more bone nails flew out from under Zeruo's wide robe and floated beside him. His fighting spirit suddenly surged and propped up the red cloak.

He thought it through. If he had been thinking about preserving his strength, it disappeared completely the moment Dageno said the last sentence.

It has been too long. I haven't made progress towards my ideal for too long. Let him be the first step.

At this moment, all Zeruo could see was Dageno's figure. The four bone nails slowly turned their tips and aimed at the latter.

There was a loud bang caused by the air being cut through, and the four bone nails intertwined and attacked Dageno in a rather mysterious flying manner.

A truly strong person will only attack someone stronger than him, but obviously not all the guards present are strong. After experiencing what just happened, they are still hesitating.

This attack from Zeruo will determine their state of mind in the future.

"Four bone nails? It reminds me of a former subordinate of mine. He also liked to use a lot of bone nails like you..."

Dageno's expression finally changed, and he showed a little interest. He pulled out the bone nail and held it back in his hand. His eyes were fixed on the four bone nails flying towards him, and his arms began to tremble as he raised them.

The nail tips suddenly turned into four rays of light, which hit the flying bone nails of Ze Ruo one by one, instantly breaking up the formation that they were surrounding.

"He always wanted to replace me, but unfortunately, he finally mastered the skill of using all eight bone nails at the same time, but he died at the hands of that moth before he could challenge me."

"Your strength is far inferior to his."

Dageno didn't even raise his brows, and the bone nail in his hand drew an arc behind him, once again blocking the second attack launched by Zeruo's reorganized bone nails.

In the eyes of the guards, the four bone nails were almost sticking to Dageno's body. Under the violent attack, the latter was like a towering mountain, not shaken at all and not hurt at all.

Zeruo's expression had already become much more solemn, as the memory of his battle with Marcos once again came flooding back to him.

In his eyes, I seemed naked.

He hated the feeling of being guessed.

Ida looked back at the guards behind him, tightened the bone nails in his hand, suddenly kicked forward, and killed towards Dageno.

Must, must cause harm!

Let them see hope!

A white line suddenly appeared in the training ground, and in the blink of an eye it touched Dageno's body from the place where Ida disappeared.

He didn't dare to hold back and attacked at full speed!

The bone nail flashed across Dageno's body like lightning, leaving a conspicuous white scratch on his abdomen.

But there was no trace of blood.

so hard!

Ida's eyes widened. He had never expected that his all-out attack would only have this much effect. But he didn't have time to think about it. He used his legs again to move away from Dageno.

"You are very fast."

The faint words passed through Ida's ears, and when he looked up, he saw that Dageno had been looking at him without him noticing. At the same time as his gaze fell, one of the latter's arms had turned into a black shadow that kept getting bigger in his pupils.

So fast... Ida's mind went blank, he seemed to see,

He saw his heart beating violently in his hands.