Chapter 276 - The Ark Of Environment Of Darkness

Bryan's survival instincts kicked in as his body relaxed and relied on his sense of smell. He tried using his sense of sound but the darkness had engulfed them so quickly that he resorted to using his base instinct.

Ever since he was born, he had a very s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e nose. He would sneeze uncontrollably even if the flowers were a mile away. His keen sense of smell was nearly on par with Mavislin's but couldn't use it as a weapon as of yet.​ ​

The only thing he knew about it is that it was a hassle to have. Since he couldn't be near people who emit smells. He would either sneeze or puke. He could even smell and tell the contents within a soup if need be.

But in this dark room, the only thing he could smell was the anger of Clement and the brimming confidence of his boss. She had them both in the palm of their hands. One wrong move, she could destroy the two with another snap of her fingers.

"So, answer me. Why are your girls starving at the back alley when you called them your 'girls'? Moreover, you referred to them as 'sewer rats'," asked Mavislin, increasing her Aura.

Clement couldn't feel it but it was driving Bryan insane. It was hard for him to think straight. The darkness was suffocating for both of the men. Meanwhile, Mavislin thanked Baldwin for training her in darkness.

In the darkness, both humans and Mage can go insane. And in darkness, Valkyries are at their weakest. Thus, the whole target of training with Baldwin was to work on that. It was hell to go through since the Element of Darkness causes Valkyries to burn.

But of course, Baldwin did not overdo it. Learning to fight in an area that is her ultimate weakness was the last thing she needed to prove to Gillian to run her own Ark. The moment she turned the tides of battle around to her victory, Baldwin ended the training.

"When you truly master the environment of Darkness, you'll find that both Mages and humans will go insane. They will lose all reason. And then, you can get anything you want out of them," said Baldwin, as he crossed blades.

Mavislin smiled as she knew exactly what he meant now.

"They are rejects. I had no clue they were still lingering there. The Velvet Pearl only accepts women of the highest quality. I've cast those girls out. They don't belong here," explained Clement, seemingly taking breaths.

"Are you sure? Some of them were wearing your brothel's insignia flowers in the form of hairpins."

"They had been kicked out!"

"Then why didn't you take those hairpins back? They are worth quite a bit," asked Mavislin.

"I didn't want those things, they had been dirtied."

"You damned human," mumbled Bryan, nearly out of breath.

He was confused, how can a dark room cause him to be short of breath? Was she really that powerful that darkness could suck the air from him? Or was she playing mind tricks on him?

Mavislin smiled as felt the air of the room move with Clement taking breaths. She increased her Aura once more, this time, affecting Clement.

Bryan collapsed onto his knees as he failed to keep a cool head. Is this what happens if someone lies to Mavislin? If so, he doesn't want to be part of this. In fact, he would happily do anything to please the girl. Anything but this torture.

She hasn't even used any of her special spells yet and she got him falling onto his knees. It was way worse than facing off Ysabeau. Was he really that mentally weak or she was just too powerful?

Bryan was gasping for air as he went into panic mode. Clement was the same but he was still standing.

"And how about that incident? Am I to presume that you are an accomplice to that incident? Since you liked tossing away trash."

"It wasn't like that! I didn't toss them away! She promised me!" cried Clement, coughing hard.

Mavislin wanted the actual truth but then she heard Bryan's lungs failing. She had nearly forgotten that Hybrids are very fragile since the human anatomy was wear compared to the Mages.

"Reverse," murmured Mavislin, allowing the tree branches to retract.

Light came back, pouring into the room. Mavislin frightened Bryan as she appeared right next to him as the boy's knees fully gave way. Clement was in better shape but still shaken to the core.

She gently carried Bryan and placed him sitting upright on one of the dining chairs. Meanwhile, Clement was on his hands and knees, wheezing as he tried to regain his breathing. The Valkyrie took a small leap, appearing right in front of the man.