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Chapter 1953: 556 Infinite Illusion Realm … Beckman snorted coldly at those words. In an instant, a pitch-black knife appeared in his hand. His movements were as fast as lightning; in the blink of an eye, the knife was already pressed against Hibbert’s lower jaw, with a gesture as if thrusting it deeper. But soon, a look of surprise surfaced on his face. He realized that no matter how hard he pushed, there seemed to be a strong force resisting the tip of the knife from moving forward. And as time passed, that resistance even spread from the tip to the handle, and up to his wrist. Arcane Flames flickered on the back of his hand, and mysterious lightning kept building up. In two to three seconds, intense sensations of burning and numbness surged over. If it had been an ordinary person, that hand might have been rendered useless! Beckman frowned and slowly relaxed the force pushing the knife forward, but the flames and lightning did not cease; instead, they followed him and struck. If it were not for his timely use of the Shadow Domain to suppress that volatile Ether, this situation might have continued for a while longer. “Ether Protection?” “Who are you?” Beckman loosened his grip on Hibbert, who honestly replied: “I am Hibbert, from the Northern Continent.” Beckman’s mouth twitched. Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, his tone abruptly elevated: “What is your relationship with the Goddess of Magic?” Matthew was slightly taken aback. This man actually remembered the name of the Goddess of Magic? He indeed was somewhat capable. Hibbert instinctively answered: “The Goddess of Magic is my daughter…” Beckman abruptly interrupted him furiously: “Bullshit!” “The Goddess of Magic is noble…” His speech paused for half a second, then he continued his angry scolding: “How could she possibly be your daughter.” At that moment, a stream of information came from within the Shadow Domain, Beckman’s ears twitched quickly— Clearly, someone was sending him information. A few seconds later, he furrowed his brow: “Are you one of the participants in the Deep Dive program?” Hibbert blinked: “Sorry, this program has a confidentiality clause, I can’t answer any questions regarding this matter.” Hibbert’s attitude seemed to completely infuriate Beckman. He scoffed coldly: “Although you have Ether Protection, if I throw you into a place insulated from Ether, how long can the Ether in your body protect you?” Hibbert thought for a moment: “Seventy-five days and four hours.” Beckman was stunned: “How do you know this so precisely?” Hibbert replied: “I’ve conducted experiments.” Beckman’s expression turned to one of disbelief, then he gritted his teeth and said: “Even if I can’t kill you, you are now under my control, and I can banish you to the depths of the astral world.” “In that desolate astral world, there are enough terrifying spaces to torture you to death, haha, arrogant and ignorant youth, have you ever heard of the ‘Gray Star Realm’?” Before Hibbert could speak, Matthew coldly responded: “You are welcome to try.” “Both Hibbert and I are spellcasters; in matters of banishment and teleportation, do you think you can outdo us?” Beckman fixed his gaze on Matthew, his tone ominous: “Do you really think I have no way to deal with you?” However, as soon as the words fell. His face was streaked with intense surprise, then his body slightly leaned backward, and he curled up like a spineless creature, transforming into a shadow resembling a dark python! “Spiritual Piercing!” Matthew’s sudden sneak attack successfully caused minor damage to Beckman’s soul. Yet even under these circumstances, This wretch still controlled Hibbert with his powerful Shadow Domain. The latter only gained a little bit of space to struggle. Then the tightly sealed Shadow Domain closed up again. “You dare to ambush me?” Beckman’s face turned exceedingly ugly. He truly hadn’t expected that Matthew would take the initiative to attack him while he was holding a hostage! The demeanor of the opponent, fearless and defiant, frustrated him immensely. It was as if Matthew was the successful hostage-taker, rather than him, Beckman! And Matthew’s reaction was quite calm: “Why shouldn’t I take action against you?” “I’ve said it before, I don’t fear anyone’s threat.” “You can do anything to Hibbert, but I assure you won’t achieve the results you desire.” “But, in return, my associates and I can do much more to you.” “You may not know, I joined the Alliance later, before that, I was just an ordinary necromancer…” While saying these words, Matthew deliberately released the powers of the Celebrity Domain and the negative energy domain. Under the dual pressure of reputation and negative energy, his gaze naturally produced an effect akin to a Fear Aura. Ordinary people would probably be scared senseless after seeing it. Beckman, of course, was no ordinary person, but he certainly could appreciate Matthew’s resolve. Strangely enough, after Matthew displayed this resolve and a few tricks, the expression of this Lord of Darkness instead turned calm. However, he still did not change his stance and continued to look at Matthew with a gaze full of hostility: “You are tough and sufficiently cold-hearted; I’m starting to admire you a bit.” “Yes, I admit that I might not have a way with your friend in the short term, and I have no intention of escalating this conflict further, but behind me lies the vast Shadow World!” “If you continue to be unaware of your high place, I can completely send you and your friend to meet Galan!”