One had to admit, if Fang Senyan had encountered the combination of Shard Razel and Dark Elemental Merkel alone, there was a real possibility he could have been killed by their combined assault. But now...

that could only be described as utterly disastrous for them. First, Bokan's Banishment immediately neutralized Shard Razel.

The Banishment used by Bokan was a very peculiar ability, akin to a channeled spell link, establishing a connection between him and the elemental creature, plunging both into a void state where neither could move nor cast. What was even more potent was that during this state, both parties were completely immune to physical damage but suffered a staggering 200% extra damage from magical attacks.

This meant that Shard Razel was effectively sidelined, unable to assist, until Bokan’s MP was depleted. As for Dark Elemental Merkel, it clearly belonged to the assassination/rogue archetype.

Without the protection of an MT, despite its astonishing damage output, its low health was always a critical weakness. More importantly, Fang Senyan’s Judgment dealt inherent Holy damage, which exerted a phenomenal suppressive effect on it.

Fang Senyan first declared Dark Elemental Merkel a heretic, then leveraged the inherent weakness to Holy damage, delivering a blow that had a terrifying effect. In a mere thirty seconds, Dark Elemental Merkel was swarmed and beaten to death by the group.

Because this creature had come from the Harry Potter dimension, crossing the temporal barrier, the Nightmare Space to which Fang Senyan and his team belonged sensed its presence. Their mental power was immense, and their spiritual touch instantly wrapped around Dark Elemental Merkel.

Consequently, the creature dropped a silver-shining key. Upon opening it, Fang Senyan discovered it contained a Dark Crystal.

In areas where the dark element is extremely concentrated, a liquid Dark Torrent first forms. Beneath the lakes formed by the Dark Torrent, Dark Crystals slowly precipitate.

These are extremely rare inlay items, even possessing an affinity for the dark power. This means they act like magnets, adhering to equipment imbued with strong dark power.

This is the Dark Power Affinity, and its function is to allow inscription without needing an open socket. This particular Dark Crystal could boost dark damage by at least 13% to 18%.

More significantly, it requires no socket and can be attuned to any piece of equipment bearing a dark attribute. Especially that final point—this precious accessibility would cause its market value to skyrocket by at least 150,000 Universal Points.

By convention, physical damage classes were excluded from bidding. For a mature team, when loot is acquired through collective effort, even the MT is forbidden from spending resources on an item they cannot use, such as a staff, wand, or robe, unless all magic-wielding classes pass on it.

Such an unwritten rule greatly enhances team cohesion. Although Fang Senyan dearly wanted to claim the item, he did not wish to violate team regulations—note, he didn't want to, not that he couldn't.

The team was developing in a positive direction, slowly achieving a synergy. He had barely managed to earn their deference through patience, deep calculation, ruthlessness, and a dash of luck, especially regarding the mysterious Paul.

If anything were to go awry now, the cost would far outweigh the benefit. Therefore, he decided to remain a spectator.

However, before dealing with the crystal, the desire of Bokan had to be addressed. This wasn't for any minor reason; solely for Bokan’s incredibly potent support abilities and his tactful disposition, Fang Senyan intended to exert his utmost effort.

So, Fang Senyan picked up the Dark Crystal, holding it concealed in his palm, blocking the view of the others, and stated calmly: “Gentlemen, I will temporarily hold this. Do not forget we are still on the battlefield.

Bokan, what do you require of us?” Bokan replied with some urgency: “I will first sever the connection channel of the Banishment and release it. Then, I will attempt to place a Symbiotic Contract upon it.

However, doing so will consume roughly one set of casting materials and magic power equivalent to about five thousand Universal Points. Furthermore, I will incur its immense hatred, which will cause it to ignore everyone else and attack me directly.

Therefore, I need you to protect me during this time.” “Finally, I hope you refrain from harming it, because when the Symbiotic Contract takes hold, it will permanently etch Shard Razel’s current state into the bond. If it sustains any damage during that moment, it will be permanently solidified.” “Sounds complicated,” Fang Senyan murmured.

“But not insurmountable. I only have one concern right now.” “What is it?” Bokan pressed, extremely anxious.

For him, encountering a Legendary Earth Elemental creature like Shard Razel was akin to winning the grand prize; it was an opportunity he might never see again in his lifetime. “It sounds like the failure rate for the Symbiotic Contract is quite high, so I hope you brought enough casting materials,” Fang Senyan said calmly.

