As the grey-robed elder stared blankly, Karl waved his wand and conjured a pile of stones.
Then, imitating Tom, he used his heel to draw a line on the ground.
To be honest, back when he watched the cartoon, Karl always wanted to find a dog to try Tom's tricks on Spike.
However, he was quite afraid of pain and worried that trying it would lead to his demise, so he never acted on it.
He never expected the opportunity to arise today!
"Hehehe!"
Karl grinned, winking and making a meme-worthy expression, then picked up a stone and threw it hard at the grey-robed elder.
At the same time, he didn't forget to verbally attack him, his mouth spewing words as if it were coated in honey.
"You're Merlin, right? You can't move, right? You need me to help you up, right?"
"Who are you trying to fool? Do you really think I'm a Silly boy (foolish boy)? You dare to show off your clumsy acting in front of an expert?"
"Playing along with you was enough, but you actually tried to trick me? Your calculations are practically hitting me in the face!"
"I could tell you weren't human at first glance!"
Well, actually, he didn't realize it at first glance; Karl only discovered the problem after getting closer.
He wasn't sure how Vivian, the Lady of the Lake, had imprisoned Merlin, but this grey-robed old man in front of him was sealed by Stonehenge.
Because Karl had mastered this sealing spell and now had a Stonehenge within his body, he absolutely wouldn't mistake it.
This old man was definitely a dangerous fellow; if he were Merlin, the Lady of the Lake wouldn't have had to pay such a heavy and painful price.
Karl fixed his gaze on the seemingly vibrant oak tree, feeling utterly shocked.
The old man, covered in dust from the stones, stopped pretending. He looked at Karl with a gloomy expression, his eyes carrying a bone-chilling coldness, like a poisoned blade.
"Tom Riddle! How dare you treat me like this! You lowly mortal!"
Karl: (one_one)
Oh, wow! This flavor is too strong! He felt that if he cursed him a couple more times, he might reveal everything.
And… could he curse him a bit more harshly?
This was so mild and ineffective; Tom Riddle didn't feel anything at all!
"Oh, my! So it's the noble Tuatha Dé Danann! You're already triggered? Why don't you keep acting?"
Karl, with his sarcastic tone, continued to needle him, enjoying the sight of an enemy who hated him but couldn't do anything about him.
"I'm super brave, okay? If you've got the guts, come out and bite me!"
Faced with such provocation, the old man instantly flew into a rage, a crimson light glowing in his eyes, and his appearance changed instantly.
He was no longer the white-haired, white-bearded grey-robed elder, but a hooded figure in black robes.
"Tom Riddle! You damned scoundrel! Idiot! Brainless trash—"
Karl: (one_one)
Ah~ So satisfying~ Those words are truly exhilarating!
This is the feeling; please intensify it!
"Damn you! Do you dare to come in?!"
"I won't! Do you dare to come out?!"
Karl widened his eyes, trying to see his appearance, but found that the face beneath the hood was hidden in thick black mist, only a pair of crimson eyes visible.
Hmm? Isn't that my style?
"You blasphemous, lowly mortal! Remember my name! Arawn, God of the Underworld! One day I will grant you death! Then I will make your soul eternally sink into suffering!"
Arawn, spewing threats, shot out blood-red light from his eyes, staring intently at Karl, and thick black mist billowed from beneath his wide black robes.
Countless Undead (undead) appeared within the black mist, wailing in agony with tormented faces.
"Just wait! Your soul will belong to me! You will know what fear beyond death is!"
[Detecting]
[Keyword extraction: Ghostly Evil God, Painful Fear, Soul Plunder, Cruel Torment. Matching—]
Huh? It feels like he's going to be inhuman again!
Karl scratched his head, looking at Arawn, God of the Underworld, and he seemed to know who it was.
[Match successful!]
[Summon Hero: Thresh, the Chain Warden!]
A terrifying, evil entity appeared in the vortex at the center of the light screen, holding a scythe for harvesting life and a lantern for imprisoning souls in its hands.