This dry joke managed to ease the tension in the air. The subsequent actions were still somewhat arduous.

Paul absorbed surrounding metal and encased Shard Razel in a thick, custom-made suit of armor, the plating reaching thirty centimeters in depth. Under this constraint, it was nearly impossible for Shard Razel to freely move its arms, and since it possessed no legs, this meant movement was excruciatingly difficult.

However, the Earth Elementals' unique abilities allowed it to dissolve the earth beneath its body and sink down—an excellent escape mechanism, much like diving to evade. As for spells like Stone Spikes, they were instant, zero-cost abilities.

Beyond that, mutated earth magic like the terrifyingly fast-cast Boulder Bomb was available at any moment. Thus, to prevent Shard Razel from escaping without taking any damage, Fang Senyan had to move in and pin it down, preventing it from being distracted.

The rest of the team needed to focus on interrupting any spells Shard Razel directed toward Bokan. Fortunately, the Symbiotic Contract was the type that required continuous chanting but would not be interrupted even if the caster was attacked, provided the caster remained conscious.

The dry joke Fang Senyan had made earlier nearly became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Legendary creatures were never easy to bind with a contract.

Especially a Legendary creature exclusively associated with Dumbledore—it was the difference between a regular guard and an Imperial Guard. Consequently, Bokan had indeed nearly exhausted his Symbiotic Contract materials.

In fact, after succeeding, as he watched Shard Razel reluctantly use its arms to support its body and crawl toward him, he couldn't help but reach into his material pouch. Only one set of Symbiotic Contract materials remained inside...

and before this, the pouch had been full, containing a total of eighty sets. Bokan suddenly burst into wild laughter.

While laughing, he crushed the last remaining set of Symbiotic Contract materials in his pouch and scattered them on the ground. Because he knew he likely wouldn't need these things ever again.

Perhaps Bokan never imagined that his greatest aspiration would be fulfilled at such a bizarre time, in such a bizarre location, in such a bizarre manner... in the future world, on a planet dominated by the Iron-Blooded Star race, he encountered an Elemental creature from the Harry Potter world, aided by a group of contractors who were complete strangers to him.

What followed was the continuation of exploring the Xenomorph nest. At this point, Bokan’s strength was noticeably enhanced.

The control radius of his aura alone had expanded from twenty meters to thirty. More astonishingly, the thin, wretched mud was instantly solidified into granite.

The remaining two Xenomorphs did not flee because they had nowhere to go; their young were still dormant inside the human hosts. This was the ultimate tragedy of a cornered beast fighting to the death.

As for taking away the parasitized humans? Regrettably, Xenomorphs are creatures extremely skilled in combat, but what they are worst at is protection.

They might drag off a prey carcass in the shortest amount of time, but they absolutely cannot relocate a target without causing harm. So, the subsequent fighting was rather monotonous.

In this terrain, Fang Senyan and the Iron Golem could hold the frontline charge, while the group of spellcasters behind them did as they pleased, freely unleashing all the spells they were most proficient in. Thus, the two Xenomorphs ultimately got their wish and died defending the fight for their offspring.

The two native humans rescued were also on the brink of disaster. Clearly, the juvenile Xenomorphs had fully formed and were gathering strength to burst from their chests.

Therefore, immediate surgery was the optimal course of action. Regrettably, this location barely afforded the conditions for a circumcision, let alone a thoracotomy to remove a foreign object—a procedure on the level of importance as cardiac surgery.

In short, the necessary conditions simply did not exist here. However, they had no choice: attempting surgery carried the risk of death, while not operating guaranteed it.

No one could miscalculate a situation like that. At the same time, Fang Senyan had just entered the Raging Beast’s warehouse.

He immediately felt the liquid metal life form in his palm heating up, drawing his attention to a pile of ore in the corner nearby. Fang Senyan kicked the pile of ore aside and immediately spotted a gray, smooth stone.

The stone was only the size of a fingernail, yet it radiated a magical luminescence. Tearstone.

Even under everyone’s gaze, Fang Senyan made no attempt to hide his reaction: “This is the Tearstone, a quest item essential for one of my side missions. Therefore, I will exercise my MT privilege and directly purchase the selected Tearstone.” (Your support on this site is my greatest motivation.)