He wore tattered robes permeated with the aura of death and darkness, had no flesh and blood, only a skeletal skull glowing with an eerie green light, from which three long braids made of bone segments floated.
Eerie green flames burned on the skull, as if a soul were blazing furiously.
[Thresh: Whose soul shall we capture? So many flavors of torment to savor! Such sweet, miserable tones!]
?
[Thresh, the Chain Warden, is tyrannical and cruel, destroying everything in his prey with the most desperate pain.]
[Thresh, the Chain Warden, and Arawn, God of the Underworld of the Tuatha Dé Danann, are both non-human entities, granting the Chain Warden form.]
[Those persecuted by Thresh must endure pain far exceeding death, for Thresh will make their souls also suffer intense agony, imprisoning their souls in his lantern for eternal torment.]
Karl: (O⊙)
Wow! This time, he hit the jackpot!
Thresh! One of his favorite heroes!
And… Tom Riddle is in for a treat! He'll find him a new place to stay later!
"Bah! I, Tom Riddle, would be afraid of you? Morrigan, the Goddess of Death, is famous! Where did you, a god of the underworld, pop out from?"
Karl chuckled, and the Shadow Isles black mist rose from his shadow, his eyes glowing with an eerie green light as he met Arawn's gaze.
The scene was too bizarre; for a moment, it was impossible to tell who was the good guy.
"That bitch Morrigan! That damned hussy! If it weren't for her! How could I be trapped here? Suffering such humiliation!"
Arawn, whose sore spot had been poked, flew into a rage, looking as if he wanted to rush over and fight Karl to the death.
However, at this moment, the oak tree behind him suddenly swayed without wind.
"Whoosh—"
Several branches drooped down and whipped fiercely at Arawn's body.
"Ah!"
The God of the Underworld, who had just been so aggressive, was directly knocked to the ground, letting out a painful scream.
This giant oak tree not only whipped Arawn but also absorbed all the rolling black mist around him.
Hiss! That's a bit scary!
Seeing this, Karl quickly retreated a few steps, retracting the Shadow Isles black mist back into his shadow, while his eyes also cleared.
If you hit him, you can't hit me anymore!
In Karl's sight, this was no oak tree at all; it was clearly the bodies of the nine Ladies of the Lake.
And what whipped Arawn were not branches, but their long hair.
The nine bodies were entangled and supported each other, and all nine pairs of pale eyes were staring intently at Arawn.
This bizarre and terrifying scene made Karl's hair stand on end, and he got goosebumps.
No! He couldn't look anymore! He felt like he'd have nightmares if he kept looking!
Karl decided to end this adventure, as Avalon was already cut off from the Otherworld, and continuing wouldn't yield any more gains.
Moreover, he had extracted a lot of information from Arawn, God of the Underworld, and cross-referencing it with his known information, he found it to be quite credible, resolving many doubts.
For example, the battle between Morrigan and Herpo the Foul at Ireland Tara Qiu, and also how Herpo the Foul must have been in Avalon, learning Merlin's soul-completion method and the Stonehenge seal.
Of course, there were new questions too.
According to Arawn, Herpo the Foul had escaped to the present world at that time, so where would he be hiding now?
Judging from Elvis Heller's failed operation and the extermination of his followers, Herpo the Foul should not be in the present world.
So, with the Sky Bridge of Clouds severed and Avalon sealed, how did he return to the Otherworld? Could it be the legendary, even more mysterious Tir Na Nog?
Pfft… So troublesome!
Karl shook his head, deciding to let Dumbledore and Grindelwald worry about it.
"Cough! So, Arawn, right? I'm leaving! I'll bring people to see you later!"
Arawn, lying on the ground, raised his head, his two crimson eyes staring venomously at Karl.
"Tom Riddle! I curse your soul! Don't think this is over! One day the seal's power will disappear! I will come for you!"
Hearing this, Karl immediately smiled.
"Really? That's fantastic! It's a deal, double happiness!"
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